Grab the Giddy

It's past midnight, it's raining like the dickens outside and I'm wired for sound.

I've been watching some prime video tonight, of Clay Aiken's Jukebox Tour from 2005.

It occurs to me that this show has CLAY written all over it. The snark, the humor, the irony, the heart, THE FUN! It’s the Clay Aiken Show everyone! How would you like to see this on TV every week? I'd watch it.

What other artist could sing the shiznit out of everyone from Michael Jackson to the GooGoo Dolls? Who else could channel Elvis one minute and the Monkees the next? Who else would have the temerity to sing the Archies and Simon and Garfunkel in the same show? Name one other singer who would dare to sing the sweet Christopher Cross ballad ‘Sailin’ and follow it with MC Hammer.

Who? No one else. Only Clay. He is one of a kind. He delivers exactly what he says, how he says and when he says. And delivers it with style, humility and passion. He’s a goofball and a sexy man and a smart cookie, all rolled up. He’s real.

Then, the icing on the cake; a medley of his own songs, delivered in such a powerful way that they stand up next to five decades worth of classics, and it all fits. He works to make it right, to make it fun.

For myself, as a fan, that's what it's all about; the enjoyable experience of a live concert, making new friends, having fun. Some people seem to want to change that, but I won't let them.

I came upon this in the memory book of a work colleague who passed last year. I’ll share it here, because it applies.

"Your true character is revealed by the clarity of your convictions, the choices you make, and the promises you keep. Hold strongly to your principles and refuse to follow the currents of convenience. What you say and do defines who you are, and who you are...you are forever." -Unknown

Forget the critics, the haters, the naysayers, the hangers-on. Never mind the unsavory characters, the uninformed, the interlopers. Ignore the envious, the unenlightened. They are nothing to me; they have no power over my peace of mind.

Remember how much fun it can be? Remember feeling giddy?
I'm not letting anyone take that away from me.

Grab the giddy, and own it sisters! Grab it, and hold on tight.


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