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**DanceWithLife** · 03-30-2008, 07:44 AM

"Gridiron Bash" Postponed Indefinitely
By Ashley Hinson, Anchor/Reporter
By Ashley Hinson

Story Created: Mar 30, 2008

Story Updated: Mar 30, 2008
IOWA CITY- It's a snag in plans for the first
ever concert and spring football kickoff event
at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Organizers of the "Gridiron Bash" have
postponed it indefinitely.That means the 4
thousand-some tickets sold to see Kelly Clarkson
perform Apirl 18th at Kinnick Stadium will be refunded.

"Gridiron Bash" Postponed Indefinitely | KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Local News

bkat73 · 03-30-2008, 08:24 AM

Why did it get postponed? Ugh seriously this is not going to have good spin on it for Kelly even if it had NOTHING to do with her. It shouldn't have anything to do with the fact that she is singing for the Pope the next night, right?

**DanceWithLife** · 03-30-2008, 08:52 AM

It's not just her show that got postponed. It's the entire Gidiron Bash. All the shows they were doing in every city for the football season got canceled. It has to do with the committee that organised it I think.

Rumor has it it could still happen in September for the new season.

bkat73 · 03-30-2008, 08:55 AM

i was just coming back to edit my post and say nevermind i found it! usually i go to the express before FF but today i did the opposite... had i only been there first i wouldn't have asked such a questions. silly me.

NCAA rules for their athletes are VERY strict and it sounds like they didn't want any one to maybe get mixed up and lose eligibility. i think it's a smart thing to do... esp having been a former NCAA athlete, if you breath on someone the wrong way you have a chance at losing eligibility... its crazy. (ok maybe that was a little extreme, but its seriously like that for the bigger sport - basketball and football)

**DanceWithLife** · 03-31-2008, 10:46 AM

DNA - After Hrs - Kelly�s no pop puppet - Daily News & Analysis

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Kelly's no pop puppet
Sunday, March 30, 2008 23:59 IST

Since making her debut on the premiere season of American Idol in 2002, Clarkson has sold over 18 million albums worldwide, earned two Grammy Awards and produced a string of Top 10 hits.

Proving that she's no pop puppet, the 25-year-old singer clashed with execs at her record company when she wanted to move away from the pop-friendly sound she'd cultivated on her debut album Thankful and follow-up effort, Breakaway. For her third album, My December, the singer wrote or co-wrote every track on the deeply personal album.

"I'm a very intimate writer," she explains. "I don't have a filter; I just literally write what's coming straight out of my head and heart. I've written on every album, but I was more involved on this one and that's why it's more intimate and raw."

Looking back, she sees the romance as a learning experience. "I learned a lot, not necessarily about the person, but about the way I handled the situation and that's what My December is about. The record is a diary about what I went through."

Do you think American Idol is more about popularity than talent?
No, I think it really recognises talent. I think it's a great way for unsigned singers to be heard. Chris Daughtry didn't even win and came in fourth, but he's doing phenomenally well right now and selling millions. And Carrie Underwood, she's really successful. She's the biggest thing in country music. And why? Because she's talented.

How do you explain someone like Sanjaya staying in the competition?
The show is successful because it's funny. It's fun to watch people come on and do their thing. It's just a fun, family show.

Are the judges fair?
They are. People tend to criticise Simon or Randy for being too harsh, but they are tame compared to music critics. And they are nothing compared to what people say about you in magazines (laughs).

People might say the judges are being too mean, but they are just setting us up for what the real industry is like.

Speaking of critics, there's been a lot written in the press about your weight. Does that get you down?
Obviously you don't like hearing someone call you fat, but I grew up in a small town so I'm used to everybody having an opinion about me. Everybody wants something to talk about, so you are either going to be too skinny or too fat.

When I was working a lot on my Breakaway tour I lost a dramatic amount of weight because we were working so much. Suddenly there were all these reports that I had an eating disorder.

And I promise you, I will never have an eating disorder! I love food far too much. Just two months before that, they were writing that I was far too fat. You are never going to please everyone so my friends and I usually just have a good time with it. But I think it's good to have people in the industry who are normal. It's not normal for people to be 100 pounds (45 kg) unless they have a small build.

Performers like Britney Spears have buckled under the pressures of fame. How do you stay so grounded?
I think it's very different when you grow up in this industry. I had a normal upbringing. I went to proms and I went through that awkward junior-high stage. I've had some normalcy and stability in my life whereas Britney has lived her life under a microscope. I think it's really hard for her. I pray for those people all the time because I don't know how they handle it. I think the key to staying grounded in this industry is to surround yourself with good people

bkat73 · 03-31-2008, 04:33 PM

thanks for posting that... she is wise beyond her years. i love how grounded she has always been and i really do believe she will stay that way.

**DanceWithLife** · 03-31-2008, 07:04 PM

Same here. I just love how down-to-earth she is. Fame has clearly not affected her and I love that about her. She knows she's famous but she doesn't conduct herself like a famous person. It's refreshing in this day and age.

diggerdrogo · 04-01-2008, 12:40 AM

It is refreshing

bkat73 · 04-01-2008, 05:23 AM

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Same here. I just love how down-to-earth she is. Fame has clearly not affected her and I love that about her. She knows she's famous but she doesn't conduct herself like a famous person. It's refreshing in this day and age.

seriously... when i met her in january she had come into the mall i work at. she was with ashley and someone else, no make up on, no body guards or anything like that. so completely 'normal' that some people i work with didn't believe me that i had been helping kelly clarkson

**DanceWithLife** · 04-01-2008, 04:11 PM

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seriously... when i met her in january she had come into the mall i work at. she was with ashley and someone else, no make up on, no body guards or anything like that. so completely 'normal' that some people i work with didn't believe me that i had been helping kelly clarkson

Yep, that sounds like our KC.

DARKNESSBALL · 04-03-2008, 07:53 PM

diggerdrogo · 04-04-2008, 04:49 AM

Thanks for the scan Darknessball!

I'm surprised that nothing has ever happened to her, think of all the things that might have gone wrong on AI

**DanceWithLife** · 04-04-2008, 06:42 AM

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Thanks for the scan Darknessball!

I'm surprised that nothing has ever happened to her, think of all the things that might have gone wrong on AI

I guess she meant it when she said "I don't wanna be, like, flash the world!"

Thanks for that scan.

diggerdrogo · 04-07-2008, 03:31 AM

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I guess she meant it when she said "I don't wanna be, like, flash the world!"

For sure

**DanceWithLife** · 04-07-2008, 06:40 PM

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