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Pamela
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AIKEN NEWS NETWORK NOVEMBER 24
« on: November 24, 2003, 10:30:26 AM »
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Just announced! Clay to sing the national anthem at the Carolina Hurricanes hockey match on December 22 in Raleigh!
Clay is a Hurricanes fan, so this should be lots of fun.
Sure to be a sellout!
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There's No Place Like Home: Aiken To Perform At Dec. 22 Hurricanes Game
UPDATED: 4:29 p.m. EST November 24, 2003
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Raleigh native and "American Idol" star Clay Aiken will perform the national anthem prior to the Carolina Hurricanes's game against the Dallas Stars on Dec. 22 at the RBC Center. In addition to the national anthem, Aiken will perform a song from his double platinum-selling "Measure of a Man" album, during the game's first intermission.
To mark Aiken's performance at the Dec. 22 Hurricanes game, there will be 200 suite tickets available via sale and an eBay auction that will include admission to the game, Aiken's performance, food and beverage, and a private meet-and-greet with Aiken in the suite.
In addition, exclusive Aiken autographed merchandise will be available at auction during the game at the Kids N' Community Foundation kiosk.
On Dec. 21, immediately following the Hurricanes' "Skate with the Canes" event, Aiken will host "Skate with Clay," where Aiken will skate with children, including those with disabilities. "Skate with Clay" will kick off with a news conference to announce a partnership between the Hurricanes' Kids N' Community Foundation and Aiken's Bubel/Aiken Foundation.
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« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2003, 10:44:18 AM »
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L@@k! It's an Internet commercial for American Idol Christmas!
Tomorrow night by the way -- don't miss it!
(And don't forget about Letterman tonight!)
AI CHRISTMAS
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« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2003, 11:13:00 AM »
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Who will end up on top, Britney or The Beatles? If you enjoy watching the sales chart for albums last week, or want to follow the weekly progress of MoaM, check out Hits Daily Double! Registration is required.
HITS DAILY DOUBLE
Here are the numbers so far:
W/O 10/21 - 612,859
W/O 10/28 - 224,854
W/O 11/04 - 140,957
W/O 11/11 – 113,375
W/O 11/18 - 93,688
TOTAL - 1,185,733
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« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2003, 11:20:56 AM »
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TRL ALERT!
Invisible is stuck at #2 or #3 on TRL. All votes cast Thursday and Friday were for today's show, because TRL was not on Friday.
Let's hope for #1!
All votes cast today count for Tuesday! Clay will be on TRL Tuesday....
See where I'm going with this? Let's make Clay #1 on Tuesday!
Please throw down some extra votes today for Clay!
Vote online HERE.
Remember the shortcuts! And, TRL encourages multiple voting!
We can do this - let's show Clay we mean business!
THANX!
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« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2003, 12:14:15 PM »
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Beyoncé, Clay Aiken, Foo Fighters, Shania Twain and Evanescence are confirmed to perform at the 2003 Billboard Music Awards, joining previously announced performers No Doubt and 2003 Billboard Century Award winner Sting. The show will take place Dec. 10 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and air live on FOX at 8 p.m. ET (tape-delayed on the West Coast).
Presenters will include JC Chasez, Dave Navarro, Kelly Clarkson, Celine Dion, Chingy, LL Cool J, actress Carmen Electra and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. The event will be hosted by "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest. Additionally, married vocalists/reality-TV stars Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey will make a special appearance.
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Triumph the Insult Dog? GAH.
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« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2003, 01:05:18 PM »
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Mediabase rankings based on airplay...ladies and gentlemen, we have reached the Top 20 on the POP chart! Sweet!
Spins are down on AC, possibly due to the format addition of Christmas music at many adult contemporary stations as previously reported. But hey, maybe Clay's version of The First Noel will soon show up on the list!
STATS: CHR/POP
DATE: SUNDAY, 11/23/03
TIME: 3:35 PM PST
SONG: INVISIBLE
Chart_Rank_TW: 19
Chart_Rank_LW: 22
Chart_Spins_TW: 3284
Chart_Spins_LW: 2798
STATS: AC
DATE: SUNDAY, 11/23/03
TIME: 3:35 PM PST
SONG: INVISIBLE
Chart_Rank_TW: 13
Chart_Rank_LW: 16
Chart_Spins_TW: 896
Chart_Spins_LW: 932
Daily Rank Summary
(11/23/03)
Billboard - Top 200: #13
Billboard - AC Top 20: #17
Mediabase - POP: #19
Mediabase - AC: #13
R & R - POP: #22
R & R - HOT AC: #33
R & R - AC: #16
Gracious thanks to AIRPLAY CENTRAL for the numbers!
