Teen People Readers Say Clay "Needs A Haircut"

The CB's NickiHeartsClay informs us of a Clay mention in the August 2006 issue of Teen People:

Hey all! I just got the August Teen People in the mail today. On page 44 there is a part that says "Does he Need a Hair Cut?" with four celebs. One is Clay from the AI5 finale. It says 86% said yes he needs a haircut and 14% say no.

Also a little later on page 72 there is an article on Katherine McPhee and near the beginning of the article it says "The LA native is poised to become Idol's biggest loser since Clay Aiken."

Just thought I'd let ya know!

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AmericanIdol.com User: Back For More Will Be Lead Single

RUMOUR ALERT

Seems like we are being bombarded with these rumours daily now. I wouldn't put much credibility in this post on American Idol's official website by a user called KCCDRPSFan. She says RCA will be releasing a CD-Single of Back For More in July and that BFM is already impacting select radio stations as Clay's lead sophomore album single.

If you are going to read further, I encourage you to find yourself a bucket of salt -- but then again, the September 19 release date has been floating around the past week (see this and this).

KCCDRPSFan says:

I was at IDf and this woman on there who works at a radio station
that knows Clay and has spoken with him and said that his new album
will be out on September 19.

His first single is called "Back for More" and will be out
in stores sometime in July.

His new song is playing on certain radio stations now.

Clay sang that song on tour as well as another new one called
"Tears Run Dry". You can probably hear him sing it on one of his
fan sites.

Again, let me stress that this is a rumour and it may turn out that this person is just pulling our legs. Infact, we heard from Clay last week that the first single might be a cover... and BFM is not a single.

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iMacs of Clay!

Check out this cool video clip from YouTube! This is what happens when a Claymate gets left in a computer lab with the internet and thudly photos of Clay. LOL! "my friend and i were all alone in the school's mac lab yesterday :ph34r:
and suddenly we had a brainwave...!" says the Singapore Claymate who taped the video clip.

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"ClayFan CD Release Date Survival Kit" by claydb

When I saw this, I just had to bring this over.

The CB's claydb has designed a "Survival kit" for anxieous Claymates waiting patiently for the new sophomore album.

Here are the contents as per claydb's post:

When the OFC was asking for suggestions for merchandise, I sent them this. Thought I would share it with you. Feel free to add items we may need for our survival to this kit.

ClayFan CD Release Date Survival Kit
1. ClayFan Anti Aging Pills
2. Seminar on How To Be A Patient Person
3. Chewing gum with valium burst
4. ClayFan anti-wrinkle cream
5. Mints with valium burst
6. ClayFan age spot remover
7. Medical Plan & Therapy for those who are not handling the false release dates well
8. ClayFan AARP Plan for those fans under 30 who turn 65 while waiting for the CD to come out
9. Blog from Clay every Blue Tuesday that somebody else releases a CD that we don't want

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Tidbits 6/27

• In case you missed the first time around, here's an ultra-thudly photo of Clay with his JNT 2005 dancer Brianne (above). Thanks to the CB's ClaysMyMidlifeCrises for the heads up.
  
• Raleigh restaurant "Gypsy's Shiny Diner" plays the "occasional selection by Clay Aiken."

• Chexxxy's Pearls takes us on a walk down memory lane to Clay's 2003 American Music Award win. (still gives me goosebumps!)
  
• Three Friends: soon...soon...soon. I don't think we've ever done this indepth with the word soon. Rainlover at the CB coined the suggestion that soon stands for "September, October or November." Is it "soon" yet? (Clay insists that the album is "coming soon")
• The ConCLAYve: Clay has expanded my horizons... "The consensus seemed to be that your circle of friends decreases as you age. But something happened in the spring of 2003 that changed all that. Clay Aiken."
• ClayKat tells us about her experience with new clack site ClackUnlimited.com.
• Wednesday's Child: A list of Clay's charitable work (this just makes your heart melt)
• Personal blog from Anjsebastian tells us why Clay has a "heart of gold" (awww....)
• Spotted in Des Moines, IA: The "I Love Clay Aiken" car. >>
  
• LiveJournal user blogs about Canada's new Clay Aiken look alike, Keith MacPherson, current Canadian Idol competitor. (clayis' note: Keith can sing and has charm, but he's no Clay!)
• MySpace blogger's poem for Clay Aiken.

Technorati tags: Clay Aiken, American Idol, Invisible, Canadian Idol, Clack

Talented Clayfan's Clay Drawing Published in Taj Mahal Review

Connecting Aiken Fans Everywhere's Carliss Mora has gotten her beautiful Clay drawing published in a journal called the Taj Mahal Review. The India-based biannual magazine published 3 of Carliss's drawings, including one of CLAY! She shares her story with us on CAFE's website.

