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Hobbs

Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 10:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I disagree Beach. I think he was really scared. He saw Ruben go down the week before and knew there was no certainty. At the very beginning when the four of them were on stage and the announcer says, "One of these four are going home...", he had a truly anxious look on his face. So did Ruben for that matter. This was even mentioned in the spoiler posts at the beginning of this thread. So I don't think it was an act. I think he learned (from us) that the acting he use to do was seen as fake and stopped it a few weeks ago. This was real.

How was that Hermi? Did I do good?

Donut

Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 10:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
actually, the movie would probably be The Velvet Teddybears, and would star Ruben and Kim with a guest appearance by Teddy Ruxpin..
(that was for you tabbyking..cuz you have been cracking me up big time)

Sadiesmom

Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 12:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Boy what a cold hearted bunch here today. These are people who have been drawn from fairly regular lifem none of themsupporting themselves by music. (unlike most actors and models on reality TV) and here they are allon the verge of success. Add to that the stress of living with each other for months and sharing your lives. They don't vote eachg otherout, so there is no backstabbing here. I see them as genuinely close and each loss is painful to them. I think as there are fewer and fewer, it will get more painful. But of the last few weeks, the closest people have been Clay and Kimberly. I think that there will be trauma for who ever the last two are as they are all pretty close now.

We are talking about kids here (well from my age view point) and not all that worldly either.

I am sure they have some toughness, but I see this as painful and the only thing they seem to enjoy anymore is performing.

They were freiends with Josh, looked like he clowned with them all, I am sure that the thing that makes his leaving better for them is that he is back with his family.

I don't think I could have survived the stress. Look at what it did to Julia. Or was that more stage fright?

Djgirl5235

Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 12:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
BRAVO Hobbs!!! Well done!!! I know I'm not Hermi, but I hope my support counts!!!

I will agree wholeheartedly that Clay's reaction last night was completely honest & true. I have felt that way myself throughout my many competitions (although not as large as AI by any means), and you literally don't know how to react when you're safe...

I too will agree with Sadiesmom about the closeness of Kimberley & Clay - they are definitely very close - the closest of all of the kids, so it's going to be very painful next week - unless it's a Clay/Kim final, and then I think they'll be like Justin and ecstatic for whichever of them wins.

Wcv63

Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 12:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I definitely fall into the camp of those who believe that Clay's reactions are real and sincere. He is sensitive and contrary to the sentiment "grow a pair" I commend him for wearing his heart on his sleeve. If you notice even Ruben, stoic as he usually is, had a look of geniune anxiety on his face.

I think too many of us have become conditioned to be hard hearted cynics and we tend to forget that these are not charcters or actors or professionals; just young kids reaching for a dream.

Watching2

Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 01:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I couldn't have said it better, Wcv63!

And Tabby, you had me in hysterics reading your "Randy DAWG" thang on the doggy thang. LOLOLOL :)

Realfan

Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 04:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
<<C'mon, Clay, you knew you were safe>>

Like Tamyra knew she was safe last year at this point?

Sadiesmom

Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 05:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Actually, Trenyce seemed to say that he should not be afraid. In a few interviews she commented on Clay's extraordinary quanity fan mail. I thonk they all have an inkling hisfan base is like an iceberg, you only see a small portion of it.

Hve you looked at the number of web sites dedicated to Clay or the larger number of posts in his threads on different boards? People admit they like Rube, but I think some people like Clay and don't want to say it. My friend is for Ruben, but I keep catching her singing the songs Clay has sung. I would not be surprised to hear that he has had an outrageous lead this whole contest.

It would be interesting to see if they release votes after the contest.

Hermione69

Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 07:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hobbs, you did good! :)

Jimmer

Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 08:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Remember that the winner isn't simply determined by a poll of how many he fans that he/she has. If that were true, Ruben probably would not have been in the bottom two the other week. It's by a phone in vote. It's not enough to have people kind of like you the best - they have to like you enough to phone in (and in some cases phone over and over again). So it's not just a matter of having lots of fans - the intensity and desire of your fans is also important and it seems that Clay has the most intense fans.