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• I Survived You Clay (Just!!) - An English Fan's Roadtrip!!!

  08/07/07 26 Comments

  I landed in Arizona, jetlagged and tired after 26 hours travelling and numerous delays. I spotted my friends (whom I've NEVER met before!)conspiring in the corner, having not noticed me arriving. They were wearing HUGE sombreros so I tapped them on the shoulder and they nearly died of fright! After much laughing I donned my hat, complete with lots of little green aliens (thats me! ) and picked up my case..my Clay Adventure was about to start!

  Our Roadtrip started in San Diego. 6 of us hired a van and off we went - first stop Embercardo....

  SAN DIEGO

  Huge gratitude to Spartus for arranging the Pre-Party! I walked in and spotted many straight away...clayniac2, my Kiwi buddies, my Las Vegas buddies, Brit friends, Canadian friends, my Singapore friends...very humbling experience to think Clay had bought us from EVERY corner of the world - what a man
  The venue was spectacular, awesome, beautiful. We had great seats, courtesy of Sculptress , and sat with a couple of people from CV, who were shocked that someone from the UK had flown over. As the music started my heart was pounding so loudly, I felt embarrassed that people could hear...omg,omg,omg....lightheadedness, dizzy, drunk of adrenaline, I thought I would pass out with excitement and miss the show. Angela, Quiana and Jesse all walked out but I was oblivious..THEN ....IN.COMES.CLAY...

  My legs turned to jelly and I had to hold Sculptress for support, spilling the entire contents of the Champagne on the table all over the CV people ...gulp...they said it didnt matter, as they wiped it off their faces. Obviously not the first time its happened! OMGGGGGGG...he was.gaaaahhh.....gorgeous, drop dead, absol-freakin-lutely gorgeous. He oozed charisma, charm and an aura that literally took my breath away.If I hadnt of sat down at that point, I would of fallen.

  I waited in the Handshake line as Jerome skipped us around the basketball field and the guys who stopped playing were getting excited, as they said AKON was coming (hmmm..didnt have the heart to say its AIKEN , they seemed genuinely excited, so I didnt spoil the fun!) I got a CLAYHAND...dies and some eye contact dies a little more....if the ground had swallowed me up at that point, I would of died happy..
  

  PALA

  What a venue! From the soundcheck we watched from our suite (omgggggggg...grand suite like nothing I've seen before) to the craziness of the WillCall line in which, it seems, everybodies name in the US starts with the letters A-H, cause the other lines were empty . Clay sauntered out on stage, angelic in white, and the ClayFog started to appear again. Renee and I looked at each other and every so often eeeeeeekk with excitement, only spoiled by an EXTREMELY loud cellcerter next to me(I love cellcerts but this lady was so loud, the man on the opposite section yelled as well! From Clay singing to FlatClay in the window and Clay's wicked sense of humour on top form that night, it was a beautiful sight to behold. I met many of you on that night... ...thank you soo much for coming to talk to me - I was kinda overawed and embarrassed at approaching people as you all seemed to know each other so well. So please don't think I was "uppity" as some one called me (a joke, cause she said she didnt recognise my accent and thought I was just an uppity clayfan! )

  "NO LINE TONIGHT GUYS" - waaaaahhhhhhh I was getting addicted at this point.... THE GREEK THEATRE

  Row J, off the side...I didnt care, my roadtrip was shaping up to be the most singlehandly best experience of my life, I was cruising on Aiken Love. I finished talking to Clayniac2 and as we came in to take our seats, Renee pulled me over and said

  "No Kim, we are in here".. "where, what do you mean?" "here, in the pits" "uh-no" "uh-yes....Front row, centre" "NO.WAY." "YES, KIM, YES" OMG..OMG..No, not happening, thuuuuuuuuuuuuuud

  Thanks to the kindness of Renee in getting the seats, the rest really was a fog. Clay Aiken directly under my nose, living breathing Clay standing 48 inches away. Those long, lean legs within touching distance, those long toes as close as mine are to me, the eyes that danced around and twinkled, the eyelashes that fluttered up and down like feathers caught on a breeze, the strong, muscular neck that moved with each tender note.

  Clay Aiken is a Phenomonon - pure and simple. Ever nuance was a joy, every delicious look and glance my way made me feel like a girl on my first date, every hipthrust and movement had me praying that he couldnt read my mind. Every song, he sang to me..to me and me alone. I blocked everyone else out..this was my moment and I wasnt prepared to share him, not one Iota..

  He left and I felt hollow. 2 decadent hours with Mr Aiken and I felt like someone had abducted him. Come back Clay I ran to the buses and waited for what seemed an eternity and was taken aback by what seemed to be the longest bus line I have EVER seen in my life. Even Jerome was taken aback by the size and muttered something under his breath and laughed. They made poor Clay walk the entire line from the back first, no golf cart, just all uphill. I managed a DOUBLE handshake this time and once again eye contact, as I said thank you...I felt 16 and like the dorky kid I once was. It was a spilt section look but his eyes are engrained in my soul now...

  You are right..every single one of you. We all have different perceptions of Clay, we all see Clay in our own way. But one thing is for sure..we all GET IT. We dont have to explain it to each other. I find comfort in knowing I'm not mad, foolish, irresponsible, crazy, (all words that have been used by friends to explain my actions)...

  Thank you Clay. My first concert experience is one I will cherish forever, along with the times I shared with my new friends. All the nervousness about meeting fans....well, it was like coming home...thank you all for making me so welcome, especially my roadtrippers, Ineeda, Scully, Claygal, Iauda and Renee..

  HOW DO YOU GET BACK TO REAL LIFE THO

  Kim x

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