...It's grainy and poor quality, but I'm so happy I found the pic of our posters before the "Idols in Concert" tour! Hahaha, wow! Rach, Megan, Me, and Julie... and I felt privileged getting to hold the "AmerAiken" sign! lol #ridiculousness
(The bottom pic = Wes pretending to be Ryan Seacrest interviewing me, Josh, and Rach with the fake AI microphone - I don't even know - the obsession was strong that year! lol)
Oooh, how many times I dialed 1-866-IDOLS-02 for the hours that voting was open that last night!! lolol (And how many times I got the busy signal - freaking rigged that Ruben won that season.)
Gaaah, I was such a fan of him and this song -- and so many of his songs, really!! Makes me wanna find my old mix CD! =) Also, Paula Abdul's craziness never fails to entertain me. lol
What a joke that he was on the "wild card" list at the beginning - idiot judges. He's cheesier than I remembered here, but his full version of this song is my very favorite! Elton John's version just seems too plain and boring. lol
No wonder I loved him! TAL-ENT-ED!! Funny I didn't know he was gay, though.
I love this so much - literally everything about it. (This was before I fast-forwarded through all the group performances and found them to be annoying filler on these shows... Season 2 AI, I was in it for every second.) Finding this video on YouTube was a treat, but I could've played it in my head before that - Season 2 Top 7: Kimberly Caldwell, Carmen Rasmussen, Trenyce, Josh Gracin, Kimberly Locke, Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard. :) I remember this season and specifically this performance so well. Definitely my favorite group medley. Season 2 was the best of American Idol by far, this is one of my favorite songs, and I just love it when Claiken comes in strong with, "Is how I need you and how you've needed me too..." =) Fun memories, and still fun to hear!
Mmkay, that's all the Claiken goodness I have for you today! He had poor songwriters and his look got creepier after the show, but he was at his very best during that 2003 season, and I'll forever believe he was the rightful winner!! =) #claikenfan #no1fanilow #ameraikenidol
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