Houstonist: Friday Afternoon Videos: Just

Monica

Sun, 20 May 2007 21:53:52 -0600

wow. did someone just call Radiohead a garage band? hee hee. the Aiken Army attacks! I bet Thom Yorke (and Eric) are really losing sleep over this one. :-)

Crystal

Sun, 20 May 2007 17:19:28 -0600

Who was Clay jerking in Raleigh?

shameful

Sun, 20 May 2007 16:43:20 -0600

Hmmmmm, that's the reason specific 'jerks' from Raleigh were able to manipulate photos and smear Clay's good name all over the tabloids. Yeah, Eric, you should be ashamed of yourself for allowing those "specific jerks" in North Carolina to talk bad about Clay. How could you?

N'est-ce pas, eh?-Canada

Sun, 20 May 2007 15:52:23 -0600

Secondly, the Thom Yorke from 12 years ago sure does resemble Clay Aiken. Now that's enough to make our stomachs turn. Hmmmmm, that's the reason specific 'jerks' from Raleigh were able to manipulate photos and smear Clay's good name all over the tabloids. Perhaps the guy in the video was trying to distract attention from the music of Thom Yorke..for which we should thank him. The entire video was totally mindless and very easy to forget...as is your article. Clay has been a class act from the first moment he arrived on AI and will outlast all the current garage band wonders.... and most of the 'favored' top names in the industry. I predict a very short career for you. Who needs another mud-slinging journalist who enjoys tear-down awesome singers, such as Clay, who do good in the world?

monica

Sun, 20 May 2007 15:05:29 -0600

maybe he JUST heard clay aiken for the first time? :-)

Eric

Sun, 20 May 2007 12:36:16 -0600

I'm just upset that no one has answered my question yet: Why do you think the man was lying down on the sidewalk?

Gia

Sat, 19 May 2007 17:54:02 -0600

The only resemblence to Clay Aiken with this guy is the red hair and spikes. Clay is a fantastic singer. He has changed his look several times. He has also grown as an Entertainer. Oh, and he has the "IT" factor. He will continue to grow and wow the public. His concerts are great!

grammarian

Sat, 19 May 2007 16:04:41 -0600

Like the old saying goes, if you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all". I wonder what you look like. You might make someone's stomach turn too! I'll resist the urge to point out both your hypocrisy and your double negative, because there ain't no use in being mean. Right, Lady?

Lady

Sat, 19 May 2007 15:46:03 -0600

Us Claymates don't appreciate your "innocent" comment! Like the old saying goes, if you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all". I wonder what you look like. You might make someone's stomach turn too!

anon

Sat, 19 May 2007 15:06:08 -0600

Exactly - lighten up. You Aikenites are blowing an innocent comment out of proportion. Eric, bravo for not getting into the junior high stupidityfest that is this comment string.

oh, good lord

Sat, 19 May 2007 15:02:57 -0600

Good God, people, lighten up.

Scotty

Sat, 19 May 2007 12:14:05 -0600

Well, I was going to comment, but after reading the Comment Policy I'm confused, realizing that Eric broke the TOU's himself. No "negative sniping" indeed. Eric evidently may say what he pleases, but since I'm not allowed to speak negatively about Eric, I've concluded that Eric can't "hep" it; he needed a few hits on his page and the largest Internet fanbase will respond to an "alert" about their guy because we can't "hep" it. Clay fans, we need to stop giving them what they want. I will say that Clay Aiken is "aging" much better than Thom Yorke has...sorry!

sentinel

Sat, 19 May 2007 10:51:06 -0600

I must have missed the preventive measures in the post, but quite frankly, Aiken makes my stomach turn a bit too.

Red Ballsworth

Sat, 19 May 2007 09:36:12 -0600

Yeah, Eric. Stop preventing people from enjoying whatever artists they choose, whether they're pioneers of experimental rock or whiny ass-clowns. Quit being so conservative, man!

Ringo

Sat, 19 May 2007 08:02:55 -0600

Hello? Please enter the 21st century and let people enjoy whomever they choose. Don't be so...conservative. Thom Yorke is amazing and talented. Clay Aiken is a gifted song stylist. Let it be.

Aiken is h.o.t. HOT

Fri, 18 May 2007 22:02:25 -0600

Yeah, Eric. Clay was on Regis and [insert name of giggling, chipper blonde woman]. He's cool, man. Don't try quoting "Rolling Stone." Regis in 2008! He likes to talk about how much bran he eats! He eats bran muffins! And they make him regular! Poop! Yes!

Don

Fri, 18 May 2007 19:51:56 -0600

Actually I think a better comparison is the guy on the sidewalk looking like Bradley Whitford instead of saying Yorke looks like Aiken. I don't think Aiken has ever looked that freaky or weird, even when he was on TV with the spikey hair. That guy is just sick looking.

Dan

Fri, 18 May 2007 18:57:06 -0600

Gee Eric do you feel cool now that you dissed Clay Aiken. Lame, man.

Linda

Fri, 18 May 2007 16:29:34 -0600

Funny, I don't remember Thom Yorke ever looking like this. Or singing like this, either. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYoL48Aykdg

Jonna

Fri, 18 May 2007 16:17:33 -0600

Too bad he can't sing like Clay Aiken, and obviously you guys haven't seen him since he was on American Idol Too bad for you.

Chris

Fri, 18 May 2007 15:50:58 -0600

Fantastic Video! - Minus the Clay Aiken look-a-like...

hector

Fri, 18 May 2007 15:38:54 -0600

Filming a video takes like two days, right? Lying with your weight on your real arm--on a hard sidewalk, not a bed--for hours and hours would suck, what with it falling asleep every 10 minutes.