Clay Aiken, Teen Idol, To Sing "Moon River"

Clay Aiken was featured last night on an "Insider"poll asking teenagers to text in their votes about who their top teen idol today is.

http://p071.ezboard.com/ftheclayboardfrm11.showMessage?topicID=88964.topic

In striking contrast, in other Clay Aiken news it was announced that on his upcoming summer symphony tour, Clay will be performing songs including I Want To Know What Love Is, For Once In My Life, Moon River, Bridge Over Troubled Water and Measure Of A Man.

Say what? Teen Idol? Moon River? For Once In My Life?

Is Clay a performer with an identity crisis?

Let's not answer that as it opens up SO many cans of worms, but lets look at the stats to see what the facts are regarding Clay's fan base.

Ages of Claymates on the Clayboard (survey done byClayNation, Admin of the Clayboard):

Survey done in January, 2004.

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NEW CLAY FAN AGE POLL!

Clay fan, how old are you?------------------------------------------------------------------------Our last age poll dated back to June 2003, so I'd liketo start a survey from scratch. Please click on yourage group and then click on VOTE. Then, you will see tabulated results of all those who participated.

Please do not use the "post reply" button unless you would like to comment on the results! Thanks!

Results (total votes = 499):

19 or under 170 / 34.1%

20-29 84 / 16.8%

30-39 53 / 10.6%

40-49 87 / 17.4%

50 or over 105 / 21.0%”

38.4% are over 40; 50.9% are under 30

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Ages of Claymates on the OFC

(survey done by CHClaymate):

Survey done in August, 2006.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/DisplaySummary.asp?SID=2464856&U=246485656562

Under 20 - 5% (47)

20-29 - 6.5% (62)

30-39 - 11% (104)

40-49 - 25.2% (239)

50-59 - 33.3% (316)

60+ - 19% (180)

Total = 948

77.5% are over 40; 11.5% are under 30

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Survey done in September, 2006 (after ADTWrelease)

http://www.surveymonkey.com/DisplaySummary.asp?SID=2618265&U=261826597044

Under 20 - 4.8% (23)

20-29 - 10.6% (51)

30-39 - 16.6% (80)

40-49 - 28.9% (139)

50-59 - 28.5% (137)

60+ - 10.6% (51)

Total = 481

68% are over 40; 15.4% are under 30.

Clay Aiken? Teen Idol?? LOL!!!! In what universe?

Insider, what were you thinking?? Can't wait for the results!

What Happens With The Threads On Clay Aiken Fan Boards?

Alas, we must bid farewell to one of the funniest threads on the CB that's come along in a while.

Yep, "The Sign" thread has been locked.

It was filled with conspiracy theories about how Clay should have won Season 2, the persecution of the Clay, hatred of Brad Garrett, prayers, spitting, Satan and Feeding Evil.

Fortunately, we'll always have the link. Here it is. Thank's for the laughs Claymates, and most of all, to Clay Aiken.

http://p071.ezboard.com/ftheclayboardfrm11.showMessageRange?topicID=88916.topic&start=1&stop=20

Picture of Clay Aiken With A Woman. And a Man.

Guess this PROVES Clay Aiken isn't gay or is just "bisexual".

One of our posters today posted the following:

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But he really is bisexual so technically he hasn'tlied about his sexuality. I suspect he's still tryingto figure it out and that's a very private thing. Ihave no clue what has or hasn't gone on at BAF sothere may be issues there. Other than that, he justseems like a guy who has a lot of baggage from hispast (who doesn't?) and is trying to work it out (Ihope). I say...live and let live.

Anonymous 03.23.07 - 9:35 am #

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This is a private matter and obviously I can't commenton that. But I just wanted to point out that I don'tfeel - and this is just my opinion - that he has doneanything so horrible to warrant all this hate. Buthey, it's your blog and your choice.

Anonymous 03.23.07 - 9:54 am #

BUT, in the past, this same poster has posted the following under different names, though all from the same IP addy.

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"Why is it that Claymates think all webcam pics arephotoshopped but any picture of him with a woman islegit?"Why can't they realize gay men take pictures like thiswith their female friends all the time? I think theyall live in caves, LOL.

