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November 3rd, 2007 at 10:03 am
Who is that? K.D. Lange? You guys are just so clever and funny - NOT!
November 3rd, 2007 at 11:31 am
Gosh, Manolo, looks like you haven’t heard, so let me fill you in.
IT’S NO LONGER COOL TO DISS CLAY AIKEN!!!
November 3rd, 2007 at 1:21 pm
It is sad that he can no longer play the role for which he was destined…
http://shoeblogs.com/2005/12/12/whats-next-for-the-clay/
November 3rd, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Who is that?
It’s not Clay Aiken. You need to get out more.
Not funny at all.
November 3rd, 2007 at 2:50 pm
lame joke
November 3rd, 2007 at 5:52 pm
More nasty than funny, really.
November 3rd, 2007 at 6:37 pm
First of all, I saw Clay in person at the Neil Sedaka Tribute last week at Lincoln Center. Clay looked (and sounded) amazing. Only one of 3 legends out of about 10 that garnered standing o’s(even from Neil, himself-he did NOT stand for most of the other perfomers)!! Weight in check-lost weight over the past 2 months!! Second, you may THINK you are funny…but you’re not!! Kit: you’re so right! Clay is finally getting the respect -from most people-he so rightly deserves. Winning $300,000 for his OWN multimillion dollar foundation on Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader last Thursday night, speaking at Yale University Thursday afternoon, taping this Tues. in Las Vegas the NBC Holiday skating show shown on Xmas Day in which he will be the SOLO singer-8 glorious holiday songs, getting his new cd out during the 1st quarter of the new year while he is STARRING IN SPAMALOT ON BROADWAY AS SIR ROBIN (Mike Nichols has been after him for a loooooong time!),
certainly is nothing to sneeze at!!!!
November 3rd, 2007 at 9:56 pm
OMG!!! Claymates, get a sense of humor! Amazing how protective we get with our gays! Of course I would get upset if someone made fun of my darling Tim Gunn but then HE’s perfect….
November 3rd, 2007 at 9:58 pm
Oh…And by the way, At least KD Lang can sing and will be a classic…
November 3rd, 2007 at 10:46 pm
Jennie; Apparantly you have never really listened to Clay sing (youtube.com has tons of his performances). I love kd lang (she uses ALL lower case letters, btw)and have bought her music; but, she is NOT the only great singer. There are lots more out there and Clay is right up there in her league-or Neil would not of stood for only Clay and Connie Francis and NO ONE ELSE and he would not have told Clay: ‘Solitaire is now a ‘Clay Aiken song; I have lost my song to you, forever’ and Mike Nichols and many other producers/directors on Broadway would not of pursued Clay for the past 3 years-Mike won!
November 4th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
It’s time you fools picked on someone else. Clay just keeps on standing tall and you all look small and cheap.
November 4th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
Clay only wishes he could look this good, sing as well, and be as classy as k.d.
Hey, dis Clay all you want, but leave my gorgeous k.d. alone!
November 4th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
mishele and jeannie, where’s kd now?
I think Clay is very nice on the eyes. I love his power ballads, kd could NEVER be able to do that. Clay’s got pipes! And he’s got class - obviously you choose to ignore that part of him. You two and the original blogger have no class. I’m not a crazy Claymate but I definitely know who can kick ass between Clay and kd. Manolo must be so bored and/or jealous, talk about a real loser.
November 4th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
Is the constant use of this man’s name just to get hits on websites and blogs really worth it? It’s actually pretty sad that his name gets thrown around with no relevance whatsoever just so his fans will come running to a site. Really pathetic. Oh yeah, from what I can tell, the man can definitely sing, as can kd Lang. So what is the supposed point of this stupid blog? Also, from seeing him on 5th grader this week, I sure don’t see the weight issue of problem. He looker like he weighed considerably less than Jeff Foxworthy even though he was a little taller, and I never especially perceived Jeff to have a weight problem.
November 4th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
i thought it was funny. some people need to drink more. or at least stay off the internet.
November 4th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
OMG MOCKING CELEBRITIES!!! CALL THE AUTHORITIES!!
Lighten up, people. For goodness sake. I enjoy Clay but my knickers aren’t in a twist over the latest in a string of Clay jokes. Sense of humor? Get one.
November 5th, 2007 at 12:36 am
Say something funny if you want to elicit a laugh. Cheap shots are a poor substitute. Lowest common denominator, knuckle draggers unite and all that.
November 5th, 2007 at 2:03 am
If you are going to take umbrage at celebrity jokes, please, please don’t go on sites called “AYYYY! Gently Making Fun of the Famous”! You will just get upset. Oh, by the way, I felt the same about Davy Jones when I was a kid…..
