actual contest! :))) please read the whole thing if you want to participate?

Contest details- finally (:

This is what your entrée will be:

a VIDEO recording yourself

What to do on the video:

Sing ANY song you wish.

Rules/and important info:

you must introduce yourself at the beginning when making the vide

YOU MUST MSG ME FIRST, REQUESTING THE APPROVAL OF THE SONG YOU WILL SING

AND CONCERT YOU WANT TO GO TO msg me with the subject as: approval request

**** I must approve the song you will be singing before you actually make the video****

With name, (first and initial of last), age, and state (just for transportation purposes if you are the winner), song you are singing and artist

You may only use you tube

Along with the introduction at the beginning of the video, also include what band (from the list) you wish to go see if you are the winner. And include the day I listed on the side if it

Some people don’t have a camera/webcam to record themselves but they do have a mic, so if this applies to you, please just record your voice, and for the picture, just make a slideshow of any band (it can even go along with the song you are singing), just so I wont have to look at a black image and just have to listen (: lol

Anyone from Canada and USA can participate, but note, there is TRANSPORTATION TO FLORIDA CONCERTS, THERE IS NO TRANSPORTATION FOR CALIFORNIA/ NEVADA CONCERTS. But if you wish to go to one of those concerts, you must find your own trans, and hotel (if needed)

Yes, trans, and hotel ARE included for FLORIDA CONCERTS

This is very very important: when sending me the link for the video you MUST put as the subject, VIDEO1012. If you don’t, I will NOT accept your entree, only because it will get mixed up with my bussiness, school, and other personal mail.

If you are one of those people that instead of filming yourself you made a slideshow, and included yourself singing, please tell me the resources you used for the pictures.

Haha, yes, you may use lyrics and I want to make it a karaoke but it may be alttle hard for some of you, soooo, I will allow you to have to music playing in the background, but DONNOT let it drown out your voice.

You will be scored on:

Singing ability or effort (:

If you followed ALL the rules and guidelines

Song choice

Creativity

Video

Accuracy of lyrics

If you used the music in the background, or play an instrument, how well you used it, and whether or not you let it drown out your voice

Projection of voice

Now here is the prize info:

- one grand prize winner. She/he will be notified by email.

- transportation and hotel will be paid for florida concerts only

-Grand prize includes- 3 vip tickets (you, a friend, and parent)

but I will be joining you, parent, and that other person at the concert

and then dinner afterwards!

ONE SPECIAL GUEST WILL BE JOINING ALSO :)

Regarding the special guest:

-the special guest will remain a secret!

- it has already been chosen, and we will be eating completely in private.

Haha, that sounds weird XD

What I mean is it will be a private dinner with the special guest, you, me, your parent, and your friend. It will be a small elegant ball room at a hotel (not named yet), and we will be served by caterers. It will be in private with closed doors and security, only because the special guest, is in fact, famous :) haha, well I like to say "well-known". And didn’t feel comfortable with the special guest being crowded by fans while eating, but it is set for them to meet some at a special time.

-since there are concert options for florida AND California&Nevada, there will be two different special guests, one for Florida, and one for California & Nevada.

Concerts-

Florida:

Tokio hotel- Orlando 10/24/08

The cheetah girls- Orlando 10/26/08

Tina Turner- Orlando 11/05/08

(also Kevin’s bday! *hint hint*, so Ill let you say a special hello to him on the phone!)

Panic at the disco with Dashboard Confessional (mtv live) Orlando- 11/06/08

All American Rejects- Orlando 11/06/08

Cold play- Orlando 11/07/08

Metro Station Orlando 11/08/08

Push Play Orlando- 11/09/08

Luis Miguel- Orlando 11/09/08

Cobra Starship- Orlando 11/13/08

One Republic- Orlando 11/23/08

(also Miley’s bday! *hint hint*, so Ill let you say a special hello to her on the phone!)

Nat and Alex Wolff- Orlando- 11/28/08

Carrie Underwood- Orlando 12/13/08

Nevada:

All Time Low- Las Vegas 10/29/08

Cobra Starship- Las Vegas 10/31/08

Madonna- Las vegas 11/08-09/08

One Republic- Las Vegas 11/16/08

JONAS BROTHERS lol- Las Vegas 11/29/08

MY BIRTHDAYY (((: *HINT HINT* SUPER DUPER PARTYYY w/ jb and friends!

California:

Cobra Starship- San Fran. 10/29/08

Madonna- Oakland- 11/01-02/08

All Time Low- San Fran. 11/04/08

One Republic- San Fran. 11/14/08

Carrie Underwood- Oakland, 11/15/08

JONAS BROTHERS lol- San Diego 11/15/08

(Soooo, they will also be included in the dinner with us and the special guest)

Metro Station- San Fran 11/22/08

Celine Dion -San Jose 11/23/08

(als