Shades of Uncle Miltie....

[wondersofwine]

I noticed fewer people at the grocery store while the show was on. I have seen quite a few episodes and felt Kelly Clarkson and the last three finalists this time around were all very talented singers. Clay Aiken, who came in second this time, is from Raleigh, NC and is working with autistic children at the Y while studying (I think at U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill but it may be NC State) for a degree in special education. He will probably take time now to work on a musical career and he is scheduled to record an album and tour with other "American Idol" finalists, but I hope some day he completes that degree. We need people like him working with children with disabilities.
Also, they later corrected the difference in votes to 130,000 out of 24 million. About half of 1% difference if my math is correct.

[This message has been edited by wondersofwine (edited 05-22-2003).]