ClayManiacs

Clay sang "Back for More" on Good Morning America back in July, even without it "officially" being the next single.

Presumably, he'll be doing lots of TV to promote the new CD after the first of the year.  He's been on all these entertainment/talk shows -- but with a new single hopefully out soon, at least after the holidays, it's time for the PR to begin again!

Vote on the show you would prefer to see Clay visit in order to get the most viewership, publicity, press and BUZZ!

And, please tell us why!

WELL I VOTED FOR SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE- IT SEEMS TO BE MORE POPULAR, AND COVERS A LARGER AGE GROUP- AND HE CAN DO SKITS AS WELL. I THINK HE SHOULD BE BOTH THE MUSICAL GUEST AND THE HOST.
PLUS ITS CLOSE TO ME AND I COULD LET HIM MEET ME IN PERSON.


NEVER NEVER NEVER CONAN O'BRIEN OR DAVID LETTERMAN

KIMMEL AND LENO ARE GOOD, TOO- THEY COULD BE BACKUP

OPRAH WOULD BE REALLY NICE- BUT A DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC WATCHES THAT- I THINK MORE YOUNG 'UNS WOULD WATCH SNL

SO FAR MY CHOICE IS WINNING :lol :lol

I voted for SNL - for the same reasons as Marilyn.

Oprah would be great, but Clay already has a strong female following. As if we didn't already know that! :wink

:wave

I voted before I even read Pamela's post.   :para  I wasn't thinking about appearing as promoting the album, I was thinking purely in a "what show would I enjoy seeing him the most on" kind of way.  Oops!  Oh well. 

ANYhoo, I voted for Oprah.  She likes Clay, and I know he would get interview time as well as performing - maybe even more than one song!  Oprah has a way of asking the "good" questions, because she knows what us crazy enthusiastic fans want to know about.  Because she has been an enthusiastic fan of others, not to mention that I think she's a fan of Clay's - of course not as big of a fan as any of us!

I guess in a PR sort of way, I would probably vote for SNL too.  It would get him exposure, and it would be great if he could host the show as well!! 

I'll quit rambling, because I'm not even sure if this makes sense.  I've been at the library reading far too long.   :bduh

I VOTED FOR OPRAH BECAUSE I KNOW HOW CLAY FEELS ABOUT HER, BUT I REALLY WANTED TO VOTE FOR SNL ALSO.  CAN I VOTE FOR 2?  SEEING CLAY AS A HOST ON SNL WOULD BE BEYOND AWESOME.  NOT A MUSICAL GUEST AGAIN.  BEEN THERE, DONE THAT.  FEATURED GUEST ON OPRAH AND 1 FULL HOUR----IT WOULD BE AWESOME.  HE COULD SING A LITTLE ALSO.  TALK ABOUT BAF, UNICEF, ETC.

WHY ARE THESE POLLS SO DIFFICULT?

GWENN

I voted for Saturday Night Live. I would LOVE to see Clay host that show.  We could get to see a LOT of him, and he is very funny, as we all know.  I think he is ready for this!!!
Woodstock :bouncy

I voted for Oprah - she has 40 Million viewers a day worldwide - and whenever she endorses something - it sells (look at her book club choices). I would probably be more fun to watch Clay on Jimmy Kimmel (I love them together) or Saturday Night Live, but to help a career, Oprah is the choice.

I voted for SNL.  I would love to see him as the host and the musical guest. SNL covers a large demographic, whereas I think Oprah would be mostly women.  I think Clay would really rock out on SNL, and I think he would be hysterical in the skits.  More young people need to see Clay, and I believe SNL would be a great avenue to showcase him in a way that they could appreciate.

I voted for SNL because I like the demographic it reaches.  The people who watch SNL typically are not those who are already Clay fans.  One thing I think he needs to do with this next album is expand his fan base.  The one show listed that reaches the most outside his own fanbase is probably SNL.  Plus, despite the fact it isn't as popular as it once was, there is a certain prestige and "cool" factor that comes from being on SNL.

