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Clay and the Pops!  Sounds like a band.... :smile  Thanks for the thread Clandy - and thanks to Lora/HavinaClayAffair for hosting our conference call tonight from the lawn of the Chemical Abstract Service! Hopefully!  There was a full page notice posted about cell phones being verboten during this concert, however, I don't think you can expect people to go places without their cell phone.  I mean really.  It's a safety issue and what not, right?  :para

Anyway, the details for the call are in Member's.  Hope to see you here tonight!

The place is packed. The person who took them to the table said they have never sold so many tables before. About maybe 300 tables up front??? Then the lawn and then the back tables. There is a little jumbotron up front...and another bigger one for those on the grass. The place is packed. Great mix of ages...lots of families with kids and men and teens and twenty somethings again. Sounds like it's like last night with a lot of not just us there.  

CB:  Pattipandaluvsclay just called me from the venue. They were told that they will not be searching their bags. Cameras are allowed to be taken in, but if they are caught using them they will be escorted out and not allowed back in. Also, any other night you are allowed to go to your car and come back in, but not tonight. There is a big sign up about it. Patti asked the person working the gate why and was told that they were told today that they were expecting 12,000 people tonight and it would be too much traffic in and out if they allowed it tonight.  

A little later someone mentions that the venue only allows 8,000 - :lol

Please note:  If you are listening to the conference call, you are already muted - no need to mute yourself!

Its not just us is there

Even people at tables are not just us

Amy (doglover6) just called me from there and said it's really packed and not the best seating, but oh well!

Where is everyone? Do Pamela and I have Clay all to ourselves?  :slick

The lawn is packed...all the tables are full....it's a full house!

Here he comes again! He is on the stage!!

 :purpbana    :purpbana    :purpbana

Hi Meesa! :wave

 :wave Pamela!

Walking in from behind orchestra

I'm here and I am listening to CV cellstream

 :wave Marilyn! Me too.

Everything I Have

                                i hear him.gah Everything I Have

 :wave

Pamela and Meesa - I guess everybody is having a busy Saturday - I just got home, and may have to leave - we have a thunderstorm coming in!

I haven't tried to dial in to the cell cert - hope Lora doesn't have problems with the camera/phone police - it would not be worth her getting kicked out of the concert!

And we don't share.  :slick

OMG...the conference sounds really good tonight!  Everybody call in if you haven't already! It might go south later... :lol

I'M here too listening to cellstream. I'm so proud of him, he sounds better everytime I hear him. :wow

Bev

                               wow wow wow

I'd do the conference call, but with the stream I can use my headphones.  :bigsmile

I'm just sitting here wiping the drool off my chin.  :lmao

 :wave

I am signed in and cellcert dialed!  I Want to Know What Love Is !  :bigsmile

I am thrilled that the place is packed  and "not with just us"!  :bigsmile

                            I AM SPEECHLESS CAN YOU BELEIVE THAT :wow

I can hear Clay in the background - fans screaming and laughing - that is all - he hasn't sung since I dialed in.

Finally got the speaker to work  :clap now I can type and listen - I can understand him now - talking about getting separated from friends. Talking to someone who said they are old. Said he would sing loud  :lol

Talking about the "fat" letter again - he must really be bothered by that!

Sounds like he is talking about the letter Quianna had about him "being fat" !

Sounds snarky tonight !  

Starting to sing again!  WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE!  :bigsmile

I love When I See You Smile - that song has been running through my head all day.

                                HE  IS SO CLEAR. GAH WOW

Wow, that's a lot more people than I expected. They must have pulled people off the streets. Hey back there, can you see me?

Are you full, did you eat? This is the first show where people can eat.

I see a lot more gentleman in the audience. Either the women of Columbus, OH are very strong willed and they dragged their husbands here

OR, the alcohol tab here will be very high.

WOW lots of people here -- did they give away tickets on the street?

More men than usual. Ragging on people at the tables and their liquor tab and food.

