To see the full calendar, go to CDD's page at Google Calendar:
A full list of upcoming events is also available at the CDD Claytracker.
Note: CDD does not necessarily endorse or subscribe to the editorial opinions of these websites/blogs.
Videos of Clay performing at David Foster's Vancouver River Rock 2006 Gala this past weekend are now available for streaming at YouTube. They have also be loaded into CDD's Video on Demand player. Enjoy!
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After last week's announcement that President Bush intends on appointing Clay to his President's Committee For People with Intellectual Disabilities, the White House issued a statement today confirming Clay's appointment and swearing in which took place at the White House earlier today:
Appointees Sworn In to Serve on President’s CommitteeOnce again, congratulations Clay on this major achievement!
For People with Intellectual Disabilities
Members of the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID), appointed recently by President George W. Bush, were sworn in today by HHS Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Wade F. Horn, Ph.D.
“By appointing these individuals, President Bush is strengthening the care, attention and services for people with intellectual disabilities,” Horn said. “These men and women will help achieve the goals of the Bush Administration to help citizens with intellectual disabilities live full, happy and productive lives.”
The appointments to the PCPID are as follows:
- Clay Aiken of Raleigh, North Carolina: Recording artist Clay Aiken is also the founder of the Bubel/Aiken Foundation, an organization that promotes and funds educational and recreational programs for children with special needs.
In today's news on Clay at the OFC, we hear that plans are already in order for a tour in the beginning of 2007!
09/13/06 / Clay Aiken Holiday Symphony AppearancesTechnorati tags: Clay Aiken, A Thousand Different Ways, American Idol, Invisible
Clay’s third CD, A
THOUSAND DIFFERENT WAYS, offers 10 cover versions of love songs spanning three
decades. Plans for a tour including the new music are already underway to begin
in the early part of 2007.
Prior to that tour, Clay will be making some special appearances with a select number of symphonies and orchestras for special holiday shows in the month of December. These are not the Joyful Noise concerts of the past two years. For these shows, Clay is joining local
orchestras for a special performance, many of which are part of the host
orchestra’s concert season. Each of these concerts in December will open with
the host orchestra performing and then Clay will join them to perform the final
hour of holiday favorites.
We are not able to do fan club presales for these special orchestra performances, but some orchestras own membership clubs you can join to get access to their presale if you so choose.
We appreciate your understanding, and should be assured that we DO plan on resuming fan club
presales as soon as Clay returns to full-fledged Clay Aiken engagements in the new year.
GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST FOR NEW INFO ABOUT GREENSBORO TICKETING.
"Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere we go!" At least as far as Clay is concerned. Two new shows have already been mentioned today here at CDD. Now we have two more to add.
Clay will be performing on 12/21 at the Moran Theatre in Jacksonville, Florida and on 12/23 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Greensboro, North Carolina. As of today, he has not been listed at these sites, but keeping watching because I'm sure they will be telling when tickets will go on sale soon.
Clay now has a total of 16 Christmas shows. Think about it. Before the Christmas holidays begin on Christmas Eve, Clay will be performing in 16 shows in a 23 day span. That's all but one week, and that will be used for travel time mostly! This "Not a Christmas Tour" has turned into "Quite The Christmas Tour"! Thank you Clay!!
Below is a listing of all of Clay's shows that you can find in the "Tour Section" at Clayonline.com. You don't have to be a member to be able to see this listing.
Clay Aiken Holiday Symphony Appearances
12/02/06 Star Plaza Theatre Merrillville, IN, US
12/04/06 Turning Stone Casino Verona, NY, US
12/05/06 Bergen PAC Center Engelwood, NJ, US
12/06/06 Lyric Opera House Baltimore, MD, US
12/07/06 Scope Arena Norfolk, VA, US
12/09/06 Community Arts Center Williamsport, PA, US Buy Tickets
12/10/06 FM Kirby Center Wilkes Barre, PA, US
12/11/06 State Theatre Easton, PA, US
12/14/06 Tilles Center for the Arts Greenvale, NY, US Buy Tickets
12/15/06 Eisenhower Hall West Point, NY, US Buy Tickets
12/16/06 Count Basie Theatre Red Bank, NJ, US Buy Tickets
12/18/06 Orchestra Hall at the Max Fish Detroit, MI, US
12/19/06 Devos Hall Grand Rapids, MI, US Buy Tickets
12/21/06 Moran Theatre Jacksonville, FL, US
12/22/06 Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Charlotte, NC, US
12/23/06 War Memorial Auditorium Greensboro, NC, US
Update: Ticketing info for Greensboro are now available -- Tickets, $49.50 and $64.50, go on sale at 9 a.m. Sept. 23 at the Greensboro Coliseum advance box office. You can buy them online at www.tickets.com or by phone at (888) 397-3100.
