Merrywidow | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 09:28 pm     I'm in Montana & managed only 12 votes in the last 1 1/2 hrs with redial. I could get nothing through the first 1 1/2 hours. |
Egbok | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 09:28 pm     Eggie to the rescue! I got 87 votes in from 9:01-9:23pm before I started getting the busy signal - Woo Hoo!! Go Clay! Edit: Had to come back in and add 5 more votes that my ds got in with his cell phone for a grand total of 92 votes from Eg's place! |
Scbookworm | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 09:32 pm     Final tally here in Florida tonight with 3 solid hours of calling on two phones (LL - Verizon and cell phone - At&t) was 78 votes through. I must have redialed more than a thousand times to get busy signals! My friend in Ohio got through 35 times, sister in Mass only twice,(but she is disabled and terminally ill so it is difficult for her) and my daughter in Mich got through only 3 times - from work covering the Pistons game. Somehow I thought with three hours available that I would get through more, but no dice. For the first half-hour I couldn't even get a dial tone on my LL phone, Overwhelmed, I guess. Damn. I hope it was enough to help Clay win! |
Tess | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 09:33 pm     Yay, Eggie and Chiparock!!!! And Yay for everyone who tried for all those hours of busy signals and then tried some more. |
Twinkie | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 09:34 pm     I don't understand it. I hit redial non-stop for 3 hours and only got in 11 votes. Why is it some places are getting right thru and others hardly ever?? |
Twinkie | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 09:36 pm     Chip, in the first hour you only got 7 votes. How did you get so many in the last 2 hours??? This is making me crazy!!! |
Wcv63 | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 09:42 pm     I got in 52 votes on 2 lines (Louisiana) voting constantly for the entire 3 hours. My MIL got in "over 10". On another board a girl said she and friends with 10 cell phones got in 24,000 text votes for Clay! Yay! |
Meme9 | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 09:42 pm     Me too Twinkie! Clay sang BOTW so good. I always tape and rewatch it...I'm going to try and put a tape together of just his performances(when I have time, and in the mood to play) I could watch and listen to him sing all day long. Yes, I really enjoy watching our Clay!!! |
Max | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 09:45 pm     well, i've been trying to text message since voting opened here almost 50 minutes ago and have only gotten through successfully once! I'll keep trying until I go to bed. Clay was wonderful tonight! I like Ruben, but I think Clay has a far superior voice overall. Both should have good careers. |
Walker | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 09:54 pm     goodluck clay..and may the best singer win and we all know who that is. GO CLAY!! GO CLAYY!! GO CLAY!! |
Twinkie | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 09:58 pm     BOTW just blew me away tonight! But I also liked Here, There and Everywhere and the original single. at first I wasn't impressed with the single but it grew on me as he got into it. GO CLAY!!! |
Kellsma | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 10:00 pm     I have only been able to get about 7 votes total now by calling on the cell, not text messaging since I don't have AT&T. 2 hours to go. I will keep trying everyone. My dh is getting a little irratated since he has to get up at 4:30 am. Gotta go to another room to dial. Sounds like we got some good numbers in. |
Bigd | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 10:07 pm     I have never voted before tonight, but I did vote tonight. I got in about 23 votes before I started getting a busy signal. Go Clay! |
Walker | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 10:08 pm     clay is awesome no matter what he sings, that guy can sing his butt off..they compare him to barry manilow and i love barry manilow but he can only wish he had a voice like clays..i must say that clay has the most beautiful voice that i have ever heard and i'm being totally honest about that. |
Watching2 | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 10:08 pm     I tried for most of the 3 hours here in western NY and I was only able to get in three votes, between 10:50 and 11:10. Then I finally gave up. I think Clay was the far superior singer tonite. I felt like mush when he sang and I was not an early on Claymate! I was rooting for others until it got down to the final three and then I was also trying to keep Kim in there. Would have liked to see her against Clay. I feel much better with seeing how many votes others were able to get in! I hope you made up for all that dialing I did and only got busy signals. Go CLAY- the next AMERICAN IDOL!!!! |
Tabbyking | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 10:19 pm     crap, i only got in one vote in 80 minutes!! |
Twinkie | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 10:39 pm     Watching, I'm in western NY also and didn't get anything but busy signals for the first 90 minutes. |
Watching2 | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 10:45 pm     Twinkie, Could it be there is a more concentrated population in certain areas, especially in larger states, so we get busy signals? Where about in WNY are you? I'm in a suburb of Rochester. Did any of you notice how much louder the applause from the audience was for Clay at the end? I thought it sounded that way at other times, so I made sure to listen. I hope that's an indication of the vote. |
Tabbyking | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 10:59 pm     i am in california and can't get through. a friend in texas did not get through once in her 3 hours. i wonder if say, heavily populated states get 30 lines and montana gets 30 lines!? LOL between my daughter and i we only got through 3 times in 2 hours. i found her asleep with the phone gripped in her hand! |
Max | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 11:03 pm     after the first hour, i was able to get through on text messaging. got in about 30 votes. |
Wcv63 | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 11:11 pm     Just to let ya'll know....my email garnered 3 new Clay supporters that I know of. |
Tabbyking | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 11:22 pm     okay, left coasters, it seems to be lightening up. i have gotten in about 12 times in the last 20 minutes! i'll bet ruben voters are still out in plenty, so keep calling if you can for our clay! |
Tabbyking | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 11:23 pm     great news, Wvc63! i hope they are calling (or did earlier, not sure what time zone you would be in) |
Tabbyking | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 12:04 am     okay, i managed to get in about 35 calls in the last half hour. i am pretty sure the lines just closed down--all of a sudden the 'busy signal' changed how it sounded. then i was thinking, 'at least i can go back to bed after i get the kids off to school!' until i remembered i have to have the car at the garage to flush the a/c system at 7:45 in the morning. aaargh! well, knowing my late night was for clay will help! |
Watching2 | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 12:06 am     Entertainment Weekly AND Randy and Simon have all said CLAY WON tonight! http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,6115,453384~3~0~hereswhyclaywill,00.html From a post on the SUCKS board: <<Simon and Randy were just interviewed on my Fox news channel. Randy was all like ''yo yo Clay brought da house down man''. Simon said ''well it was a race, up until now. But it's Clay's now and this was his night, even though I've wanted Ruben to win from day one'' >> http://pub124.ezboard.com/fsurvivorsucksfrm28.showMessage?topicID=4593.topic |