Asked some guy if he drank the whole bottle of booze in front of him -- deadpanned "not yet"

talking to Ethel

we see her everywhere -- my personal stalker -- on the bus, in my nightmare -- she gave him a shirt ... it must be huge -- he says 'have i gained that much weight?"

Someone coming in late ... where are you sitting -- you missed half the show

Nobody even showed up at that table, they must have thought Kelly Clarkson was going to be here

:rofl

Clay said something about how they were in a chemical contaminated field and that he didn't mind that his hair was falling out.   :lmao

Does anybody else find that his voice is getting stronger every night? Seems the more people the better he gets. A true entertainer.
             :wow

                       OH MY.

                                        NOPE NEVER BE ALRIGHT AGAIN :wow PAMELA THANKS FOR ASKING

 :wave    Hi Everyone

Pamela - I had your misfortune tonight.  Just as the cellcert started my brother called and he doesn't know when to hang up.  He always calls when I'm trying to watch a movie--but I'm going to have to talk to him about interrupting my Clay time.   :lol     :lol

Saw that the place is very crowded tonight.  Great that he's getting bigger crowds the last couple of nights.  

Gotta go back and see what has happened.

                                       OK I CANNOT BELEIVE I CAN HEAR HIM SO CLEARLY TONIGHT. GLAD HE HAS NOT JUST US THERE FRESH MEAT :lmao :lmao IS ALWAYS GOOD.

                                           GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Has he got stubble? Me likes me some stubble... :purpbana

I'll ask.

                                IS THERE A CONCERT SUNDAY.

I just talked to Lora!  She said the crowd was great - very large -  very diverse - children, men, women, teenagers, young, old, straight, gay, symphony crowd, Claymates - and - did I say large?  She said it was a "softer" sounding sound system, and didn't seem as loud as some indoor venues.  I told her THANKS because we could hear pretty dang good!

Meet and Greet report from Beagle3

Tan pants that he had cut off at the knee-ragged

Purple Fifty2thirty shirt, lots of stubble, can't remember hair.

one girl asked him if he would like to do more work with Steven Curtis Chapman and he joked that SCC won't return his phone calls. SCC had written a song based on a sentence that Brett had said to Faye after he got back from Iraq, it is amazing and it may be on SCC's next CD. (October) -doesn't fit on Clay's CD.

Clay said he puts one out ever year and it takes me five years.

Asked if he would do a Christian CD and he said he would like to do it someday but label would not support it.

Asked about Kimmel and they each have a poster of each other over each other's bed. Kimmel is going to be doing something for BAF at the end of the year.

Asked him if BAF galas would be in Raleigh, he said No, they will look at other cities. Talked to him about the 100 camps goal. Yes, but look how much money we raised at Raleigh Gala when all I had to do is whore myself out.

Asked if fans could help with label, he said good question....No, just buy it even if is crap.

He answered questions about his leg and arm hair but swore them to secrecy.

I see he wore the purple Fifty2Thirty shirt again.  He must like that one.  Or maybe he just likes purple.  :bigsmile !!

CH Scarlett got busted.  Not kicked out though, but will be if she clacks any more.  Camera nazis....

They are recording audio though.  

No concert tomorrow.

There is stubble.  

Somebody from the meet and greet said they asked him what fans could do to support the next CD, and he said that was

very nice of her to ask, but just to buy it, even if it's crappy.  ( :shock ) He said he and the label are on the same page right now,

as far as the next CD.

He said he doesn't really care for Back For More, thinks it is cheesy.    :rofl

OUCH!   :para

I turned my phone off for the second half of tonight's concert.  I'm "saving myself" (too little, too late) for Monday night at Freedom Hill! :bouncy :bouncy :clap :clap :bigsmile

I am hyped, wired, and I have the attention span of a gnat right now!  I can hardly wait to again be sitting in the audience at a Clay Aiken concert!  And to be with other Claymaniac friends!   :bouncy

I am glad someone saved themselves. Of course since I was at Frisco it was all a surprise, but LORD! If I had the option to wait ... I wouldn't. When it comes to Clay my willpower is zero.  :bigsmile :roflmao

Meesa - I had all intentions to wait this year -- but when it comes to Clay I have absolutely no willpower.

