The Clack House

Goood Baby Brush · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 2:50 pm GMT Post subject:

Operation Vanilla for a Change (aka Let Clay Be Clay) is complete!

Special Kudos and thanks go out to Corabeth, for the brilliant idea and bananatwinkie for directing us to Ben & Jerry's and to donnamom for noticing the flavor name, "Vanilla for a Change."

The mission couldn't have been accomplished without the relentless and creative efforts of lapeapod, CAP121, Panty Queen, squeakyclean, Evangeline, and Nova for their strategic planning, phone-calling and propaganda, er, letter-writing efforts. Thanks to all of them for letting me come in and play. A final special thanks to all of you guys. For getting excited about the idea last night and for contributing enough money for various gift-givings that we had the excess funds to pay for this.

The first phase of the mission was to hit Robert Sanders and Steve Ferrera of RCA (and staff) with 10 pints of Ben & Jerry "Vanilla for a Change" ice cream. Squeaky found a B&J close enough to the executive offices to deliver, and the group came up with this note:

Bronwynne · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 2:53 pm GMT Post subject:

Operation Vanilla--what a brilliantly sweet (literally) way of Getting The Point Across. Am still on starving artist budget, but would like to contribute.

That poster leaves me breathless, on so many levels. Beautiful. Big. Pop Star.

sapphire · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 2:54 pm GMT Post subject:

Am I the only one a little wigged out that you sent a REPORTER our URL? I'll just shut up now. *g*

DonnaAllCity · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:00 pm GMT Post subject:

Sweet jesus. Cannot.breathe. Gah. I never wanted to be a chair so badly in my whole life. I really want to, um share some vanilla ice cream with him. We really need a larger version of that ASAP so we can do some proper Waldo inspecting. Damn that chair!

Everyone who helped get Operation Vanilla off the ground, you fucking rule!

RabidClayFan80 · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:02 pm GMT Post subject:

Just because I want to dig it in,

Ms Marmalade · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:02 pm GMT Post subject:

GBB Thanks so much for sharing the behind the scenes peek at what went on today. Do we have any reaction from the Clive Davis camp or Time magazine?

Thanks to all the people involved in this Operation today. What a great day for the PRoC.

sapphire

DiscoPants · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:02 pm GMT Post subject:

A poster over at RHT is trying to get a good sense of the number of internet fans that Clay has.

You can go here and just enter your username and state. All she wants are numbers.

Cuckoo · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:04 pm GMT Post subject:

Hello. My name used to be Cuckoo but I'm disposing it because it will be of no further use as I am no longer able to get up from floor to post because of THAT PICTURE.
Thanks to institches for sending me the Picture that made the Thud heard around the World. Oh. My. GAH.

bygolly · i messed that mess up Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 229

CAP121 · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:06 pm GMT Post subject:

I am writing Aaron Borns in Marketing to tell him that they need to make that poster available for sale, anyone want to join me. The addy is aaron.borns@bmg.com.

agape · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:09 pm GMT Post subject:

First things first: OPERATION VANILLA . . . . perfect! So happy it went well and kudos to all!

That BIG CD poster . . . well, I can't be too sure of the details, 'cause it's a little fuzzy, but . . . World, meet Waldo.

And finally . . . TIME magazine has our URL?????? I feel a little uncomfortable with this, but maybe it's just me, and what do I have to say about it, anyway?

O.K., one more thing. The only part of the Time article that made me want to slap Clay upside the head was when he said "I'm not an artist . . just a TV show, blah, blah." KNOCK IT OFF CLAY!! Don't add even more fuel to the fire of those who are looking for yet another reason to belittle you.

sideshowmel · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:09 pm GMT Post subject:

Seems like I only go from passive to active when I see Mr. Rogers mentioned!
Chief Elf, you were talking about Latrobe PA and the connection with MR- that's the town he grew up in and continued to call home. The college, St Vincent, is a small selective one run by Benedictine monks. It also plays host to the Pitts Steeler's training camp each summer and is overrun by fans. You reminded me that I had read recently that they were opening a center to honor the hometown boy. Do you really think Clay could be lured to something having to do with this? Because, if so,
EEEEEEEEEEE, I only live five miles away !!!!!! I know people who work there so I think several phone calls are in order.
Congratulations are also in order for the Ice Cream Goddesses who made it all happen- I am not worthy (tm Wayne and Garth).
All this ice cream talk made me think of my teenage years working in Isaly's (anybody familar with them?) Back in the day, they had a skyscraper cone that was truly a bitch to make. It used a long wedge shaped scoop and was one piece of ice cream 4 or 5 inches high- Man, could you drive a guy crazy eating one of those !! Good times.

