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Ketchuplover | Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 01:57 pm     I'm well considering I'm dead GO CLAY!!! |
Magikearth | Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 06:40 pm     I hope I'm not too late in expressing my love for Clay! I've been pretty busy at work,so I haven't been able to post all that much.I just want to join in on all the ClayLove that's going around! He's like a breath of fresh air..I always enjoy his performances! I cannot find one thing wrong with anything about him. I'm like,totally unable to be objective,'cuz everything about him is sooooo wonderful! His humility,grace,sweetness.. His pure,beautiful voice.. His sparkling eyes,adorable smile.. The fact that majors in special education tells me he's a compassionate,caring human being. I love the fact that his Christian faith is important to him.I think his spirituality really shines through. Oh,I could go on and on and on!! Sorry for all the run-on sentences,guys! I kinda lose my head when I think of Clay!  |
Hermione69 | Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 06:42 pm     Oh, Magikearth, you know I am thrilled to have you here! Ditto, ditto, ditto to your post! |
Magikearth | Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 07:00 pm     Thanks,Hermione! This is a great club to belong to! I'm honored to be a member! |
Serate | Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 07:15 pm     Djgirl5235 you might want to be careful what you post on message boards then. The company that I used to work for [that I also abhorred to no end and couldn't wait to leave and jumped for joy when I finally left] could monitor everything that was written, not just emails. A girl in my office was in a chat room and was bitching and complaing about our boss and called him a doo doo head [but not in those words] and the next day when she came in she was called into his office and 5 minutes later somebody from HR came out with her and helped her clean out her desk and walked her to her car. She called me later to tell me and others [even tho we know all the phone calls are recorded] that they knew what she said word for word. Which verified what my boss told us after she left. So be careful, BIG BROTHER is watching! *crosses her fingers that Djgirl5235 finds a much better job soon* |
Djgirl5235 | Thursday, April 10, 2003 - 05:30 am     Serate - I could only wish that would happen!!!! I'm actually PRAYING for that exact scenario, and believe you me, I really don't care what happens since I'm only here until June 27, and starting my new job July 2. I'm on contract here covering a maternity leave, and I literally have approx. 1 hour of work to do per day, so the fact that they've decided to babysit us on the 'net really ticks me off!!! It's really the only thing that has gotten me through the work day - at least this place isn't blocked... as yet... so I have some reprieve!!! Thank you for your concern though!!!  |
Serate | Thursday, April 10, 2003 - 06:44 pm     Djgirl - Glad you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. When I first started my previous job I was in the same boat. We worked 4 -10 hour days, and the lady I replaced was fired after they called and hired me, and nobody knew her job or cared. So I'd stretch 1 hour of work for 10 hours, then get mad cuz my boss would make me come in on Fridays to "teach" me my job. Oh well I'm gone! I hope you're gone soon too!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Tabbyking | Thursday, April 10, 2003 - 09:30 pm     i love his starry eyes and his genuine smile and how he mouths, 'i love you two' and he means hermione and me.... okay, so he is probably saying, 'i love you, too'...but a gal can dream. lol |
Grooch | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 08:40 am     Aiken invites 'fill-in family' to see show `Idol' fans urged finalist from N.C. to choose singing over `Survivor' LEIGH DYER Staff Writer The Bubel family - from left, Mike Jr, Diane, Emma and Michael. In person, the singing sounds better. The judges are more gracious. And Ruben is even bigger. That's the consensus of Diane Bubel of Huntersville and her 12-year-old daughter, Emma, after they sat in the studio audience of the hit Fox TV show "American Idol" earlier this week. They were the invited guests of Clay Aiken, who put off his final semester as a UNC Charlotte student to compete in the show. Aiken, whose powerful singing and unconventional looks have generated a coast-to-coast fan base, easily cruised into the show's top seven finalists in results announced Wednesday. Before he left Charlotte, Aiken was working as an aide to Diane Bubel's son Mike, 13, who is autistic. Aiken, 24, was pursuing a degree in special education at UNCC but now those plans are on hold as he waits to see whether he'll nab the TV show's grand prize -- a record contract. The Bubels, who've heard Aiken's voice ringing through their house a cappella many times, said it sounded even better at the show. Aiken is among contestants who've been singing in front of about 20 million viewers each week, then facing the judges' scrutiny. Viewers phone in toll-free