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Clay Aiken – Things You Need To Know!

By musicfan123 · Comments 10769(12)http%3A%2F%2Fclaynewsnetwork.com%2F2011%2F07%2F07%2Fclay-aiken-things-you-need-to-know%2FClay+Aiken+-+Things+You+Need+To+Know%212011-07-07+08%3A38%3A00musicfan123http%3A%2F%2Fclaynewsnetwork.com%2F%3Fp%3D10769
Thursday, July 7th, 2011

I want to take a moment and let you know some of the inside workings at CANN.  As many of you know we recently changed servers.  There were internal problems and our resident computer expert thought we might be happier making a change.

There are many things that are going well.  Things seem to run more smoothly and we are “almost” happy.

But, whenever you make a big change there are little things that catch up with you.  Unfortunately, we have had two “blackouts.”  With no warning, CANN has been down.  Fortunately, our “techie” attacks the problem and it is fixed rather quickly.  We are working hard to make sure this doesn’t happen again.  However, if it does, I hope you will try to visit again.  We are here to stay!!

Another unfortunate problem that came from changing servers is that I lost my entire administrative e-mail account.  I have lost all contact with all the people that have contacted me.  I feel horrible as I owe some pictures and information to people and I don’t have their e-mail.  If you are one of those people or someone who would like to request something, please e-mail me again.  The account is ready and waiting for your message. You can e-mail me at  musicfan@claynewsnetwork.com

One of the things that I am most proud about CANN is that we try to keep to the facts.  We go out of our way to verify that everything that we post is correct.  On Wednesday, a poster came on the ClayBoard and reported that Clay was scheduled for a TV appearance in July.  As exciting as this would be, I cannot post this as news.  First, this was a new member of the board and no source of the information was given, even after many requests.  Secondly, Clay’s name is not listed on the website for the program. And, finally, we have no confirmation from Team Clay.  I always remember that Clay has told us more than once that we should not believe everything we read unless we hear it from him or his team.

I am hoping that when I wake up in the morning I will be re-writing this blog to pass along the confirmed appearance.  I even hope so much that I requested 2 tickets for the show.  However, at this time, all I will say is:  “ I miss Clay and can’t wait to see him on TV soon.”

Finally, a bit of interesting Broadway news…

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING is going on a two-day hiatus today, July 7 and Friday, July 8.  This is to accommodate Daniel Radcliffe‘s previously scheduled Harry Potter promotional obligations in the UK. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 premieres in Trafalgar Square in London on July 7.

According to HollywoodNews.com  Warner Brothers had to buy out two nights of shows so Radcliffe could join in the London festivities.

It is amazing that the show would rather cancel the shows than put in an understudy for Daniel.  Does that mean that the main purpose of people coming to the show is to see Daniel?  If so, it shows that he is a huge Broadway star!

If you could, would you go see Daniel Radcliffe on Broadway?

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Categories : Clay News, Editorial, Site News
Tags : Clay Aiken, Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, HollywoodNews.com, How To Succeed In Business without Really Trying, Tried & True, Warner Bros.

Clay Aiken – A Cool Dad!

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Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

It is always great to read positive things about Clay Aiken. On Monday, the fun website, Your Tango, published an article titled,  “6 Coolest Gay Celebrity Dads. From Neil Patrick Harris to Clay Aiken, these dads aren’t shy about embracing fatherhood.”

Kayda Norman, the writer of the article said the following about Clay:

Clay Aiken. Though the former American Idol contestant may not have been quite as vocal about fatherhood as others on this list, the birth of his son did give him courage to come out of the closet.

“I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn’t raised that way, and I’m not going to raise a child to do that,” Clay said (via People.com), about a month after his son was born.

And rather than go the route of adoption or surrogate, the singer and his good friend Jaymes Foster used artificial insemination to bring about son Parker Foster Aiken. More than anything, Clay strives to raise his son in a loving environment, which, in our opinion, makes him one of the coolest dads out there.

Thank you, Kayda for writing an article that is both accurate and respectful.  Be sure and visit the site to read then entire article and be sure and leave a comment to let Kayda know you appreciate her article.  Cool Dads

This is just a reminder that the general admission tickets to the National Inclusion Project Champions Gala go on sale today, Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at noon EST.

http://www.inclusionproject.org/level_2.php?id=18

The following is the schedule for the event.

Champions Gala – October 22, 2011 at 5:30pm

Evening Activities:

  • Honoree Recognition
  • Dinner
  • Silent and Live Auctions
  • Entertainment by Clay Aiken

It is still possible to get VIP tickets to the event.  The VIP tickets include a special reception on October 21st.

It would be wonderful to have a sold-out event.  It’s a win-win situation.  The National Inclusion Project wins by raising needed funds and the participants win by learning more about the Project and having a fabulous time!!

Here at CANN, some of our readers have asked about leaving comments at the daily articles.  So…I hope I can answer some of your questions.

First. anyone can leave a comment.  Click on the number that is next to the word comment.  The word and number are found at both the top and bottom of the article.  You must be on the home page to see the comment numbers.  If you don’t see it, push the home button at the top, left corner of the site.

