I saw a woman fall
in love with Clay Aiken last night and she didn't even know it.
She was sitting in front of me and beside her husband. I was seated in a
seat that seemed to be the point for all lost audience members to stop
and wonder where their seats were, so they stopped and asked me. The man
in front of me said that I should get a job at Pala. I laughed and said
the commute from Chicago might kill me.
"You're from Chicago? That's where we're originally from, the south
side," said the woman.
I told her where I was from and she knew where it was. " Have you been
to any other of his concerts?" she asked.
"No," I said, " I couldn't get to San Diego last night, but I'm going to
The Greek tomorrow."
"Oh," she said. "Do you know that some of them follow him all over the
country, and go to all his concerts?" " I mean , I was talking to some
women and they were crazy."
I was dressed in my Clark Kent fan clothes, and didn't have any visible
Clay Aiken tattoos, so she thought I must be a sane fan. Not! I smiled
and said , " Well I've been to 17 concerts myself."
"No, " she gasped .
"Yep," I said. "Is this your first concert?" I asked. She shook he head
yes. Bingo! I had a concert virgin.
She went on to explain that she had seen Clay on American Idol and the
talk shows. She had his album. I let her know he had a new one out. She
didn't know it even existed. I told her that she and her husband, who
had also been listening to me, that they were in for a great night. That
Clay was a wonderful entertainer.
"We were worried, that he might not be good in concert?" she said
"You have no idea," I said.
In passing and to make this shorter than a novel, I told her the best
song of the night was at the end of the concert and that Clay had
written it himself. She wanted to know if he sang BOTW, because that had
given her chills. I told her no, but the songs he did sing would do the
job.
"Get ready to stand and enjoy," I said.
"Oh no! I can't stand. I have a bad back," she whined.
The concert started and the seduction began. It was so interesting to
watch. The first three songs made here sit up straight. She turned to me
and said, "He has such a beautiful voice." I smiled.
I'll cut to the important moments. She was on her feet for These Open
Arms. She beat me to my feet for the standing O for MOAM. Her back must
have been feeling better.
She stood for the entire fast song medley . She laughed at all the
banter. I mean howled. Her husband was right there with her laughing,
standing screaming. God, it was a thing of beauty.
The moment had a arrived, Clay sang Lover All Alone. There was silence,
and then a explosion of applause. Her husband leaned over and said to
her, "That was a beautiful song, just beautiful."
She turned to me and said, "You were right, he is brilliant."
She and here husband were on their feet, clapping. They stood and swayed
during Because You Loved Me. Her back wasn't even on her mind. I smiled.
She's a goner. Tomorrow, maybe Monday, when she's alone, she'll google
Clay's name. Later she'll find youtube. She'll buy ATDW. She'll find
clack. Then she'll stop herself. She'll have that moment , you have
before you become intimate. She'll try to resist and she won't be able
to do so. Finally she'll succumb.
I saw a woman fall in love with Clay Aiken last night.