DiscoPants · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:11 pm GMT Post subject:

Nova · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:13 pm GMT Post subject:

TIME has better things to do than read our board. But I'm starting to think if Clay or the press or anyone wants to read fan posts, I'd hate for them NOT to find this place...

kiermar · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:16 pm GMT Post subject:

Wow! I'm sorry to have been away from the computer today. I am just so happy to be a member of this brilliant group! Congratulations, revolutionaries! Long live the People's Republic of Clay!

freethinker · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:16 pm GMT Post subject:

Well, I think Clive was a little perplexed - or at least his assistant was. She said "yes, we did get it. I put the note on his desk and the ice cream in the freezer and I don't know what his reaction was" - I said "It refers to the Time article yesterday" - She said "Oh we figured THAT!!" - I said "We meant it in good humor and wanted to say We LOVE VANILLA and CLAY AIKEN just as like he is!" She said ok - seemed to perk up and smile and understand we weren't being mean and she said "I'll pass that along!"

InvisibleClay · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:18 pm GMT Post subject:

Operation Vanilla was a wonderful idea.

I really love all of you. You all share so much of yourself. I am learning so many things.Thank you.

The picture of Clay sitting in the chair just doesn't have a vanilla feel to it more like a cherry cheesecake.

Everytime I see a picture of Clay I'm back in the smut car.
I don't care how old I am I would still do him.Dang it he can just close his eyes.

daisy525 · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:21 pm GMT Post subject:

First off, major props to the lovely ladies who arranged Operation Vanilla for a Change this morning. I had an absolutely miserable day yesterday with a very depressed friend, so I needed the laugh. Snarky, classy, & tasty. Muah to all of you wonderful PRoCer's.

Clayversion story ahead, skip if you're tired of them
I know y'all are likely tired of these stories, but I must tell you of another clayversion. I've been working on exposing several of my grad school classmates to Clay with varying degrees of success. One of my labmates came in week after week reporting that Clay was good, but just too broadway. Then he sang Grease; she responding by saying that she hated to admit it but that he was sexy. After playing the clips from MOaM, she requested a copy for herself. She read the Elle article and was in near tears because of all that he said about respecting women. Today I told her about going to get his CD next week; she asked if I would pick her up a copy. Behold the power of OCB!

edited because clackhouse code isn't the same as TWoP code.

dutchjilly · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:22 pm GMT Post subject:

Congrats to all on making Operation Vanilla a success this morning!

I can't believe that the poster that everyone is seeing for the first time today is the same one I saw two weeks ago! That never happens. We're usually a little slow here when it comes to Clack. I guess some Iowans are beginning to regret ever writing him off. But I hope the Sam Goody employees have written him off...at least until I get that poster! *g*

akashalia · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:24 pm GMT Post subject:

It's days like today I'm really happy - no, make that proud - to be a member here. Kudos to everyone involved with getting the ice cream to RCA.

As for that poster, Gah! How do they keep coming up with pictures that are even better than the ones that came before? It has to stop or we'll all be dead before we have a chance to buy our CDs.

abrahammy · Forever Your Girl Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 1271

This sounds like a terrifically funny joke that was very well received. This may be a pipe dream, but I wonder if the idea that Clay has funny fans will help them maybe lighten up a bit and be a little more kindly disposed to us? (And him?)

agape · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:30 pm GMT Post subject:

toofargone · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:31 pm GMT Post subject:

lapeapod1 · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:32 pm GMT Post subject:

A new article out commenting about MOaM and how Clay is trying to keep the sex off his album. Too late hon it's already jumped from the album and into our fertile imaginations but nice try.

Clay Keeping it Clean

Boy I sure do like our group when we are using our snarky powers for good and not turning it on each other. I did a spot check of the other boards and they have no clue on our little guerilla operation but dollars to donuts Clay will hear about our Operation Vanilla Ice Cream before the sun sets today and he'll be laughing his cute ass off about it.

va_1587 · swooner Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 854 Location: Ohio

I'm sitting here trying not to laugh out loud. I love this place. The note to Time was perfect! The best part was :