Next, there will be a comment box to type in your comment.  You need to fill in whatever name you want to show on the site plus an e-mail address (we don’t show it).  Then, just hit “Submit Comment.”  It is real easy!!

Don’t forget that I approve each comment so what you write might not show up immediately.  I have chosen to approve the comments because I want CANN to be a positive place that supports Clay Aiken.  Your comments don’t have to agree with me, and I encourage discussion.  However, if you choose to write derogatory comments about Clay, they will not be approved.

Again, a huge “thank you” for all your support!!  If you have any suggestions or ideas for articles, please e-mail me at:  musicfan@claynewsnetwork.com

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Categories : Clay News, NIP/TBAF, Site News
Tags : 6 Coolest Gay Celebrity Dads, Champions Gala, Clay Aiken, Jaymes Foster, Kayda Norman, National Inclusion Project, Neil Patrick Harris, People, Tried & True, Your Tango

Site News: 6/18/10

By Deona · Comments 9878(0)http%3A%2F%2Fclaynewsnetwork.com%2F2010%2F06%2F18%2Fsite-news-61810%2FSite+News%3A+6%2F18%2F102010-06-19+05%3A05%3A06Deonahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.claynewsnetwork.com%2F2010%2F06%2F18%2Fsite-news-61810%2F
Friday, June 18th, 2010

Just a heads up on some updates to the site.

Discography
I have added Tried & True to the discography page. If you haven’t been there yet, there is also an Amazon.com widget that will play snippets from Clay’s albums.

Biography
I have updated the biography page to the new biography published by Decca. There is also a link to the old biography page.

Tried & True Poll
Don’t miss voting on your favorite songs from Tried & True on our poll located in the sidebar. The results are quite interesting. So, those of you reading CANN through your email or RSS subscription, be sure to come by the site and vote for your favorites!

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Categories : Site News
Tags : biography, discography, poll

Site News: Shall We Mingle?

By Deona · Comments 8415(2)http%3A%2F%2Fclaynewsnetwork.com%2F2010%2F02%2F21%2Fsite-news-shall-we-mingle%2FSite+News%3A+Shall+We+Mingle%3F2010-02-21+08%3A43%3A32Deonahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.claynewsnetwork.com%2F%3Fp%3D8415
Sunday, February 21st, 2010

You may have noticed a new option in the sidebar for something called “Mingle”. This is a new plugin that turns the website into a Social Network. It includes the ability to create profile pages, user friending, profile page posts, profile activities, social comments, email notifications (with privacy settings) and a full directory of members.

If you have ever registered on CANN or accessed this site through a link on Facebook, you already have a profile on CANN. If you are not sure if you are registered or not, just go to the Directory page to see if you are there. Members who accessed CANN through Facebook were automatically registered here and assigned an alphanumeric code. It appears as your assigned user name, which is not very elegant. Because of that, I hid those Facebook accounts and you can register again using your preferred user name. So, give it a try and let me know what you think! Here is a summary of the features on Mingle:

  • User Profile Pages
  • Ability to Upload custom avatars (falls back on Gravatar)
  • User Friending
  • User Profile Posting (for friends)
  • User Profile Post Commenting (for friends)
  • Friend Activity Pages
  • Full Member Directory
  • Login & Navigation Widget
  • Random or Recent Users Widget
  • Email Notifications
  • User Email Notification Opt-Outs
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Categories : Site News
Tags : Mingle, Social Networking

Clay Aiken – Profiles

By musicfan123 · Comments 8261(9)http%3A%2F%2Fclaynewsnetwork.com%2F2010%2F02%2F12%2Fclay-aiken-profiles%2FClay+Aiken+-+Profiles2010-02-12+07%3A13%3A22musicfan123http%3A%2F%2Fwww.claynewsnetwork.com%2F%3Fp%3D8261
Friday, February 12th, 2010

Instead of sitting around, waiting for a huge announcement from Clay Aiken, I decided I would look for some great profile pictures of Clay.  I mean… pictures always make me feel better.

Please let us know which profile picture is your favorite by voting in the poll.  The problem for me is there are far to many pictures for one poll.

Before I post the pictures, I want to suggest you visit the Discography that we are putting together on this site.  The tab is at the top of the site.  It is a work in progress.  Thank you to Deona for her wonderful work on this on-going project.

Also……….we are getting to the end of the Romantic song list.  Please don’t forget.  We always like as many songs as we can get.

So, back to PROFILES!!

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

[poll id="28"]
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Categories : Clay News, Site News
Tags : Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken – Site Updates

By musicfan123 · Comments 8189(5)http%3A%2F%2Fclaynewsnetwork.com%2F2010%2F02%2F09%2Fclay-aiken-site-updates%2FClay+Aiken+-+Site+Updates2010-02-09+23%3A36%3A59musicfan123http%3A%2F%2Fwww.claynewsnetwork.com%2F%3Fp%3D8189
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

There are two things that I would like to tell you about.