Anonymous 02.07.07 - 3:10 pm #

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Do you people have any idea how many dicks he's lickedwith that tongue??!!! Ask SHF and JP. Eewwww, gross!!!

Anonymous 02.07.07 - 3:31 pm #

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I agree. Especially given the fact that Clay couldgive two shits about any of them or their gifts. Heprobably gives them away or throws them out. Thenrushes off to go back on manhunt, lol.They are all idiots.

Anonymous 02.08.07 - 11:10 am #

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Actually, think of all the cute Vegas boys he canbang!

Anonymous 02.09.07 - 2:56 pm #

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One comment about the previous thread re: his L.A.activities - it really seems he is "out" in everysense of the word except for actually saying the words"I'm gay". And yet, so many of the fans simply do notwant to face it. It's really quite incredible.

Anonymous 02.12.07 - 12:39 pm #

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Meantime, he's trolling the internet for dick.It's too funny really.

Anonymous 02.12.07 - 2:45 pm #

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I've been following this whole Aiken/Paulus story fromthe beginning and I think it's pretty easy to figureout. Aiken did his fake apology and sweet talked Paulusinto thinking he's changed his ways. Paulus bought ithook, line and sinker because, let's face it, he'salways had the hots for Aiken.I'm dying to see what happens when the "new andimproved" Aiken doesn't materialize and Paulus is leftlooking like an idiot. Or, maybe that's alreadyhappened.

Jo 02.16.07 - 2:23 pm #

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John is a woman scorned. Plain and simple. Hisobsession with Clay can only be explained in that Johncared about Clay a whole lot more than he everadmitted. The sex must of been pretty damm good. Butbeyond that, he has to have a "thing" for Clay.Otherwise, he would have moved on by now. There'sreally no other logical explanation.

Anonymous 02.28.07 - 3:12 pm #

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I don't think it's so far fetched that Clay may be asex addict. I know he's a young guy and guys in hisage group are all pretty horny - gay or straight. Butthis guy is on the prowl constantly and often withoutprotection. I think he's pretty fucked up in the head.That's why he treats people the way he does and sleepswith every ass he can get.

Anonymous 02.28.07 - 3:51 pm #

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Bottom line for me is this. None of us would be here -not John Paulus, not Percocet, not any of us if ClayAiken had been honest from the beginning. And by the way, where the hell is he? No blogs. Noannouncements except a couple of scattered concerts inthe summer (and who knows if those will reallyhappen).This man leaves a fucking mess behind him everywherehe goes. And people end up at each other's throatstrying to clean it up.It's Clay's mess to clean up. And he's nowhere to befound....as usual.

Get a grip 03.07.07 - 9:56 am #

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There's no agreement....or payoff. Anyone who hasfollowed this from the beginning can put the piecestogether. It's very simple.John & Clay had sex. Clay was a dickhead as usual.John blabbed. Clay finally "apologized" to get Johnoff his back - especially after the Matt Clemmonsstory. John & Clay resumed speaking. Then Percocet andJohn had a falling out and John got the "bright" ideaof getting even with Perc and the 411 by blaming thewhole "scandal" on them and saying he was lying. ButPerc, being too bright for John, decided to publishhis emails (VERY smart Perc). Now everyone (includingClay) knows what a shithead John is. And I highlydoubt John will be hearing from Clay again now that heknows what a phoney John is...not that Clay's anybetter.And that my friends is the whole sad sordid truth.

Anonymous 03.07.07 - 3:30 pm #

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Agreed. They are two weasels. They used each other fortheir own purposes. That's why NONE of us should wasteanymore time worrying about either of them.

Anonymous@3:30 03.07.07 - 3:43 pm #

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Because they are both nuts. Seriously. You have NOidea just how nuts.

Anonymous@3:30 03.07.07 - 3:51 pm #

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Unfortunatley, I can't share specifics and I apologizefor that. But what I hate to see are really goodpeople dragged through the mud by a couple of dramaqueens who wouldn't know the truth if it came up andhit them in the face.

Anonymous@3:30 03.07.07 - 3:55 pm #

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Clay always says he loves being on the road. But Ithink the reason has nothing to do with singing.Whenever he's on the road, he seems to find a guy inevery town.

Anonymous 03.15.07 - 10:06 am #

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So what changed? How did this same person go from posting here for months under different names that Clay is gay, go to her posts this morning that Clay is bisexual?

