Tidbits 12/18

• Beavers on Idol's Joan Price's analysis of Clay... AMEN!

  Don’t you see what I see? In spite of the transformation from pre-Idol “geek” to today’s Armani-clad stylish trendsetter, my image of Clay has very little to do with his physical being. I am not among my fellow fans who download and save countless pictures or who can’t wait to hear whether Clay appears sans glasses. The length of his hair and the size of his feet hold no interest to me beyond the fact that I acknowledge he is an attractive young man. What I see relates to the confident stride of someone who is comfortable in his own skin. Someone who radiates joy in sharing not only his vocal gift but whose countenance lights up when around a child or acting the clown in front of his fans.
  

• We have a bunch of Christmas tour mentions:
• Kalamazoo Gazette
• Florida Times Union - "We're achin' for Clay. You know, the singer who gives you the most bangs for the buck (at least with his latest 'do)."
• Jacksonville.com
• Christmas list for the celebs from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette -

  Clay, Clay, Clay! You're from the South. You're supposed to have manners.
  
  Anyway, we know the singer didn't mean any harm.
  
  So the next time you have the chance to cover chatty Kelly Ripa's mouth, use your hand sanitizer first.
  

• Detroit Free Press - another Kelly Ripa/Clay mention.
• Foxes on Idol - chart summary... ATDW #119, MCWL #25 on holiday charts.
  
• The Clayboard's starcrossdclaym8 says Clay was mentioned on the Cartoon Network's show, "Class of 3000" today:

  In today's episode, the gang's school is hosting a career fair. During the first scene, we get a pan-over of all of the career fair booths (ie; pottery, nursing, etc.) One shot shows a shapeless grey blob. An artistic looking blonde fellow runs over and cartoonishly molds this blob into a booth which reads at the top "Clay Maiken."
  

• TV mentions:
• Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Tyra mention
• The Olympian - Tyra
  
• St. Petersburg Times - negative review of ATDW... you can vote for Clay at their site.

• Carolina on My Mind- there's no stopping Mr. Aiken now!

  An inner ear infection escorted by bouts of dizzying vertigo has been present at the past three concerts, but the illness has yet to stop the show. Clay is a trooper; and he has managed admirably, one night literally hanging onto his mic with one hand and the stool from which he performed with the other.
  

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