kimberle...every now and then, MTV does this vault thing. they will take calls from viewers and whatever video gets voted for the most gets locked up in the vault the next day. it's only for one day though...then it comes back out the day after the lock up. they did this with invisible...the claynation spoke when it was eligible for the countdown again and it was number 1.
i heard from my friend this morning that clay agreed to do the AI3 performance, but HE said he didn't want to hear anything from the judges. don't know if it's true or not...but if it is, i'm glad that it was on his terms. he doesn't need the judges to tell him how great he is. he's got the fanbase that tells him!
i did catch a review of the dallas concert for clay and kelly. anyone see this?
Review: Show full of thanks
Idols Clarkson, Aiken please crowd at Nokia Live
11:49 PM CST on Friday, March 19, 2004
By DARLA ATLAS / The Dallas Morning News
GRAND PRAIRIE There's no better place to be barefoot than when you're at home.
Burleson native Kelly Clarkson opted to stay shoeless during most of her concert Friday night at Nokia Live, at which fellow American Idol alum Clay Aiken was her co-headliner. While the barefoot thing is her trait on this tour, she seemed especially relaxed and happy to see familiar faces in the audience.
"My friends are in the crowd everybody give it up for my friends," she said, pointing them out, then adding, "They're screaming for themselves. That's not cool."
Ms. Clarkson started with her single "Low," showing off her newly acquired guitar skills.
In contrast to Mr. Aiken's ballad-heavy performance, her show had an R&B feel, featuring more up-tempo songs heavy on bass. On "You Thought Wrong," a duet from her Thankful CD with fellow Idol contestant Tamyra Gray, the audience was treated to a surprise when Ms. Gray showed up to sing along. (At least one other contestant from their season was in attendance; Grand Prairie resident Nikki McKibbin was spotted before the show.)
But Ms. Clarkson sounded best in the slower songs that were all about her still-stunning voice. "Beautiful Disaster," accompanied only by piano, was a hit with the fans, who expressed their affection loudly.
Her biggest crowd pleaser was "Miss Independent," performed with a little extra oomph, as well as the closing number of the show, "Open Arms," a duet with Mr. Aiken.
While Ms. Clarkson had love from the audience, Mr. Aiken had downright adoration. Coming out from a side door singing Mr. Mister's "Kyrie," the crowd was on its feet from that point on as he sang songs from his triple-platinum Measure of a Man.
Remember that goofball version of Mr. Aiken from Idol the one who sang "Grease" wearing a red-leather jacket while displaying an appalling lack of rhythm? He's gone, replaced by an ultra-confident, laid-back, rhythmically competent, bedroom-eyed hunk. It's official: Clay is sexy.
But he's still the same non-threatening boy inside; Mr. Aiken continued to win over the audience by chatting with the fans in the front row, at one point taking a cellphone from someone and talking to the woman on the other end.
Like Ms. Clarkson, he also impressed with his crystal-clear voice. When he sang "Invisible," he had the crowd jumping along with him on the beat (again, let it be known that he now has rhythm). They then swooned during his ballads, including his new single, "The Way."
After performing an acoustic medley of classics such as "Carolina in My Mind" and "Fields of Gold," Mr. Aiken tackled an ultra-slow version of Prince's "When Doves Cry," before bringing it up to normal tempo. It was a risky move, but he pulled it off.
Is it just because he's doing better than Ruben? Why would they hold that against Clay? I must be missing something. 
