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Wcv63

Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 08:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
After voting for two solid hours on two phone lines I was able to get in a grand total of 21 votes for Clay.

Hermione69

Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 08:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wcv, that's about how I did.

Good night everyone! Keep trying, Monkeyboy. I'm so glad you are with us now and I will even forgive you for liking Jenna !!

Sadiesmom

Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 08:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Really, after 11 here on the east coast is the only time I could get through for all 3. The lines were empty. I think they count.

Monkeyboy

Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 08:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey Hey Hermi! Will it make you feel better if i said i only like Jenna for superficial reasons? :)

Hermione69

Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 08:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Monkeyboy, I will be somewhat mollified. She is a very pretty girl! I guess I can forgive that!

Must get to bed... why is this place so hard to leave????

Jasonfan

Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 10:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Regarding how hard the judges made tonight for Clay-- I remember people saying the same thing last year regarding Kelly-- that turned out okay for her!

Clay no doubt has the voice. He also, in my opinion,is the only one out of the remaining three who seems reasonably comfortable in the public eye. Did you see Oprah today? He seemed most at ease.

Go Clay!

Holly11

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 02:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I believe I got in 25 votes for Clay. I actually lost count. I missed the first half of last night's show but heard Clay had not done well with the first song. I thought he did real well for the second and I loved the third. Tonight's show will be interesting. I hope everyone has a great day!!!

Djgirl5235

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 04:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Here's a link for a thread over at RealityTVTalk.com. This person was at the show and apparently Ryan apologized to the crowd for
Clay's missed lyrics - apparently the producers had asked Clay that morning to add a verse and chorus to fill time, and it screwed everything up... here's the link:

Vincent screwup

Djgirl5235

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 04:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
BTW, the article will be up later this morning - I will post it here as soon as it's up!

Hermione69

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 04:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
<HEY YOU DEEJ!! Good morning! First thing on my agenda after the morning library rush is to email you so be looking for it around 10 a.m. (Don't you love how I earn my money as a librarian???? ROFLMAO!) I'm leaving for work just now and mornings are incredibly busy in the library, but we''ll taper off on traffic after 9 a.m. and I'll get right on it!>

Go Clay! Good luck tonight!!! :)

Djgirl5235

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 04:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I just found out that I had a message on my web-email from the administrator at RealityTVTalk, and apparently not all the submissions were received on time last night, so the article will be posted on Thursday evening, so I will post it either Thursday evening, or Friday morning...
HEY HERMI!!!! Not a problem - send it to my work address... I know, I seem to have a million of them, but really there's only three.... Yeah, I'm here with NOTHING to do again, so I look forward to hearing from you!!!

GO CLAY!!! GREAT JOB LAST NIGHT!

Walker

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 05:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
clay aiken..the next american idol.

goodluck tonight clay.

Nutsy

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 05:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Just wanted to add my 2cents ...

I thought Clay getting "Vincent" was such a ripoff. Not exactly a well known song, and certainly not one that shows off a great singing voice, more of a folksy talky tune anyway. Regardless of him missing verses, the notes he hit were absolutely perfect, as usual, and I just hope he gets the credit for even attempting such a difficult tune.

Walker

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 06:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
i agree nutsy..i thought he did a great job with the song and i had never even heard it before so i did'nt even know that verses were missing..i thought he was great as always.

Jeep

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 06:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well Folks, I actually voted last night for the first time.....of course for Clay! In the first 5 minutes, I got in 2 votes, from them on it was tough to get thru. No sure of my total, just kept redialing.

I thought Clay might need some help this week since he got the rotten pick for the first song. I am just sssoooo suspicious that the other two got great songs and he ended up with a bummer! At least he had two great comebacks.

Oh well! I did my part for Clay.....and Hermi!

Walker

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 06:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
jeep..theres something stinkin in denmark.

Dreamweaver

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 06:22 am EditMoveDeleteIP
dawg, I got goosebumps on that last song. way to go dawg, keep up the good work dawg.

You did GREAT Clay. You're a winner in my book!

Jimmer

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 06:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow! Are you suggesting that the judging might be a little tiny bit biased? I like Ruben and Kim (is that safe to say in a Clay fan club thread?), but they’re just not as good as the judges make them out to be.

Clay consistently has more challenging material, a wider variety and range and his performances are always excellent and on top of that he even tries to listen to the judges and apply some of what they’re saying. Of course, in fairness to Ruben, if he listened to the judges’ critiques he’d come out on stage wearing a dawg outfit (“Way to wear that dog outfit dawg! You really wore it tonight dawg!”).


Go Clay Go!!!

Readonly

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 06:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I tried and tried to get thru to vote for Clay, but got a busy signal every time. I hope this means that he is in the top two. He's the top one in my book!!!

Hermione69

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 06:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sure it is safe to say that, Jimmer. I like Ruben and Kim also. Quite a lot, actually! But Clay's voice makes me tingle in places I probably musn't mention on the board!

I tend to like men's voices better. My hearing loss is more pronounced in the upper frequency and that is probably why. I like Ruben a whole lot, he's just this nice, mellow voice that I would kick back to on a Saturday afternoon. But Clay, *sigh*, Clay makes me melt!

Weenerlobo

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 06:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I voted for Hermie's Boy Clay too because I thought he might need it. I felt pretty bad for him during the first song. I got home late last night and missed the beginning of the show. I heard this morning that they picked their first songs out of a hat? What bad luck, if that is so.

That being said, I wasn't too happy with the Judge's Pick song for Clay either. Even though Mack the Knife is a perennial favorite with people, I abhor that song. And I'm about to get even more unpopular, because I can't stand Unchained Melody either. (Maybe I should head over to the Unpopular Opinion room) So all in all, I had a rough time with Clay last nite, just because I didn't like the songs he sang. He is still my favorite and I think that he sang very very well, even though the arrangement on Unchained Melody was messy and all over the place. I guess it seems to me that he was dealt a crappy hand last nite and I'm worried that he'll be the one to get axed tonite. I really don't think that he should.

I also think that Rueben should thank whomever plays the background vocals so nice and loud for him to cover up those rough spots that he runs into when he sings out of his comfort range.

STAY CLAY STAY!

Readonly

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 07:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I've been thinking about it, and as much as I want Clay to win, I wonder if it might be better for his career if he comes in third. If Clay wins next week, will they try to mold him into their idea of a "pop idol" instead of letting him be himself. If he comes in third tonight, Neal Sedaka will probably sign Clay while the credits are rolling (unless the top three have some sort of obligation to AI). In any event, I can't wait until Clay's first CD comes out. We'll be lined up around the block waiting to buy it!

Kellsma

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 07:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I could only get in two votes for Clay last night and that was calling until 11:00. HOpe enough people got through!

Walker

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 08:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
i could only get im 8 votes myself and so after an hour or so im sorry to say that i just gave up.

Marebear

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 08:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I probably got in at least 50 votes for Clay last night, maybe more, I didn't keep track. I started voting about 2 minutes before the show ended and got 20 or so in then before it started getting busy. Then I kept hitting re-dial for the next hour and got through once every 5-10 tries or so.

Go Clay!!!