Barb - Have a great time Monday night.  

I HAVE DOWNLOADED PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING THATS AVAILABLE. JOJOCT'S VIDEOS FROM LAST NIGHT ARE PHENOMENAL!! I WISH THE VENUES WOULD JUST LEAVE THE CAMERA'S ALONE. HOPE SLC OR SPOTLIGHTLOVER ARE THERE TONIGHT TO GET THE CLACK WE NEED.
SO MANY PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND CONCERTS, AND THIS IS THE BEST WAY FOR THEM TO SHARE!

So true.  It's also a way for those of us fortunate enough to have attended a concert to relive it over and over.   :bigsmile

OMG,  He said Beyonce!! My connection is fading and I thought he said his fiance'!! I just about fell off my chair.. :lol

I'm so hoping there's no background noise except the sound of crickets chirping and the wind rustling through the trees as Clay sings this.   I absolutely can't wait to hear this on Monday night.  I have held out long enough.... :hypno

Bev, that's hilarious!  :lol 

Ahhhhhhhh...Lover All Alone is so very pretty..... and there is no screaming.  Beautiful.


BWAH!!

Thea, you don't have much longer to wait now!  Enjoy!

Thanks for supporting me through footgate, and handgate....

Because You Loved Me  

I think it is really amazing how the entire audience is quiet during Lover All Alone.  Tonight's crowd appears to be a lot of new people, not just us regular fans, and to see that they are as quiet must really make him feel so good.

That shows quite some respect for the feeling of that song.  Hopefully it will encourage him to write more. 

He introduced everyone, then said "I'm Clay Aiken goodnght!!" again  I love that.

Then he walked away ....  

:wave I got to listen thanks so much to Lora. It sounded more clearer tonight then any other nights so far. Clay sounded amazing. :thud  That's so great the venue was full. Sounded like the audience was having a lot of fun. Not surprised though if we don't get a lot of clack but I'm sure we'll get something. Thanks Meesa and Pamela for the updates. See you all Monday from MI. Have a blast Red Thongers.

MEESA ! Thanks for the red words !  :bigsmile

LORA !  Thanks for the cellcert!  :clap

PAMELA !  It was great having you here from beginning to end!  You must have "weekends off"! :hugg

I'll wave at all cellcerters on Monday night while I'm breathing the same air as Clay Aiken! :wow

Good-night, everybody!

Meesa & Pamela - Thanks for bringing us the cellcert tonight.

It's fun and even though most of us know what's going to happen, it nice to see how he is received in different areas of the country.

Everyone have a great Sunday and I'll see you back here Monday night.

Thanks a lot Messa and Pamela for the cellcert. I'm one of those that hasn't been to a concert and can't go this year, so these play by plays mean the world to me.

Another great show folks!  It was fun, and yes Barbara, it was great being here for the whole shebang!  :thumb

Thanks to Lora for being our gracious hostess, thanks to Meesa for the red, thanks to everyone who posted and

THANK YOU CLAY!

:notworthy   :clap   :notworthy

THANKS PAMELA AND MEESA

I'll stay and listen to Clay tell me good night and thank me for coming.  :smile

See you all in the Sterling Heights thread on Monday!

Toni7babe got kicked out of the Concert for Clack Collecting per the Ch Cellcert.Scarlett only got the first couple of songs and then got busted and watched for the rest of the Concert. They did get audio though.



Poor Sam!  :bang

 Good early morning everyone!! I got home around 12:30...and skimmed the cell-cert briefly to refresh my memory even though i was writing notes down off and on. The trip up to the concert took a shorter time than i had anticipated. My sister and i first stopped at a local fuel station...while there, we witnessed a hit and run. Someone had pulled into First Stop and hit a car but sped off. Someone selling vegetables along the side of the road wrote down the driver's license plate number. So, after that bit of out of the ordinary shenanigans was over with, we both headed up to Columbus around 4:30. We arrived at the venue around 5:20 and there was a very long line...long lines at each gate entrance.

