To most of my friends, the voice is a newspaper. But to most of America these days it's an NBC show a la American Idol, wherein a panel of judges listens to people sing without looking at them and picks one to groom for stardom.
Right now, our own subway chanteuse, Kathleen Mock at mockmusic.com , is inside New Jersey's Izod stadium with a hundred thousand other hopefuls. She arrived at 5 am with a pass she got on line and then waited in a line in the parking lot in what promises to be a 100 degree day in New York. She was about the 300th to be allowed through the doors. Now she is waiting.
Each person auditioned will be allowed to sing two minutes of a song a capella. Miss Mock, accustomed to hiding behind her guitar, has prepped by singing a capella in the subway, which apparently went over well.
The chances of a callback are roughly the same as getting hit by lightening, but it sounds like an amazing scene there. We'll get her reports as the day wears on.
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fair warning: on block island or manhattan or in missouri, we can be a little salty
Bonne chance, chanteuse. Hope you get hit by lightening.
ReplyDeleteI am amazed that ms mock is even up for this competition....this seems like a real trial....but who knows? maybe it's time that the lightening strikes!
ReplyDeleteI was one of the first to arrive and the first to leave. No lightening this time around but much fun was had trying. Very thankful for the subways. They are always running and open to anyone willing to set up and play. Some of the folks waiting in that line yesterday will have to return to jobs they hate. Thankful that I wont be one.
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