12 People, 120 Toes &
Fingers, 48 Arms & Legs, 24 Eyes & Ears....
"One" Big Family
This picture was taken AFTER we knew who was chosen to go on to Nashville. This shows that Win or Lose.... we all were proud of one another and didn't have any "grudges" against any of the contestants.
Stephanie on stage.
Friday at rehearsals you could afford to "leave-out" a word or two. Saturday was the "REAL THING" no matter what, just smile and keep on singing.
Stephanie didn't move 10 inches from that "X", but gave a good
performance. She learned some things about herself that weekend.
"I watched my tape, that is the first time I have ever 'seen myself' sing.
Now that I have a 'visual image' of how I look on stage, I can improve on those things.
All in all, I was proud of my performance."
A little over a year ago, Stephanie was "hiding" behind the speakers or up in the DJ Box at Karaoke so she couldn't be seen. This was her first audition, competition, and televised show. Wait until others in her hometown of VA finally get to see the person behind the voice.
There was previous tapings that are currently being broadcast on various stations across the Country. But the talent that walked on that stage May 1st, was absolutely incredible. Some remarks were made about the 21 competitors such as "this group has been the most talented that we have taped for our shows, you are all 9's and 10's". The judges even commented "How are we suppose to choose from these people, they could all be winners?"
This is all of us after the shows were finished and we had been there for hours and hours, but still had the heart to join in harmony and sing "We Are Family". We did it for fun, and from the true emotions we all shared. It went so well, that producers requested that we do a "re-take" so it could be recorded. We sang a bit and passed the Mics around to make sure any that wanted to join in could gladly do so.... there was no "gimme, gimme".... we all shared and that made one glorious sound.
Stephanie and James
This is a rare opportunity to say that two people from totally different ends of America got along right from the start. James lives in CA and Stephanie in NY.
It's true that "music" forms a "bond" between people that is recognized by others. I know all of you understand what I am describing... one vocalist to another, you can not deny that we all "clicked" remarkably well. Almost forgetting that we had just known one another a little over 24 hours, all of us had a difficult time saying "goodbye".