Congratulations Carliss! If you want a copy of the Taj Mahal Review with Carliss' Clay drawing, you can order one for $25 at this website.

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Clay Still #1 At Technorati

On Saturday, we told you how Clay topped Technorati's most searched for list. Well, as of 1:10 PM today, Clay is still #1, beating out the likes of "World Cup", "Windows Vista", "Video" and even "sex". The CB's wandacleo interpreted this as: "I see from the original list that Clay was 16 x better than sex."

Technorati tracks over 45 million blogs and is visited by millions of people around the world each day. To keep Clay at #1, all you have to do is head over to Technorati and search for "Clay Aiken".

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AD: Renee4Clay's "Coming Really Soon"

We're poking fun at Clay's assertion (made 6 months ago) that his album is "coming soon." :) Also see Renee's ad from yesterday.


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September 19 Rumoured to Be Drop Date

ANOTHER RUMOUR ALERT

September 19 seems to be an eligible candidate for the sophomore album release date. A Barnes & Nobel manager confirmed this date last week. Today, a poster over at Television Without Pity posted this list of Idol-releated release dates:

Clay - Sept. 19
Ruben - Sept. 26
Fantasia - Oct. 3
Taylor - Oct. 10
Katherine - Oct. 17

No comments yet from Team Clay; therefore, this is still a rumour.

Technorati tags: Clay Aiken, American Idol, Invisible

Tidbits 6/26

• andPOP: AI4's 5th placer Constantine Maroulis releasing new album... "Looks like you don't have to win to be successful; Clay Aiken proved that, now maybe some of these guys will too."
• Reality TV Magazine blog about Kimberley Locke's upcoming mention. Briefly mentions Clay.
• AntiMusic mentions Jay Leno's Clay Aiken 'quip' on his show last week. (read more about it here)
• Another Clay mention in an OC Register article about Taylor Hicks' CD single sales.
  
• Is there a chance that Clay will be on Good Morning America's 2006 Summer concert series after all? In April, an ABC insider told us that Clay was scheduled for GMA's Summer Concert Series. However, a few weeks later, when ABC published their official list, Clay was not included. The CB's NCMama posted this today, fueling speculation that Clay will appear on GMA's only vacant spot - July 21.

  My friend just called to tell me that her husband was watching & said "Why was Clay just on?" But he did NOT mean in person - we are thinking it was a picture or maybe they did a montage of former summer concerts, as an advertisement for this summer's shows.

• Another cute voclaybulary lesson from jemrock at Taking A Moment. "Jemock's Patented Vocabulary-Builder For the Clay Fan With Superior Intellect and Too Much Spare Time and No Adult Supervision"
• Chexxxy's Pearls: Watch last year's top-notch interview with Canadian TV station OMNI-TV's The Standard.
• The Cat Librarian hasn't been updated in a while, but it's a nice blog to check out.
• MySpace blogger's list of "FUNNY STUFF THAT'S HARD TO ADMIT". "I still think Clay Aiken is a darn fine singer" checks in at #23. YEAH!
  
• BMG Japan's official blog talks about the success of Clay Aiken. Here's a roughly translated version courtesy Google Translate.
• Clay's Hometown. Here's a new blog from the CB's scrpkym who just moved to Raleigh. In her first post, she talks about what it's like to live in "Clay's hometown."
• Check out OurManClay... the newest Clay blog by several of Clay's east coast fans.
• Southern Girl's Guide... cats & Clay.
  

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Have Some Fun Working Clay Aiken Jigsaw Puzzles

Needs something fun to do to keep your mind off the CD release date? Check out Jigsawzone where there are lots of Clay jigsaw puzzles you can put together. You'll even find some of Clay with his new hair style! You can try to beat the fastest time or see if you can at least finish a puzzle in the average time.

Check out all the puzzles at www.jigzone.com.

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Pictures of Quiana's Baby Up at MySpace.com

Pictures of Quiana Parlor's baby, Chamberlin Malik Moore, are up at her MySpace blog. What a precious bundle of joy he is! Chamberlin was born on June 14 and weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces. Quiana has two pictures of him posted for all to see. Go to Quiana's MySpace to see the pictures of her beautiful baby boy. No doubt Clay will be spoiling this sweet baby!

Congrats Quiana!

Update (from clayisouridol): If the MySpace page is blocked for you (I know some people with firewalls have MySpace blocked), try this link.

Technorati tags: Clay Aiken, American Idol, Invisible, Quiana Parler

Japanese and Korean Clay Nation Growing

CLAY MAKES A SPLASH IN JAPAN,
POPULARITY GROWS IN SOUTH KOREA.



Clay ain't just a phenomenon here in North America anymore!

