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Knightpatti

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Boo hoo! It has been along time since anyone won that I wanted to win, too. Makes me so sad! I love Clay's music and Clay. I will support him by buying any CD he has and listen to it endlessly. Ruben is a great person, but his music is not for me. I wish him the best and he will go far. It is just so heartbreaking for Clay to lose this, but he has a great career ahead of him. I have enjoyed these threads as much as the show. (maybe more) Thanks to everyone for sharing here.

Tabbyking

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
also, crossfire, i beg to disagree about clay being a nobody doing nothing things a few months back. i would say going for a degree in special ed and working with autistic children is an awful impressive 'nothing'.

Crossfire

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Please don't cast a negative light on my post, I tried to find something really nice to say, and did the best I could.

Twinkie

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Crossfire, we love you for that. Hubby was as surprised at my reaction as I was because I've been saying that even tho I want Clay to win I would be happy for either one. Its hard for me to even talk about it without crying.

Tabbyking

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
that was a 'really nice' thing to say?! lol

Crossfire

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tabbyking, I am sorry that my post does not meet your expectations. Try not to be offended, I don't want you to be. As I said, I meant to say a nice thing.

Thank you Twinkie.

Seamonkey

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 07:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Twinkie, I've had reactions like that and it always hits out of left field.

Hermione69

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
{{{{{{{{{{{ My Fellow Claymates }}}}}}}}}}}

Just wanted to pop in and give you all a hug. I'm understandably kind of depressed myself. It is one thing to know that he is going to come out of this just fine, but it is still so disappointing when someone you like so much doesn't quite get to where you were hoping. All my best wishes and happy thoughts to Clay. Thank you Clay for making this such a memorable season on American Idol!! You touched me in a way I cannot even describe and I cannot wait to see you again and hear that lovely voice again.

Seamonkey

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hermi, hope your tape worked.. I understand there is a wonderful trio with Kim, Clay and Ruben, among other highlights!

Spygirl

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Clay is awesome and I look forward to his CD's. He is gonna have a great music career ahead of him. I can't wait!

Prisonerno6

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tabby, I think what Cross was trying to say was a few months ago Clay was a relative unknown and now he's a household name across the continent. A few months ago he could only touch a few lives but now he can touch many, in many different ways. He is clearly a winner.

Jimmer

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think Clay wanted to win but I think Ruben was desperate to win. Clay was having a good time. As I said in another post, Clay has it all anyway - he's intelligent, articulate, talented, and personable - he's going to be a success at whatever he wants in life. I can't wait to see what the future holds for him.

Jimmer

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
And may I add that Clay has wonderful devoted fans!

Crossfire

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Prisonerno6, that is a much better explanation than the way I wrote it. I tried to get fancy and seemingly blew it.

Hermione69

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Clay Aiken, will you marry me? I want to have your children!!!

Seamonkey, I don't know if my tape came out, but I can't watch it tonight anyway. It is 11 p.m. my time and I have been up late every night this week and right now I am emotionally and physically exhausted. If I try to watch that tape now, not only will I be up even later, but I will get upset for Clay and won't be able to sleep, LOL! RIght now I feel like I can go to bed at peace with it and with how gracious people here at TVCH have been and that is a good thing to go to sleep on. :) I'll check the tape tomorrow.

Brenda1966

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I knew coming here would make me laugh and then cry again. I tried to prepare myself for this outcome, but I'm still SO disappointed. I really wish the phone lines being jammed wasn't a factor and I'll always blame them.

Clay is such a gracious runner-up. I can't wait to buy his album and his single!

Hermione69

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here is a good laugh for my friends. It is totally not related to the show, but we can use a laugh in this thread.

I am taking ASL (American Sign Language) IV this semester. In class tonight we worked on describing shapes and how they fit together and how they are used in ASL to describe objects in real life. We had to come up with a way to describe, without fingerspelling it or otherwise cheating, an object that had some basic shapes in it.

Well, I decided to sign a jack-in-the-box. I made my little box and described the crank and how it is turned and then the clown pops up. Well apparently there is a "slang" sign for sh*t that is somewhat similar to clown and basically what I signed was "sh*t-in-the-box" instead of jack-in-the-box!!! It took ten minutes to get the class back on track after that! ROFLMAO!

Hermione69

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, and my instructor said that she would never forget me!!!!

Twinkie

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Thanks, Hermi, I really needed that!

Wcv63

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I've been trying so hard to be gracious in my "disappointment" but inside I'm just a bitter sore loser throwing a hissy fit.

I will do everything I can to support Clay's career and maybe one day I can be as grown up and mature as he is. I'm trying to learn by example but my inner child won't stop throwing a tantrum long enough for the lesson to take.

Jasonfan

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Clay will emerge the real star from this year's show. I mean no disrespect to Ruben, but Clay has it all and we'll be hearing him for a long, long time. Congratulations Clay!!!

Seamonkey

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That is too funny, Hermi!! You have to tell Lanzee!!

I remember Christy using the phrase "Jack Sh!t".. so maybe that is the sign you used :)

Twinkie

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'd like to thank all of the Ruben fans who were so gracious to come here and give us their heartfelt good wishes. You guys are great.

Hermione69

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
WCV, I understand completely how you are feeling!

I will have to tell Lanzee, won't I, Seamonkey? LOL!

I need to get to bed. Good night and a final hug {{{{{{{{{{{ Group Hug }}}}}}}}}}}!

Faerygdds

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I see a lot of posts about not likeing Rueben's style of Music and preferring Clay's. I think Kelly Clarkson said it best tonight on the News afterward she said something to the effect of:

How can you compare Barry Manilow and Luther Vandross??? You can't! But they are both great singers!

She's right. They have two totally different styles. I happen to love both styles. I would have been happy either way despite my being a Rueben fan.

But no matter how you look at it, it was a VERY close finish. .56% difference to be exact. And that's nothing in the scheme of 24 million. Either way they are BOTH winners in thier own right. That's the bottom line. Both will have great careers and BOTH won IMO... unfortunately, there is only one title.

Love all you guys!
FaeryGdds