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It was more than just a Concert at Clio
by Chloe ("PinkShoelaces01")
Age 15August 13th, 2005 was so much more than just a concert at Clio. To me, those simple two hours meant so much. Clay Aiken was there, he was actually there and he rocked the house! Now, this is not my first Clay Aiken concert, it is my seventh, so, I think I could say that this concert was one of the best he has ever done. Clay Aiken was so on, he was so sexy, he was like a fired bullet out of a shotgun.
There are no words to describe how much of an impact one man can have on thousands, even millions of people from around the world. I will never forget looking out at the crowd during 'Back For More'. You had to be there. You had to see people’s faces. You just had to see over two thousand Clay fans rocking out full tilt to this song. It was mesmerizing on how we were all pulled together by the voice of one man, it is amazing how one man, one song, one beat can get 3 year olds to 90 year olds up out of their seats and jumping up and down just to be a part of it all. It is like seeing one jumbo collaboration of colours coming together in unison and the result is that of a beautiful painting.
The screams were deafening, and I am sure I probably blasted out an eardrum or two of the people around me. But, when you think about it, how can you not scream when a vest or a robe gets torn off of his body and thrown away like a piece of yesterday’s newspaper? It’s amazing! I love that we all have the same, “Oh my gosh!” thoughts running through our brains at the same moments. Do you know why we all have that? It’s because of that one man. He has the complete and total power to make us all scream with one tug of his shirt. He owns the power to make us all melt into a pile of goo with a growl into the microphone. Thank God for the Thud EMS!
I still remember the feeling that I had that night. It was so strong and powerful that I began to cry full force. He was singing 'End of the Road', and I was listening to him belt out the lyrics. I looked up into the dark night sky and saw the moon shining down behind a few clouds and I thought to myself, we are all people of this world, even Clay. We all look up into the same night sky, we all see the same sun and moon each and every night. It amazed me. Reality gave me a slap in the face and I cried. I cried because I saw how small we were underneath the blanket of black sky. I even saw how Clay was just one of us, how he was so real. There were trees behind the amphitheatre and a big rolling park. And Clay looked so real because I could picture him somewhere other than on a stage or through the eyes of a camera on television. I could finally see him as just a regular person that would stroll along in the park and maybe sit underneath a great big tree and look up into the same night sky. For those few moments I saw him not as some unobtainable symbol, but as just a regular 26 year old guy.
So I looked back at Clay Aiken again and I thought of all the things that he had done in the past 2 and a half years. It really did shock me. Because the man standing in front of me had been on SNL, Leno, Letterman, GMA, the Today Show, toured 5 times, and had a past, some good, and some bad. And then the tears fell from my face because one man had done all that. One man had traveled to Indonesia and to Uganda to share some of his light with the others there. One man had an influence so strong that everyone he met had a smile upon their faces. I don’t know of anyone else who can do that for the millions of people that live in our world. I don’t know of anyone who can sing like they’re aiming for the heavens. And I don’t know anyone else who could even come to a close comparison to one man by the name of Clayton Aiken.So the Clio concert was so much more than a concert to me. It showed me how real we all are. How real Clay Aiken is. I know Clay would probably laugh at this, but I truly believe that he is an angel sent down to earth to spread his joy and light upon the faces of others. He makes me the happiest person alive. I just want him to know that. Clay Aiken is my hero, my inspiration. I would just like to thank him for altering my life in such a wonderful way and for showing me that one person can really make all the difference in the world. Thank you Clay Aiken. Thank you for being you!
