AIKEN NEWS NETWORK NOVEMBER 24

[Marilyn]

American Idols Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken, will be joining in on the fun.

ITS POSSIBLE THAT NEITHER ONE OF THEM WILL BE IN THIS PARADE, DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES

UNLESS CLAY GETS CLEARED BY HIS DOCTOR!

[LJB]

Liney and Houston.....thanks for your help!!

[lovinclay]

NOW I'M REALLY CONFUSED!  CLAY IS SCHEDULED TO BE IN MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE?  I HAVEN'T HEARD THIS BEFORE.  I THOUGHT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HOME IN LA WITH HIS FAMILY FOR THE HOLIDAY.  

PAMELA....WHERE ARE YOU?  CAN YOU CLEAR SOME OF THIS UP FOR US?

[GWENN]

CLAY WOULD BE NUTS TO COME EAST FOR THIS SINCE HIS FIRST CONCERT IS IN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT DAY.  I AM SURE THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AND RUBEN IS IN THE HOSPITAL.  NOT THIS YEAR FOLKS.

GWENN

[Marilyn]

I AGREE, GWENN, IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE FOR HIM TO JEAPORDIZE HIS HEALTH BY FLYING HERE BEFORE HE NEEDS TO- WHICH SHOULD BE TUESDAY AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER.

AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ANYWHERE THAT IT WAS MENTIONED!

[Her]

He was in it last year...could this be a oopsy from the person reporting last year's stars????

[lovinclay]

THAT VERY WELL COULD BE, JAYNE.  NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT.

[GWENN]

CLAY WOULD BE NUTS TO COME EAST FOR THIS SINCE HIS FIRST CONCERT IS IN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT DAY.  I AM SURE THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AND RUBEN IS IN THE HOSPITAL.  NOT THIS YEAR FOLKS.

GWENN

[Pamela]

BOOKSCAN BOOK SALES NUMBER

1. James Patterson LONDON BRIDGES (Fiction) 58k
2. Jon Stewart AMERICA (Non-Fiction) 45k
3. Nicholas Perricone THE PERRICONE PROMISE (Advice/How-to) 34k
4. Greg Behrendt HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU (Advice/How-to) 31k
5. Dan Brown THE DA VINCI CODE (Fiction) 28k
6. Tom Wolfe I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS (Fiction) 27k
7. Mark Winegardner GODFATHER RETURNS (Fiction) 24k
8. David Baldacci HOUR GAME (Fiction) 24k
9. Joel Osteen YOUR BEST LIFE NOW (Advice/How-to) 23k
10. Mitch Albom THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN 22k
11. Mary Higgins Clark THE CHRISTMAS THIEF (Fiction) 21,931
12. Clay Aiken LEARNING TO SING (Non-Fiction) 21,370
13. George Carlin WHEN WILL JESUS BRING THE PORK CHOP (Non-Fiction) 19,975

FYI - Clay has the second highest sales for the non-fiction genre behind Jon Stewart's America. Also, GBB gave the total overall sales numbers for Simon (36078) and Randy Jackson (4532).  Note - this is not the New York Times Best Sellers list.  This is a sales chart based on outlets that report to Bookscan, similar to Soundscan for CDs.

Breakdown of Sales by Store Type:
12,590 - retail (chains, bookstores)
8,780 - discounters (amazon, bn.com, borders.com, buy.com, costco, fatbrain.com, kmart, powells.com, target)

Breakdown of Sales by Geography:  
NE - 1,276
Mid-Atlantic - 4,359
ENCentral - 3,686
WNCentral - 1,415
South Atlantic - 5,142
S Central - 1,706
Mountain - 874
Pacific - 2,712

CONGRATULATIONS CLAY!

Posted by GBB at the Clackhouse.

[aikenseeker]

PS-I got your back on the horoscrope Susy!

Awwwwwwwww thanks Pammy! I'll see about getting online tomorrow at some point.  Big hugs and happy thanksgiving to everyone!

[Marilyn]

THANKS PAM- THOSE FIGURES ARE AWESOME~!!

[ChrisieD]

I think that I read that Clay was going to be on the McDonalds float this year in the parade. I hope that he's not and stays home with the family and takes it easy and gets completely well.

So, were on for the Claynadian b-day party at Rockafellar lighting of the tree !!!!!!! ??????????

[clayMaine-iac]

Chrisie,

He is on the McDonald's float in the Rose Bowl Parade on New Years Day.

[ChrisieD]

OOPS , wrong parade.    LOL !!! I knew I heard it though. thanks

[jbjbouncer]

As you may know, Toys for Tots doesn’t exist in Canada, but a lot of Canadian fans would like to follow Clay’s example and collect toys for needy children in Canada. Claynadian Charity Central has partnered with the Salvation Army to do just that.

If you’re interested in donating a toy or volunteering to help, go to this link...

Claynadian Charity Central

You can also PM me if you are interested in volunteering.