Thanks, Nancy! I can't view them here, but will check them when I
get home. Cool beans.

Carrie

--- In Elliott_Yamin@yahoogroups.com, Nancy Nassetta <nanassetta@...>
wrote:
>
>
> > Subject: Re: [Elliott_Yamin] Interview from Richmond Mag
> >
> > Here is a link:
> >
> >
> >
http://s220.photobucket.com/albums/dd192/nanry4856/Elliott/Elliott%
> > 20Yamin/?action=view&current=MayRichMagazine.jpg
> >
> >
> >
> > On May 6, 2008, at 1:46 PM, Nancy Nassetta wrote:
> >
> >> There are pics of him in the May 2008 issue from the Richmond
JDRF
> >> Gala.
> >> Page 59, I believe
> >>
> >>
> >> On May 6, 2008, at 1:42 PM, Carrie wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> 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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