I'm playing for Clay Aiken...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

What kind of music does he sing? His name sounds like "Country"
Does he suck?

[Blue-Jay]

1. Playing what?

EDIT: He was an American Idol finalist, and sings pop pablum. Good voice, though. Also, he's not "out" yet.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

12. back-up orchestra

[SPKrazy]

29. Cool

Violin in an orchestra backing up clay aiken

that's really cool Goddess

:hi:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

32. Thanks, Southpawkicker!

Should be fun!

[SPKrazy]

33. I Bet

you must be quite talented as a violinist

I'm excited for you

[GoddessOfGuinness]

37. Better than some, not as good as others...

Ok enough to make a living at it, luckily! :D

[trof]

2. Yeah, WHAT? Piano, mah jong?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

13. violin, of course.

silly :P

[Parche]

3. does he suck

That is a loaded question............
I heard that he does

I cant stand american idol anyway....too overblown and idiotic

[KitchenWitch]

5. bah dup bah!

You'll be here all week?

:rofl:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

14. Well pop is not my favorite genre...

But I prefer it to country...

[Midlodemocrat]

4. I think he was veering toward the Country genre when he left

American Idol.

Personally, I really, really like his Christmas album. His voice was made for some of those songs.

How exciting for you, GoG!!! Be sure to keep us updated.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

15. I'm sure this will be holiday stuff...

Maybe it won't be too bad.

[cmkramer]

24. Yes, it's a Chrstmas show

He's doing guest appearances with various symphony orchestras -- mainly on the east coast.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

27. They must have contracted at the last minute...

I'm surprised they didn't hire the Virginia Beach Pops to play in Norfolk. Anyway, it's union, and on the up-and-up, so I don't mind a little drive.

[undeterred]

6. He's a wholesome young guy who was studying to be a special ed teacher

before he got attention for coming in second on American Idol. Beautiful voice. Not country.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

16. Thanks for the info!

Funny...Now that you mention it, I can't recall playing for anyone who wasn't wholesome...
Sarah Brightman was kind of weird, and anorexic; but not trashy or anything.

[merh]

7. not a bad voice

but I would say, exaggerated - theatrical - odd craze for the boy, the american idol 2nd place winner that year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB67vfeGch8&mode=related&search=

[GoddessOfGuinness]

17. Wow...If he seems theatrical from the audience,

he must be pretty over-the-top.

Ah...American Idol... :insert gag-reflex smiley here:
;-)

[merh]

23. did you watch the video????

:silly:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

31. Unfortunately, our sound card is screwed up at present...

:(
If I get it fixed before the gig, I'll check it out. Thanks for finding it for me! :hug::yourock::loveya:

[merh]

40. You'll get to see/hear the real think

you may become a Clayaniac!

:hug: :loveya:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

43. LOL! That sounds like a medical term.

:hug:

[trof]

8. WAIT! Is this one a them CC threads?

:shrug:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

18. CC thread?

Sorry to split...My mom came over with a birthday cake. :9

[tigereye]

9. at a party?

sounds interesting!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

19. This is part of a concert tour...

But we'll probably make a party of it. :D

[mockmonkey]

10. The question is

where have his hands been?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

20. Should I not shake his hand?

I probably won't have the opportunity to anyway...
The big guys tend to stay away from the orchestra pit.

[grasswire]

11. playing for a performance?

My niece had such a crush on Clay. And he really influenced her with his interest in special ed kids -- he has a nonprofit foundation to provide services to kids in many cities. He was also the spokesperson for UNICEF. I think he's a naturally good person.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

21. That's good to know...

...especially if he's not pushing Jesus on people while he helps them.

I played for some X-tian "rock" guy the other day, and he made a spiel for some "save the children" type of organization, which would bring food, medical attention, and "most important, the gospel" to children in third world countries. I felt my cheeks turn red when he said that. :puke:

[grasswire]

36. no, no

Clay's not an overt evangelical or anything like that. His foundation simply raises money for special needs children and gives grants to things like art programs for special ed classes. That kind of stuff. He was a special ed teacher, you know, and really has a heart for those kids. My niece is a young adult with a disability, and she admires him so much. She says "he changed my life."