Last December, the South Korean Clay Aiken fanclub achieved a milestone- 9000 registered members. Earlier that month, Clay's Shine was used in a Korean TV commercial. And just last month, Clay was the most searched for popstar on Naver, South Korea's #1 webportal. Clay even beat out South Korea's beloved home-grown popstars. Today (in our Tidbits post), I told you about "The New Clay Aiken", the first Japanese Clay Aiken website. When you get a chance, be sure to check these two websites out. Although they aren't in English, it's nice to see that people around the world share our passion for Clay.

If indications are right, Clay's sophomore album will be formally released in both South Korea and Japan this Summer/Fall.

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AD: Renee4Clay's New CDD Ad

It's been such a long time since renee has done an ad for us. enjoy this new one!

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Tidbits 6/25

• WOW! Isn't this drawing stunning! A very talented artist did this 11x14 graphite pencil drawing based on Clay's HAWT new look. She says it took her over 30 hours to complete. You can get your hands on it! It's being auctioned off on eBay. (starting bid is $450).
• Arizona Republic mentions Clay in Taylor Hicks CD Single sales article. "The all-time "Idol" first-week singles sales champ is, of course, Clay Aiken. The Season Two runner up's "This Is The Night" sold 393,000 copies in its first week."
• LBFCA: "Loosen Up Your Buttons, Clay" ... to the song "Buttons" by the Pussycat Dolls
  

• Southern Girl reflects on her mother... "My mother once went to a Clay Aiken concert on my behalf when I wasn't physically able to go myself. She had the time of her life."
• Clayigraphy... "How I spend my summer"... "I've attended 23 Clay Aiken concerts."
• HotForClay shares her 2005 JBT Meet'n'Greet memories.
• Going to prove Clay Aiken is everywhere, here's a JAPANESE Clay Aiken blog. Thanks to Tao Qian at Idle-wandering for bringing this to our attention.
• Chexxxy posts about Solitaire... get ready to thud (some great clack is included in the post)
• Wednesday's Child... "through the years musically"
• Lyrichord's Music Musings... revisiting Clay on Jimmy Kimmel Live 2003.
  
• MySpace blogger's top 10 cuties list. Clay rings in at #2. She says:

  Clay Aiken - 10 Aww!'s. I actually feel really ashamed, as a Clay fan, that I have not submitted his name to this list earlier, if not first. I should have been more mindful of my Clay duties. Nonetheless, he's of course one of the top of the Cute List, not only because of his great voice, humble attitude, kindness and just overall likeability (how could someone NOT like Clay? He's just SO nice!), but because of the following entry from my copy of his memoir, "Clay Aiken- Learning to Sing- Hearing the Music in Your Life" (just to preface, Clay's parents were VERY strict with rules, and punishments were really harsh. Not abusive or anything, just harsh. But of course, Clay being the nice guy and 10 that he is, still totally loves and appreciates them...):
  "Erin Cates was the most desirable girl in my high school. She was sweet and beautiful. She had dirty-blond hair and full cheeks that flushed when she smiled, which was often. And she had a terrific voice, which I got to hear every day in choir class.
  Because we both did shows, we were invited to attend the masquerade ball held by the Raleigh Little Theatre. When Erin heard about the ball, an amazing thing happened. She asked me to go with her.
  In my mind, this was going to be the biggest night of my life. I was going to wear a tuxedo. I was going to buy her a corsage.
  My mom knew how badly I wanted to go. I had been going on about it all week. But then, two days before the dance, I talked back to her. I sassed my mama, so what did she take away? My one chance with the homecoming queen.
  ...I mulled it over, and decided that some opportunities simply cannot be ignored.
  The night of the ball, I told my mom I had to work. I dressed in my Italian Oven uniform...I hid my tuxedo (which was unfortunately a tad too small) in the trunk of the car, said goodbye to my parents, and left for work.
  Erin met me in the Italian Oven parking lot. She picked me up and drove me to the Kroger grocery store, where I changed into my tuxedo in the men's room. She wore a pale aquamarine gown, and when I saw her waiting for me there in the fluorescent light of Kroger's, I knew she was the most beaufiul girl I'd ever seen and that any punishment would be worth this night with her.
  The dance itself was mildly disappointing. It was filled with old people. I was hoping for lots of kids from our school- witnesses, who would see me on a date with Erin Cates.
  Nonetheless, Erin and I danced together. We SLOW danced together. The song was a ballad by Boyz II Men, and I remember how dizzy I felt, spinning in circles, my hand on the small of her back.
  I remember thinking: 'We have so much in common, both of us love singing. And she's from a good family and she seems to be enjoying herself and maybe, after tonight, she will say she wants to be my girlfriend. We will become a couple, and we will always remember this dance as our special night.'
  I dreamed that dream the whole time we danced, and then the ball ended.
  We drove back to Kroger's. I took off my too-tight tux and put on my Italian Oven uniform, and Erin Cates, homecoming queen, waved goodbye and drove out of my life. I didn't even try to kiss her good night. Because although I longed for something different, I knew the truth: Erin Cates was never going to be my girlfriend.
  Erin Cates liked me as a friend. She appreciated my voice, and the fact that I was a gentleman. And that's why she spent time with me
  Still, I know she cared about me. Because even though we both knew we were destined to be just friends, for one night she let me pretend otherwise."
  