Enquiring minds want to know.

Clay Aiken Hurt Me!!

I feel your pain, Brad. Sometimes I hear "Invisible" while I'm in the drugstore and it hurts me, too.

For hilarious Claymate outrage, check out this link:

http://p071.ezboard.com/ftheclayboardfrm11.showMessage?topicID=88916.topic

Something Almost As Funny As Clay's Springtime Message!

Well, I for one hope to hell Sanjaya goes home tonight and that the little girl from last night is in the audience again! It was hilarious and it was almost as funny as Clay Aiken, because his brisk, church-lady sounding "Springtime Message" was certainly good for a laugh!

I doubt Sanjaya will leave tonight, It will end up being someone much less deserving of going home (except maybe Haley) and the crying little girl will be on The Today Show tomorrow.

For more about the bawling babe, here's an article below from Defamer. Seems she's not just a fan of Sanjaya's. It was edited to make it look that way:

The LAT's crack American Idol Showtracker investigative team was backstage at last night's taping, which introduced Fox's latest breakout star to nearly 30 million television viewers: young Ashley Ferl, the girl so memorably paralyzed by the spasms of tears elicited by Idol's resident Destroyer of Popular Music Sanjaya Malakar's eardrum-perforating performance. Reports the Times on how the show's producers came to identify the undeniable talent in their midst:

" First things first: Who was the crying girl? After the show, I chatted with Idol's newest superstar, the crying girl, Ashley Ferl, aged 13, from Riverside. For some long minutes after the show, Ashley remained in a state of inconsolable sobbing, unable to choke out a single word. However, through an interpreter (her mother) we were eventually able to learn some facts about the young superstar.

" The family, I was told, obtained tickets on a website to attend a taping of "Smarter Than a 5th Grader" a day passage that included not just the taping of the show itself, but also the dress rehearsal of either "Grader" or "Idol." The fates were kind, and the mother and daughter found their way to the "Idol" rehearsal, where Ashley's waterworks began. Her prowess was quickly brought to the attention of "Idol" producers who summoned the clan to a ringside seat of honor at the final taping.

" Her powers of speech slowly returning, Ashley revealed that while she was on stage she had been thinking that "this was the coolest thing ever." Asked whom she was supporting in the competition she named "Sanjaya, Melinda, Gina and Jordin" as her picks, refusing to narrow her vote down to a single choice. All my journalistic powers of persuasion, cajoling, bullying and insistence that on her vote might turn the entire competition, that "Listen to reason, young Ferl, there can't be four American Idols," would not convince her to name a single favorite. To my every argument, she would only repeat her mantra, "All Four: Sanjaya, Melinda, Gina and Jordin." And so the race begins in earnest, with tears at every step of the way.

Their reporting makes no mention of whether or not Fox, never a network to leave any opportunity for exploitation unexplored, has invited Ferl back for tonight's result show, knowing that the superfan's unflagging support of four of the remaining eleven hopefuls leaves them with (at worst) a thirty-seven percent chance of capturing on camera the utter ruination of her childhood should one of her favorites be dismissed. The resulting paroxysm of sorrow will immediately become part of the "farewell montage" that plays each contestant off the stage and into the professional purgatory of the Idol Tour, where the girl's flood of uncontrollable tears will remind viewers about the lives they destroy each and every week with their phone calls and text messages.

Creepy Like Clay Aiken

Hey, everyone else is comparing Phil Spector's new look to Clay Aiken's not so new anymore look. Why not us?

Clay Aiken : Tuesday's THUD

Nice pictures of Clay Aiken, aren't they? He looks like the "Gay Grim Reaper" in the ice skating shot.

In the picture above that one....well....there really are no words.

And what's going on in Clayland? Clay is in CA, the Claymates are all wondering why and on the ClayBoard they are making up pretend concerts.

All is well!!

Isn't It Great Being Right?

This is another repeat blog. Given the recent revelation that Clay's contest was just "snark", bringing this one back for a bit to show that we were right about it all along. This blog is from 2/05/07

Hey! Clay Aiken! Last week in the wee hours of the morning, you posted a blog to your OFC which denounced any scandals that you have been involved with and invited your OFC members to participate in a contest called "Scandal 2007" by submitting scandals featuring YOU that they create.