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Technorati tags: Clay Aiken, A Thousand Different Ways, American Idol, Invisible
TV ALERT
Clay will be on tonight's Jimmy Kimmel Live Special which will take a look at some of the show's most memorable moments from the past 3 1/2 years. Clay's June 2004 'fight' skit with Jimmy will be one of the moments highlighted.
The show airs tonight at 10 PM ET on ABC.
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Clay will be signing autographs at the Virgin Megastore in Los Angeles before appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live September 26.
You must attend and purchase a copy of ATDW at the LA release party to get a chance to meet Clay. The release party will be held at:
The Virgin MegastoreEveryone who attends the party and buy a copy of ATDW at the Virgin Megastore that night will receive a wristband which enables you to meet Clay on September 26.
6801 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 105
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 769-8520
September 18 - 11 PM.
9-15-06 :: Clay Aiken In-store Appearance!Technorati tags: Clay Aiken, A Thousand Different Ways, American Idol, Invisible
Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Time: 1pm
Location:
VIRGIN MEGASTORE HOLLYWOOD + HIGHLAND
6801 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 105
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 769-8520
Here's how it will work:
250 wristbands will be given out 1 per customer with purchase of the new Clay Aiken CD starting at 10am on Tuesday 9/19.
An additional 250 wristbands will be given 1 per customer with purchase of the new Clay Aiken CD on Tuesday 9/26 starting at 10am. 1 per customer (note - if one person purchases 8 clay cds they do not get 8 wristbands)
Fans can begin lining up for the appearance no earlier than 10am on Tuesday 9/26.!
"There's more and more pressure on the first week," says Greg McCarn, vice president of marketing for Lyric Street Records, home to country-pop chart-toppers Rascal Flatts. "The first week speaks to the health of your fan base. Have you been able to maintain or expand your fan base since the last record? Or have you seen some deterioration? We've seen that first week become increasingly important over the last few years."
Phew! Another Christmas concert has popped up! Clay will be in Charlotte, NC December 22 for a concert with the Charlotte Symphony. Interestingly, this date comes exactly 1 year after Clay's 2005 Raleigh Christmas concert at the RBC Center.
The show is scheduled for 8PM December 22 at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center.
Ticketing information is forthcoming. The venue says more information will be out on Friday morning. Of course, we'll keep you updated as ticketing info becomes available.
For a complete listing of all of Clay's Christmas concerts, go to our Claytracker.
[Via Charlotte Observer]
Update 9/15: pre-sale tickets are now available HERE. Once on the page, enter the promotional code "CLAY". Good luck!
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Looks like this mini-tour may turn into a full sized Christmas tour! Another concert has been announced for the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, NY. The concert is scheduled for 8PM, December 5. Tickets are now onsale online via the venue's website (click on December and the Buy Tickets link beside Clay's name).
Good luck everybody!
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It seems that wherever Clay goes, he brings a piece of North Carolina with him. Well, now he has the option to take two pieces with him, Raleigh and Durham! What we are trying to say is this...Clay now has a doggie play mate for Raleigh, a sweet little male dog named Durham. This came as a total surprise to many of us. Apparently Clay took Durham with him to the Star Search in Canada this weekend but left Raleigh at home to guard the house!
We don't know when Clay got Durham, but my understanding is that he had a female dog at first (possibly named Charlotte?). But being that Raleigh is a female, she didn't get along very well with another female. I suppose she wanted no other females around Clay! Anyway, now Clay has Durham and the two get along fine.
As you can see by the pictures, Durham is just too cute! I'm sure he's very happy to call Clay's home his home, and if he could talk, he'd tell you what a great master Clay is. Raleigh has already let that secret out of the bag!!
Hopefully we will hear more about Durham in the future.
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Evancol at The Clayboard has started a thread which is keeping a running list of radio stations around the country which are streaming Clay's CD, "A Thousand Different Ways". In addition, you will find information a-plenty about streaming, NOT linking directly to the stream, and etc.
I know that this is a long list, thus making this a long article, but I believe it is important for us to know which stations are streaming Clay so that we can listen to his CD via their websites as well as listen to the station when we are at work, home, in the car, etc. So please check this list out, and if you know of any other stations that are streaming Clay, go to The Clayboard thread and add it in a post. Below is the information and the list of stations. This is a big way we can support Clay. We want the CD played on radio stations everywhere!