votes for favorites after each Tuesday night's broadcast, and the contestant with the fewest votes is ejected each Wednesday. Though Aiken seemed to emerge as an early favorite to win, he has faced increasingly stiff competition from contestant Ruben Studdard. Diane and Emma Bubel got a chance to meet Studdard -- and the other finalists and judges -- during an autograph session after Tuesday's broadcast. Diane Bubel said the plus-sized Studdard was even more imposing in person than he is on television because he's surprisingly tall. "He really is a presence," she said. The Bubels went out to eat with Aiken after the show and learned enough to put to rest a rumor making the rounds on the Internet: No, Aiken and fellow contestant Carmen Rasmusen aren't an item. He likes her -- in a protective, older-brother sort of way, Bubel said. But for the Bubels, viewers might be watching Aiken catching fish on the CBS show "Survivor" or scaling the Eiffel Tower on CBS' "The Amazing Race." A fan of both reality shows, he confided in the Bubels last summer that he was thinking of auditioning for one of them. But Diane Bubel, who had been watching the first season of "American Idol" with Emma, urged him to try out for the singing competition instead. The family had long admired his singing voice -- he'd spontaneously break into song whenever someone mentioned music while he was working with 13-year-old Mike, whose autism prevents him from talking. Aiken invited all four Bubels to be in the audience, but only Diane and Emma could make the trip. Mike couldn't have tolerated the noise and crowds, Diane Bubel said. Aiken can't grant interviews until after his run on the show, ends, but his mother, Faye Parker of Raleigh, said her son loved working with the Bubels. "They were his family away from home, and he thought very highly of them," she said. "I'm proud that they were his fill-in family." Link |
Hermione69 | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 09:12 am     Awesome find, Grooch! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! |
Hobbs | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 11:58 am     Thanks Grooch. But now you've ruined my whole Clay/Carmen thing. Oh well. |
Happyfeet | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 12:51 pm     Hi people, Our poor Clay is taking (IMHO)a very unfair rap in the AI thread. I wasn't around to see the first AI, but I'm curious, in the first AI, did the intensity pro/con for/about the singers build up with such vitriol, as it headed to the finals? Grooch, loved the article, many thanks! Here's something great for all of you, if you haven't seen it yet. There's an online TV show, filmed in Australia, called Banana TV,where two Aussies, Matt and Kim comment on both AI and Survivor. They don't do spoilers. Their commentary about the shows is cute and funny. It's almost as much fun as watching the shows themselves. Enjoy! |
Hermione69 | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 01:12 pm     I wasn't around for the first AI, so I am not sure. I think it is just that people get into their faves and, deliberately or unconsciously, look for things to criticize about the others. It happens. It's a natural part of human nature, I think. I'm trying very hard not to fall in that trap because I truly do like all of them right now, although Clay is my number one! I have to remind myself that everyone is entitled to their opinions. Nothing is making me agree with them, and I am not going to change their minds, just as they are not going to change mine! And remember, Happyfeet, we can always come here! |
Walker | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 01:39 pm     great artical grooch thanks..i'm with you herm, i don't really care what they say about clay..that guys awesome in my very honest opinion. |
Happyfeet | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 02:04 pm     Hermi and Walker (Walker I just saw your post on the AI thread.) I appreciated both of your comments very much and agree. Sure, it's human nature to pick apart traits we don't like, but doing that can be hurtful. I always wonder if family or friends of reality TVers read these threads. If they do, can you imagine how often their feelings get hurt? True, if they're in the public eye, they're "fair game" but being fair game doesn't mean people should point rifles to kill. Picking apart aspects of their performances--if they can learn and grow from the constructive criticism--can make all the difference to their careers. I believe Spygirl mentioned that these people should watch tapes of themselves. Absolutely! They can be their own best critics. The problem comes when the criticism picks on character traits that are part of a person's personality. Again, people, of course, are entitled to their opinions, but it would be great if all criticism were constructive. Sometimes, I'll read something on the boards and cringe, putting myself in their shoes. Again, just my penny. |
