3-4-03 Caroline Rhea Show
Transcript of Corey and Josh on The Caroline Rhea Show
Caroline: Please welcome American Idol Finalists Joshua Gracin and Corey Clark. Wow, well first of all congratulations on making it, the girls seem to love you already.
Corey and Josh: Thank you.
Caroline: Would you like some Mardi Gras beads?
Corey: Yes I would love some!
Josh: I'll take some Mardi Gras Beads.
Corey: I'll take the big ones. I look like a Christmas Tree.
Boudy: Would either of you like a hat, glasses?
Caroline: No! Boudy those are yours and you look very pretty.
Corey: That is so more you. That's totally him more than it is me.
Caroline: So you guys you are both 22?
Corey and Josh: Yes.
Caroline: And where are you guys from?
Corey: I am originally from San Bernardino California, but I've lived everywhere else since then, every state you can think of.
Caroline: You are so cute!
Corey: Thank you.
Caroline: And you appear completely from another planet in a way. But in the cutest possible way.
Corey: Oh god. I'm going to take that as a compliment.
Caroline: But in a spacey way. Now what day is your birthday?
Corey: July 13th.
Caroline: Oooh little sensitive Cancer boy. And where are you from?
Josh: I am from Westland Michigan but I'm stationed in California.
Caroline: That's right you are stationed because you are a part of the U.S. Marine Corp.
Josh: Correct.
Caroline: Brave man. I am very worried for my little marines and everybody in the army these days. Now if you get called to active duty, what happens?
Josh: I will go. There is nothing that is going to keep me here. I knew that when I joined up for the Marines and when I tried out for American Idol that that could be a possibility. All my stuff is packed and ready to go in case I get called.
Caroline: Let's just pray that that doesn't have to happen.
Corey: Yes, really.
Caroline: Which is worse Simon or a boot camp drill sergant?
Josh: A boot camp drill instructor is worse definitely. Even Simon would be afraid of him.
Caroline: Really?
Josh: Oh yeah.
Caroline: And Corey you come from a big family of professional singers?
Corey: Oh yes, my Dad was and still is a singer. My mom was a singer. That's actually how they met. Like some people came over to him while they were at a show, and they were like, "You need to come check this girl out she's bad." He walked over and checked her out and they've been together ever since. I think like 24, 25 years something like that.
Caroline: That's wonderful.
Corey: Yeah.
Caroline: And Corey, one time when you were performing you pulled a woman on stage with you, a girl?
Corey: Biggest mistake of my life.
Caroline: What, what happened?
Corey: Well you know I just started performing with this group I had been in. I just called this girl down at the total wrong time of the song. She got up on stage and I was just like, I whispered to her, "Will you please just stay up here with me? Don't make me look bad." And she was like, "Pfft Whatever." And just walked off and I was like Oh god, so I looked like a big ass. It was funny.
Caroline: Well it is fat Tuesday. Now Joshua, you have two very special women in your life?
Josh: Yes I do, my wife who I have been married to for two years, but who I have been with seven and a half years. High school sweethearts. And my daughter Brianna, I've got a photo of her right here.
Caroline: He got a photo of the daughter, yay.
Corey: She's cuter in person. She's gorgeous.
Caroline: Look at that she's got a headpiece too. Look at this picture. Congratulations, she's gorgeous I already love her. She's wearing pink with a big flowery dress. I love it. And how did you meet your wife?
Josh: Actually, um, I've known her since seventh grade, junior high school. We hated each other, we fought back and forth non-stop. And uh junior year of high school, I sat behind her in American History. She was having some trouble in the class, and that happened to be one of my best subjects, so the teacher kinda picked up that we kind of liked each other and asked me if I would privately tutor her. And that's where it all began.
Caroline: Your teacher hooked you up, alright!
Josh: Yeah Mr. Gordon my American History teacher.
Corey: You picked her up a lot smoother than you did when you turned around on the elevator today. We're getting on the elevator and like Shannon Dorety's in the back of the elevator so I'm like tapping him. I'm like, "Dude, turn around." And he's like, "What?" And I'm like," Turn around." And he's like, " WHAT WHY DO YOU WANT ME TO TURN AROUND?" And she's right there. It was Shannon Dorety dude.
Caroline: AH I love it! Best of luck to both of you, and best of luck especially to you if you have to go over there, which I pray you don't.
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