faiken for aiken

the last four years, i have been a regular attender of the Raleigh Christmas Parade. this parade is definitely the grandaddy of all of the local parades, and a preview of what is to come at the local parades in places like knightdale, rolesville, zebulon, etc... its not very exciting for me, but the kids we take enjoy it and it is one of the few times each year that i would ever eat krispy kreme and tacobell on the same day. im not sure if it is good or bad to eat these things together. you tell me.

but this year, our experience was quite different. instead of the modest crowd of usual parade goers, we had a bunch of fake parade lovers due to the appearance of CLAY AIKEN. he was the grand master or ringleader, or what ever you call a parade leader. everyone came to watch this guy ride in a convertable down the street. he didnt sing, shake his hips, or wear cool shoes. he just sat and waved and the females loved it.

I say females becuase it is females, not just little girls. i witnessed more than one 30something woman, pretneding to be 19, infatuated with clay. they were all bummed that starbucks was not a vendor at the parade and they had to settle for bottled water and diet pepsi from the fat lusty hot dog vendor (who is not a regular attender either).

The litte girls loved it, so did the big little girls, and our kids paid no attention. 20 rows back, the girls resorted to handjive on the picnic blankets and the boys found some friends to play football with. the adults satirically watched, talked about old times, thier parade days, and friends they knew at the parade and their children in the parade. all in all, it was an enjoyable experience but what is the deal with clay?

Have you heard this guy's song? i was on board as a supporter of the local guy when he was on that show last year. and, i am impressed that though losing, he is now more popular that rueben, kelly, or justin. but, really, does this guy have a stopwatch on his 15 minutes? did someone accidentally push pause on the ticker? I dont know.

But what troubles me more is the song: invisible. have you heard it? "if i was invisible i could just watch you in your room?..." i could have all my dreams... "oh wait, i already am [invisible]. " This is wierd, and the little girls love it, so do their moms, and so do the women. the song is very close to peeping tomish, and something we should have listened to before we sold it to children.

well, thats that. i am ok with clay, but the song is really troubling. heres to clay: the next song, hopefully more wholesome, and his fifteen minutes lasting for a while. he is a good guy i hear and local, which is good.
thats all for now. let me know what you think

peace
chris