Clay Mention on Good Day Live

It looks like American Idol 4 contestant Constatine Mouroulis is turning into a Claymate... sory of. This is his second positive reference of Clay. Earlier this week, he said Clay was one of the best talents to come out of AI.

From the CH:

Quick mention of Clay today on Good Day LA. AI4 contestant Constantine Mourolis was on promoting a local appearance and talk naturally turned to AI. Jillian chimed in that she doesn't think of any of them as winners or losers because so many of them are out there working on their careers. "Look at Clay Aiken, he didn't win." Constantine responded, "Yeah, he's doing great."

'The Last Song Was Invisible'

Since news has been a little slow in coming this week, we thought we'd post this cool story from the CB's Luvclay26.

Hey all.

I guess we are still in the throes of the recess of 2006. Anyhow, I just wanted to share a quick story.

When I was leaving KC for the last time the other day, it was sad as is. I left behind friends and memories of that part of my life. KUDL had been a part of my life for the past 3 years as well. I remember from the first time I heard them to when the first time we got them to play Clay.

Anyway, as I was pulling up to the airport with my oneway ticket in hand, I was listening to KUDL. Suddenly, "Invisible" comes on the radio. So, the last song I heard in KC on KUDL was that song.

Now that was the way to close the KC chapter of my life...

I just wanted to share.

LUV

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Star Weekly Jan. 23

Clay is mentioned in the new issue of STAR weekly, dated Jan. 23. Scan courtesy angelcat4jc. It reads:

It's hard to believe that superstars like Kelly Clarkson, 23, and Clay Aiken, 27 were once geeky looking, untrained wannabes who somehow gathered their guts to audition for American Idol.

Is Eric Martin Jr. the next Clay Aiken? Eric, 18, a student from Grand Junction, Mich., (right) has the dorky look down. But it'll take more than a plaid tie on a plaid shirt to match the pipes of season two runner-up Clay whose first album, Measure of a Man, debuted at No. 1 and went platinum.

Clayboarder Interviewed by St. Petersburg Times

A new article mainly about AI was published today by the St. Petersburg Time's Sean Daly. ("Turns out the show is really the 'Idol'"). The article was promised to us last week, when Daly was looking for a 'diehard' Clay/AI fan to interview. In the end, Daly found and interviewed the CB's Martigyrl and therefore the article contains a few references to the Clayboard. Clay's success and the rivalry between Clay and Kelly fans are also mentioned.

Clay Mentions 1/15

• The Leaf-Chronicle's American Idol 5 article (Local 'Idol' fans in good company) -- AI viewers say Clay's their favourite.
• Clay is the only runner-up listed as a 'winner' in the Chicago Sun Times' AI5 article (On 'Idol,' what's talent got to do with it?).

More Info About JNT Backup Actors/Singers

Florida Today's Pam Harbaugh posted this article about Clay's local backup actors/singers he used on the recently-finished Joyful Noise Tour 2005.

Brevard players get in on the act with Clay Aiken
BY PAM HARBAUGH
FLORIDA TODAY

Clay Aiken fans may not realize a whole background of actors/singers at his recent King Center concert was supplied by the Henegar Center for the Arts. Continue reading -- Brevard players get in on the act with Clay Aiken

Clay Mentions 1/13

• Don't mess with Clay Aiken fans, says Baxter Bulletin writer.
• Winston Salem Journal AI5 article- Clay mention.
• Only Idol's AI2 recap
• Only Idol's 'About AI'
  
• Only Idol- Clay, Carrie and Kelly were only ones to say out of bottom 3 on AI.
• Only Idol's Clay Aiken review
• Charlotte Observer article about NC's Idols
• Simon Cowell on Clay's AI2 'makeover': "It was almost as if he thought he (Clay) was on 'Extreme Makeover"
• 'Idol thoughts' -- Five songs that pushed finalists into the spotlight
• Winston-Salem Journal's 'Relish' AI article, positive mention
• Former AI3 contestant LaToya London: "They said I looked and sounded like Clay Aiken"
  

Dear Santa Failed to Attract Viewers

FOX's Dear Santa special, which aired last month and included a special performance from Clay drew poor ratings, according the the CB's onesingergal:

i haven't seen this posted, and i got curious, so i checked the nielsen's ratings for dear santa in the daily variety, issue date dec. 14.....

dear santa had about 3.02 million viewers in the first 30 min. and 2.64 million viewers for the last 30 min.....where clay was shown....

maybe he's got that many claymates !!!! :thumbup (i don't think we're all on the internet, though.....:laugh )

btw - i had hoped maybe 5 million viewers had watched it....clay used to get 10 million viewers.....

New Billboard Issue Praises MCWL

The new issue of Billboard mentions Clay's success with Merry Christmas With Love in 2004. None of last year's Christmas discs came close to matching Clay's sales.

From the CB's Ilovemycat0851:

It said that Diane Krall was No. 1 for 6 weeks, but the best-selling Christmas title was Il Divo. Both surpassed the half-million mark. Il Divo 544,000, and Diana 530,00.

Clay Part:

"Both fell about 50% shy of the best-selling holiday set of 2004, Clay Aiken's(their bold) "Merry Chistmas, With Love", which rang 1 million copies during that year's last eight weeks (and another 179,000) during the 2005 season"

"Thanks in part to Aiken, holiday album sales were stronger in 2004, with the year's top 50 Christmas sellers (including are released in earlier years) reaching 8.2 million copies, compared with 7 million for recent holiday crop."

