American Idol Finals - Live Thread!!

Fox ^ | May 21, 2003 | all of us

[Howlin]

Yes, you did.....at the Ball.

[Theresa]

"but Clay has star written all over him. His voice is better, his stage presence is better, his persona is intriguing... he's just got more of that natural X-factor that stars have."

Right! Clay would be so much more versatile too. Ruben just stands there and sings...that's all he can do because he is just so very fat. But Clay can learn to dance and do musicals.. he can move on stage. He's just got more potential to do concerts and other things but stand in one place and sing. My thought is that the industry wants Clay.

[Howlin]

I cannot believe that I have so much invested in this..........LOL.

I feel like a complete idiot!

[Howlin]

Even if Clay doesn't win, he will be a star longer than Ruben ever will be.

Man, he's knocking it out tonight!

[strela]

***FOX NEWS ALERT***

Clay has won the State of Ohio

In related news, the Florida Supreme Court files an injunction to stop the counting of all votes.

[RMDupree]

I don't care what people say! I love this show and Clay is fantastic!

After all of the stress of the war, America needed this show badly!

[Howlin]

These kids in the audience don't even know these songs......LOL.

[Howlin]

I agree 100 percent.

I have thoroughly enjoyed this show. And I have thoroughly enjoyed these threads!

[Senator Pardek]

If you mean at the table y'all were at, then maybe - but I had no idea who those people were.

All I remember was you coming up to me and saying "nice pants".

OK - you said "you're as cute as your posts" - but you never bothered to introduce me to the table.

[Howlin]

Actually, I said "nice butt," and would have said more, but there was a lawyer lurking around and I was afraid to go on the record, you know?

[Howlin]

My lord...do you ever forget anything? Now that I think about it, that's almost word for word what happened!

[george wythe]

Clay has improved dramatically since his first shy appearance, like diamond on the rough turned into a gemstone.

He even dances now, he acts naturally in the stage, the mark of a true professional. . . he makes it look easy.

[RMDupree]

I'm so glad I'm on the AI ping list!

[aimhigh]

For those who want to hear more of Clay, try this site, which has many of his songs.

http://www.claytonaiken.com/

[Senator Pardek]

Word to the wise.

[RMDupree]

Thanks for the link!

[mystery-ak]

Are we going to do this for the kids AI....

[Jorge]

Ruben just stands there and sings...that's all he can do because he is just so very fat.

No he doesn't! If you watch closely you will see that he sweats like a pig and spits while he sings too!
You are far too critical.

[Benjamin Dover]

I agree 1000% with you and yardstick. Clay is already counting his money. Rueben is a good singer with limited range. His stamina is questionable and I've heard there are health concerns. He's a dime a dozen, but he'll get fat(pun intended)on his 15 minutes. Clay can write his own ticket. He can sing a little of everything well. He tries a little too hard to oscillate his voice because that's the current fad, but boy got some lungs. I'd bet he's already got a fleet of lawyers checking out whether to accept IA recording offer if he wins or go elsewhere.

[ecurbh]

Dang it, I have to go to bathroom. I'll cross my legs, I ain't missing this.