Clay's Daily Double: Tidbits 11/14

Charlotte Observer -
Clay Aiken, class of 2003, "Outstanding Young Alumnus Award." The "American Idol" runner up is a founder of the Bubel-Aiken Foundation, which puts children with disabilities together with children without disabilities at summer campus and other programs. Aiken also served as an ambassador to the Ronald McDonald House Charities, UNICEF National Ambassador of education and was appointed to the president's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
Raleigh Chronicle - "The University of North Carolina at Charlotte honored Raleigh's Clay Aiken as one of its most outstanding alumni at a recent dinner and ceremony in Charlotte. "

Grand Haven Tribune - "Clay Aiken has an amazing, almost inexplicable connection with his audience. Ask any one of his millions of fans. This holiday season, the "American Idol" star is performing with select symphony orchestras during a national tour and will make his only West Michigan appearance with the Grand Rapids Symphony."
Detroit News - "The Detroit Symphony Orchestra presents more than a dozen holiday programs this season, including a one-night-only performance by "American Idol" contestant Clay Aiken, who will sing holiday songs, many from his CD, "Merry Christmas with Love.""

ABC Press Release about the American Music Awards mentions Clay as a presenter. The award airs Wed. Nov. 21 on ABC.
The Spoof (satire) has a piece on Kellie Picker. Not a bad Clay mention too - "After finishing sixth place in last year's American Idol competition, Pickler's current success reiterates emphatically, say the experts, what previous loveable loser Clay Aiken had already suggested with his commercial success: a popularity contest is no way to select the music we listen to."

Taking A Moment - does receiving a fanclub membership package in the mail call for this much celebration? (LOL ... cute post!)
Southern Girl and Graphics in Mind congratulate Clay on his UNCC Award (link to the story at the very top of this post)
Here's something we all agree on. Bogus Gold (non-Clay blogger) says Clay should be on TIME's All-Time 100 Albums list. "Absolutely NO Clay Aiken on the list!!! (Yes, I'm kidding. Not about him not being on the list, about being upset about it. But American Idol 2007 is fast approaching. Bwaa-haa-haa!!)"

Clay's Daily Double