Showing posts with label CANN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CANN. Show all posts

17.9.09

Making a Difference - From the Heart

"It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference,
I just want to make sure that I do"
"I think celebrities have an obligation to the public
to not just sing or act."

~ Clay Aiken ~

National Inclusion Project
~LovesClaysVoice~



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After a longer break than usual from blogging it's fun to be back with favourite montages from fun TV and concert clips to the serious plight of children in need around the world, new Clay puzzles, and Clay's Biography.
Enjoy!


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Watching videos on YouTube is fun to do.
Recently I found this totally fun Clay Aiken montage of clips from TV and Concerts--by SueReu

Everything I Needed to Know I Learned from Clay Aiken




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The other day a friend I don't see often came over, and while we were catching up, she asked me about Clay with the usual "what's he up to these days?" My friend spends very little time on the computer, it's not her thing, she doesn't even like using e-mail--but she does enjoy Clay's singing and I always make sure she gets his CD's and a concert DVD or two.

After she left I got to thinking about all the things Clay has accomplished since 2003, it's been a lot! My computer files and cupboard full of CD's and DVD's are proof of that! Can you list his ventures? Being rather lazy and a Google addict, I searched for Clay's Biography and came up with a long list. I chose one, enjoyed reading it, and will share the first part of it here. The link to the full bio is at the end of this portion.


Enjoy the memories until the new ones arrive!



Clay Aiken is an American pop singer who began his rise to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. RCA Records offered him a recording contract, and his multi-platinum debut album Measure of a Man was released in October 2003. He released four more albums on the RCA label: Merry Christmas with Love, A Thousand Different Ways, and the Christmas EP, All is Well. His fourth studio album On My Way Here was released on May 6, 2008.

In the years following his American Idol appearance, Aiken has launched eight tours, authored a New York Times best-selling book Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life with Allison Glock, and was the executive producer for a 2004 televised Christmas special, A Clay Aiken Christmas. He has been a frequent talk show guest, particularly on The Tonight Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He appeared as a guest star on Scrubs and participated in comedy skits on Kimmel, Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock.

Aiken created the National Inclusion Project (formerly the Bubel/Aiken Foundation) in 2003, accepted a UNICEF ambassadorship in 2004, and in 2006 was appointed for a two-year term to the Presidential Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.

Aiken made his Broadway debut playing the role of Sir Robin in Monty Python's Spamalot in January 2008. His run ended in May but he rejoined the cast as Sir Robin in September and remained through January 4, 2009.

Read the rest of Clay's impressive biography here:

Clay Aiken's Biography

The Best Is Yet To Come!!


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new puzzles by Bsrefong
Many thanks to Sally
:)












(answer to rebus at end of blog)


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As Long As We're Here - Clay Aiken

Beautiful montage by Gerwhisp

"Clay Aiken singing As Long As We're Here from the CD On My Way Here. Music video with animation and UNICEF clips.
Song written by Jan Buckingham and Rebecca Lynn-Howard."





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for more Clay news and fun visit

Carolina On My Mind
and
Clay Aiken News Network

More links at the bottom of the page!




















19.6.09

Clay Aiken - Celebrating 1st Father's Day

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Happy Father's Day to all Dads

It's Clay Aiken's first Father's Day.
This blog has a poem for him in the first graphic blend, a fun new puzzle from Bsrefong, and a lovely montage thanks to SueReu.



251 Clay's 1st Father's Day


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Have a wonderful day with your family, Clay!



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251 Clay's 1st Father's Day



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Dadisms - new Bsrefong CluzzlePuzzle
Thank you Sally :)

Dadisms puzzle June 17


Happy Dad's Day


Clay Aiken - On The Wings of Love
beautiful montage thanks to SueReu







Happy Dad's Day


251 Clay's 1st Father's Day


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My Dad passed away years ago. I always remember what a wonderful Dad and caring man he was. I often sense his presence around me, encouraging and supporting as he always did.
My Dad loved children, music and dancing. His wish was not to be mourned, but remembered with a smile--I certainly do that.

Happy Father's Day Dad.

I know he would have been a fan of Clay, and his music!


Dad's Day



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More news and entertainment at these great blogs for Clay!

CANN

Carolina on My Mind

Truth Rules

Clay Aiken Journey

and more in the links after the end of the blogs.

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1.6.09

Clay Aiken - Who is he?

Clay Aiken - Who is he?

He's articulate, intelligent, thoughtful of others, and caring.
He's a phenomenal young man of many talents.
The list of good things he has accomplished these past few years would fill a book, and he's just getting started.

He's the subject of many a blog and headline.
Check out the great blogs listed at the bottom of this page,
for instance,
CANN,
Carolina On My Mind,
Clay Aiken Kids
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The following montage is a medley of Clay's songs from concerts and CDs.



Always Amazing - Clay Medley Montage



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June is Bustin' Out All Over--does anyone remember this song from Carousel?
June always makes me think of this movie, that I have watched many times. The Broadway version started in 1945 and ran for 890 performances. At least I have a good excuse not to see that one--it was before my time!

Richard Rogers Carousel

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June is also famous for being the month for roses--I love roses!

The rose is the June birthflower. Rose is known as the flower of passion as the ancient Greeks believed that Aphrodite the goddess of love gave a rose to Eros the god of love. Roses have many flower meanings according to their color and number of roses in a bouquet. All roses symbolize love and appreciation.

Color Meanings:

Red: love
Pink: grace, lesser feelings of love
Dark Pink: gratitude
Light Pink: admiration, sympathy
White: innocence, purity, secrecy, friendship, reverence and humility.
Yellow: Yellow roses generally mean dying love or platonic love.
Yellow with red tips: Friendship, falling in love
Orange: passion
Burgundy: beauty
Blue: mystery
Green: calm
Purple: protection (paternal/maternal love)

Fun and interesting fact: The rose is the national flower of both England and the United States, and the state flower of several U.S. states including Iowa, North Dakota, Georgia, New York and Texas. Portland, Oregon holds an annual rose festival to celebrate the rose, and in Southern California there is an annual Rose Parade consisting of floats designed with hundreds of thousands of roses for decorations.

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Here's the answer's to Sally's Clay Aiken "Laughter" puzzle in the previous blog.

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P27 Laughter ANS May 24

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So, who is Clay Aiken? He is a wonderful young man, and I adore him!


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