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Clay Aiken – Just Focus!

If one picture of Clay Aiken is worth a thousand words, more pictures are indescribable!

When you photograph a face . . .you photograph the soul behind it. Jean-Luc Godard

“Photographs are priceless. Capturing something nothing else will. A precious documentation of a moment standing still.” Author: Nicole Baus

Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything. -Aaron Siskind

“When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in Black and white, you photograph their souls!” ― Ted Grant

“When we look at a picture, a moment of magic occurs. It is as if someone had laid a sheet of translucent paper over our thought and made a tracing of our memories.” Author: –Tom Bentkowski

“Each photograph is a story captured in a single moment” Author: M.Lopez

Take a photo that includes a silhouette – Joseph Gordon – Levitt

“If the photographer is interested in the people in front of his lens, and if he is compassionate, it’s already a lot. The instrument is not the camera but the photographer.” — Eve Arnold

Impossible task…but…Which is your favorite picture?AND Which quote is your favorite?

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Clay Aiken – It’s The Fourth Track

It is the fourth track on Clay Aiken’s CD, “Measure Of A Man”.

…It is a light hearted song that was popular on Clay’s tours.

It is…

When You Say You Love Me –

I’ve been watching you from afar
And the way you make your way around the bar
You laugh like you’re really entertained
And you smile like it’s your favorite game
Now you’re moving closer to me
And our eyes connect emotionally
I’m not looking for a one-night stand
Or a place for a broken heart to mend

I know ev’rybody here wants to hold you
I know what it’s like ’cause I feel the same
When you look in my eyes
There’s a part of me that’s still afraid

(Chorus:)
And when you say you love me, do you mean it?
Baby, when you hold me, do you feel it?
Should I believe the magic in your eyes?
I would wait until the end of time
To hear you say you love me like you mean it
Baby, when you hold me, make me feel it
All I want to do is make you mine
I’ve been hurt way too many times

In 2002, Darren Hayes and Rick Nowels collaborated to write a Pop song called When You Say You Love Me.

Darren Hayes is an Australian singer/songwriter who is most famous for being the frontman and lead singer of the pop duo Savage Gardens.

Rick Nowels has been writing songs since he was 13 years old. Rick has written and/or produced hits for Dido, Fleetwood Mac, N’SYNC, Jewel, KD Lang and many others.

It’s an uncomplicated song and the lyrics are not too complex, but for some reason, Clay seemed to have trouble getting it right. Maybe he was concentrating on his dancing!

I hope you enjoy the following video of Clay performing When You say You Love Me!

It always looks like everyone is having a great time!!

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Clay Aiken – A Catchy Song – An Immediate Hit.

Clay Aiken’s loyal fans got a real treat on July 29^th, 2005 when he debuted a new song called Back for More and performed Elvis Presley’s Suspicious Minds at New York City’s Bryant Park. The performance was part of Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series.

Clay had just begun his Jukebox Summer Tour the evening before in Toms River, N.J. The tour visited 25 cities. It was Clay’s fifth tour in the past two years.

Throughout the Good Morning America broadcast on the 29^th, the anchors mentioned their excitement that Clay was back to give another wonderful concert. The weatherman was stationed at the park and each time he gave a weather report, he included the huge crowd in the shots.

Diane Sawyer interviewed Clay at the beginning of the concert and asked him about his UNICEF trips. “It’s the closest thing I can do now to being in a classroom and teaching,” said Aiken. He recently had returned from northern Uganda, where he visited “night commuters” — children who must leave their homes in the countryside every night to sleep in UNICEF shelters to avoid being abducted by a rebel group. In March, Clay had visited children living in camps for tsunami survivors in Aceh, Indonesia.

Clay was also asked “What do you know about do-wop anyway.” Clay answered, “Not much, but it’s good stuff!”

The concert itself, was brilliant. Clay chose the Elvis song Suspicious Minds to open the concert. It is a great Elvis song that isn’t so popular that it would make people think Clay was trying to impersonate Elvis. Clay sang it beautifully and it had a great contemporary sound to it.

Next, Clay sang Back For More. This new song was supposed to be on Clay’s sophomore album before the label changed their minds. The catchy song was an immediate hit. Most of Clay’s fans loved the irony of the lyrics: “its all over the radio.”

From the fans at Bryant Park, we learned that Clay also performed Twisting The Night Away. The reports said that Clay sounded relaxed and assured and did his twist “thing”. Too bad it wasn’t televised.

There was a twist at Bryant Park that morning. Clay was also interviewed by “Erica Kane”, from All My Children. Susan Lucci who plays Erica on the show explained that her character was starting a TV show and that Clay was her first interview. Just another thing to fit into Clay’s very busy day!!

Bryant Park was filled with the audience for Clay and overall, Clay seemed happy, confident and in control. It was a great success.

Thank goodness for CLACK!! Because of the following videos, we can all re-live the Good Morning America again!!

Interview and Introduction

Back For More and Interview

Have you ever been to Bryant Park?

Did you see Clay on the TV for this performance?

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Clay Aiken – Be Happy and Smile!!