NEW CHAT PROGRAM
We are trying out a new chat program.  This one allows more people to chat than the previous program.   It is always fun to chat when there is some Clay Aiken event happening live.  Please give it a try and let us know what you think.

ARTICLE COMMENTS
For a while, we have had a glitch with posting  comments on the articles.  It was almost impossible to go back and fix a typing mistake.  We finally discovered why and hopefully it is fixed.  I hope you will give this a try also.

If you have any other comments or suggestions, we would love to hear from you.  We want everything to be working well for all the great news we will be getting  “SOON.”

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Categories : Site News
Tags : Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken – The Real Me

By musicfan123 · Comments 7674(18)http%3A%2F%2Fclaynewsnetwork.com%2F2010%2F01%2F07%2Fclay-aiken-the-real-thing%2FClay+Aiken+-+The+Real+Me2010-01-07+07%3A58%3A28musicfan123http%3A%2F%2Fwww.claynewsnetwork.com%2F%3Fp%3D7674
Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Natalie Grant is a popular singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music.  Born in Seattle, Washington, Natalie makes her home in Nashville with her husband and twin daughters who will be three in February.

Natalie is looked upon as an amazing and talented lady who plays a prominent role in Christian Music.  She has four Dove Awards for the best female artist and was also awarded the Gospel Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year four times.

“Relentless” is the name of Natalie’s 7th album, released in 2008.

In 2005, Natalie released her album titled “Awaken.”  One of the most beautiful songs on the album was “The Real Me.”  The poignant lyrics seem to express a search for peace from the push and pull of being in the limelight.  Natalie’s book, “The Real Me: Being the Girl God Sees” was available to the public in January of 2005.

Clay Aiken included “The Real Me” on his album On My Way Here. Although most of us have never heard this song live, there is a wonderful video of Clay singing the wistful song.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IRYO2P3yp8

Yesterday afternoon, a number of our host provider’s servers were down.  This created a problem for our blog and we were knocked off the net.  We are sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused.  Fortunately, it looks like we are back up and “healthy.”  If there are any problems, please let us know.

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Categories : Clay News, Site News
Tags : Amy Grant, Clay Aiken, On My Way Here, The Real Thing

Clay Aiken – Let’s Celebrate!

By musicfan123 · Comments 6866(14)http%3A%2F%2Fclaynewsnetwork.com%2F2009%2F10%2F30%2Fclay-aiken-lets-celebrate%2FClay+Aiken+-+Let%27s+Celebrate%212009-10-30+07%3A23%3A03musicfan123http%3A%2F%2Fwww.claynewsnetwork.com%2F%3Fp%3D6866
Friday, October 30th, 2009

Clay Aiken fans  have band together to participate in Trick or Treat for The National Inclusion Project. In conjunction with the America’s Giving Challenge, this Halloween Party gives us the opportunity to fund a summer camp for kids of all abilities.

America’s Giving Challenge  is a 30-day national competition that encourages people to leverage their personal networks and online social media to help win cash awards that will total $170,000 on behalf of their favorite nonprofit. Participants in America’s Giving Challenge will compete for daily and overall cash awards based on the number of donations generated for a cause, not dollars raised. Awards will be given to the nonprofit beneficiaries of the causes that garner the highest number of unique daily donations between 3:00 p.m. EDT October 7, 2009, and 2:59pm EST on November 6, 2009.

$50,000 will be awarded to the cause with the highest total number of unique daily donations over the 30 days of the Challenge. $25,000 will be awarded to the cause with the next highest total number of unique daily donations over the 30 days of the Challenge. $10,000 will be awarded to the next five causes with the highest total number of unique daily donations over the 30 days of the Challenge. There will also be two daily awards every day of the Challenge: $1,000 to the cause with the most unique donations that day and $500 to the cause with the second highest number of unique donations that day. (Daily awards begin at 3:00pm ET and run through 2:59pm ET the following day.)

We are now halfway through our Halloween Celebration.  Many fans donated on the first day and we hope that many more will join in the fun.  Every donation counts!!

Donate from 3:00pm, Oct. 29th to 2:59pm, Oct. 30th

and

3:00pm, Oct. 30th to 2:59pm, Oct 31st

So, put down the extra bags of Halloween candy and

help build a camp for kids!

causes.com

 

This is a special day at the Clay Aiken News Network. Today, we reached 100,000 visitors to our blog. Our first entry was published on January 11, 2009 when we said hello to the internet world.

Since that day, we have posted 451 articles that have been about Clay Aiken and about topics that relate to him.  We have 520 members who have signed up for daily updates by e-mail.  We average about 300 visitors a day, but have had up to 1100 in a 24 hour period.  We have had visitors from over 90 countries thoughout the world and many have introduced themselves to us.

CANN has also heard from some of the organizations we have written about.  It is always exciting to get those messages and know that our blog is being read by them.

This site was started to provide an accurate and positive place to get Clay Aiken news in a timely manner.  It’s been lots of fun and we want to thank each of you for your support.  Your visits and comments are so appreciated.

So……Let’s Celebrate!!

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Tags : America's Giving Challenge, Clay Aiken, National Inclusion Project
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