While standing in line, someone said that people who "table seats" could just walk right on in. So, my sister and i and a couple of others left the long line...but as you could guess, we were told something different so we had to go back to end of the very long line. Well, we get mid-way through the line again and the gates finally open at 6 or a little after. People who didn't have table seats were armed with chairs and blankets and other things...when the gates were opened some fans literally ran through the gate to find a spot to sit at since everything was first come first serve.

My sister wanted me to allow her to go get a sweater...she said it would probably be cold later that night. I wasn't cold at all but about 9:30 she started to have "chills" like she was cold. Well, at this venue and i'm sure it's this way at others, once you exit the concert area you aren't allowed to go back to your seat if you left something in your car. So, she didn't have her sweater OR cigarettes from the moment we got out of my silver Prizm at 5:35 until we got back into the car a little after 11pm.

I loved the concert and as you all know, i met up with Lora and Lindsay...plus a few others sat at our table who i wasn't familiar with. I knew Lora's travelling group as i call it...Lora, Karen, and Juli...then i believe there was another Karen there and someone named Sara...Anita, the woman who i think arranged the group sale of tickets, plus myself and my sister...i can't recall the names. Had i knew table seaters could arrive later, i would have...but i wanted to be up there in that area before it really got busy so it wasn't any bother to me. You could hardly turn around in the table section...they had waiters and waitresses carrying food on trays delivering to selected tables who i assume paid for that additional service.

I wasn't sure how the concert would go...i read the Pops Program they handed out and knew there would be two sets and an intermission...but i was thinking the Symphony would play solo numbers for awhile as a warm-up act for Clay but i was surprised that he strolled out on stage and remained there throughout most of the night...he only left the stage when he had his back-up singers singing solo songs and during the intermission. I liked the overall flow of the concert and the jokes and the bantering with the audience. I read the cell-cert...well, some of it, and Pamela and others had mentioned Ethel and the shirt...Clay was making remarks that he could use the shirt to cover his car it was so big. He also poked fun at the men and gave his reasons as to why we were there and he singled out an older man way in the back and made a joke about something to which the man in the back replied: "i'm old".

The concert was ballad heavy BUT there were more up-tempo songs on the second set. He took a break at 9:15 and let the back-up singer do a song...then came intermission...he was back on stage at 9:30. I enjoyed the TV theme songs...my sister knew the names of most of them. Some of them i never knew...my sister, as Lindsay and a few others can attest to, was actually standing up clapping and singing along to some of the '80s songs Clay was singing. I stood for a little while but sat back down as my legs started giving out and watch the monitor/jumbotron. I ate some food and drank a sno cone and i'm drinking on Cola pop right now. There was a table of men behind us...i saw Pamela's remark, i think, at the cell-cert making reference to the table of guys who were there. I don't know who they were...but they had sparklers lit up often...swaying to the songs...they each had matching this and that. I loved the vocal performances and liked hearing "Lover All Alone" in person AND i liked hearing "Measure of a Man" again.

I didn't take my digital camera in for fear it would be taken away...i didn't take my cell-phone in, either. I had my sister bring in her digital camera and she snapped some pictures before the concert actually started. I am hoping the pictures she took turned out. :yes I didn't buy any souvenirs because they costed a bit too much. $20.00 for a t-shirt and $30.00 if you wanted a size larger than large. Off and on throughout the concert he made remarks about his fans and the travelling they do and also brought up the airplane incident and Kelly Ripa. He made some joke about Kelly Clarkson, i think, but he said it too fast for me and i didn't catch most of it.

All in all it was yet another great concert AND the turn-out was bigger than expected...even Clay, i think only half-joking, remarked that the audience was bigger than he expected. If you were to look around the area where i was sitting all you could see was people...people everywhere...sitting at tables and sitting on chairs they brought from home and some sitting on the ground on a blanket. So it was a big crowd!!

Jerry - Good morning and I had to read each and every word of your review.  Thanks my friend.  Sounds like you had a great Claying and yes he does give the audience a great concert.  I am looking forward to my own Claying and get the real deal.  Glad it all went well for you.