“Making one person smile can change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world. Start small. Start now.” ~~~

Did you know that last week was

National Make Someone Smile WEEK (July 18-24)?

That’s right. All across the country thousands of florists were delivering flowers to people in hospitals, nursing homes, and foster care centers who might not otherwise get any flowers.

Started in 2000 by Teleflora, it has become “the floral industry’s most successful charitable program. Last year’s program spanned 200 cities throughout the United States and Canada, more than 2,000 florists donated their time. Teleflora’s program delivered more than 30,000 bouquets to those most in need of a smile.”

According to the company, Teleflora will be donating more than 50,000 of their Be Happy Mugs to their member florists, who in turn will work with local wholesalers and growers to secure donated flowers. The florists will then use these flowers to design cheerful Be Happy Bouquets that will be delivered to those most in need of a smile – such as hospital patients, senior citizens living in nursing homes and assisted living homes, and recipients of Meals-on-Wheels programs.

So, what can we do to celebrate Make Someone Smile Week? Don’t you think it would be kind of fun to knowingly walk around with the intention of making others smile? What a great way to raise your own positive vibe as well as the positive vibe of others. Besides, it’s hard not to smile yourself when you are consciously making another smile.

So here are some tips for how to bring about a few smiles…feel free to use them, tweak them, add to them or come up with you own.

1.) Share a sincere compliment
2.) Share a hug
3.) Tell a good joke
4.) Just smile at someone for the sake of smiling
5.) Make a funny face
6.) Break out into a song and dance
7.) Whistle the theme song from the Pink Panther
8.) Play some of Clay Aiken’s music for people

Someone at the Red Recruiter had a fun idea:

This is somewhat of a Twitter challenge of sorts, but it would go like this…
Do one thing to make someone smile this week and send out a Tweet saying what you did. Tomorrow, I will buy a complete stranger a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Big deal, no. Will it make them smile, hopefully. Will it make me smile, yes.
So, to share it with everyone, you just want to make sure that you include the hashtag #smileweek in your Tweet. This would be an example:
“Just bought a guy named Bob a cup of coffee at Starbucks. He smiled. #smileweek”
“Just picked up the tab for a young couple at Chile’s. They smiled. #smileweek”
“Brought lunch to a man that lives outside of our building. #smileweek”
“Bought my wife flowers and delivered them to her office. #smileweek”
Just think of all the possibilities!

If I want to smile, I look at pictures of Clay who happens to have a great smile!!

So…What’s Your Plan To

Make Someone Smile?

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Clay Aiken – The Beginning Of It All

The Xcel Energy Center is a sports arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is home to the NHL’s Minnesota Wilds and the NLL’s Minnesota Swarm. It is owned by the city of Saint Paul and operated by Minnesota Sports & Entertainment. The arena has four spectator levels: one suite level, and three general seating levels named the 100 level, the club level, and the 200 level. Its official capacity is 18,064.

The Xcel Energy Center opened in Fall 2000. It was built on the site of the demolished St. Paul Civic Center. In 2004, the arena was named by ESPN as the best overall sports venue in the U.S.

On July 8, 2003, the Xcel Energy Center was the site for the opening of the American Idol, Season II Summer Tour.

There had been a buzz in the Twin Cities for more than a week. The entire cast of the Season II tour had been in the area, practicing for the opening of the tour. They spent some time rehearsing at the University in Minneapolis and finally had their dress rehearsal in the arena.

The 2003 American Idol Tour traveled throughout the United States and gave 41 shows. The concert tour ended on August 31^st in Anaheim California.

No one knew what to expect at the Xcel. The show and its performers were kept under wraps and so the performances were highly anticipated.

In the first half of the show, each Idol performed a solo song in the order they had been eliminated from the show. Clay Aiken performed in the number 9 position. Before his performance, they showed a short video montage of Clay as he progressed through the American Idol show. Finally, Clay appeared on the stage from below in a cloud of fog and sang “This is the Night.” Dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and purple tie, Clay looked handsome and ready to thrill the audience.

The second half of the concert was much more informal and there was a combination of solos and ensembles. Clay was very busy as he sang in many of the songs.

One of the highlights of the show was Clay’s duet with Ruben to “The Girl Is Mine.” They had a lot of fun teasing each other and sang well together.

To the majority of the people in the audience, the most exciting moment of the concert was when the lights dimmed and Clay arose from under the stage, dressed with a sports jersey from the local team. It was the first time that the audience saw and heard Clay’s popular hit, “Invisible” and they saw a performer who dominated the show with an exciting and dynamic performance. And, the Xcel was the home of the first “tug.”

The program at the Xcel ended with the entire ensemble singing “God Bless the USA.” It was a wonderful way to end an exciting program.

The Season II American Idol Tour went on to be a huge success. Sponsored by PopTarts, the tour had an average attendance of 10, 446 and the capacity for the tour was over 89%.

Clay Aiken fans will always remember the Xcel Arena and the wonderful excitement of the evening. It was just the beginning of a wonderful professional life for Clay.

WOW! Things have really changed, but it has been fun!

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