Since 1964 Benihana has defined "Eatertainment." There are 80 restaurants world-wide. (Strangely there are more Benihanas in Venezuela than in Canada! And only one in Japan. Romania also has one.)
Clay Aiken is a longtime devotee of Benihana's. We spoke a lot about the Claymate phenomenon, which extends to Japan, where fans naturally are called Claysians. (Fans in Kuala Lumpur are Maclaysians, which sounds a little fast food-y.)
Much of our chat, which included a discussion of Pan-Claysian cuisine, didn't make it into the video below. Still I hope you enjoy...
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16. What a fun interview. One of the best I've heard--very real and more relaxed. Thanks for sharing it.
Karen at 4:07PM on May 9th 2008
17. Very cute interview -- very cute guy -- both of you!
Mel at 4:08PM on May 9th 2008
18. Such a great interview!!!! Thanks so much for sharing it. It felt like we were all having lunch and just chatting. Your questions were hilarious!!! Fun, fun interview!! Now that's entertainment.
kspoulsen at 4:09PM on May 9th 2008
19. Mo, if you would consider putting up the full video, you'd make a lot of fans happy. Hey, if you sell it, you'd make a bundle.
sunnymax at 4:13PM on May 9th 2008
20. Clay is the only contestant from Idol who would know the words omnivore and diurnal. Thanks for demonstrating that neither of you are just pretty faces.
eureka at 4:14PM on May 9th 2008
21. "PLEASE!
All Clay fans are not middle aged women,menopausal women! And I am surprised that Clay did not stick up for his fans in this interview and correct that misconception, because he is well aware of the varied demographics of his fan base."
I'll say PLEASE get a sense of humor. It was a fun interview. You should be happy that Clay had a great person to interview and was having fun.
Daisy at 4:15PM on May 9th 2008
22. They are actually called edamame not soy beans, LOL
Clay is wonderful.
Diana B at 4:16PM on May 9th 2008
23. psbintl , there was mention of middle-aged or menopausal women!!! You "heard" something that just wasn't there! Clay simply confirmed that his fans are predominantly women and so that's a fact!!
kellsa at 4:22PM on May 9th 2008
24. Loved the interview. Love Mo and Clay. Also love the new album. Love Benihana's too.
psbintl - I think you need to listen to the conversation again. You will feel better if you do. All that was teasingly mentioned was fertility cycles, nothing about menopause or ages of the Claymates. It is true, when women of any age hang out together - their cycles do tend to get in synch. That happens to all ages.
On my street, me and the two ladies who lived on either side of me got pregnant within the same month. All in our twenties.
RMJ at 4:23PM on May 9th 2008
25. This was so funny seeing Clay in this kind of setting. Thanks a lot.
poppy at 4:24PM on May 9th 2008
26. This was so funny. Thanks for letting us see Clay in a different kind of setting.
poppy at 4:25PM on May 9th 2008
27. Funniest, best interview EVER!!!!
Laughed out loud at the "in sync" comments. Love you both!! And the new CD Rocks!!!
Anne at 4:27PM on May 9th 2008
28. Er, psbintl, women with menstural cycles are not seniors.
sunnymax at 4:30PM on May 9th 2008
29. Funniest thing ever! Thanks...enjoyed the heck out of it.
rcknrllmom at 4:30PM on May 9th 2008
30. Excellent.....just perfect. Clay has an amazing sense of humor and thanks to Mo, you are able to see just a bit of it. Please post more..especially what didn't make this video. We would love to see it!!!!
Thank you Mo
Joy at 4:34PM on May 9th 2008