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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 6:59 pm
Sadiesmom, I hope you enjoyed yourself tonight. It was a great pagent and our man was in great voice. I kind of like his version of "Here She Is" and he was superb in singing "The Way." I thought he was quite professional in introducing the evening gown competition.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 9:48 pm
I don't like being negative, so I will be short. Weather was horrible for such a long drive and I never met up with the people I was supposed to meat for dinner, so after running around for 2 hours, I went in hungry and aggravated. Sound system was horrendous. The crowd was truly amazing though. I was going to dress nicely, but with the rain, I went in with jeans. I was surrounded by girls and women in evening gowns and jewels. Men were very nicely dressed in suits. We were sitting is this old convention hall (that I went to over 50 years ago with my parents). They actually score the competitors in the MAP book. I, personally, feel that the producers of this show did not show these women any respect. They were just rehashing old reality show tricks to breath some life in it. I would have preferred if they had gone in the other direction and showcased them more evenly. I felt the bikinis that many were intimidated into wearing were pretty bad. I preferred it when they had to wear a one piece suit of thier choice, but product placement is all and Speedo chipped in with some dough. Also they were probably trying for the drooling male crowd. Respect, it all came down to respect. There was no respect for the audience. most people were there as something they do every year or cheering for one contestant or another. Yet the majority of contestants were not given a fair showing. A quick intro and then lost in the crowd. As for Clay he did what he did well. I saw he looking at his watch, knowing the show was running out of time as they did. That is why they had the voice over his singing (which also played in the hall). He noticed when the show cut out on him at the end. He finished the line, looked around and walked out very quickly. It has been caught on film. I expect Airplaycentral to have it soon. It is already at the Clackhouse. I think there was a Coke vending machine with a dent in it yesterday. As to the way, the only thing I could add is that Clay, Jacob and S'von had their eyes glued on the women during the introductions in the Way, where Danny was busy on the guitar. Now for the good news. Tonight was the last 'official' night of the tour and is tradition, many practical jokes came into play. For one thing Jacob had a real mouse that he set loose in Quiana's and Angela's dressing room and there was film of that shown tonight. Later he put a fake rat on the stage, and a fake snake. You know that glue that they use to stick the probes to you during an EKG. The crew put that all over Clay's mike, so his hand stuck to it while he was singing. Then when he was singing to Quiana, he accidently got it on her face.At one point they dropped a bucket of ping pong balls on Clay and the stage in general. A few people had some minor falls, then the band started throwing them into the audience. Danny the Drummer was wearing a Clay tee shirt. Most people were wrapped up because it was cold there. And several people got great clack, so there will be video of it all, including the practical jokes. It was a perfect ending to a perfect tour. Clay was in great voice and everyone had a great time. I think the next 2 concerts are not considered part of the tour because they are a month away.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 9:56 pm
Duh, the links to the fan videos are already up at Gonzo's site. Please right click and save if you go to download. Gonzo
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Snoopsmom
Member
02-19-2003
| Monday, September 20, 2004 - 2:34 am
Sadiesmom, sounds like you were up close and personal Sunday night. Were you one of the people waiting in line at 8:00 AM? I was at last night's show, but outside the stage area as we did the fair first. Walked by the stage around noon and couldn't believe how many people were camped out already. We didn't go back there till around 5:00 so there wasn't a prayer of getting inside due to the long lines by then. The crowd, at least those outside, was very restless and unhappy that Clay didn't come onstage until 8:00 for a show that was billed to start at 7:00. After sitting through the opening act and the long delay after, in the cold there was a lot of booing going on. Thought Clay looked and sounded great, but most of the crowd in the area I was in didn't appreciate the amount of time Clay spent talking instead of singing, especially since the show got a late start. Much as I love the boy and his voice we didn't stay for the whole show even though that was the primary reason for going to the fair. We left at about 9:15 to start the lonnnng trek to the car and the almost 3 hour drive home. What we saw was good, but I preferred the Portland, ME show I went to in August. How long did he end up playing? I know the fairgrounds were scheduled to close at 10:00. IMO, Clay is now too popular to be playing a venue like that. I don't think the powers that be expected the turnout they had for a venue that only holds 3500 people. I can't even imagine how many people were there. The outside area was packed all the way back to entrance gate 5. It was crazy.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Monday, September 20, 2004 - 2:35 am
Thanks for the review
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Monday, September 20, 2004 - 4:45 am
OH, I was not at the big E - Nope, I chose to be at Miss America Saturday in the very old Convention Hall, where he ended up singing 1/3 ofthe Way and 1/3 of There she is. I am off to work in NJ today. Could not be at the Big E and make that. Would have been nice if I put that in the review. The reviews if the people who were in line from the night before and got good seats were great. They seem to enjoy themselves. Convention Hall was built for conventions. I remember that they used to hold political conventions and meetings for large organizations there, not musical shows.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, September 20, 2004 - 6:09 am
I actually watched the pageant for the first time in decades because Clay was on it. I thought that the women WERE exploited...that cheesy dance routine they did during the swimsuit competition (and the ugly bathing suits) were awful. Clay was good though.