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« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2003, 01:54:23 PM »
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Highlights from the "Nick at Nite Holiday Special" will include:
Clay Aiken will perform "Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth" alongside 1962 footage of Bing Crosby, in a recreation of Crosby's 1977 performance with David Bowie, Natalie Cole will perform "The Christmas Song," once sung by her father, the legendary Nat King Cole and there will be a special performance by Sarah McLachlan.
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« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2003, 03:27:56 PM »
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Have you voted today?
VOTE FOR INVISIBLE ON TRL!
Vote online all day!
You can only call in thirty minutes prior to the show.
TRL starts at 5pm EST, so that means you can call from 4:30pm-5pm EST, and then adjust for your time zone.
The phone number is 1-800-DIAL-MTV (1.800.342.5688)
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Remember, everyone is calling at the same time so don't be
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IMPORTANT: The first 10 minutes is the easiest time to get through.
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« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2003, 03:57:43 PM »
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Two videos are up on the WRAL TV website - one is a report on the Christmas parade and the other is an on air interview conducted prior to the parade's start. Scroll about halfway down the page to the video links. These are left clickers, no need to download!
WRAL TV VIDEOS
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« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2003, 04:10:49 PM »
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You know something? Every time I see an interview with Clay when he's like this...obviously comfortable and relaxed...really himself...it only makes me wish that I had come to know him BEFORE his fame...to be his friend and be lucky enough to have him as a part of my life.
His humor especially draws me to him like a magnet and I can imagine spending hour after hour just "hangin'" and having a blast! :
Probably a good thing I'm not much younger....I'd be making a fool of myself trying to actually meet him and worm my way into his life!!! :
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« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2003, 04:12:22 PM »
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Move over Santa, Here comes Clay
By SARAH AVERY, Staff Writer
You can forgive Herb Council the mistaken notion that he was the one who set off a wild peal of female screams as he passed a certain section of Hillsborough Street along the route of Raleigh's Christmas parade.
Unfortunately, it wasn't Herb who triggered the eruption, although there are some, surely, who might argue that the Wake County commissioner has a certain matinee-idol charm.
But Herb had simply passed the scaffolding where Clay Aiken was sitting to offer TV commentary about the parade. And Herb happened to pass the stand -- as the Chickenman and many others had done in the same sort of confounding way -- at the precise moment that Clay swung his head slightly to the left.
This small turn of Clay's head, see, enabled the women and teenage girls standing down below, behind the scaffolding, to catch a glimpse of one side of Clay's face.
Hence, the screams.
As the grand marshal for the 59th annual Raleigh Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Greater Raleigh Merchant's Association, Clay was expected to attract an extra 10,000 spectators to the event Saturday.
He did that and more -- with some help from glorious weather. Organizers estimated as many as 100,000 spectators attended the annual event, which is the traditional kickoff of the holiday season.
For many, though, the parade attractions were only an excuse to see Clay, who drew fans from all over the country. Fourteen-year-old twins Victoria and Caroline Nelson persuaded their parents to drive them to Raleigh from Bethesda, Md., just to see the "American Idol" crooner.
The girls love Clay. They love his music, which they listened to exclusively during the 4 1/2 hour drive down Friday night. They love his face, which appears in hundreds of magazine photographs they had cut and pasted onto poster board that said "We (little heart drawing) You Clay!" They love his hair, which, well, they love.
"This has been the longest week of my life," Victoria said, sighing, as she scanned Hillsborough Street for any sign of Clay's appearance. Then her dad called on the cell phone. He was down the street to scout for Clay at the start of the parade.
"Hello?" she answered. Silence. "He is?" Then she announced to the crowd around her -- women from New Jersey, and Delaware, and Tennessee -- "Clay's in a red convertible!"
The news passed quickly. Red convertible. Red convertible.
In an instant, he was in sight, and the screams went up, and it was each for her own. Some women who had been there since 1:30 a.m., sitting in folding chairs along the cold, dark sidewalk to assure the best seats, were pushed out of view by the clamoring masses eager for a glimpse of the one-time YMCA counselor and wedding singer.
And like that, he passed. A wave here. A wave there.
"I didn't see a thing," huffed Sonja Dechene, a member of the Claymate fan club from Graham. "We were the first ones here."
But all was not lost. As marching bands marched and tap dancers tapped and clowns clowned, Clay returned to the Hillsborough Street stand to provide TV commentary for WRAL, which broadcast the parade.
His reappearance set off a tsunami of screams. Randall Mason of Goldsboro rolled his eyes. "I came to see the Christmas parade," he said. "You know, the marching bands, the Christmas music."
His girlfriend's 6-year-old daughter, Kris, had to ask, "What is Clay Aiken?"
She knew who Santa was, though. Remember him? Big guy. Red suit. Like always, he arrived at the end of the parade -- the star of the show.
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