  Now, what girl did not cry from reading that? It's beautiful (YES, especially for us fellow dorks who sympathize). This is why us fans LOVE CLAY FOREVER!!!!

Technorati tags: Clay Aiken, American Idol, Invisible, Taylor Hicks, Jimmy Kimmel, Solitaire, eBay, Pussycat Dolls

Clay Tops Searches at Technorati

The search term "Clay Aiken" is Technorati's most searched for term today. The #1 blog tracking website gets millions of hits per day. This increase in Clay search activity can be attributed to the rising of many, many, many new Clay blogs (see the Blogroll on this page's right sidebar). CDD was one of the first Clay blogs to appear on the internet.

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CDD Photos Opens With Full CDD Ads Archive

Over the past year, many of you have been asking me to create a photo gallery for all of my CDD Clay Aiken ads.

Well, the day is here! I'm proud to announce the opening of CDD Photos, a fully-featured photo gallery that will allow you to see every single CDD ad made since CDD's interception in January 2004.

We will also be using CDD Photos to share the latest Clay photos with you... whether they are photoshoots, magazine scans, TV caps...you'll see them on CDD Photos.

And, we're not done yet!

• Sign up for your own CDD Photos account to keep your favourite shots in your Lightbox.
• Once you have signed up, you can comment & rate any photo we have uploaded.
• Use our new photos page to see the latest photos.

>>Take CDD Photo for a test drive (down memory lane).

Technorati tags: Clay Aiken, American Idol, Invisible

Sophomore Album - Confused Yet?

As if the sophomore album hoopla wasn't confusing enough (see yesterday's post), here's a post from the CB's ClaysMyMidlifeCrisis:

....I asked if there was any word yet on when Clay's CD will be released. This person said "not yet", but has heard they're beginning to wrap things up, but that you never know with projects like this. This person didn't clarify what was meant by 'projects like this', but this did make me wonder if it's more than just a standard CD with 13 songs on it, but since 'projects' wasn't elaborated upon, I have no idea.

Let me emphasize here that this person is only guessing, but, expects it will come out late fall, just in time for Christmas.

So, this is something else to throw into the mix and raise our anxiety level. :hehe I have a couple of contacts in the music business but I can't say who this one is...I wish I could but I can't, sorry!

After reading this, and depending on your mood today, you can either smile

...and here's a cute thread on the CB poking fun at the long overdue and delayed album.

Update 6/24: In a segment about Kelly Clarkson on today's Entertainment Tonight Weekend, the anchor mentioned that "Clay's third album is due out soon."

Technorati tags: Clay Aiken, American Idol, Invisible

Tidbits 6/24

• Another mention of Taylor not beating Clay's first week CD Single sales... Reuters.
• "Measuring maniliness" -- great mention in the Miami Herald. "Clay Aiken. Whether or not it means anything to him, women love the guy -- enough to call themselves ClayMates. How many other non-British guys do you know who have 'mates?' He is manlyish."
• Katharine McPhee says via her AOL AIM Interview that it "would be cool if I could have as much success as Clay though."
  

• The ConCLAYve... what drives you creativity? (not really Clay, but fun post)
• More JBT montages from Hobbies.
• Taking A Moment has a 'new' video of Tears Run Dry from the Atlantic City JBT Concert.
• The ClayBlog has a new blog about Christine, a woman trying to save her own life.
• Shadylil at ClaySpots continues her journey down the Clay Aiken memory lane... this one talks about the summer of 2003 & the BAF.
• ClayKat: majority of Clay fans like new hairstyle.
  

Technorati tags: Clay Aiken, American Idol, Invisible, Bubel Aiken Foundation, Katharine McPhee, Taylor Hicks

BREAKING NEWS: Album Out September 19 According to B&N

RUMOUR ALERT.

According to a manager at Barnes & Nobel, Clay's new album will be released on September 19, 1 week before the anticipated arrival of new albums from Fantasia Barrino, Ruben Studdard and this year's Idol winner, Taylor Hicks and runner-up, Katharnine McPhee.

CDD cannot confirm this rumour. However, like most other stores, Barnes & Nobel does have a computer system with release dates inputted by the record label.

In today's post from calleik the rumour was that the album would be out in July.

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