Learning From Clay

This interesting article about a Clay and the music industry was published today. We're only posting a snippet. Click on the title to read the whole article.

What I Learned by Being a Clay Fan
1/13/06
By Diane Sprague

I learned a lot these past few years. Of course, most of it I forgot, but a couple things remained and I thought I would jot them down before they go away too. That way when my children finally reach the point where they are about to figure out that they really are smarter than I am, I can use the wisdom I obtain to create a diversion. Continue reading -- What I Learned by Being a Clay Fan

Clay Mentions 1/13

• American Idol article mentions that Clay's February 2004 Saturday Night Live appearance will be repeated tonight.
• The State newspaper mentions Clay -- one of The State's writer published some feedback he received about his Columbia, SC JNT concert review.
• Yahoo: Kathy Griffin- is she finally out of Clay jokes?
• Clay Gallery of photos from the 2005 Mary Ellen Matthew's photo shoot.
• Short mention in an article about Raleigh News & Observer's new writer's first column.

  A new writer debuts
  By DAN HOLLY, Staff Writer
  
  We know we can't rest on our laurels and we're always trying to better reflect your world in our pages, and Teri will help us do that. Teri Saylor's first column is about Jane Bugaeva, a North Raleigh resident who is trying to become a member of the U.S. Olympic figure skating team.
  
  The odds are against Bugaeva, even though she's very good -- she's ranked 12th in the nation. But she's already well known in local figure skating circles, and it's a story for us whether she makes it to the big show or not. (In the same way, we once wrote stories about a skinny kid named Clay who was trying to make it as a singer.)Teri will be following local athletes in every sport, at every level. Her contact information is at the end of her column.
  
  The above quote is taken from the Jan. 13, 2006 edition of the Raleigh News & Observer. CDD does not own the copyright to this piece and therefore it may not be distributed in any way, shape or form. This quote is solely for informational purposes.

  
  

Bandwith Issues

Many images on our website may not be loading correctly due to an exceeding of our allotted bandwith. We are attempting to fix it. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Update: Most of these issues have been fixed. Some pages may still show errors- I am aware of that and will be fixing it when I have time.

When Tommy Met An Angel

Click here to read a heartwarming story about Clay that was posted several days ago, but was taken down so quickly (due to privacy issues), we never got a chance to bring it to you.

When Tommy met an Angel

The Beginning

My son Tommy and I are fans. Big fans. Have been since the day we saw "Him" on American Idol auditioning. Couldn't believe that voice came outta that body! Our adoration grew throughout the season and by the time AI ended - we were hooked!

Continue reading -- When Tommy met an Angel

Clay Mention on Today's Live With Regis and Kelly

A caller into today's 'Live With Regis and Kelly' mentioned Clay.

From the CB's nky4clay:

My hubby just called to say that the person that Regis called today (to win the prize)...mentioned on the phone that she was a huge CLAY AIKEN fan and had 2 dogs, one named Raleigh and one named Dolly,

Did anyone see this...or get it on tape etc???

New Jukebox Tour Videos

New videos from the Jukebox Tour are now up at Allthingsclayaiken.com from SecretlyLovesClay.

Click here for Gilford, NH
Click here for Boston, MA

Vermont and Atlantic City are forthcoming.

Broadway DVD On The Auction Block

A DVD of Clay's 2004 guest appearance (performance) with fellow RCA recording artist Heather Headley on Broadway, signed by Clay and other guest stars is being auctioned off by Broadway Cares. Proceeds will benefit charities. The auction ends Jan. 17.

Click here to read an article about the auction.
Click here to bid on the signed DVD.

Clay Mentions 1/12

Cute photo from 2004, found by the CB's McFairyland

• More controversy about the new "Invisible Revolution" book out this March about Clay's fan. This article was posted on BeaversOnIdol.com today.
• berkleylovesclay's article "Clay and Public Communication"
• OC Register Article about American Idol by the CB's Salamander.
• New Joyful Noise Tour photos are up at the fanclub exclusively for fanclub members.
• Clay mentioned in recap of 2nd season of AI.
• More mentions about the 2 Clay Caregiving articles from a few weeks ago... you can find them by searching "Caregiving" in our Navbar at the top of your screen.
• Another AI-Clay mention.
• And another one....
• And yet another one, from Dose.ca, a prominent Canadian daily.

Clay Boosts Morale At Naval Hospital

The CH's DaynaB62 reports that Clay visited injured Marines at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethsda, MD recently. Clay's brother, Brett just finished his tour of service with the marines in Iraq.

Sorry for the delayed response as I have been under the weather. Clay Aiken was on the 5th floor of the hospital visiting the OIF patients. OIF is Operation Iraqi Freedom. He went through and spoke with the Marines who were wounded in Iraq and are being treated here. Most of these patients are amputees and some have a lot of disfigurement in the face. I work here with MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation). We have been showing new movies (some before they are out on video) on the wards for the patients and their families. My co worker Carol just brushed by him in the hall on her way to show the movies. Very low key and he didn't have an
entourage with him. I looked for any photos but haven't found any. I will keep asking around.

Best Of Jukebox Toronto Montages

Luckiest1 and goldarngirl have produced top notch montages/recaps of the August 2005 Toronto Jukebox Tour concert. You can download them at Allthingsclayaiken.com.