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lorraine
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« Reply #340 on: December 13, 2006, 05:22:45 PM »

I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT MY CLAYING LAST NIGHT.

THE NIGHT STARTED OFF WITH US MEETING UP WITH OUR MA. HUSSIES AT THE MARRIOTT.  IT WAS JUST SO DARN GOOD TO SEE THEM.  I ALWAYS SAY IT IS THE QUALITY OF TIME AND NOT THE QUANTITY OF TIME AND THAT HOLDS TRUE FOR OUR MA. FRIENDS.  FROM THERE WE FOUND OUR WAY TO THE VENUE.  HOW COZY THE PLACE WAS AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HOW SMALL THE VENUE WAS BUT THAT WAS A GOOD THING.

WE HAD SECOND ROW TABLES AND I PREPARED TO GET MY CELLPHONE AND BINOCULARS READY FOR MY CLAYING.  AFTER THE HARTFORD SYMPHONY PLAYED SOME SONGS THEY DECIDED TO BRING A FEW PEOPLE FROM THE AUDIENCE UP TO SING A FEW XMAS SONGS.  ONE OF THOSE WAS JULIA DEMATO.  SHE DID GET A GOOD APPLAUSE FROM THE AUDIENCE AND WHEN THEY FINISHED THE HUSSIES DECIDED TO GO UP AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH HER.  WE TOLD HER WHO WE WERE "CLAYMANIACS" AND HOW ONE OF MY MEMBERS "CINDY" HAD GIVEN HER A BABY GIFT FROM A LOT OF US.  I ASKED HER IF SHE SAW CLAY AND SHE SAID SHE HAD.  HE HAD JUST GOTTEN OUT OF THE SHOWER  Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!  AND HIS HAIR WAS ALL WET  Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! AND WAS AS GOOFY AS ALWAYS.  IT WAS NICE CHATTING WITH HER AND THAT SHE WAS GOING TO SEE HIM AFTER THE SHOW FOR A WHILE.  LUCKY GIRL.

FINALLY LIGHTS WENT DOWN AND THE REST OF THE NIGHT I SAT IN AWE OF THAT MAN.  EACH SONG, EACH MOVEMENT ALL I DID WAS STARE INTO MY BINOCULARS SO I DIDN'T MISS ONE MOVE.  HE CAPTURED MY FULL ATTENTION FROM THE TIME HE WALKED OUT ON STAGE UNTIL HE GAVE US THAT BIG WAVE GOODBYE.    Cry! Cry! Cry! Cry!  THAT IS WHEN I LOST IT.  HIS VOICE WAS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND EVERY SONG HE SANG HE DID IT FROM THE HEART.  BOY HAS OUR LITTLE BOY GROWN UP.  SURE HE LOOKED LIKE "TEACHER CLAY" LAST NIGHT BUT THERE ARE SO MAN MORE  SIDES OF HIM TO LOVE.   Love  I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW GOOD IT FELT SEEING HIM AFTER ALL OF THESE MONTHS.  IT WAS LIKE OUR HONEY HAD NEVER LEFT.  HE DID GET TWO STANDING OVATIONS AND IT WAS WELL DESERVED.  I THINK CT. GAVE HIM THE LOVE THAT HE SO DESERVED.  I TRIED EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO CATCH HIS EYE BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT WASN'T MEANT TO BE BUT HELL IT WASN'T FOR LACK OF TRYING.  MAYBE I WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF WEARING THAT LEOPARD OUTFIT. Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing  BUT KIDDING ASIDE I DIDN'T CARE.  HE FILLED MY HEART AND SOUL WITH WHAT I NEEDED AND I CAME AWAY THANKING THE GOOD LORD THAT HE PUT CLAY BACK WHERE HE BELONGED. 

WE LATER DID FIND WHERE THE BUSES WERE BUT UNFORTUNATELY THAT WASN'T MEANT TO BE EITHER.  THERE WAS A VERY SMALL GROUP WAITING FOR HIM WHICH WAS LOCATED IN A STRANGE AREA.  WE COULDN'T WAIT AS LONG AS WE WANTED TO SO I AM NOT SURE IF HE CAME OUT BUT WE DID SEE JEROME WALKING DURHAM AND RALEIGH.  I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I HAD TO LEAVE AND STILL DO NOT KNOW IF HE EVER SHOWED.  RUMOR HAD IT THAT HE WAS STAYING OVER THE NIGHT.

WELL NOW I SIT HERE LONGING FOR MORE.  JUST LIKE AN ADDICT I AM COMING DOWN OFF OF MY CLAYDRUG AND IT HURTS.  I KEEP LISTENING TO HIM SING "MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE", "ALL IS WELL" AND "A THOUSAND DIFFERENT WAYS" TO FILL UP THE EMPTYNESS THAT I NOW FEEL.  BUT IT WILL TAKE TIME FOR ME TO GET BACK TO THE REAL WORLD BUT I DO KEEP IN THE BACK OF MY MIND THAT HE IS NOT GONE FOR GOOD AND WILL BE BACK SOON.  REAL SOON I HOPE.

SO IF YOU ARE LURKING CLAY, I LOVE YOU MORE TODAY THAN I DID YESTERDAY AND TWICE AS MUCH TOMORROW.



I HAVE BEEN CLAYED BIG TIME AND IF I SURVIVED THIS I CAN SURVIVE ANYTHING CLAY CAN DISH OUT.

HUGS
RAINEY
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« Reply #341 on: December 13, 2006, 06:57:59 PM »

Lorraine, your recap of the concert made me realized how much I missed our Clay. Cry! Great recap, Lorraine. Thanks.

Hugs,

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« Reply #342 on: December 13, 2006, 07:10:56 PM »

Great post Lorraine.  Your review made me realize more than ever how much I have missed Clay this year.  I can't wait until it's my turn next Saturday.  I just know I will be as awe struck as you were and I'm really looking forward to it.

Thanks for your view of the show.
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« Reply #343 on: December 13, 2006, 08:30:51 PM »

I felt exactly the same way after Clay's concert when I saw him before. It was joyous while it was happening but what a let down after.  Lorraine I sympathize with you but youre still lucky you were there. Thanks for a nice recap.
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« Reply #344 on: December 14, 2006, 03:19:44 AM »

Lorraine, what a wonderful recap!  I know how you feel, sweetie!  We all love him so much it hurts when we're not with him.  I'm blessed to be seeing him again Saturday.   
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« Reply #345 on: December 14, 2006, 03:52:24 AM »

THANKS EVERYONE.  I SPOKE FROM THE HEART.  FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WILL BE GOING SOON TAKE IN EVERY MOMENT BECAUSE IT IS SO PRECIOUS AND GOES SO FAST.  YES WE ARE ALL LUCKY TO HAVE CLAY IN OUR LIFES EACH AND EVERY DAY.  SOMETIMES I FEEL SILLY THE WAY I FEEL BUT IT IS JUST THAT "THE WAY I FEEL."

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RAINEY
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« Reply #346 on: December 14, 2006, 09:15:29 AM »

Lorraine - you are not silly - Clay is so much more than just a singer! I wish that all of us could be seeing him this Christmas - thank God the Clay Nation is filled with talented, caring people who love to share Clack!  Clapping Clapping
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