meeting you guys and gals made my year

[vicky]

Hey everyone (dots)...The Rally was great!!!...informative...and....very interesting...but meeting you all made it so much more fun....and so much more inspiring Lamont Dozier was like being in the same room with God......I got home, went to sleep for a little while, and woke up ready to record and write and hopefully listen to a few of the CDs I traded with you guys and gals...I think I clarified my plan for the next year, and planned a few collaborations that I hope will lead to something...My 2 guests had a fabulous time as well.......I got sooo much out of the classes.....I tried to go to a few that I know nothing about, and whoa.....did I learn a ton!!!I'm not sure I made any BIG connections that will lead anywhere with the heavy-weights (except Mazz ), but I did learn that I don't really have the music to push on them right now........weirdly the Rally made me appreciate country song writers more that ever, and gave me the info to say quite a bit in the Peer to Peer posts on country...Sherrill's voice is stuck in my head like a hook.......I'll stay away from the pop/rock for now because it's clear I have no idea...the artist that Michael and the A&R guys thought was "all that" to me had the biggest over-used chorus that I've heard a million times...and really what do I know ...not much as I learned... ...good thing, too...there are too many genres that interest me....and I need to narrow it down.....no American Idol for me this year....There wasn't much talk on the electronica front, (that's the demo I brought) but I still tried to get it to a few of the film and TV guys...and I have a feeling that something is gonna happen....As much as we, and the panelists try to define what makes a great song...it's clear that the emotional factor is undefinable...some songs were criticized for being "nothing new and exciting" all the while a few others are too "new and exciting, thus "not working"" ...I'll call this the X-factor...and my favorite part of music...Michael Laskow is sooo cool in person...not very CEO-ish....and really made me feel like I am a part of this thang...(Taxi)....thanks to you all....meeting you all was my favorite part of the Rally....thanks for being you (not a good song lyric)vtbpI love you guys