UPI / UNited Press International
12/31/2006
In downtown Santa Fe , arrests were made outside of the Lensic Theater, Santa Fe's Performing Arts Center,
when two males were found trying to break into Clay Aiken's tour bus. Clay Aiken was in town
for his New Year's Eve Concert when the two males were apprehended before the concert even started.
Apparently, both males had restraining orders against
them from previous encounters with the former American Idol contestant.
Previous charges ranged from harrassment via telephone to lude
and deviant behavior and the the theft of several of Mr. Aiken's undergarments.
Mr. Aiken could not be reached for comment, but a spokesman made a statement
on his behalf, stating that Mr. Aiken was quite distraught and looked forward
to a time when he would be 'free from these loathsome stalkers'.
What made the incident seem even odder was that both men were dressed in 'Troll' costumes.
Police speculated the two had planned this for sometime and were
trying to use the costumes to take advantage of the PETTA rally that was
scheduled for earlier today at the Ski Basin. A spokesman for PETTA stated
that their rally was a peaceful one to try again to disuade the masses from taking
up clubs on Troll Thumping Day and was unaware that the two men were actually imposters.
The President of PETTA expressed some concern over the 'costumes',
stating they looked like 'real' Troll skins. He went further to say that should
they be real Troll skins, the two men have not only made a mockery of the rally
but have crossed a line and taken the abuse of Trolls to a whole new level. It was
the first time any member of PETTA even hinted that Troll Thumping may not be as
bad as previous alternatives dating back some 500 years.
The attempted ruse by the two 'Claymates' ,as Clay Aiken fans have so dubbed themselves,
may have succeeded had they not been spotted arguing behind
Mr. Aiken's tour bus. A Mr. Wii Hung who owns a Chinese Restaurant next to
the theater, heard the two arguing and called police.
Mr. Hung stated the two were in a 'heated' discussion, when as he puts it,
they beagn threatening each other with their 'Claymate' signs. "One kept saying
'I wish I could quit you' and the other would keep saying 'Quit it.' "
Both men were taken into custody and are being held without bail. Police will
not yet release their names until their legal custodians can be notified.
In one last related note, Clay Aiken opened the show with his new
single "Brokeback Trolls'.
I'm assuming we won't be seeing NWD or skinhit anytime soon?
