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Uhoh | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 12:19 am     watching2 - if you're around, could you post the EW article, or the relevant excerpt? it's only accessible to AOL members and subscribers... thanks! |
Tess | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 12:27 am     I have both AOL and access to Entertainment Weekly online but I'm not finding the article. |
Watching2 | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 12:55 am     Hmmm...it works for me! Here you are from EW: Feat of Clay Here's why Clay will win -- In the winner-take-all finale, Clay shines while Ruben falters for the first time. Jessica Shaw was there live, and she explains what happened. Okay, that was so not the finale I was expecting. And not just because I thought Paul Anka was dead. (Little did we know he’s been hiding away penning Bar Mitzvah-style lyrics to classic songs!) Didn’t you sort of think Ruben would come in tonight and rock the house with his little velvet teddy bear moves and Grand Canyon-sized smile? And didn’t it seem like Clay would be all show-tuney and maybe forget a line or two along the way? Well, as far as I could tell (that would be from row D, seat 3 in section 18, thank you very much. Yes, I officially have the best job on the planet), Clay owned the night. You heard it here first: Clay is the next American Idol. Considering how steady and flawless Ruben has been all competition, it shocked the hell out of me that he choked on the last night. Lord only knows why he chose to sing ''House Is Not a Home,'' a song that in American ''Idol''-land now officially belongs to Tamyra Gray. His rendition was fine, but hardly a goosebump-inducing situation. Only Simon was willing to make the call that it wasn’t ''the best performance we’ve heard.'' From that point on, you could see Ruben’s nerves continuously dripping right down his face. Frankly, I was sort of worried he was going to slip and wipe out in a pool of his own sweat. Simon had never spoken badly of big Ru before that moment. ''Imagine'' was a little better, though Ruben’s face registered such serious pain, I thought Ryan was going to have to attempt CPR on live TV. Plus, it was sort of an easy song. (And Randy called ''Here, There, Everywhere'' -- with all those ridiculously high notes -- ''safe''? I think not!). What can I say about ''Flying Without Wings,'' big Ru’s big finale? He sounded great, the choir rocked, but Kimberley could have belted out that song just as well, if not better. Still, the judges seemed to love that performance. Randy gave the ol’ standing ovation. ''It’s the church of Ruben!'' Paula said, meaning to give a compliment. And Simon, who’s been Ruben’s No. 1 supporter all along gushed ''That was fantastic. You saved the best for last.'' I sort of wish Ruben and Clay had to sing the same songs, like Kelly and Justin had to last year. Even though it was abundantly clear that Kelly was the greater talent, you didn’t know just how superior she was until you heard her rendition of ''A Moment Like This'' next to his. What would Ruben have sounded like singing ''This Is the Night''? We’ll never know. Even though the judges seemed to hate Clay’s original, I thought it was pretty damn genius. (I’m almost sure Paula may have agreed with me. ''You found a matrix of a song,'' she said. Was that some weird cross-Fox promotion? Will she ever make sense?) Clay could have used a little less David Copperfield backlighting, but his voice blew everyone in section 18 away. And we had some serious Ruben fans at the beginning. When Ryan said Clay would be doing a Sir Paul song, I was sort of hoping it would be ''Blackbird'' or ''Hey Jude.'' ''Here, There, Everywhere'' was, as Simon said, ''very pretty,'' but the entire audience spent that song terrified that Clay’s voice would crack everytime he went falsetto. But all five songs before Clay’s finale didn’t mean a thing. ''Bridge Over Troubled Water'' was by far the song of the season. ''I think that performance could win you the competition,'' Simon, who has clearly been championing Ruben, begrudgingly said. And you might hate Simon, but let’s face it, the guy is always right. So what to do now? A full 24 hours until we find out. It all comes down to who’s going to inherit Kimberley’s fans. Fans of plus-sized performers will go Ruben, but all those who dug Kimmy’s major vocal range might hang with Clay. Some voters might feel sorry for Ruben’s subpar showing tonight and do the whole moral-support dial-up. And there’s got to be at least a few hundred people turned off by Clay’s odd wiggly finger move urging the audience to vote for contestant 2. For sure, it’s going to be close. I think we’re headed for a serious Red State/Blue State situation. They’ll split the South. Coasts may go Ruben, but heartland is all Clay. I’m hating Florida already. www.ew.com/ew/article/com...ll,00.html |
