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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Posted May 9th 2008 2:30PM by Mo Rocca
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31. 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
32. 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
33. That was too funny! Great interview, love that you brought out the fun side of Clay that has kept me a fan from day one. Any chance we could bribe you to post the whole interview? We love to throw money at all things Clay, just ask him!! LOL
lynne at 5:09PM on May 9th 2008
34. This was so funny. Thanks for letting us see Clay in a different kind of setting.
poppy at 4:25PM on May 9th 2008
35. 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
36. Funniest thing ever! Thanks...enjoyed the heck out of it.
rcknrllmom at 4:30PM on May 9th 2008
37. Er, psbintl, women with menstural cycles are not seniors.
sunnymax at 4:30PM on May 9th 2008
38. OMG...this is one hysterical interview! Thank you so much. Ack! I want more! Is there more video? Too, too funny!
jean at 5:01PM on May 9th 2008
39. Mo, I will be checking out your blog more often, that was seriously one of the best done, hysterical interviews, I have ever seen. I second any kind of movement to release the entire interview...sell it for the charity of choice and give half to one of Clay's charities...i would give anything to see it in it's entirety...thanks again....
bfs at 5:03PM on May 9th 2008
40. How fun was that !!!
More more more . . . we want the out takes - lolol
PRICELESS !!!!
Watcher at 7:02PM on May 9th 2008
41. Mo, loved the interview! You and Clay were so funny! I hope you can do it again sometime. By the way, if you haven't bought in album yet, you should, it's great!
Judyelle at 4:39PM on May 9th 2008
42. Clay Aiken absolutely rocks!
Valerie at 4:41PM on May 9th 2008
43. I would pay an ungodly amount of money to see this interview in its entirety. Mo, how does one make that happen?
xfileluv at 4:46PM on May 9th 2008
44. What a great interview. You are both so funny. Clay is so comfortable here. This is the best interview Clay has ever had. Loved it!!
Geraldine Carchedi at 4:59PM on May 9th 2008
45. Mo please give lessons to those other interviewers who make a mess of their time with Clay. What a delightful, funny, informative and a just great interview......who knew we were omnivores? Thank you.
Dee at 4:48PM on May 9th 2008