Oh, and by the way, as of Wednesday night, 9/13, ATDW was #9 on the amazon.com bestseller list. That's up 2 from the last time I checked!
Here is Evancol's post:
I thought I would try to start a list so it would not get too far out of hand. I am going back to fix links and add them.... PLEASE add additions to the thread and I will update until the mods check in. Thanks jane
If that station's city is PURPLE....we KNOW that is a NIELSON MONITORED STATION.
____________________________________________________
NOTE FROM GOOD BABY BRUSH: Guys, please do not link
directly to the stream! That is, link to the MAIN page of the station, not to a link ending in cc-common/mfeatures/clayaikenSP/
These stations will likely be measuring click-thru traffic so we need to make sure we send people to the main page of the site so they need to click on Clay's picture to get to the stream.
____________________________________________________
ABOUT STREAMING --- THIS INDICATES WHETHER THE STATION ROUTINELY STREAMS THEIR BROADCAST. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE YOUR AREA TO PICK UP THE FEED FOR ATDW, IT IS BETTER TO HIT A STREAMING CHANNEL.
JUST BECAUSE YOU GET THE ATDW STREAM RIGHT NOW DOES NOT MEAN THAT CHANNEL IS A STREAMING CHANNEL, JUST THAT IT HAS THE CAPABILITY TO WHEN IT CHOOSES.
ALABAMA
litemix.com/main.html
LiteMix 99.9 Mobile
STREAMING
CALIFORNIA
www.kbig104.com Big 104 LA
STREAMING
www.kost1035.com/main.html
KOST 103.5 LA
STREAMING
www.star101.3fm.com/main.html
Star 101.3 San Francisco
STREAMING
www.y92.com
Sacramento
STREAMING
COLORADO
www.kkli.com/main.html
K-Lite 106.3 Colorado Springs
FLORIDA
www.key935.com/main.html
Key West
DOES NOT STREAM
wlrq.com/main.html Melbourne
STREAMING
www.sunny98.com/main.html
KTK 98.5 Panama City
STREAMING
www.921online.com/main.html
Sarasota/Bradenton
DOES NOT STREAM
GEORGIA
www.magic981.com/main.html
LaGrange
DOES NOT STREAM
ILLINOIS
www.litefm.com/main.html
93.9 The Lite Chicago
STREAMING
www.kgbx.com/main.html
105.9 Lite Rock Springfield
STREAMING
www.thebear977fm.com
The Bear Southern Illinois
STREAMING
KANSAS
www.b98fm.com/main.html
B98 FM Wichita
STREAMING
KENTUCKY
www.lake1023.com/main.html
DOES NOT STREAM
LOUISIANA
www.961theriver.com/main.html
96.1 The River Baton Rouge
STREAMING
MARYLAND
www.q105fm.conm/main.html
q105fm Ocean Springs
DOES NOT STREAM
MICHIGAN
www.star1057online.com/main.html
Grand Rapids Michigan
STREAMING
www.wnic.com/main.html
Detroit
STREAMING
MISSOURI
www.kgbx.com
KGBX 105.9 Springfield
STREAMING
NEW JERSEY
www.wsus1023.com
WSUS 102.3
STREAMING
NEW YORK
www.walkradio.com/main.html
Walk 97.5 New York City
STREAMING
www.1067litefm.com/main.html
106.7 Litefm New York City
STREAMING
NEVADA
ksne.com/main.html Las Vegas
STREAMING
NORTH CAROLINA
www.wlyt.com/main.html
Lite 102.9 Charlotte
STREAMING
www.wmagradio.com/main.html
WMAG Greensboro
STREAMING
www.sunny939.com/main.html
Raleigh
STREAMING
OHIO
www.wkdd.com/main.html
Akron-Canton
STREAMING
www.933litefm.com/main.html
93.3 Lite Columbus
DOES NOT STREAM
www.1015theriver.com
101.5 The River Toledo
STREAMING
OREGON
www.k103.com/main.html
K103 Portland
STREAMING
www.z100portland.com/main.html
Portland
STREAMING
PENNSYLVANIA
www.wksb.com/main.html
KISS 102.7 Williamsport
DOES NOT STREAM
RHODE ISLAND
www.coast933.com/main.html
Coast 93.3 Providence
STREAMING
SOUTH CAROLINA
www.wmyi.com/main.html
WMYI 102.5 Greenville
TEXAS
www.mix1047.com/main.html
Beaumont
STREAMING
www.sunny99.com
Houston
STREAMING
UTAH
www.kosy.com/main.html
Kosy 106.5
STREAMING
VERMONT
www.star929.com/main.html
Burlington
STREAMING
WASHINGTON
www.literockkiss.com/main.html
98.1 Kiss Spokane
DOES NOT STREAM
WASHINGTON D.C.
www.washfm.com/main.html
WASH-FM D.C.