Wcv63 | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 02:36 pm     As someone who WAS here for the first AI, I can say that the passionate intensity was indeed the same....although the board was overwhelmingly Kelly supporters. The thing about AI is that week after week, you get to know the singers and you start to feel as if you have a vested interest in their success or failure. To this day I follow Kelly's career and tend to take it personally when others criticize her. Now to the actual reason I came into the Clay Aiken Fan thread. Today I received a sign. Yes that is right. A sign. I was trying to avoid a horrendous traffic jam and decided to cut into some side streets. I was having trouble finding one that would bring me to a successful shortcut when finally I came to a clear straightaway. As I was riding unfettered and unimpeded down this street I caught a glimpse of the name of the street I was traveling. Clay Street. Yep. That's right. Clay Street is the shortcut to success. The sign. |
Happyfeet | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 02:53 pm     Hello Wcv63 and First, thanks for what you said. I can understand what you mean, because it is easy to feel emotionally invested in these young people. They're all eager, talented and deserving, but there can be only one winner. I love your Clay Street story! Perhaps it's all a metaphor for the rough ride (your traffic jam) he's been having recently and the smooth (I hope!) cruising to come. Okay, in reality, this doesn't portend an easy time ahead, but your story sure was fun (though I'm sorry you endured a traffic jam). I wish we could all ride together down Clay Street! |
Hermione69 | Sunday, April 13, 2003 - 07:17 am     I LOVE the Clay Street story as well! And Tabby, you had me ROFL with your "I love you two!" interpretation! Well, I just popped in to say Good Morning to my fellow Claymates. Have a great Sunday! |
Happyfeet | Sunday, April 13, 2003 - 08:35 am     Good morning and to you, too, Hermi! Just two days to go, until we see our sweet Clay again. Can't wait! Have a great Sunday to you and all Claymates. |
Tabbyking | Sunday, April 13, 2003 - 11:26 am     talk about a sign!! i loved your 'clay street' anecdote. it made me think of this weekend. as most of you know, my brother-in-law died in a sky-diving accident. his funeral was this week. i was driving my family up to chico in our motorhome, so we would have a place to sleep at my sister's house. i have only been there a couple of times over the years because i usually saw my family at my mom's in redding or when we all had camping cousins together at buck's lake or something... my mom had given us directions to the church, which i forgot at home, but thought i might be able to find...then i saw that we actually were going to arrive in chico about an hour before the evening service, so i decided to go right to my sister's house. i knew it was East something avenue. well, an East Ave came up and i said, "this must be it. the reason i couldn't remember what came after 'East', is that nothing comes after East. so i got off at East. and i knew i was to go left, then to the second left and so on...and we got horribly lost. (turns out there is another 'East' and it is 'East First' and it was what i should have taken off highway 99!) so here we are on a friday evening at 6:30 with a 32-foot motorhome on downtown streets. we saw chico state, we saw the city government buildings...after about 15 minutes, i had my husband try to call my sister, char, on my cell phone. but her number is unlisted and i didn't have it on me. we drove around and got even more lost. i couldn't even find my way back to the highway so i could try and find the church! i was so worried we would miss the service! then i had my daughter try a different combination of numbers and it was right and she reached my sister's house. caitlin tried to hand me the phone and i said, 'hold on. let me pull over before i take the phone.' and i looked for a large enough area to pull over to the curb and then i took the phone from caitlin. my nephew was on the phone. he asked where we were so he could direct us--to the church at this point, as it was getting so late!--and i leaned over to look out the passenger side window, and said, "oh my God! i'm in front of brusie's funeral home!" that is the funeral home that was handling bill's funeral! what are the chances that in a town of 70,000, i would drive around and get hopelessly lost and end up in front of the funeral home where bill had been taken? thanks, bill! |
Walker | Sunday, April 13, 2003 - 01:07 pm     tabby..just goes to show how the spirits are always leading and guiding us..so very sorry to hear about your brother inlaw. |
Djgirl5235 | Monday, April 14, 2003 - 06:04 am     Good Morning, fellow Clay-Mates!!! One more day to go!!! |
Wcv63 | Monday, April 14, 2003 - 07:04 am     Tabby so sorry for your loss. Djgirl...I'm looking forward to AI this week as well. |
Grooch | Monday, April 14, 2003 - 12:27 pm     Here's a new picture for you Clay fans.
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Hermione69 | Monday, April 14, 2003 - 01:59 pm     Oh, that's hilarious! I love it! Thanks, Grooch! I swear, he just looks so sweet. Like he would be a wonderful best friend. BTW, hi everyone! I'm on Spring Break and have been SUPREMELY lazy today!  |
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