Nanarobin | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 01:55 am     hoping ok to post....I downloaded all.... MP3's from tonight's finale ------------------------------------------------------------------- I just found these links on another board (Thatstheclay) www.efanguide.com/~idolon...0Night.mp3 THIS IS THE NIGHT www.efanguide.com/~idolon...ywhere.mp3 HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE www.efanguide.com/~idolon...Waters.mp3 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS |
Scribe | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 04:09 am     I am glad that I was unable to get in a vote last night - have no special equipment but tried 9 to 9:40 multiple redials without success - tried 10:15 again without success tried 11:30 or so without success - I am hoping that the reason is that the lines were ALL BUSY with votes coming in - Clay is terrific - like Ruben but last couple of times he has not made goose bumps on my arms! |
Chiparock | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 04:18 am     Twinkie, sorry to get back to you so late (actually, this is the next morning): only 5 got thru the first hour, about 15 the next hour, and the rest (90) in the last hour, with intermittent busy signals/"call did not go thru" messages even up until the end. That was a surprise, because in the past, the last 15 minutes of voting were almost non-stop votes getting through. I don't know how we're going to make it throughout today, with the suspense of who will win. The show will be sheer torture -- except for the singing. Both Clay and Ruben will probably both shine, now that the pressure is off because the voting is done. We'll hear some really great music! I don't remember in which article they printed the photo of these t-shirts, but I thought they were rather cute. I'm thinking about getting one to wear to the concert -- Clay's of course, to go with my Univ. of N.Carolina hat!
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Chiparock | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 06:23 am     BTW, I can't find the above shirts on sale ANYWHERE, not even on eBay. If anyone knows where to get them, please post the link or location. Thanks in advance. My good mood was dashed this morning when a co-worker told me that she, her daughter, and her granddaughter got in a total of 635 votes for Ruben. *sigh* |
Llkoolaid | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:05 am     Take it as a good sign Chiparock, the lines must have been freer than Clay's if they got that many calls in. |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:09 am     Chiparock, I believe the official idolonfox site is the one selling those shirts. I could be wrong though. |
Hermione69 | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:20 am     I got in about 11-12 votes. Really had a hard time getting through. Got through about 5-6 times in the last hour. I want that t-shirt!!! I don't mind the Barry Manilow comparisons. I am not familiar with his music, but my mom loved him and I used to tease her about Barry looking like a geek. I guess falling for Clay is my karma for all the times I teased my mom! I really enjoyed this fan club and thank everyone who joined in here. I believe that we have a great camaraderie in this thread. |
Djgirl5235 | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:33 am     I love you guys!!! I decided to keep my thoughts about last night to myself - too much passive aggressiveness... ANYHOO!!! All I will say is our boy kicked absolute butt last night!!!! WOOHOO!!! GO CLAY, it's your birthday! |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:38 am     Djgirl....can you email me your thoughts? I'd be very interested in hearing your opinions. |
Djgirl5235 | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:39 am     You got it WCV! Anyone else before I write up my "recap"? |
Tabbyking | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:40 am     i got in one vote in the first 80 minutes. then one vote in the next half hour or so. i got in about 35 or 40 votes in the last 20 or 30 minutes. i think people had just gone to bed by the time 11:30 or so rolled around. i swear i had read somewhere that they were going to limit calls from each phone line people called from...but if 2 people voting for ruben got in 600+ votes between them, i guess not! that doesn't worry me much, though, because if they got in that many calls, maybe his lines weren't as busy as clay's. well we'll see how it goes tonight. it will be hard for me to decide if i should come here and find out ahead of time or wait til it airs here. i hate that i am 3 hours behind. wait! does that make me 3 hours younger?! lol |
