Tidbits 6/18

• Boston Herald's 'bad dads'...(talk about bad journalism... Clay's biological dad passed away in February 2004)

  American Idol star Clay Aiken can relate to Norris' childhood plight because the singer's biological father hit the bottle pretty hard as well. Aiken told Rolling Stone that his pop's drunken rages became so violent he and his family fled to escape him! 'We moved so he wouldn't know where I was,' he said, adding that his mother’s second husband, Ray Parker, was 'the only dad I ever had.' To add insult to injury, now that Aiken has risen to stardom, his abusive dad has been reaching out to get in touch with him. But the Idol says he won't be sucessful in his efforts because 'I don’t want to give him the time of day.'

• LBFCA's cute commentary on Clay watching last week's NHL game.
• ... and BestOfClay has some drool-worthy desktop wallpapers based on photos from that game.
• Media Life Magazine Taylor Hicks article: "Following in the footsteps of Clay Aiken before him, another American Idol contestant has become an unlikely heartthrob. People magazine has named 'Idol' winner Taylor Hicks the worlds No. 1 hottest bachelor. Hicks says he is ready to settle down, as soon as he finds the right woman -- and he has his eyes set on someone already. The 29-year-old singer is trying to find a woman he made eye-contact with on a recent flight, saying that the moment he saw her was like a scene from a movie."
• Chapel Hill News - article about the 'regional charms' of the Raleigh area. Small, random Clay mention: "By then we were hungry. We ate at Flying Fish, where the dark-haired waiter reminds me of a goth Clay Aiken."
  

• Now, this is one thudlicious post from There Was A Man: "Those true eyes Too pure and too honest in aught to disguise The sweet soul shining through them."
  
• In case you missed it yesterday... Southern Girl posted a really touching tribute to her Father on her blog.
• ...another moving Father's Day post by Marhaven over at Marhaven's Musings.
  
• Here's a good JBT video blog from Punch Needle Crafting.
• Shadylil over at ClaySpots begins her series on how she found Clay... "That voice could not be denied."
• This Is How I Measure a Man- video/picture blog.
• On the Boardwalk: Does Clay have a vocal coach?
• You don't want to miss this ridiculously HOT montage, "My Boyfriend's Back", from Idle-wandering.
  
• Chexxxy's Pearls: "Clay Aiken is Awesome"
• The Big Dawg -- a montage paying tribute to Clay's charity work, "Angels Among Us"
• Olosta has a cool desktop theme... make your computer all Clay!
• Techno Geek Girl: Clay wallpapers.
• Three Friends: video - Paul McCartney & Clay (for Sir Paul's 645h birthday)
  

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