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Kittystj
Member
08-10-2001
| Friday, September 24, 2004 - 4:45 am
Clay will be on Regis and Kelly today. Will he win the Relly award?? Tune in and see. I've listened to his new song "Proud of your boy". Am convinced he is the only person who could sing this. Still have a big crush on this young man, and I am in my 70s. Go figure!!!  
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Rslover
Member
11-19-2002
| Friday, September 24, 2004 - 6:31 am
Clay did win for Favorite Music Guest. He beat out Fantasia and accepted his award via satellite. He was in the studio recording his Christmas album.

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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Friday, September 24, 2004 - 6:39 am
YEA CLAY!!! I was so happy to see him win the Relly Award.He looked so cute in that red shirt.Red suits him!!
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Kittystj
Member
08-10-2001
| Friday, September 24, 2004 - 7:14 am
YEAH!!!
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Kittystj
Member
08-10-2001
| Monday, October 04, 2004 - 7:03 am
Anyone seen the new DVD "Proud of Your Boy'? It is great with fantastic reviews on Nescape.
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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Monday, October 04, 2004 - 9:21 am
Are you talking about the Aladdin DVD or is there something else out there?
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Monday, October 04, 2004 - 10:44 am
There is an add from the Aladdin premeire. I have to look around and find it again. But one shows the performance in the theater of Proud of your boy The other shows an add that has scenes from different parts of the DVD and nicely showcases Clay. I am never sure which other boards people go to for their news, so I kind of stopped posting stuff here because I know it is redundant. I hope you have seen the television schedule put our on the rcarecords.com site. 1 full hour with Larry King - Whoo hoo!!! Anyway, you might want to book mark this site http://theclackhouse.com/bb If you look in the right upper corner, you will see a calendar of all Clay's know appearances. This goes off into the future. If you click on it, you can look at all the appearances forward into time, or backwards, if you want to see what you missed. It includes repeats, like last year's billboard award show. Another place I can recommend is findingclayaiken.com This is just full of links to all active sites. It keeps changing, so sometimes a link may be out of date, but she just updated it yesterday, so it should be good to go. So, where else do you guys post for Clay news?
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Monday, October 04, 2004 - 10:50 am
I just downloaded the video and Clay singing Proud of your Boy. How wonderful..this guy is sooooo talented and amazing. Luvmom - yes it is from the Aladdin DVD but only in the special features part
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, October 04, 2004 - 11:22 am
Sadiesmom - I love it when you post Clay news here! I sometimes miss out otherwise. I visit the Clayboard every so often, but there's too much to wade through there.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Monday, October 04, 2004 - 12:06 pm
I agree Brenda...I also love with the extra tidbits are posted here. If I need to really know what is happening now..I just call my best friend, because she is a real claymate. 
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Monday, October 04, 2004 - 1:38 pm
Well, I did not want to be boring you with long posts about stuff you already knew. I do recommend bookmarking the Calander at the Clackhouse to find Clay's schedule for any particular time. It is always being updated by the more obsessed than I. Also, you will find a directory at the Clackhouse called CNN which justs lists news about Clay and links to different articles and downloads and nothing else. That is pretty easy to keep up with. Just keep your kids off the main thread as it is a site of adult women and can get a little frisky now and then. I recommend bookmarking the findingclayaiken site because it will have all the links for what you want as sites come and go. I like all the links to the media sites for downloads, sometimes I forget how many there are. Have you guys read the book excerpts floating around for Clay's book? They are pretty interesting.
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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 5:36 am
I've read a couple of them.Wow!!I can't wait for the book to come out.I really appreciate all the little tidbits you put here as well,Sadiesmom.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 7:41 am
No, I haven't seen any book excerpts. Since I'm not religious I don't know if I'll be interested in the book. I just want to hear him sing!
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Kittystj
Member
08-10-2001
| Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 10:17 am
I still come here first to see if anyone has posted anything about Clay. www.airplaycentral.com still gives great information as well as the tapings from his concert. Sadiesmom, I love your posts
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 10:46 am
ATTENTION: ATTENTION - The Christmas concert tickets are starting to appear Friday after Thanksgiving in LA, tickets on sale this weekend Dec 2 Sewell NJ tickets through ticketmaster Sat. 10 AM! get there early this one only sits 2500 people in a theater like setting. Oakdale Connecticutt Dec 10, tickets not listed yet. Sorry Luvmom, no Canada sites yet. But soon, you'll have your concert soon.
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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 10:50 am
I keep praying for that Sadiesmom
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 1:36 pm
So, is there officially a Clay Christmas tour? Or is this just a continuation of his solo tour? I only see the NJ one at ticketmaster -- and did you see the prices?! Our Clay is moving on up! Clay Aiken Commerce Bank Arts Centre, Sewell, NJ Thu, Dec 2, 2004 08:00 PM US $45.50 - US $125.00
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 6:54 pm
This is a christmas tour with a full orchestra and 5 weeks of touring. I would expect he will be singing from his Christmas album. This is before and after his television special on NBC.
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