November 5th, 2007 at 7:18 am
I laughed when I pulled up the picture but then again I’m pretty neutral about Clay Aiken. It looks like the Clay Aiken fan club was alerted to the Manolo’s posting.
November 5th, 2007 at 8:25 am
Who is Clay Aiken anyway? Is he somebody?
November 5th, 2007 at 10:04 am
Oh, Diane, you’re in for it now! Write your will and plan your funeral services, because the Claymates are gonna come for ya!
I don’t know what’s funnier: The Manolo’s original post, this follow-up post, or the fact that Clay Aiken is (according to his supporters) so awesome and wonderful and amazing, yet he has to have a pack of rabid, humor-free “Claymates” (I mean, seriously? What?) come to his defense on the internets. O NOES, TEH BLOGGERS R ATTACKING, WE MUZT PROTECTS OUR CLAY!!!11!! BECAUSE HE WILL LOVE ME, I MEAN US, IF WE GUARD HIS HONOR!!1!
November 5th, 2007 at 10:11 am
I suppose I’d better Google him - at least then I’ll know if I’m going to die for a worthy (?) cause!
November 5th, 2007 at 10:44 am
Ha ha ha! Awesome.
I love the deluded little Clay Aiken posse. The boy looks like Howdy Doody, sings with all the passion of supermarket musak, and (psst) enjoys the company of men, but still these tweens leap over their Bratz dolls to defend Clay against all possible slights. Rock on, Claymates! Don’t give up hope! Get your homework done first, though!
November 5th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Not only is Clay Aiken a great singer he seems like a normal, decent guy. I guess thats the problem though, huh? Talent plus decent plus normal. Too many people dont know what to do with a combination like that. Not only is Clay a great singer so is k.d. lang. Its a shame making fun of people has become a job for some.
November 5th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
The think I remember most about Mr. Aiken is the time he came to a local high school, said a few remarks to the students - many of whom were big fans - and then left an envelope supposedly containing money for the school’s music department. Unfortunately, when the envelope was opened - it was empty. And, when teachers expressed their understandable and valid disappointment, their principal tried to censor them. Can’t say I’m a fan of the boy.
November 5th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
I wonder how many of the claymates that have defended Clays honor have actually read any of the Manolo blogs before. Seriously, I think there are people out there who have nothing better to do than search for Clay Aiken on the internet. Notice how none of the other celebrities being made fun of on this website are being defended. At least, not to the death.
November 5th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Bethany, you are right on. They subscribe to Google Alerts and attack en posse. Just ask Perez Hilton.
November 5th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
These so-called “Claymates” have only succeeded in making themselves look incredibly stupid. Don’t they realize EVERYONE is subject to ridicule, from the President Bush to Michael Jackson to the Pope to Tom Cruise? And yes, this includes their beloved Clay Aiken, whom they regard as their god.
And for a group who is so vehemently against anyone taking “cheap shots” at their beloved “savior”, they sure aren’t hesitating to taking theirs against the Manolo and anyone who doesn’t agree with them. Hypocrites.
November 5th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Those Claymates are everywhere. Who knew there were so many plump unpopular never-been-kissed 14-year-old girls out there?
One day, Claymates, you are going to be exquisitely embarrassed that you had juvenile fantasies about Clay Aiken.
November 5th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
Why aren’t they called Aikenheads, as in ‘Ooh, my achin’ head.’?
November 5th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
I thought it was funny. Clay Aiken is ripe for ridicule, imo. Also, I occasionally use the alias “cheeky”, but will stop, seeing as someone seems to have appropriated it. Shame on you, cheeky-stealer!
November 6th, 2007 at 1:54 am
It was hysterical, Manolo. Please do not weep over the aging housewife coalition that just showed up for their precious chubsy mansy pansy. They are extremely annoying to absolutely everyone but other rabid Claymates.
November 6th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
I just love k. d. lang and her brilliant recent album.
That, as they say in cyberworld, is all.
November 6th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
caitlin says: “Clay Aiken is ripe for ridicule, imo.” Please explain. Why? He’s not seen bar hopping at 3 am. He’s not driving drunk or without a license. There is no video of him laying in the floor sloppy drunk. No tapes of him called a child a worthless piece. He hasn’t been in an out of rehab three times this year or any other year. Compared the most of the “riduculed” celebrities Clay aiken is down right boring.
Let’s see….He can sing. WOW!!! He is a Unicef ambaassador. He’s on a Presidential Committee for Children with Disabilities. Three months after AI he started his own foundation which does great things for children with disabilites all over the county. He recently spoke at Yale regarding children’s issues. He promotes community arts programs in every city he tours. He is did a great job on Are You Smarter than a 5th grader, winning more for The Bubel aiken foundation than any other celebrity player. He was invited to sing at the Neil Sedaka Tribute. He will soon be appearing in Spamalot while also working toward getting his next CD released.
