text: clay aiken great singer or flash in the pan?   clay is an amazing singer who has decided to use his fame to help others.  he has founded the bubel/aiken foundation to help special needs children with inclusion.  he has traveled all over the world as an ambassador for unicef rather than playing the clubs to get in the magazines.  he made a decision to use his fame to help others, and i say bravo!  the whole "homesexual" thing...who cares yes or no?  i don't think he is because he says he's not, but even if he is...so what?  people who harp on this are bigots and idiots.  and you'll get no apology from me for saying so.  have you noticed that the same people who say "he's gay" will defend someone else for being gay?  what hypocrites!  i say who cares?  i'm not looking to date clay, just to enjoy his beautiful voice!  his new cd is coming out this summer, and i for one can't wait to buy it.  he has one of the truest voices out there.  he reminds me of barry manilow, singing songs that make people happy.  barry was ridiculed by the critics and "the cool" too...but four decades later, he's still making number one cds.  i hope clay can have a career with such longevity.  barry never cared about the critics...clay shouldn't either.