STREAMING
WEST VIRGINIA
www.wkee.com/main.html
Huntington
STREAMING *UPDATED*
WISCONSIN
www.themix981.com/main.html
STREAMING
LIST PROVIDED BY CAP
Akron OH 98.1 WKDD
Atlanta GA Peach 94.9 WLTM - Monitored
Augusta/Waterville ME Star 101.3 WKCG
Anchorage AK Magic 98.9 KYMG
Ashtabula OH Star 97.1 WREO
Augusta GA WBBQ - Monitored
Bangor ME KISS 94.5 WKSQ
Battle Creek MI 95.3 WBXX
Baton Rouge LA 96.1 - Monitored
Beaumont TX Mix 104.5 KKMY - Monitored
Biloxi MS Magic 93.7 WMJY - Monitored
Binghamton NY Mix 103.3 WMXW
Birmingham AL Magic 96 - Monitored
Bismarck ND 92.9 Y93 KYYY
Boise ID Lite 107.9 KXLT - Monitored
Boston MA Kiss 108
Bozeman, MT MY 103.5 KZMY
Bryan TX 104.7 the MIX KKYS
Burlington VT 92.9 WEZF - Monitored
Charlotte NC Lite 102.9 - Monitored
Chicago 93.9 WLIT-FM - Monitored
Colorado Springs CO 106.3 KKLI - Monitored
Columbus GA Sunny 100 WGSY - Monitored
Columbus OH 93.3 WLZT
Dayton OH Lite 99.9 WLQT
Dayton OH MIX 107.7 WMMX
Detroit 100.3 WNIC - Monitored
Eau Claire, WI WISM-FM The Mix 98.1
Fairbanks AK 101 MagicKAKQ-FM
Fayetteville AR Magic 107.9 KEZA
Floriday Keys FL 93.5 WKEY
Frankfort KY Lake 102.3 WLLK
Fresno CA Soft Rock 98.9 KSOF - Monitored
Grand Rapids MI Star 105.7
Greensboro NC 99.5 WMAG - Monitored
Greenville SC MY 102.5 WMYI - Monitored
Honolulu HI 92.3 KSSK - Monitored
Houston TX Sunny 99 - Monitored
Huntington, WV 100KEE FM (Hot AC)
LaGrange GA Magic 98.1 WMGP
Lancaster/Antelope Valley, CA 105.5 The Oasis KOSS
Las Vegas Sunny 106.5 KSNE - Monitored
Lima OH Mix 103.3 WMLX(AC - Mix)
Long Island NY WALK 97.5
Los Angeles CA 104.3 KBIG (Hot AC) - Monitored
Melbourne FL 99.3 WLRQ - Monitored
Minot ND MIX 99.9 KMXA
Mobile AL Lite Mix 99.9 - Monitored
Modesto/Stockton CA Sunny 102 KJSN - Monitored
Muskegon MI Star 108 WSHZ
New York NY Lite 106.7 - Monitored
Panama City FL Sunny 98.5 WFSY
Portland, OR K103 - Monitored
Providence RI 93.3 Coast FM WSNE (Hot AC)
Raleigh NC Sunny 93.9 WRSN - Monitored
Sacramento, CA Y92.5 KGBY - Monitored
Salisbury/Ocean City MD Q105 WQHQ
Sarasota/Bradenton FL 92.1 Lite FM WLTQ
Salt Lake City UT 106.5 KOSY - Monitored
Savannah, GA WYKZ-FM 98.7 The River
Shreveport 96.5 KVKI - Monitored
Springfield, MO 105.9 KGBX - Monitored
Spokane, WA KISS 98.1 KISC
Sussex NJ 102.3 WSUS
Syracuse, NY Y94 - 94.5 WYYY - Monitored
Talahasee FL Magic 107.1 WTLY
Toledo OH 101.5 The River WRVF - Monitored
Utica NY Mix 102.5 WUMX
Wash DC 97.1 WASH-FM - Monitored
Wheeling WV 97.3 WKWK (Hot AC - Mix)
Williamsport PA 102.7 Kiss FM WKSB
Wichita, KS 97.9 B98 KRBB- FM - Monitored
Worcester 96.1 WSRS - Monitored
San Francisco CA Star 101.3 KIOI
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Today, what a glorious day. No, as you know, it's not the CD release day, BUT we are only one week away. Is it just me, or is that not super exciting? I think it is!