Kellsma | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:41 am     Everything I am seeing on TV this morning, Good Day LA, is all pro Clay. Most of them were there last night and got the judges to give their opinion after the show. All judges feel it will be Clay. Also, most of the people from Good Day LA who went last night went favoring Ruben and came out saying it was Clay. All of this is great, the polls are great but what matters is the voting. I got in about 7-8 calling on my cell phone. Nothing on the LL. I put my daughter to bed and planned to continue calling and I fell asleep on her bed and woke up at 12:30! Could not try to get in any more votes. I will be waiting for the spoiling tonight. If you get a chance, catch Good Day Live at 9:00 am West Coat time, 12:00 East Coast. This are the same people as Good Day LA and they will go on and on about it. |
Readonly | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:44 am     I only got about 4 calls through last night, though I tried and tried. Sorry, DJgirl, but I did my best. I even tried constantly for the last 30 minutes, thinking surely I'd get through then, but no luck. I just hope all the busy signals I got means that our boy is the winner. Hermione, I loved Barry Manilow too (still do). Give me a geeky boy any day. (In fact, I'm married to a geeky boy who's the best.) Can't wait for tonight's show. The suspense of having to wait for two hours to hear who is the winner just might do me in. |
Marymc | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:48 am     i got only 9 calls in the frist hour and a half. it took 25 minutes just to get the frist one through. clay's voice was an out of body experience.....and i got calls from my ex-hubby AND fiancee (both of whom made fun of my clay-obsession) to say that they had been won over. we all agreed that ruben has somewhat faltered in recent weeks, and no one (the judges) wanted to admt it. |
Brenda1966 | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:50 am     I'm glad to hear some of you were getting through on the phone. I tried sporadically the first hour (I was watching 24) and never got through. I dialed non-stop the next 2 hours and only got through 6 times! I was so sure I'd be able to get through toward the end and I wasn't able to. I hope this means good things for our boy! What was that first song he sang? I need to go read the other threads I guess. Why didn't Ruben sing an original song. I wanted to hear them sing the same song. The only song of the evening that blew me away was Bridge. It was amazing. |
Sadiesmom | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:51 am     The shirts are on the home AI site idolonfox.com in thier store |
Chiparock | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:14 am     Thanks Wcv and Sadiesmom. I'll have to wait until I get home, since the server here at work is blocking out the idolonfox website. Sheesh! |
Lizadee | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:47 am     Okay who's tryng to get me fired ??? You all didn't tell me if I go into idolonfox.com to turn down my speakers I had everyone looking at me wondering if I was watching last nites episodes Thank goodness my boss was in his office LOL |
Weenerlobo | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:47 am     I hit the re-dial button from 9:00 to 11:20 pm and never got through once. Dh took pity on me and grabbed his cell phone and was redialing right along with me, he also never got through. I'm hoping this is a really good sign. I really really want Clay to win - he is a singer's singer. I admire Rueben and think he is an excellent performer, but not as good of a singer. I agree with the article posted above; I wish they would have had to sing the same song. Compare apples to apples like last year! GO CLAY! |
Marebear | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:50 am     I tried and tried last night to vote for Clay too, and only got in about 30 times. This was the most busy signals I have ever had here - so I'm hoping it's a good sign. I have really grown attached to that boy and just smile everytime I hear him sing. Go Clay!! |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:53 am     Comparing apples to apples is all well and good but the problem is that we don't have two apples. Ruben and Clay's styles are so different that finding one song that wouldn't handicap the other would be nigh impossible. The only way to showcase both of their strengths is with two different songs. |
Weenerlobo | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 09:06 am     I see your point, Wcv, but I don't think it's impossible. For example, last night Rueben sang "Imagine" and I think Clay would be able to sing that as well. Yep, they've got different styles and they would bring those styles with them to the song they would both have to sing. Like Paula has repeated alllllll season, they'd "make the song your own!" lol Either way, it don't matter, 'cuz it's all over now! |
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