CC is not my favorite song in the world either, but if itās what everyone knows we could just try it. How about everyone who participates has to mail or email the grand winner a small prize? Can be an email gift certificate or coupon or a cheap pick/strings/candy/small gift in the mail. The winner will get rewarded by everyone here on the forum! If itās fun we can do it again, maybe with pick your own song, or with skill level categories.
Are you interested in performing in a no prize contest?
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International contestants wouldnāt have to do that part. In fact not everyone would have to, just whoever wants to.
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Hello Mark ,
Electronic communications always fail. There was nothing meant about FlatPickingLibby not being named checked it was just me bringing it together. As I have ended up responding in 2 threads to this myself.
The more the merrier it was just the math being based on 20 participants. 500 entries means I shed a Dollar I donāt mind.
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OK. I just added another poll to the initial post to determine how weāll handle potential entry fees and proceeds. Check it out and vote!
We still have plenty of time for everyone to weigh in before December. I appreciate all of the feedback and participation.
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If you stop the Poll now I have won! 
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I might have to create some forum accounts to vote on behalf of my deceased relativesā¦
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Iām in. I put in my .02 on Markās poll, but honestly it doesnāt matter to me. However yāall decide to do this will be fine with me.
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āCripple Creekā was just a suggestion. Since there is no prize but personal satisfaction & a swell title, maybe letting folks pick the one they are most comfortable would encourage showmanship as well musical skill.
I wonder how Ted Mack handled this with The Original Amateur Hour?
" The show lasted on radio until 1952 and until 1970 on television, where it ran on all four major networks, ending as a Sunday afternoon staple. A success in the early days of television, the program set the stage for numerous programs seeking talented stars, from The Gong Show to Star Search to American Idol to Americaās Got Talent.
Winners who went on to show business careers included singers Gladys Knight, Ann-Margret, Pat Boone, Raul Julia, Teresa Brewer & Irene Cara."
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I would recomend not overthinking it. Thatās the reason most of these kinds of project have stalled; because open democracy in making decisions doesnāt make decisions.
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Totally agree. I say we see what the consensus is after a couple of days of discussion and then lock it in.
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I just found this thread but it sounds like a great idea to me! Iāll definitely be entering if I can find the time. I agree with @Dragonslayer about a contest where you choose your own song, but that can come later. Iām excited to see where this goes!
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To your point, I knew Iād never be able to pull it off with a proper Eef, but I could successfully record little snips, plus it presented an opportunity and a goal for multi-track recording and video editing. For those who choose to participate in this CC contest, these same opportunities could be presented.
@Mark_Rocka, your win was well deserved! I was just very flattered my entry made it into the finals at all.
Even though I didnāt win first place in the Eefing Contest, @Jake did bestow a title on me as, āThe William Shatner of Eefingā, and frankly Iām as proud of that as any other bragging rights I could have ever expected. The bragging rights last a lot longer than the prize money ever can anyway. 
(William Shatner wasnāt a real star ship captain, but he certainly entertained me when he played one on TV! )
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He wasnāt a real Star Ship Captain?
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That was classic! Those guys had me rolling with their comments, and then you pulled out the jaw harp and I just lost it!
And you know, Iāve been called Marky Mark ever since he and his Funky Bunch came on the scene (Iām betting you have too) but thatās the first time Iāve ever been called Mark y Mark. 
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Michael, but to avoid trouble you might also want to do this. When/before you do that, Get out of your base in the middle of the night and shout out the magical passphrase as loud as you can.
[No one knows this magical encrypted key so this is only between us - āAmkc msr, kyl!ā. For decryption, fast forward each letter by 2 letter.]
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Is the winnerās chosen from 3 categories ?
Banjoā¦ Guitarā¦ Mandolinā¦
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I guess it depends on how many places are winners. IF there is a 1st, 2nd & 3rd, that means 9 āwinnersā if we do all three instruments at the same time. Strikes me as a bit unwieldy.
I could go for the mando contest first, then a guitar contest in a few months and a banjo contest in a couple more months, (after Iāve had all this extra time to practice. 
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And I see no reason why a guitar player couldnāt vote for their favorite mando player, who could vote in the banjo contest.
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Iām thinking, at least for this first contest, we should open it up to all instruments and all skill levels. Criteria will just be something like āMost entertaining.ā
We probably wonāt have nearly as many entries as Ben gets because Ben advertises his contests on multiple platforms and weāre just doing it here on the forum.
I donāt see a need for more than 1 prize, whether thatās bragging rights or an actual prize.
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