Clay Aiken - O Canada

This year, July 1, 2009, as we celebrate the 142nd anniversary of Confederation, we will also celebrate Canada's hosting of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Let's Celebrate Canada!






Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada), formerly Dominion Day (French: Le Jour de la Confédération), is Canada's national day, a federal statutory holiday, celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867 enactment of the British North America Act of 1867, which united Canada as a single country of four provinces. The occasion marks the joining of the British colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada into a federation of four provinces (the Province of Canada being divided, in the process, into Ontario and Quebec) on July 1, 1867.

Canada Day is an opportunity to celebrate our achievements, which were born in the audacious vision and shared values of our ancestors, and which are voiced in nearly all of the languages of the world through the contribution of new Canadians. Canada Day observances take place throughout Canada as well as internationally.

Canadian Heritage







When Clay Aiken was on his Jukebox Tour he had a segment called Stump the Band. The audience requested random songs. In Toronto one of the requests was for O Canada.
Clay sang it to the delight of his fans everywhere across the country.


O Canada



















A highlight of the Canada Day celebrations is the RCMP Musical Ride.

RCMP Musical Ride




See history and more information at RCMP Musical Ride





Right Here Waiting
Claynadians Love Clay!










Now that Clay has strong family connections with Canada, I hope we'll see him again--soon!








Canadian Trivia: Canada is the third largest producer of quality diamonds in the world. The mine was discovered in the Northwest Territories in 1991. The first of the Canadian diamond mines opened in 1998. Other discoveries have been found since in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec.







This awesome Claynadian graphic is by Fountaindawg--love it!

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Happy Birthday Canada

O Canada - Clay JBT











Canadian Trivia

Ten provinces and three territories make up Canada. The origin of the name "Canada" comes from the expedition of explorer Jacques Cartier up the St. Lawrence River in 1535.


Newfoundland/Labrador - John Cabot first used the term "new found isle" in 1497.
The name Labrador is from the Portuguese word "lavrador" attributed to João Fernades, a Portuguese explorer.


Nova Scotia is Latin, and means New Scotland.


Prince Edward Island was named after Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathern, the father of Queen Victoria.


New Brunswick was named after the reigning monarch, King George III, the Duke of Brunswick.


Quebec comes from the Algonquin word "kebek", meaning narrow passage or strait.


Ontario is from an Iroquois word meaning beautiful lake or beautiful water and was first used for Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes.


Manitoba - "Manito-bau" in Cree meaning "strait of the spirit" in reference to The Narrows of Lake Manitoba.


Saskatchewan comes from the Cree, who called the Saskatchewan River "Kisiskatchewani Sipi," meaning swiftly flowing river.


Alberta was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria.


British Columbia was chosen by Queen Victoria and proclaimed in 1858. Columbia refers to the Columbia River named by American Captain Robert Gray for his ship Columbia.


The Territories

Northwest Territories from its location relative to the rest of Canada.


Yukon is from the Locheux native word "Yuk-un-ah" which means "great river." It refers to the Yukon River which flows across the Yukon territory into Alaska.


Nunavut is an Inuktitut word meaning "our land."













Brand new puzzle from SALLYROX (clickable)

Beautiful YouTube Videos, featuring the sight and music of our own Clay Aiken


The Real Me - by Gerwhisp - Beautiful ocean wave video





The Real Me by Gerwhisp





Salamander5230 - On My Way Here





YouTube link:

On My Way Here by Salamander





Right Here Waiting - flashback visit to Canada from Ashes





revisit to Right Here Waiting in Canada





LINK to the always delightful AOL MUSIC SESSION VIDEOS


NEW AOL Sessions videos



Link to Yahoo OMWH video

Yahoo ONMWH video

# 86 Canada Day~To Know Him is to Love Him

Whee! Only 3 more sleeps until Clay time !!!



This video clip was posted in an earlier blog, but it's worth seeing again,
Click the picture--

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O Canada-Clay at JBT Toronto
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To Know Him is to Love Him audio--Click the arrow!

























Thank you for the photos
ClayiazzaQT, ILClaymate, Scrpkym, dc4Clay & jojoct





I don't drink, but a virgin caeser is just as good..

(from CNN News site)

Spice up your Canada Day with a true Canadian Cocktail...

Outside of Canada, order a Caesar and you'll generally get one of two responses: a complete look of confusion, or a puzzled bartender who brings you a salad with your friends' order of martinis. Despite the fact that the Caesar is actually Canada's most popular cocktail, it's not as well known globally as you might expect. But fear not, as Canadians know how to serve this up just right. After all, it's a Canadian creation.
With July 1st around the corner, it's definitely time to start thinking Canadian. The never-ending question of what to order to drink on a sizzling late afternoon is but a celery stick away. Besides the cold brewskies most lean towards on this long weekend, there's good reason to add a little spice to your cocktail hour. That's right, we have our own cocktail in Canada and this is the weekend to make it proud.
The Caesar was invented in 1969 to celebrate the opening of Marco's, a new Italian restaurant in Calgary. Walter Chell, the resident bartender from Montenegro, experimented for months and ultimately came up with a combo of hand-mashed clams, tomato juice, vodka, and Worcestershire sauce, with a dash of salt and pepper. He topped it off with a celery stick for a garnish, and voila. The Caesar came to be.

As the story goes, Motts developed its own version of "clamato" juice and hired Chell to consult and promote the product. Chell later spent some time in South Africa then returned to Canada where he passed away in 1997. Ten years later, I wonder if he ever imagined his concoction would become Canada's #1 selling cocktail, with more than 250 million sold each year!
While there are many variations of this cocktail, you can still catch the true original as it is mixed today with pride at Owl's Nest lounge in the Calgary Westin, Chell's former mixology lab. Otherwise, see below for a classic version.

The Caesar

6 oz. Clamato Juice
1½ oz. Vodka
2 Dashes Tabasco Sauce
2 Dashes Worcestershire Sauce
Celery salt
Freshly Ground Pepper
1 Crisp Celery Stalk




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new garden photos, I have the blue & white flowers on my desktop.

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