Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
LightMyCandle
Stand-by Joined: 11/21/04
#0Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/11/05 at 11:37pm
Just curious.
I'm well aware of how this thread will most likely turn out, but I thought I'd attempt to find other fans. Both of them.
I happen to think he's a fantastic talent and I don't quite understand why so many on this board aren't receptive of him. Enlighten me, maybe? Politely?
Alright, I'm ready. Hit me with it.
i'm a tough act to follow because when i'm done i take the microphone with me.
#1re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/11/05 at 11:40pmI'll admit it. I do enjoy Clay. I think he's got a great voice.
timote316
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/04
#2re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/11/05 at 11:46pm
I believe that my friend and I are the only straight guys that like Clay. I'm not ashamed.
I saw him in concert last August. Amazing.
#3re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/11/05 at 11:47pmI LOVE HIM AND I DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS IT.
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NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#4re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/11/05 at 11:50pm*raises hand*
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FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#5re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/11/05 at 11:51pm
You mean Gay Aiken.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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ConvinceMe2
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/05
#6re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/11/05 at 11:53pmI like him.
ConvinceMe2 is dead. Long live BrendanStryker!
LightMyCandle
Stand-by Joined: 11/21/04
#7re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/11/05 at 11:56pm
""You mean Gay Aiken.
Not that there's anything wrong with that. ""
That's what I'm getting at. If it's not "wrong" then why the jokes? Why do people continually focus on this poor kid's sexuality instead of his voice? Just confused....
And I'm thankful to those who love him and are proud.
Timote, where'd you see him perform?
i'm a tough act to follow because when i'm done i take the microphone with me.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#8re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 12:25amClay has a gorgeous voice. Unfortunately.. he has not been the nicest person on tour. There was a article ( I think it was in Entertainment Weekly). It was talking about how in his last christmas tour his concert would use local childrens choirs. The kids would be promised a meal and a "hang" time with Clay Aiken. Apparently many of these kids and his parents complained that he was not very nice.
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LightMyCandle
Stand-by Joined: 11/21/04
#9re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 12:31am
""Clay has a gorgeous voice. Unfortunately.. he has not been the nicest person on tour. There was a article ( I think it was in Entertainment Weekly). It was talking about how in his last christmas tour his concert would use local childrens choirs. The kids would be promised a meal and a "hang" time with Clay Aiken. Apparently many of these kids and his parents complained that he was not very nice.""
Apparantly that particular choir teacher was in hot water for the way she first talked to him. She insulted him. He reacted. There was a follow-up article to the initial story with more parents of those students who defend that she started the whole mess.
Eh, that's all hearsay. I just like to listen to him.
i'm a tough act to follow because when i'm done i take the microphone with me.
#10re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 12:50am
"If it's not "wrong" then why the jokes?"
Because people who are OBVIOUSLY that gay shouldn't lie about it...
The man couldn't pass for straight to save his life!
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
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DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#11re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 12:53amThats bull. Straight people come in all sizes and shapes and with all kinds of mannerisms. So do gay people. It could also be that he hasn't dealt with it yet. Either way.. it is none of anyones buisness.
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LightMyCandle
Stand-by Joined: 11/21/04
#12re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 12:54am
"Because people who are OBVIOUSLY that gay shouldn't lie about it... "
See, now that type of remark just strikes me as tacky. How obvious is it? Honestly? Give me some examples here. Not rumors either. What about him screams gay?
i'm a tough act to follow because when i'm done i take the microphone with me.
LightMyCandle
Stand-by Joined: 11/21/04
#14re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 10:16am
Bumping in hopes of even more clever copycats of this topic and an answer to my last question.
i'm a tough act to follow because when i'm done i take the microphone with me.
#15re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 10:20amNot a big fan, although his version of Proud of Your Boy on the Aladdin DVD is beautiful.
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robbiej
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#16re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 10:28am
He's got a beautiful instrument. But, in my opinion, he sings terrible songs.
And as to his sexuality, I make fun cause, frankly, I'm pissed. When asked by a reporter what he has to say to his gay fans who connect with Clay on a certain level, instead of saying 'I love and appreciate all my fans', he shot the reporter a nasty look and ignored the question.
Some of us remember when George Michael was jumping around in poom-poom shorts and still not out. We remember Elton John being cloyingly bisexual whilst wearing outfits that made Dame Edna look like a male accountant from PWC. And some of us are sick to death of Sean Hayes' refusal to discuss his sexuality (though I do give him props for being completely honest as to the reason he's staying in the closet...MONEY).
Some of us are just done with the games and the lies and the pink elephants in the room.
Now I'm going to take my vitamins and do my exercise and love my woman, Kate.
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Millie42
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/19/04
#17re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 10:29amI think he has a beautiful voice. And though from friends and friends of friends, I have heard that he is a really great guy!
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#18re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 10:39amI also love Clay Aiken - voted for him many times during American Idol. Went to see him in concert last September in Michigan and thought he put on a great show. I don't really care what his sexual orientation is as it is his life and he is the one who has to live it the way he feels it best suits him. He's very young (I'm not) and will have to learn to deal with many issues whatever they are just like the rest of us.
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One Song Glory
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#19re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 11:52amHe's okay. I like his voice a lot.
I'm not a gay stereotype. I'm a coincidence.
#20re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 12:05pmi love clay... he's so nice and sweet and he sings beautifully.
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#21re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 12:49pmI am not a Clay fan. However, I rememebr him when he was Clayton Grissom and looking even dorkier then he does now singing "All I Really Need Is The Girl" at auditions.
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#22re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 1:22pm
He has a nice voice, I must admit. But I have my reasons for disliking him as a person.
Actually, it was my school district where he came around and there was the uproar about the students' choirs. Well, technically, he performed in my high school's Performing Arts Center, but since our choir program refused to use our kids in the concert, they used Cherokee Regional's kids. I do believe they caused the uproar.
But besides that, Clay and his entourage or whatever completely trashed our dressing rooms. He didn't even open his fanmail or gifts. He left it all untouched... plus a bunch of half-eaten food, etc. I dunno, I figure that's a mite assholic.
That, and the 'choir kids' they used were mostly for show. I'm pretty sure they opted to use a recording instead, but I'm really not sure. Don't peg me for that one.
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#23re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 1:27pm
Well.. I think Ruben was the right winner of AI, but Clay...isn't as good as Ruben, just my opinion... I don't really think Clay is all that good 
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#24re: Am I The Only One Who Likes Clay Aiken On This Board?
Posted: 7/12/05 at 4:04pm
Well if you frame it as "Clay or Ruben" I think I'd have to vote for the contestant who can get through a three minute song without without gaspng for breath like he's running for a train.
I never thought Ruben had a very good voice, but when you factor in the gasping, the wheezing, and the ability to make any song seem like a marathon race, I found it painful to listen to.
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