Oprah - I could care less.  Every guest on Oprah ends up being second to Oprah in importance.  She is self serving first last and always (apologies in advance to all you Oprah worshippers!)!  Plus, her target audience is the "typical" Clay audience - middle age housewives and soccer moms.


I also want him on Kimmel, Letterman (I do love David Letterman!), Leno, the Today Show, GMA, the Early Show - oh let's face it - media blitz BIG TIME is what he needs for the new album!

But I REALLY want him on SNL - preferably as both a musical guest and host.

Do we DARE get selfish and wish for no younger fans?  It's hard enough to get good seats to his concerts now!  lol

Just kidding of course.  I like both SNL and Oprah.  Yeah, Oprah has an older audience (typically), but she sure turns everything to GOLD!!

I voted for SNL for the reasons many of you gave.  I would also like for Clay to be possibly the first one to be both host and musical guest.  I seem to recall that when Clay was on Dr. Phil and Dr. Phil held up Clay's book and spoke so highly of it, the sales for the book shot up. When he did the week with The Insider and worked the red carpet for the Emmys, I think that helped his career, too.

If Clay can guest on all shows in the poll with the exception of Conan O'Brien, he can reach an even more diverse audience. and make more fans.  I hope we see a lot of Clay on TV before Christmas. (But how can that be with the tour?)

Prissy

Without question, it would be SNL.  It reaches the widest age range and it would be a perfect setting to display Clay's many talents.   SNL has a large audience of young women and men (ages 18 - 30) who I think Clay needs to reach.    I would say the greatest percentage of Clay fans are female, over the age of 30. 

I don't think Oprah would help all that much.  Of course, you're going to have some viewers who go out and buy Clay's c.d. because Oprah has him on her show and she holds up his c.d. but I think for the most part, Oprah's viewers are older females who if they haven't already found Clay, they're probably not going to "find him".     I also don't care much for Oprah.  I'm from Chicago and I find her extremely phony.   Whenever Clay was on her show, I found her to be very insincere.  I don't know........maybe it's just me.

To answer the question, I believe SNL would give Clay the best exposure.

Clayistheway - it is NOT just you!! I totally agree.

I could be just you and me, but it is definitely NOT just you!  :smile

cjrmax:  Thanks for letting me know how you feel.  Sometimes I get a little sick of the "lovefest" for Oprah -- the woman who can "do no wrong".   Believe me, she's no saint.

I got that same impression, both times he was on Oprah's show.

Oprah was very open about routing for Ruben during AI2.  I remember how focused she seemed to be on Ruben during her "special" Oprah Show when she visited the AI set prior to the final "sing off."  Not that she couldn't or didn't appreciate Clay's talent as well, I just got the impression that the competition between Clay and her favorite AI contestant, Ruben, may have been a factor in her ability to fully appreciate Clay's talent, and suspect Oprah was unable to disassociate herself from the competition factor when Clay appeared on her show, both times. That competition thing will just never die and I feel that it will unfortunately affect how Ruben fans feel about Clay into eternity.   :wink 

I also remember Oprah expressing how important she felt it was that Ruben won AI, because she felt he represented African Americans, and the fact that he was a native of Birmingham was of important significance.  She felt his AI win was a milestone for African Americans of all means, education and backgrounds.  It can be difficult to see the "competition" clearly through passion.  That's just the way it is sometimes.

I do need to remind myself that it is also very possible that Clay's style and music are just not Oprah's cup of tea.  Thank god we have choices in this country.

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Sorry about that dissertation...........now back to the poll.

I am selfish.  I want to see Clay do all of the above poll choices, with the exception of Conan.  Don't care for his humor and the negative publicity he seems to have given Clay over the past two years. 

Saturday Night Live often advertise their upcoming shows during primtime.  That would be a smart way to reach people who may not be regular SNL watchers, who might be intrigued to tune in.  Leno and Letterman do reach many night owls, even though I'm not crazy about either of them. The Aiken and The Bacon (Kimmel) are a hoot together, so would always welcome that scenario. 

I voted for Jay Leno....I want him to be the FIRST Guest....and to perform OUTSIDE....Jay doesn't really know how famous he really is.