I believe some of the words in your blog were:

Come up with the most outlandish story you can that places me (either alone or with others close to me) in a really juicy/tawdry/scandalous/shameful story.

Then, use any photos, videos, audio clips of me that you can find along with your favorite multimedia enhancing/"doctoring" program (like a PhotoShop or a sound/video editor) to create your "evidence"!

Maybe you have "pictures" of me being "abducted by oversized turnips"... or ... "video" of me "dancing with a three legged gorilla". Be creative!

Clay? What the HELL were you thinking? Were you high on drugs? Did you suffer an acute episode of mental illness?

While you certainly seemed to get the reaction you desired out of your Claymates, with them assuming YOU are "fighting back" (how? by running to your mommies when you were out of your mind) and now they are prepared to "fight with you".

Trouble is, I think through your impulsive action, whatever may have caused it, aside, you took the people who run your OFC and other fansites by complete surprise. You screwed them over.

The mods at OFC have been pummeled for info about this contest and none has been forthcoming and instead, another contest, one for Valentines Day has been created and there has been NO problem getting the info out about that!

Threads at other Clayboards have been locked and deleted because of arguing among the members about the nature of your contest and some of the language you elected to use in your blog.

GREAT JOB, Clay!

What seems to really concern a good number of people, including maybe your mods at OFC and perhaps your lawyers, is that there is a somewhat significant population of members that are still legally children.

Clay, you have always held yourself up to be a role model for children and also to their parents as someone who would BE a good role model for children. You have always talked up your humanitarian efforts, meager as they may be, as being inspired by your love and concern for children.

You love to tout your UNICEF contributions (anything ever come out of YOUR pocket??) and how you want to see children in a safe and healthy world. Your BAF is supposedly all about the welfare of children.

Clay, WHY then, would you choose to invite children to do the following:

Come up with the most outlandish story you can that places me (either alone or with others close to me) in a really juicy/tawdry/scandalous/shameful story.

Then, use any photos, videos, audio clips of me that you can find along with your favorite multimedia enhancing/"doctoring" program (like a PhotoShop or a sound/video editor) to create your "evidence"!

From dictionary:

taw·dry - low or mean

scan·dal·ous -disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper

shame·ful -disgraceful or scandalous.

So, Clay. You encouraged all members of your fan club INCLUDING children to participate in an activity that included things that were disgraceful, shocking and IMPROPER. Do you really think that was a wise or good thing to do?

And, sorry Clay, but none of the scenario's you offered yourself here would fall under any of the guidelines you specifically laid out as quoted above.

You offered these scenario's.

Maybe you have "pictures" of me being "abducted by oversized turnips"... or ... "video" of me "dancing with a three legged gorilla". Be creative!

Again, Clay...none of the things you offered up would be considered "JUICY", "TAWDRY" "SCANDALOUS" or "SHAMEFUL". Your offerings were just, well, stupid. Guess you wanted to cover yourself a bit, if you could.

If you want to take on the tabloids and rumors, CLAY, try being MAN enough to do it yourself.

Now, the question is: what's going to happen? Are you really going to stand by your directive to have your OFC undertake the endeavors you described? Are you going to try to spin it away as being 'snark" and never serious? Are you hoping that it will just go away and fade from memory? The latter two options will piss off your fans who have been working on your contest at this point, and if you choose to proceed with the contest, you will also piss off the fans who were sane enough to realize this was never a good idea in the first place.

Ahhh, Clay Aiken. Sucks to be you. Get some help. Seriously.

A Middle Aged Clay Aiken

Might look something like this.

If Clay Aiken was the same age as the average Claymate, would they be fantasizing about him the way they do?

Some Claymates who are old enough to be Clay's mother post of their erotic thoughts and wishes regarding Clay Aiken and it's downright creepy. They may very well have sons his age.

What if Clay was THEIR age? Would they be squeeing and thudding?

Will they still need him, will they still want to feed him, when he's 54?

Clay Aiken: Dude!! Take a BATH!!

Clay Aiken so often shows up in public and at some appearances looking so unclean and unkempt, maybe instead of waiting for Clay to RISE like LAVA, the Claymates ought to send him some. It comes in bar form and a pump bottle. Oh...and some shampoo, too.