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Meesa and Marilyn- Did you shake hands with Clay after the 2 concerts?

Hey Barbara.

Meesa and Marilyn- Did you shake hands with Clay after the 2 concerts?

UNFORTUNATELY, NO..........MEESA WASNT UP TO IT... :roflmao :roflmao :roflmao
YOU KNOW HOW LITTLE STAMINA THESE KIDS HAVE (just kidding sweetie!!)

Clay was afraid of Marilyn.

Good thing I spotted him on the way to Kinko's.

:roflmao

Oh Meesa- Did you scream when Clay talked about the BAF and mentioned KC.  :bigsmile

Meesa- Philly said you were screaming in her ears all night.  :lol

 :bigsmile

Awww Happy Clay. Love his smile.

Susy-Me too.  I have to watch clack from every concert. I want to see his banter everynight and All Is WEll and DSIAFCD are a must.

he went to the spa

 :thud

he went to the spa

 :thud

he has no class, he feels stupid, he went to the SPA?? doesn't know what fork to use, controversy boy, puts his hand over mouths! [/b] [/color]

he went to the spa

 :thud

I wish he wouldn't put himself down so much. I know he does it, at least partly, to get a laugh. But I think on some level, he also believes it.

I wish he wouldn't put himself down so much. I know he does it, at least partly, to get a laugh. But I think on some level, he also believes it.

sounds like a lot of love -- hard to hear what he's saying but something about 3 generations there

he has no class, he feels stupid, he went to the SPA?? doesn't know what fork to use, controversy boy, puts his hand over mouths!  

Oops, didn't get back in time.  Why did they start early tonight? 

Does that mean Clay may sing longer

I wish he wouldn't put himself down so much. I know he does it, at least partly, to get a laugh. But I think on some level, he also believes it.

From CB (bringing over for the benefit of those not on the stream)

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I'm a contrevery boy.....oh you're just tyring to video tape this aren't you? laughing laughing...oh she's not smart enough to do it? I won't be putting my hand over anybody's mouth tonight it's very rude!!!!! She did apologize. BIG DEAL! Oh my goodness I don't know where I'm going...you got me lost...but I like this!

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We've done this Christmas show for a few years now....laughter laughter he must have said or done something funny. I don't know what! He's getting to his bit on MCWL....introduced by my high school choir...quickly became one of my favorite holiday songs....

MCWL now!

trouble with the orchestra is he has to follow them, usually the other way around -- someone waiting for him to trip -- gentlemen in the front -- one guy from Canada -- didn't hear his name -- he's with Diane... hold on a second -- I am talking to them.... lots of laughing, I am making fun of you

what's in that glass??

from cb


he just sounds so playful.. full of energy and fun..he has to be prancing around that stage..showing off his stuff....his voice is spectacular..walking in a winter wonder land .. walking in a winter wonder land...this crowd is really on tonight showing the love in force..

Clay chatting..said someone put something on the stage so he would trip on it and fall in their lap.. talking to a girl from Canada now..Diane..hold on a minute hold on a sec..I am talking to bill..

Fellow there from Canada. Talking about people in front waiting for him to trip over something.


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Talking about going to the spa today. (Need to take a moment to contemplate that one....ha!) Lots of laughs and now he's into MCWL. Sounds wonderful.

Winter Wonderland now.

He's making fun of someone in the audience. (Sharon?) Says, "I'm talking to Bill!"


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and all of the shadows of lonely reminders driven away by the sound now a heart that four years had been silent was suddenly filled with a song....

:sigh Oh I love this man!!!

merry christmas to all who may dwell here....just one...may the joy of the season surround you marry christmas...merry christmas to all who may dwell here...merry christmas if even just one...may the joy of the season surround you...merry christmas....with love....

I think he's changed it up a little tonight. it sounds different...

With Love....

applause screaming appkuading they're loving it!

right on into winter wonderland!


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merry christmas to all.. merry christmas .. reaching those high notes with no problem..changing up a bit.. sounds great..with lovvvvvvee.. and the crowd errupts in huge applause..lots of screaming ...they love our guy..


Very funny. Crowd laughing so hard that I have a hard time understanding what he's saying.

he has to be prancing around that stage..showing off his stuff....

was his fly open ??[/b][/color]

Woman in the audience told him his pants were unzipped but he said they were NOT!

oMG!

His fly was open and I missed it?

*throws self on ground sobbing!*

Man in the audience says Clay's an enigma.

Clay says he's an enigma who's getting fat.

report from cB on the clothes


ORANGE TIE, ORANGE SHIRT AND BLACK SUIT!!!

Wrong holiday.

Meesa - Thanks for taking the cellcert tonight.   :hugg

Hee!! He's doing the word of the day today!! Talking about learning some nice *I* talian words! I can't make out what tonight's word is

Hi Tiffany  :wave  Which concert are you going to?