If that describes the work ethic and public service that you riducule, I pity the average Joes in your life who most likely don’t contribute anything. You must give them hell everyday.
November 6th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
Bewildered, I’m happy to explain: Clay Aiken’s chubby. You may now resume your normal comment wordcount quota at LiveJournal or TMZ. Your overlords will be proud of you.
November 6th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Oh…raincoaster. My comment was addressed to caitlin. She may be able provide a half way intelligent answer which obviously YOU can not.
November 6th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
1. The appeal of any singer to his/her audience is an EMOTIONAL one, so trying to RATIONALIZE to a non-fan why your idol deserves support is clearly not going to work.
2. Aiken is open to ridicule because he is a product of American Idol. The whole show is set up to manipulate the emotions of its audience – you don’t just support your idol by enjoying his/her singing, you have to be active and pay to vote, or else you risk having your candidate lose. Ask yourself: Is the competitive format and the promotion of heated rivalry more effective at spurring better performances out of the contestants, or are those things even more effective at manipulating the audience to vote and spend? What is the show’s real aim?
By the time a winner is declared, his/her debut CD is already guaranteed sales not just because of the publicity, but more so because a diehard fanbase has already been molded into being the market that’s going to spend money for that CD.
That is why no idol winner’s career has ever gone supernova. It’s very difficult to expand the fanbase, because the rest of the potential audience is not subject to the manipulation of the show.
3. If you’re on the internet trying to rationalize why Clay Aiken is fabulous, then you probably haven’t figured out 1 and 2 above for yourself, and there’s a good chance you’ve fallen for the manipulation described in 2. This would argue for rational thought not being your strong suit, so even if you believe he must be defended rationally, you wouldn’t necessarily be the one capable of managing the job.
Until this thread, I had not known of this phenomenon of Clay Aiken’s internet posse. The whole thing is absurd from top to bottom.
November 6th, 2007 at 11:44 pm
danilo, you may be surprised that I agree with some of your points. However, I became a Clay Aiken fan after American Idol. My daughter wanted to attend a concert. Since so many of today’s performer are beyond vulgar and inappropriate, I thought a Clay Aiken show would be a good first concert experience for her. I liked him. So sue me.
I’m not trying to rationalize why anyone one should support Clay. I think each person has their own internal tuning fork. I certainly don’t expect any one to like him simply because I do.
Contrary to your claim, I am a very rational and objective person. What I don’t get is why so many people enjoy bashing and ridiculing him. I do not care for the music of Brittney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and a host of
November 7th, 2007 at 12:04 am
crap ISP
host of others and I certainly do not spend my time or money on them. What I don’t understand is why non-fans give a crap. Clay’s just a decent guy, earning a living. But there are so many people on the internet who seem to thrive on ridiculing and bashing him. Maybe my school of thought, “live and let live” is antiquated. Sad statement of our society really.
Another thought about the AI machine…….Chris Daughtry, Taylor Hicks, Katherine McPhee, are all AI products. Are bloggers all over the internet bashing and ridiculing them as well?
Clay seems to draw an unusual amount of attention from non-fans who, for some reason, feel he “deserves” the ridicule slung his way.
I’m glad I have others things to do in my day other than ridicule, bash and discredit a celebrity that means nothing to me.
November 7th, 2007 at 10:47 am
I’m still laughing. The Aiken defenders must be the 1980s early 90s defenders of Michael Jackson’s greatness and their children.
November 7th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
Wrong. Never gave Michael Jackson a even a moment of my time.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
How much ARE you guys paid? It must be by the word.
This was a throwaway joke made last week. It is time to work it out in therapy and get over it.
November 7th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
Areyoukidding, I have no idea where kd is now, wish I did. Now seriously, have you ever listened to her sing? She can out-power-ballad Clay with half her vocal cords.
But anyway, I just had a great idea - wouldn’t it be great for them to do a duet?
And I agree, stop dissing Clay, it show no class.
December 4th, 2007 at 7:50 am
I snorted tea out of my nose I was laughing so hard. And you know what “claymates”? [another giggle] — I bet if Clay Aiken saw this, he’s be laughing too. Because it’s funny. And k.d. lang would also be laughing, and both k.d. lang and clay aiken’s families are laughing with them. Do you know why “Separated At Birth” has been a running pictorial gag for so long? — because it’s FUNNY! Bravo Manolo, you have again achieved the super fantastic.