Happy New Year!
Posted Pamela on Saturday, December 31 2005
at 10:18 PM PST
For all your good wishes, for all your laughs and smiles,
For all your kind thoughts, close by or over the miles,
For all your support, and for your words so dear,
We give our thanks, and wish it back to you, this new year.
Thank you for supporting Clay and Claymaniacs in 2005!
The Staff of Claymaniacs.com
Caregiving: Clay Aiken is About Inclusion
Posted Pamela on Tuesday, December 27 2005
at 10:04 PM PST
"When most celebrities talk about being a role model, they mean not getting arrested or driving drunk, but when Clay Aiken talks about being a role model, he demonstrates how to treat people with physical and intellectual challenges. Aiken started a foundation, raised a lot of money for charity and became a UNICEF ambassador for education, but he also serves as unofficial caregiver spokesman and role model." Read the rest of this article here!
Clay Hits the Hard Rock Tuesday
Posted Pamela on Monday, December 26 2005
at 5:03 AM PST
"Clay Aiken, who got into the music business in the most public of ways - finishing as a runner up on American Idol - is now a full-fledged star. But in a recent interview he still sounded very much like he did during the 2003 American Idol season. He hasn't lost his North Carolina accent and he still exudes conscientiousness. What's Shakin' caught up with him by phone while touring in Providence, RI. The "2005 Joyful Noise Tour" reaches Hard Rock Live on December 27." Read the interview here!
Joyful Holiday Greetings from Claymaniacs.com!
Posted Pamela on Saturday, December 24 2005
at 1:41 PM PST
All things beautiful, all things true,
All our wishes sing peace to you!
A cardinal calls from a pine's bare limb,
Peace! say the words of his evening hymn.
Fish dance in the sea all the night long,
Peace! say the words of their deep blue song.
The silence of a deer, in a field wrapped in snow;
His gaze is a song of peace, for all we know.
A wolf on the hill, a swan on the wing;
Their joyful noise is sweet, as listen, they sing...
Peace to you.
Don't forget to watch Good Morning America on Christmas morning, as Clay performs "My Grown Up Christmas List." On many ABC stations.
Aiken Brings Crowd Merry Christmas Gift
Posted Pamela on Thursday, December 22 2005
at 8:05 AM PST
"The meaning of Christmas isn’t lost on Clay Aiken. The spirit of this joyous season often becomes wrapped in wish lists, parties and sales pageantry. But for the former “American Idol” star, Christmas is about friendship, family and love.....The story of the friendship of young Tommy and Miss Beverly, written by Aiken, personified his meaning of Christmas: Sometimes it takes kids to remind us that we should be with the people we care about for the holidays." Read the article at The State.com!
Clay Aiken: A New Measure
Posted Pamela on Sunday, December 18 2005
at 9:58 AM PST
Matt Ehlers of Raleigh's News & Observer recently traveled with Clay on the Joyful Noise Tour. He spent time with him backstage and on the bus in New York and Boston, receiving an in depth interview about Clay's decision to move back to Raleigh, his upcoming CD, and where his musical interests lie. Be sure to check out the slide show at the link, featuring audio taken during the interview. Enjoy! Click here!
Good Morning America
Posted Pamela on Friday, December 16 2005
at 10:10 PM PST
According to the Official Fan Club, “Clay's upcoming Good Morning America performance - originally scheduled for Sunday - will now air a day earlier on Saturday, Dec. 17th. You can see him perform “Mary Did You Know” on GMA TOMORROW, and “My Grown Up Christmas List” on Christmas Day! Be sure to check your local listings for exact show times and channels.” Don’t miss him!
For Clay, Life After 'Idol' Has Been Joyful
Posted Pamela on Friday, December 9 2005
at 8:31 AM PST
"Your holiday wishes have come true. Clay Aiken, runner-up to Ruben Studdard in "American Idol 2," is back in town. Aiken brings his "Joyful Noise 2005" tour to the Chevrolet Theatre in Wallingford Saturday night. "Joyful Noise 2005" is the sequel to Aiken's first holiday tour and will feature songs from his "Merry Christmas with Love" CD. The concert includes several songs Clay recorded for the album that didn't appear on the CD as well as new arrangements for some traditional favorites. We talked to Aiken by phone this week from Boston." Click here to read more.
Clay Aiken Spreads the Holiday Cheer
Posted Pamela on Saturday, December 3 2005
at 7:48 AM PST
"When Fly Magazine tracked down “American Idol” alum Clay Aiken in late November, the spunky singer was one week into his annual Joyful Noise holiday tour. Maybe it was all the eggnog, or maybe it was the fact that he’d been sitting on his butt all day doing interviews, but Aiken had more energy than a toddler with a sugar rush. He giggled, he bounced, he talked at about a thousand words a minute. In other words, even after selling millions of albums and becoming one of America’s biggest pop stars, it appears that Clay Aiken is still the same lovable goof we first met three years ago. There’s something strangely comforting about that." Read the rest here!