Did someone post he's walking around down in the audience? I guess with just 800 in this setting that might work out ok! Lucky people, if so.

TAking someone on stage?!

If he thinks he is getting fat, I'm sure we could give him some advise on how to get back in shape (whoa, ladies, that's not what I had in mind :giggle) 

These shows sound so great.  I just hope he paces himself so he doesn't run out of steam by Greensboro.

If he thinks he is getting fat, I'm sure we could give him some advise on how to get back in shape (whoa, ladies, that's not what I had in mind :giggle)  -- HE COULD TOUR MORE OFTEN.

Karen from Liverpool is demonstrating the word of the day.

Screaming. She must have done well.

I love the word of the day.   :bouncy  How does he come up with this stuff???  :clap

Thanks for starting the thread Meesa!

Hey Rainy. He started early tonight. It could be over by 10. No pants unzipped.

But there were hot flashes. :lol

But there were hot flashes. :lol

HA He said cellcert and clack. Love it.

Well it seems to me that Clay redefines hot flashes!  :naughty  :bigsmile  

I LOVE funny Clay.   :lol  He sure knows us, doesn't he???

He owns those words. :lol

Voice sounds smooth as silk tonight!! Audience is loving it!

Big cheers after SR. Someone is yelling? What? Happy Birthday? Yeah, older and fatter. Lady on the plane thought he was 29....well, it's still depressing for me. I'm only 28. What? It's the pineapple salad that's making me fat?! Audience is laughing and saying Noooo!!

There's a table that's completely empty. They didn't show up. They thought they were getting Josh Groban tix. Nobody here with binoculars? Usually there's someoone in the front row with binoculars.

Maestro? How do you say that? Trying to say different musical terms. Talking about being a teacher and learning fancy I-talian words. Tonight we have a word - Jamie, what is the word for tonight? Doesn't she look lovely? What is formata? (sp?) We don't call on people who are screaming! What? Cheese?! Audience is laughing! I don't think it's cheese.

Literally.  :giggle

Who knew he would be such a hoot at a Christmas show?  I should have known.  Nothing he does will ever surprise me, really. 

I love that.

:fangirl

Good grief this crowd is crazy!!!!!

what are you doing with that phone? oh taking pictures? are they allowed? oh good. they better be...

what are you doing with your phone? what's that? you're doing what?

laughing didn't catch what he just said

okay....a little better....okay....you have called your friends on your cell phone... you have free minutes now right? you have called your friends on your cell so essentially they're listening in free......they're going to see video of this anyways.....the clack I know....

how many people have never been to one of these clay aiken shows before? I'm going to have a seziure....something about mics....

someone is yelling out.... what?

he doesn't know what they're saying!

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talking again.. someone taking pictures.. ask are they allowed.. just checking..didn't catch that one.. but got lots of laughs..called her friend on cell phone..and offically you are stealing the show.. is that right..friend getting it for free..is that right.. she said but she can't see..Clack.. I know..someone has never been to a clay aiken show before..looking for some one.. found them..raise hand if have been.. crowd screams..great looking people..brainwashed..huge laughter.. raise hands for the first concert..all he said to her was watch out..lady in back pink shirt black hat .. by end of the night at least two people will have you name, address, work..and these two men will be out of the picture.. gone..

Literally.  :giggle

Who knew he would be such a hoot at a Christmas show?  I should have known.  Nothing he does will ever surprise me, really. 

I love that.

:fangirl

Sigh do I have to count the ways in which I love him!

I AM SO GLAD CLAY GOT TO TALK ABOUT UNICEF AND BAF
I THINK HE WAS TOO MODEST TO TALK ABOUT HIS INVOLVEMENT BEFORE, BUT THIS IS THE PERFECT PLATFORM TO TALK ABOUT THEM NOW.

Tiffany,

I really loved last year's Christmas show but I'm also glad we are getting to see another type of show--just Clay and an orchestra.  It just shows that he can make any type of live performance work and make it his.

He is just such a remarkable performer.  He is a natural on a stage and in front of an audience.

What an ending!

The crowd is going crazy!!!!!

  :purpbana :purpbana :purpbana

He did it!   :bouncy

He did it!   :bouncy

He did it!   :bouncy

He did it!   :bouncy

From the hotel/venue via CV:


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QUOTE(angelty @ Dec 4 2006, 12:50 PM)

We just had the nicest conversation in the elevator and on the way to breakfast with Jerome. What a nice man! We offered to buy him breakfast but he was going to eat at the buffet because he was in a hurry. So we chose to eat elsewhere. He gave us some hints about video taking.

He looks really good. Said he lost 30 pounds but by the time the Christmas tour was over, he will probably have gained it back.