Hugs
Rainey

Jerry, that was a great recap!  So glad you had fun.

Now, I wanna know, isn't anyone spilling the beans about those arms and legs?  I had to edit my signature line to "keeper of those UN-furry, freckled arms.  It nearly killed me!   :lol 

Aiken's appearance thrills female crowd
Sunday, July 22, 2007 3:59 AM
By Lynn Green

 

Columbus Dispatch (http://www.columbusdispatch.com/dispatch/content/life/stories/2007/07/22/1AA_CLAY_AIKEN.ART_ART_07-22-07_A2_TA7BMTT.html)

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Well, the Fat Lady Sang...

NOT!!!!

I attended last nights Pops In Park, which I might add, was a very classy set up. I would do it again in a heartbeat!!

To start off, as you can see in the pictures, he was HOT. I personally thought he looked fantastic, for a guy traveling from venue to venue, and this being a stop after 4 others, in a row.

Now- some of you know that I haven't been "swoonin" over Clay of recent. Nothing to do with his looks, but the material being produced. I never was all that much into "sappy ballads" as they have been sometimes referred to, and I really don't feel some of the songs are "sappy" he has chosen, but just "Ballads". But it IS what Clay can do fantastically, and why the heck not sing them. I listened and listened intently. He sang them quite well.

My main concern for Clay as a fan, is his voice. IT is his bread and butter, not his "self effacing humor", not his "Quick wit" and not his "stylish clothing"...or NOT stylish, depending where you see him, but his voice and I assure you-

There was NOTHING wrong it last night.

As the night went on, it grew cooler, and more damp. He did a few times, look, on the screen when the camera was right on him  (Thank God for screens!) that he seemed to have some "pained looks" after reaching a note, more like a quick -Darn, that hurt some- but never missed  a note...may have changed up the entry point of the word in a song to swallow harder, or may have changed the note, period, but was always in tune and on the money. Fo Shizzle!!!

He really did a nice job throughout the entire show. Not too much banter, but the crowd was quite large and very spread out and well diversified, that I link the banter could have been lost on some..SOME, I said, because most of what he said went along with the flow, and trust me, even if you aren't Clay fan but know one, chances are, they knew about the RipaGate and Footgate, as he referred to in his "Crowd discussion".

As mentioned, Ethel got her few minutes...and yes, the shirt was VERY large and as Jerry said, he mentioned he could cover his car with it. He mentioned the fan letter and a few of the comments made but didn't elaborate much...just a few Highlights from it.

The Columbus Symphony did a very good job on the numbers. Lover All Alone was beautiful, as was Measure of a Man. I personally liked "Everything I Have"...the notes from low to high...nice!

When he went into the crowd for TWYMMF, it was dark out, and the spotlight had to follow him...and I have to say- the "rush" of Lord He Is Hot...entered my thoughts there.. The spotlight and natural Clay, entertainer movements, guiding A&Q though and the camera - Nice. Something about it...Just Clay and a Light...

As mentioned, what a crowd! Really, a sea of people. Now, you have to understand that the tables we were at were in front of the stage, they were first, no lawn seating there and the tables were large and round. That takes up a lot of space, but they were full and the lawn seating was quite full....so I would say, he has to appreciate the turn out in Columbus and will be back and THAT'S a good thing!!

Angela and Quiana were absolutely marvelous, in my opinion. They both received standing O's from part of the crowd, at least in front, but I was most impressed with Angela. A great song and not easy to sing and  she, too, was on the money last night!

So overall, great night! We didn't arrive too early to the venue...we ate with our tiny group at Applebees before hand, and got there around 7:30, so we were unable to "visit" much with anyone, but did "see and wave" to a lot. Jerry looked wonderful, and Lindsay is just a knock out! I was glad to meet Jerry's sister, Misty, and she seemed to enjoy herself, but as Jerry said- he should have let her get her sweater...it got a little cool and needed "bare arms" covered to be really comfortable!

Another memory made last night for me and I hope he can can continue to make memories of his own..I look forward to his next CD.

