> Subject: Re: [Elliott_Yamin] Interview from Richmond Mag
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> Here is a link:
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> http://s220.photobucket.com/albums/dd192/nanry4856/Elliott/Elliott%
> 20Yamin/?action=view&current=MayRichMagazine.jpg
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> On May 6, 2008, at 1:46 PM, Nancy Nassetta wrote:
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>> There are pics of him in the May 2008 issue from the Richmond JDRF
>> Gala.
>> Page 59, I believe
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>> On May 6, 2008, at 1:42 PM, Carrie wrote:
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>>>
>>> reprinted from Richmond Magazine's website:
>>>
>>> Elliott Phones Home
>>>
>>> (4/23/2008)
>>>
>>>
>>> Catching up with Richmond's Idol
>>>
>>> Richmond native Elliott Yamin has been living in a whirlwind since
>>> his star-making turn on American Idol (could it really have been two
>>> seasons ago?). On March 1, he'll sing at the Juvenile Diabetes
>>> Research Foundation's gala at the Jefferson to raise money for the
>>> organization. His mom, Claudette, will be by his side. Recently, we
>>> had a chance to catch up with him during a lull in the action.
>>>
>>> Q: What have you been up to recently?
>>> A: My last official show for my fall tour was on Nov. 27 at the 9:30
>>> Club in Washington, D.C. Then I flew to Malaysia for Live and
>>> Loud, a
>>> four-day music festival in Kuala Lumpur. Whitney Houston was the
>>> headliner. We opened for her.
>>>
>>> Q – Did you get the chance to meet Whitney?
>>> A – When we got there, they had a parking issue so they pushed back
>>> our show. It started pouring down rain. We were all soaking wet. She
>>> was coming on in about three and a half hours, so we didn't stick
>>> around. My keyboard player and her guitar player did meet though.
>>> Her
>>> guitar player invited him up to her room to play cards.
>>>
>>> Q: What's your next adventure? A: I'm going on a USO tour in
>>> February
>>> for 10 days. We'll be going to three or four different countries,
>>> playing for the troops.
>>>
>>> Q: What really stood out for you this past year?
>>> A: I'd say A Capitol Fourth in Washington, D.C. It was a lot of fun.
>>> I didn't realize how huge an event it was. We were there for three
>>> days. I shot pool with Tony Danza at the hotel, and he had me
>>> sing "Moody's Mood for Love" a cappella for him and the dancers. The
>>> other thing that stands out is getting to go overseas, taking my
>>> music outside of the country and traveling the world.
>>>
>>> Q: Have you kept up with your friends from American Idol's fifth
>>> season?
>>> A: Bucky is my best friend from the show, but I haven't talked to
>>> him
>>> for a few months. Ace came over to my house last Saturday and
>>> watched
>>> football. That night I hung out with Taylor. It was great to
>>> catch up
>>> with both of those guys.
>>>
>>> Q: Your songs are being played everywhere, even in the mall. What do
>>> you think of that?
>>> A: One of my songs came on in the gym when I was on vacation in
>>> Hawaii. It's a trip, really special. It tickles me when I am
>>> somewhere and hear one of my songs.
>>>
>>> Q: Have you bought a house yet?
>>> A: No. I'm renting a condo.
>>>
>>> Q: Where are you hanging out these days when you're back in Los
>>> Angeles?
>>> A: I haven't been here enough to go out on a regular basis. I
>>> like to
>>> go to Hyde, a club [Editor's note: Paris Hilton and Britney Spears
>>> have been known to show up there, too], and to Teddy's at the
>>> Roosevelt Hotel. But I'm not a regular scenester.
>>>
>>> Q: What are you listening to these days?
>>> A: I'm listening to Donald Fagen and Chris Brown. I love hearing
>>> Chris.
>>>
>>> Q: What do you think of the music scene in Richmond?
>>> A: It's getting so much better with the new venues. I hope to
>>> christen the National this year.
>>>
>>> Q: Do you have any announcements on the marriage front?
>>> A: No.
>>>
>>> Q: Are you still a man on the town?
>>> A: Yes.
>>>
>>> Q: What's been your best "Hollywood" moment?
>>> A: I'm a big sports fan. I got to participate in a big celebrity
>>> bowling event and I bowled with NFL and NBA stars. [Lakers guard]
>>> Derek Fisher and [Saints running back] Reggie Bush were on my team,
>>> and we won. I couldn't believe I was getting the chance to do that.
>>>
>>> Q: What have you been doing with the JDRF?
>>> A: They flew me to St. Louis to do some public-service announcements
>>> for Step-Up, where people race up the steps of monuments to raise
>>> money for the American Diabetes Association. I'm also coming to
>>> Richmond for JDRF's Central Virginia gala in March. I'll be going
>>> back to Washington to lobby in Congress. Hopefully, I'll get to talk
>>> to more congressmen.
>>>
>>> Q: How does doing this type of work make you feel?
>>> A: I think I have a certain responsibility being one with the
>>> disease
>>> to be a model for everybody else with the disease. I want to inspire
>>> other people. It's getting busier and busier on the diabetes
>>> [research] front, which is great. We're getting the word out, and I
>>> want to do what I can.
>>>
>>> Q: What goes through your mind when you see the contestants on
>>> American Idol?
>>> A: You have to smile because you know what they are going through
>>> and what they are feeling. It brings back such fun memories for me.
>>> It makes you feel special to know how far you have gone. —Joan
>>> Tupponce
>>>
>>>
>>>
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