We offered to walk Clay's dogs but he just lauged. Well, we were just trying to help. Dee is a riot. She says she is shy but I'm the one who couldn't get a question out. I love Jerome. He asked us questions and seemed to enjoy talking to us.

A surprise is on the way....don't worry no personal pics. 

Betherick just called me, our cellcerter for tonight...she was at the buses and he shook her hand...she is so exicited and is telling me that she is going to die...a happy, happy day....

Aiken interacts with audience during strong holiday show
By: Heather Mayer
Issue date: 12/5/06 Section: Feature


The scene couldn't have been more fitting just weeks before Christmas. The snow settled lightly on the grass in front of Turning Stone Casino and Resort, reflecting the decorative Christmas lights. Inside, the event showroom was a full house. People of all ages sat at assigned tables looking out onto the stage patiently awaiting the featured guest, "American Idol's" Clay Aiken.

String instruments played quietly as part of the Utica Symphony Orchestra's warm-up before Aiken's arrival. Unlike a traditional pop star concert, families sat together and sipped Diet Coke and coffee in the elegant theater.

The poor setup of the tables, which packed people tightly together, made it difficult to hear the strings and flutes over side conversations. The orchestra continued with a combination of "Good King Wenceslas" and "Dreidel, Dreidel," a nice touch to celebrate Hanukkah.

Once the last notes of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" played, audience members stood up and began screaming and applauding Aiken as he entered the stage. Aiken's orange collared shirt seemed more like Syracuse University spirit than Christmas spirit, but the girls and women in the front row cooed at him nonetheless.

Aiken performed a long list of Christmas songs, including "Noel," "Walking in a Winter Wonderland," "Merry Christmas with Love," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "Grownup Christmas List." In between songs, Aiken interacted with the front-row fans and the loud, outspoken fans sitting in the back.

After being told his zipper was down by one fan, he transitioned from pop singer to comedian, making the audience laugh about his recent encounter with Kelly Ripa on the "Regis and Kelly Show." Aiken poked fun at himself and how he offended Ripa by placing his hand over her mouth during the show.

"Don't put your hand over someone's mouth," Aiken said. "It's very rude."

Aiken was extremely interactive with his audience members, sending them into fits of laughter, cheering and applause. He made the night for one young fan, Erin Squairs, 15, of Liverpool. The singer asked the audience what a "fermata" (a held note) was, and called forth Squairs, a veteran pianist, to play a fermata on stage. Squairs, a diehard fan, couldn't believe her eyes or ears.

"I thought, how is he talking to me?" she said.

The dialogue with the audience seems to be what makes Aiken's fans come back for his shows. The show ended with an encore of "All is Well," sending the crowd to another standing ovation for Aiken. This Christmas show is part of Aiken's third annual tour, and he uses it to help promote charities events including UNICEF, in which he is actively involved.

Aside from one perturbed male audience member who expressed his opinion that Aiken should pay attention to people in the back row, the crowd loved Aiken's performance in conjunction with the Utica Symphony. Squairs gave Aiken "two thumbs up."

Mammat53 at the CB was the one whole told Clay that his pants were unzipped:

My seat last night at TS was all but on the stage(literally) . I could actually rest my arm on the stage. There he was inches from me..I could not help but notice that the pants of perfection were not fully zipped,a slight gapage,..Thoughts of what to do or say.. write a note..give it to him..or wait and see I knew the next song was going to be one involving setting on the stool I thought for sure the zipper would continue it's journey downward..
So I ever so subtly tapped on the boot to try to get his attention. He had just begun his convo with the couple next to me. The seating arrangement placed me closer than them(it was table seating perpendicular to the stage)..he stopped and looked at me..What are you interupting me for? I mouthed"your pants are unzipped"..he then continued to ask me why I had interupted him (all the time snarking at me) Asked me what was so important..I said "I need to tell you something" Clay: "Well what???" Me:Quietly.."your pants are unzipped"

Proceeding from there..he started laughing...then told me and everyone else that they would not zip any further because he had put on weight.By then he had called me by name several times and turned it into a whole conversation.

He said maybe he should button his coat back up..then the crotch convo insued and knowing where my eyes were(I replied" Busted" ..All this time he is directly looking at me..he was laughing very hard..proceeding to the next song..he hopped on the stool and wrapped his legs and zipper area with his jacket(jokingly). Of course the 1st line of the next song was "chestnuts roasting on an open fire".. which started him laughing, as he tried to sing..he looked at me gave me a and a wink.I gave him the in response. All this time he was still inches from me..and making eye contact and trying very hard to not laugh..we had our moment

Am I the 1st fan to have touched a boot with the foot still in it?
Latter on in the concert he asked if anyone has binoculars..he said they didn't need them because I was taking full notice.