American Idyl - Lago Vista Style 2008
American Idyl Lago Vista Style is a contest which consists of finding the best singers from the area. Contests to select contestents to compete during the July 4th celebration will be held on the schedule shown below. . Each venue will select a winner and runner-up; both will perform on July 4th. Members of the crowd will select (by ballot) the top two performers.. A "sing-off" will be held on the Soccer Field Stage at the Bar-K Park. The award is a three hour recording stint at the Jumping Dog Studios and the admiration of the crowd!
There is no charge to enter the contest.
American Idyl Lago vista Style is a non-profit event offered by the Lago Vista 4th of July Council which is a 501 C3 non-profit organization.
If you want to try out, here is the schedule for each of the venues:
| Day | Location | Date | Time | Winners | Judges |
| Saturday | Bam's Roadhouse Grill | May 31, 2008 | 7:00-11:00pm | Jerry
Smith & Larry Dean |
Bill
Cowan Mike Slaughter Sherri Campbell |
| Friday | Deli Werks | June 13, 2008 | 8:30-12:30pm | "Dutch"
von Ehrenfried & Christa Watson |
Bill
Parcher Earl Horn Patty Mirwin |
| Saturday | Remingtons Bar and Grill | June 21, 2008 | 9:00pm- | ||
| Friday | Deli Werks | June 27, 2008 | 8:30-12:30pm | Bill
Parcher Earl Horn Patty Mirwin |
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| Friday | Semi-finals (Bar-K Pool Pavillion) | July 4th | 4:00-5:00pm | ||
| Friday | Finals (Bark K Pool Pavillion) | July 4th | 5:00pm start |
Photo
op for all semi-finalists at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, at 4th of July Headquarters,
6505 Lohman Ford Road.
We know this area has some of the best singers around. Let's make this a real contest!
Bill Cowan was our 2007 winner!!!
A Personal Testimonial - American Idyl - Lago Style is
FUN!
2007
"Hi, just thought I'd let you know how much fun it was
to attend the American Idyl-Lago Vista Style contest this past Saturday, June
16 at Remington's.
There were eleven contestants, and they all sang a different song from each
other and they all were good, some very good. There were both men and women
contestants, and in the run-off, with different songs from their first time,
there were two men and three women vying for the two-spot leads. Those were
won by Sherry and Tina. Tina is a frequent Karaoke leader and Sherry is quite
an entertainer too - she boldly sashays out among the audience intertwining
between the tables while strongly singing.
I counted up to sixty patrons Saturday night at Remingtons. Our own Earl Horn
(on the microphone announcing who is passing by in the parade) was a contestant
and sang not only as one of the original eleven, but also as one of the final
five at Remingtons.
I encourage you all to show up for the remaining two contests. I'm not clear
as to the locations or times - the LOG advertisements mentioned one on June
22 (that would be Friday) and another on June 23 (that would be Saturday).
At Remingtons, the announcement was that one was next Saturday, June 23 and
the other the following Saturday, June 30. One would be at The Deli Works
and the other at BAMS. But don't go by me - I'm not clear on which one-when,
but I sure would like to know. I hope we will get a reminder e-mail about
it, or that it will be at LagoVistaJuly4.org. I know you would enjoy the fun
of being there, the thrill of being encouraging to the performers and applauding
them, and genuinely being entertaned by some really fine talented folks."
by Sarah Green