Last Train to Clarksville

For Only Two Weeks

All my readers, please bear with me for the next two weeks.  This blog is my Real Estate blog but sometimes, alot of times, I make it personal.  For the next two weeks, it will be my personal blog.  I will be posting daily on how I am doing in this singing competition. If you haven’t already heard I am one of twelve contestants that will be competiting in the Operation Rising Star. It is basically like American Idol.  Previously known as Military Idol. They flew us all in, round trip, all expenses paid, to be here and give our best performances and to find the next Operation Rising Star.

Yesterday I arrived at Washington Dulles Airport to start my journey.  We waited for everyone elses flight that is competiting before heading to our hotel.  We were told last night that we are not only representing our installation where we won, but we are also representing the Army and Army Entertainment.  Which to me, is a high honor.  We had a briefing in the hotel conference room and learned what our next few weeks will be like.  Introductions were made and new relationships have begun.  Everyone in this competition is very talented in their own way.  Two of the judges were in the panel that helped pick out who would be in the twelve, out of the 35, to come to Ft. Belvoir.

This will be a lot like American Idol.  I will be singing and I ask for your votes on the 15th at 8p.m. eastern.  Anyone who has facebook and would like to be my friend, just ask, and you will see when it is time to vote there.  How the production is conducting this event will keep you on the edge of your seat.  As they said last night in the briefing, 50% of me moving to the top 6 is up to the voting public.  You can vote more than once, but there is a process to voting, so you will have to go through all the steps again. You can’t just click, click, click. 

This morning, I got up and did my workout.  I got locked out of my room, again.  Everytime I leave the room, the key doesn’t work, so the hotel is going to fix that today.  They have a continental breakfast and I just ate.  All dressed and ready to go.  We were told last night which six contestants will be having their interview today that will be played right before we perform live.  So, mine is in the first 6.  Tomorrow will be the other six.

Funny thing. When we got here to check in the hotel, we all lined up and there was a camera crew setting up to tape us checking in.  After that me and two others were told to stay back while the others went to their room.  We were then assigned to a camera man to follow us around last night.  It was really weird but cool to have someone following you around everywhere: through the door, in the elevator, to your room, in your room, shut the door. hahaha. I felt like a star! I can’t help but sing, “I’m your biggest fan, I’ll follow you until you love me, papa, paparazzi”  Gotta love Lady Gaga.

So, this morning is a full morning of seeing the stage and getting the feel of the floor they have put down.  I might have to go get new shoes if the floor is grated where my heels will go through. yikes! We will be doing a group warm up every morning and then the vocal coach wants to hear something from us for 15 secs accapella.  We were told sometimes your best is the video they saw or your best will be better live. He wants to see what we have.  I have a feeling that I will have some important things to work on to make me better.  I am ready. He will listen to the songs we picked out and give us tips, whether to change the speed or key, etc…  Practice will be split up with a total of six and a half hours.  Yeah!  Do to this everyday would be my dream!

So, until this evening. Welcome to my journey to becoming a star!

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