A Bridge Over American Idol

Finally heard Clay Aikens' version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water," and while I hate to admit it, I'm impressed. That skinny little guy can really sing! His other song, "This Is the Night," is fairly good as well. Whatever happened to that other guy...? The one that actually won....? Oh, yeah. Ruben Studdard.

Few people know this, but this year's American Idol was very nearly marred by death. It was about two or three weeks before the finale, during rehearsals, when the producers realized Clay was missing. They looked & looked, but he had apparently disappeared!!

They finally found the AWOL singer when Ruben stood up. Turns out he had accidentally (or so he claimed) sat on Clay.

The fire department was called, and their urban search & rescue team was able to extract the runt from Ruben's backside. Fortunately, they were able to resuscitate him.