GREENVALE: Recaps

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From the CB's HopelesslyDevoted:

There are definitely a myriad of emotions running through my mind and my heart right now. Clay has some nasty inner ear infection...thats for sure....how he was able to get through this evening and still be his funny, snarky self and still sing so divinely is beyond me...it wont be too soon before I can get the visual out of my head of his hands grasping the seat of his stool for dear life....of the faces he made that seemd to say.."Im not sure if I can keep going but Im going to try my best"....but Ive been told he has a slew of medical professionals surrounding him tonight and I am confident he is getting the best of care. What I noticed tonight more than ever is just how much he appreciates us and the love that flowed back and forth between so freely. You could almost feel the audience willing him through the last few songs....

Someone jumped up to the front to take his picture after AIW and he told her.."stop taking my picture while Im all invaild" :laugh Even though Im sure he felt like his head was about to spin off he was still being snarky

Ill try to post more details after Ive had a few minutes to compose myself....Clay Aiken is one amazing man....

He was sweating alittle bit at the end of AIW...and there were definitely a few times where I was afraid he might fall off the stool :bluesniff But he is a trooper and an extreme professional....the fact that he came back out at all for AIW is amazing given how obviously dizzy and off balance he was feeling. He'll get some antibiotics and hopefully be fine by tomorrow.:pray
The banter from this show will be priceless...he had some really good snark this evening...hard to remember it all right now....I know Jojo was getting video.
(and oh yea...I got to move his speaker :innocent )

He tried to imitate a 'new yawk' accent...too funny!

Picked out a lady in the 6th or 7th row with HUGE binocs...told her to keep the view from the waste up :yow

Was cracking up when 14 yr old boy said he was from Dix Hills...said it was a mental hospital in Raleigh

Some girl got engaged last night and he called her up to the stage and she proceeded to tell the WHOLE story...:laugh

Said something about (paraphrasing) if he fell off the stool it would make you tube....then mb they would stop watching the 'bad note'...joked that it was baaaad :laugh poor clay:hug2

Lots of banter with Matt (faken aiken)...asked him to turn the monitor so he could hear himself better....then proceeded to ask me to move the other one:yow

Lots of standing O's tonight...he definitely felt the love...he sang amazing tonight.....I cant believe how he was able to get through it....he is one amazing man:lubdub

From the CB's PinayRN4Clay:

Just a quick post because I have to work uhmm, today.

The show was amazing! Not only was the voice phenomenal but much more so, is the courage of Clay Aiken to go through the show although he was suffering from vertigo. He was witty throughout the show. My friend who came with me marveled at how quick and funny he is with the banter. He gave out a loud laugh when the front-seat audience members giddy-yapped out of sequence; I think he jumped a line. :laugh

I was at the balcony and so I didn't see his face in pain. I did see him gripping his stool. But the voice did not waver. I had closed my eyes at several of the songs and all I heard was the beautiful melody. My, oh my, he nailed the high notes on OCOCE, DSIAFCD and AIW. His powerful vocals reached out to the rafters and the crowd responded with gusto and cheer.

Did I say how phenomenally amazing he is? :bow

:bluesniff AIW made me cry. For the encore, he was helped out by his cousin Jaimie, and even from afar, I could see that he was in pain. He was stiff as he clenched his knuckles and held on to the sides of the stool. Some of the audience menbers had tried to make their way out after DSIAFCD. Probably not message boarders since they did not know that he was coming back for an encore. As soon as he breathed life to the song in his gorgeous low register, everyone was rooted on the spot.

All is Well. As sung by Clay it takes on a spiritual sense. It becomes an inspiration, a song of hope, an eloquent assurance to us all that All Is Well. He gave the song his all. It is the most spine-tingling performance I had ever seen from him. And the stunned audience erupted in full apreciation for the gift he had just given us.