Lora

AC and Lora,

Great reviews from you both and thanks for all the details!!  I'm so glad you had a great time and that the outdoor venue worked out well.  I hope you have some pictures for us, too.



Clandy, Pamela or ??

I want to try to listen to the Michigan concert coming up, so I hope someone will tell me how to call in.

Thanks,
Hugs,
Prissy

Well with the super possessive security at the concert...my sister and i were both reluctant to even be seen with a camera...but as i was saying she brought hers in and snapped this picture of Lindsay and myself...it was a hurry-up kind of picture because of my raging paranoia about the camera policy...

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To give you a small sample of the crowd...my sister snapped this picture...this is before the majority of the table crowd arrived. Some tables, as mentioned, were catered...so there were wine glasses and things already in place on some tables...

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As you learned from Lora's post, she arrived later...so there was no time to really talk because everyone was busy doing their own thing...my sister snapped this picture during intermission, i think, as a random crowd shot but the reason i'm posting it is because it shows a sideview of Lora on her cell-phone...

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The stage is what Lora and her friend are looking at...the "jumbotron" thing was off to the right of the stage.

Thanks Jerry, for the back of the head shot!!

I hope those that called in got to hear pretty well. I had not called into one myself, yet but I have received a cellcert from hubby at other concerts and I know the sound isn't usually too good.

I am not sure if Pamela was getting info from our cellcert or another place but she was very accurate in her reporting!

Glad to have provided what I could for those that could hear.

Edited to add a HUGE THANK YOU to Lindsay! She made some really great lanyards and laminated Clay "passes" for the show. I appreciate the hard work and effort you put into that Lindsay! I will always have that to add to the memory of the night!

And no- no pictures taken by our group anyway. I see Jerry did and I am sorry I was not there early enough to spend more time with either Lindsay or Jerry.

Lora

 :thud That's all I can say.

:giggle Really, I've never been someone who retains a lot from concerts. Clay sounded great and was hysterical. We went to the bus after the concert. I'm constantly amazed at how well the fans listen when it comes to these post-concert handshakes. I've never seen a single-file line form so effortlessly. :lol Although I can only speak for where we were in the line, everyone was very well behaved. After Clay came through, no one rushed after him or followed behind closely; they just went on their way.

It was great to see Lora again, and meet Jerry for the first time. I wish I'd had more time to spend with them, but I'm sure there will be other concerts! :wink I was also able to put faces with screen names for a lot of people.

I have some video, but I'm not sure it's really worth uploading. The quality and sound are great, but I was just too far away. Being approximately 20 rows back didn't give me a lot of wiggle room around heads and people walking. I was able to zoom in VERY well ... just too many people milling around and moving heads.

Jerry, I loved your recap!!  You are always sooooooooooooooo thorugh~neve missing much detail.  It's great that you got to sit with some of the other "Maniacs!"  I would love to see a picture of your sister too.  It is so nice to hear that you loved the concert!!

Thanks, Lora and Lindsay!

Thanks for your perspectives Lora and Lindsay!   It seems the set up of this show was a little different, but it didn't affect anyone's enjoyment of the show.  Glad to hear Clay was in good voice; all the other cellcerters reported the same thing, and Lora, the sound on the cellcert was surprisingly good!  Thank you once again!

Here's something interesting.  See that Columbus Dispatch review up above?  Seems the writer has re-written the end of her review.  :smile  It now reads as follows.

Aiken thrills mostly female crowd
Sunday,  July 22, 2007 4:39 PM
BY LYNN GREEN
FOR THE DISPATCH



Columbus Dispatch (http://www.columbusdispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/07/22/clay2.html)

This is brilliant!

 :clap :clap :clap

 :clap  Great reviews! And - Lora - your phone call was really great - I have dialed in to a couple of cell certs, but have never been able to understand what Clay was saying when he talked until last night - I thought you must have been sitting pretty close to the stage! Thank you again.

It was like something i'd never experienced...it's like the old cliche "a hush filled the room". Well, when he started into LOVER ALL ALONE, there was a universal hush that filled the grounds.