Then I wouldn't miss it. I tend to miss SNL.......dangit. On Accident of course.

Well, I voted for SNL. It would be beyond spiffy if he hosted and was the musical guest, and many reasons that everyone gave. :slick

BUT, a couple shows that I would want him to be on too . . .

Conan O Brian. Yes, he's pretty mean to Clay, all the jokes being the same, but I think it'd be hysterical if Clay went on and kind of did a thing like he did with Jimmy. And of course if Conan gets out of line, Clay can be his ol' natural snarky self. :slick

Then the Martha Stuart show that's on in the mornings. :lol Hear me out! She usually has two guests and has them on for about half the show, has them cook with her or do a kind of craft project. Wouldn't it be absolutely adorable (may I say, thud worthy) if you saw Clay cooking or doing a craft project? I think that would absolutely be spiffy. And I just get a kick out of Martha. :lol She kind of takes over something a person's doing even if they've done it for years and years. :lol

That's what I have to say. :purpbana

Carla

I voted for SNL. I've always been a fan of the show, it's so funny and like many have said - it reaches so many ages and backgrounds, etc of people.
I would like to see him be the host and musical guest. He's so funny and just having him on a talk show for 15 min is not enough (selfish Renee). On SNL, he'd be in almost every skit, get to do a variety of things, and then get serious and sing a couple of his songs = all during the lovely hour and a half time slot.  :thud

Yup - that was my vote!!  :bouncy

I voted for Ophra's  show because everything Ophra's  endorses seems to go gold and she does have a big impact, but  after reading the posts of all the other voters, I tend to agree with the  SNL voters.  Yes Clay does need to be host and musical guest !!!  songbird457 said it best.  We need Clay on SNL !!

 :para all don't jump on me at once. I also didn't read the post before voting but stilol stick by my decision. Here's two explantions.

• I picked it first before reading it 'cause it would be awesome if he went on sang the new stuff just a sorta yeah see that! Ha now what do you have to say thing.
• Now I still stay with that choice because maybe all those people that watch the show that are not yet fans will see what he can do. Some of them  I bet that laugh at some the stuff he says about him don't really hear much from him so they just say "well it must be true." The songs he has already sung are rocking a lot of socks. Maybe they will rock there socks too! Yeah maybe I'm dreaming. But I think it would be cool. Plus Clay would seem bigger if he went on the show even knowing that afterwards maybe CO will use it against him.

I Would like to see him back on SNL because he has such a great sense of humor.  Combined with his singing talent, especially since he has come so far in his success.   It would be nice to see him hosting the show! He would do a wonderful job.

Is it ok to say that I didn't vote for any.  Simply because "All Of The Above" was not an option.  :lol With the exception of Conan, because he's an @$$!  :bduh

I'd really like to see him on every single TV show that exists.  Is that overkill?  :wink

I picked SNl also. B/c it does reach a whole large group of people. And a lot of people who watch SNl have a very broad taste in music. They like everythng from country, to rock and roll, to pop, to alternative. Clay being on this show, esp with his new album coming out, would lead to an even bigger group of people knowing about him and becoming fans, buying his CD's. I mean if they liked the new cd a lot they might go buy MOAM and if the mood struck them, MCWL also. THat means sales would boost even more.

THen we'd get to see him perfoming in skits AND singing. Hopefully though they will put a better wig on him than the Trey Aiken 80'd mega perm lol.



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BUt I could go for that....?? haha

Me too!

But I voted for SNL.

i picked oprah for 3 reasons
1. she loves clay
2.i love her show
3. its not late late at night and i dont have to wait till 12:30 to see him preform .............not that i wouldnt do anything for him its just that if i ever met him i wouldnt want to have humungous circles under my eyes!!!!!!!!

I would like to see Clay on one of the abc daytime soap operas. Also I would like to see him be one of the
celebrity judge on the next season of American Idol because if it wasn't for that show America would have
never seen Clay. American Idol made Clay famous which is why I would like to see him be one of the celebrity
judges on that show.. :wave :clayfan :clayfan