[GoddessOfGuinness]

38. Awww...

If I could get comps, I'd give her one... :hi:

[crim son]

22. That's very exciting.

Wasn't he a contestant on American Idol or something? The name rings a bell but I have no idea what he sings. Anyway, congrats!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

25. Thanks, my friend!

I feel fortunate that I'll bring home a healthy paycheck for next week's work. I'm really not into the pop scene; but I can play like I am, when necessary. :D

We have to buy a new boiler in the next few days; so the money will be most welcome!

[crim son]

26. That's the way I look at all work.

As a paycheck, and an experience as a bonus. :)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

28. I often think of the paycheck second...

but when you aren't sure whether the experience will be aesthetically rewarding, it can't hurt to appreciate what it does offer. :toast:

[crim son]

30. Back atcha:

:toast: :pals:

[Zen Democrat]

34. He has a gorgeous voice.

He's gotten way better since the Idol days. Fans have posted tons of stuff from his concerts on YouTube. He sings pop, classics, and standards and he has a mind-blowing voice. Works with David Foster these days. Think Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli. I believe he does Christmas concerts every December.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

35. Thanks for the info!

Lots of positive posts here...Sounds like it'll be fun! :D

[NC_Nurse]

39. Beautiful voice.

He's from Raleigh so we hear about him ALL the time. He seems like a generally nice person, if a bit nerdy.
Lots of speculation that he's gay because he is a bit effeminate. Who knows?
His foundation is called the Bubel-Aiken foundation I think, the Bubel family has an autistic son that he has worked with.
He moved to Cali right after he got famous, hated it and moved back to Raleigh.
He is absolutely adored by the local crowd here.
His style is very traditional, almost broadway show tune type singing, or it was when he first got on Idol. I'm sure he could sing about anything -
except cookie monster heavy metal maybe....

[GoddessOfGuinness]

45. My older son is into the "cookie monster heavy metal"...

I keep telling him he's going to develop nodes on his vocal chords. But will he listen? :banghead:

[TommyO]

41. Whatever you do....

don't wear an "I Love Kathy Griffin" t-shirt!

[peekaloo]

42. lol. How about a "Sniff My Palm" one?

not endorsed by Kelli Ripa. }(

[GoddessOfGuinness]

46. I gather he doesn't love her...

It's way over my head. :)

[TommyO]

50. Kathy Griffin has made

Clay Aiken a part of her comedy act since his days on American Idol, and never in a way that Clay would like.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

51. She should pay him...

If he helps keep her schtick alive.

[cmkramer]

53. Ironically enough

when she isn't going after him in her act, she has nothing but nice things to say about him. Says he's one of the few stars she skewers who has a sense of humor, gets what she's doing, and doesn't get bent out of shape over it.

In comparison, Ryan Seacrest insisted that she be fired from E! when he joined the channel. And she has been blacklisted from many talk shows because a lot of celebrities will not appear if she is on the show.

[Kerrytravelers]

44. He pissed Kelly Ripa off, so maybe he's not so bad, after all!

:rofl:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

47. Is she another American Idol person?

[Kerrytravelers]

48. She's the co-host of Regis and Kelly.

She's so obnoxious. He was guest hosting in Regis' place. There was a celeb on they were interviewing and Kelly would not shut up (which is normal, I hear.) Apparently, he jokingly held his hand in front of her mouth and joked about getting a word in. Well, she got all fired up and pissed because basically, he shut her up. While the rest of the world sang "Hallelujah!" she went on and on about how dare he touch her, blah blah blah.

I'm no American Idol fan, and I never gave one wit about Aiken before, but when I heard about the Ripa things, I cracked up!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

49. Shows how much I know...

I've heard of the show; but I just don't get into the plastic people...

[Kerrytravelers]

52. Plastic people... LOL!

:rofl:

I heard about the Ripe-Aiken brawl right here on DU! NOT following the plastic people is probably a good thing!