So, I thought I would share a little planning kit on how to keep busy while we all wait for next Tuesday.
7 days until the release (9-12-06)
ONE WEEK! Do a little happy dance with me. *dances*
6 days until the release (9-13-06)
Do another little dance, because it is officially less than one week (And swoon a little over the picture on the left. Who else is jealous of that pic?)
5 days until the release (9-14-06)
Get your VCRs ready! Clay will be on Jay Leno the next day!!!
4 days until the release (9-15-06)
First sit-down interview of the "ATDW" press release time! EEK! Double check your VCRs and get ready to tape and watch Clay on Jay Leno. Then, watch it over and over and over again. =D
3 days until the release (9-16-06)
Start doing double-time on listening to Clay's CDs. How about reviewing some concert clack? And, of course, rewatch the Jay Leno interview a few hundred more times or so.
2 days until the release (9-17-06)
Make sure that all your plans for your CD release parties are in order. Call everyone you're going with. Make sure you have a meeting plan. Fill up your gas tank...etc. Listen to "Merry Christmas with Love," so you can stay calm while making sure all plans are good to go.
1 day until the release (9-18-06)
CD release parties! Online board parties! Whoot! Party it up. Remember to stay safe though. Review "Measure of a Man" (not like you could ever forget any of it, but you know it never hurts to listen to Clay's beautiful voice) Make sure your VCRs are ready to tape Good Morning America the next day.
ATDW release!!!!
It's finally the day! Do the biggest happy dance of them all! Go get your CD. Tape and watch Good Morning America. Spend as much time as possible listening to your CD and watching Clay on GMA. Try not to over-swoon. ;)
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THANK YOU to About.com's Bob Lamb who linked to CDD in a pop music blog yesterday. As a result, CDD's daily visits yesterday surpassed 2000 for the first time in our history.
Our tracking software recorded 2182 visits to CDD and 5025 page loads yesterday- September 11, well above our daily average of 1200-1300.
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The official fanclub's message will be down until Thursday, says a statement posted on the fanclub's homepage.
09/12/06 / Important Notice: Clay OFC Message Board UpgradeThe new version of the fanclub goes live on September 14!
Along with the new website we'll also be upgrading the Clay Aiken Official Fan Club Message Board to a new software with enhanced features and better usability. Such features and enhancements will include profile pictures, private message tracking, a calendar with event manager, and much more!
To ensure that the message board upgrade is a smooth transition for everyone, we'll do our very best to make sure that users' post counts, user titles, and signatures will all carry over to the new software without trouble. While it may take a few minutes to get acquainted with the new message board, we're sure you'll love the new message board and the new features it will offer!
To successfully integrate the current message board with the new software and ensure this smooth transition, the OFC message board will be unavailable as of 5 p.m. (Pacific) today until September 14, 2006 to allow for testing and to make sure the most up to date information is transferred.
We appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter.
The all-new message board will be unveiled and back in action along with the new ClayOnline.com website on September 14, 2006!
The stream of the full, uncut version of ATDW is now up as promised. ClearChannel removed the stream yesterday because it wasn't supposed to be released until today. The stream was leaked out late last week. Enjoy! -- ClearChannel.com - Clay Aiken ATDW Preview
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Another Christmas concert has been announced, bringing our total number of concerts 11. According to the venue, Clay is set to play with a symphonic orchestra at the State Theatre in Easton, PA on December 11. (For a full listing of upcoming concerts, go to our Claytracker).
Tickets to the show go on sale to venue members on September 20 at 10 AM, while the general public on sale date is set for September 26 at 10 AM. There is a limit of 6 tickets for each customer. For more information, please visit the venue's website.
The State Theatre's website has an awesome write-up for Clay:
Since the stunningly close second-place finish on the second season of American Idol, Clay Aiken has gone on to create an inexplicable chemistry between him and his audience that has sparked the kind of fanatic devotion that has propelled him into the pop stratosphere. For his State Theatre appearance, Clay Aiken will perform a selection of treasured Christmas classics. There will be a special opening performance by the 50-piece Chelsea Symphony Orchestra from New York who will then accompany Aiken in what is sure to be an inspirational performance in the intimate State Theatre.Technorati tags: Clay Aiken, A Thousand Different Ways, American Idol, Invisible
Gettelfinger also said it was "ludicrous" that Bush had no time for the car industry, but managed to find the time to tap Clay Aiken, the runner-up on the popular U.S. reality talent show "American Idol," to serve on the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
