The Day My Motown Dream Came A Crashin' Down In FLAMES!

[Boogiedown]

Good story Waiting!

Dick Clark once had a song writing competition where you mailed in your cassette to be judged [[for a fee??) . I had that one song I'd created in my head and thought here's my chance!
I went out to the nearby college at night to record my song acapella in the handball courts [[good reverb I thought) . Security pulled up and decided I was just a harmless nut with a tape recorder.
Mailed it off but never did hear back from Dick Clark!! I grimace to think what I must have sent him. lol!

[WaitingWatchingLookingForAChance]

Good story Waiting!

Dick Clark once had a song writing competition where you mailed in your cassette to be judged [[for a fee??) . I had that one song I'd created in my head and thought here's my chance!
I went out to the nearby college at night to record my song acapella in the handball courts [[good reverb I thought) . Security pulled up and decided I was just a harmless nut with a tape recorder.
Mailed it off but never did hear back from Dick Clark!! I grimace to think what I must have sent him. lol!

I love that! So, I guess a lot of us have been there before. I like that you went to the handball courts- nothing wrong with enhancing the performance! I hadn't heard of that competition before. Do you still enjoy singing and songwriting?

[Boogiedown]

I love that! So, I guess a lot of us have been there before. I like that you went to the handball courts- nothing wrong with enhancing the performance! I hadn't heard of that competition before. Do you still enjoy singing and songwriting?

well any trick couldn't hurt. There's a good reason my entry went nowhere. As I recall, the contest was international, and there was an album and TV special around it in which the winnings songs were sung by known performers, BUT none of those "great' songs came anywhere near being a hit.

No follow-ups, but yes I still enjoy singing , and by request - only to myself ,when by myself. -----You??

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hey Waiting, I found it at discogs!; 1974:

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Winn...elease/5719353