Hey, Everyone... Here's a cool e-mail I got this week... edited to eliminate unnecessary details.
July 13, 2006
Dear 49ers National Anthem Applicant,
The Forty Niners are committed to involving members of the greater Bay Area community in our day of game entertainment programs. This season alone, over 3,000 men, women and children will participate in one of our pregame or halftime shows. We are pleased to extend this opportunity to our Nation Anthem Ceremony.
Through this process, we received hundreds of National Anthem Audition Applications. A panel of judges reviewed them all, and selected thirty finalists to continue on to the Live Audition at PIER 39.
Congratulations, you are one of those 30 finalists! The live audition will be held at PIER 39 in San Francisco on Saturday July 22nd, from 1pm to 4pm.
All contestants will be required to perform an a cappella version of the National Anthem. There will be a panel of judges scoring each contestant based on vocal ability, stage presence, and experience.
Sincerely,
The San Francisco 49ers
If you're around SF next Saturday, come out and cheer me on! I'd love the chance to sing for 70,000 football fans sometime this next year!