N.Z. GOLD GUITAR AWARDS 2009 GORE

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 Well it’s all over for another year & what a year, with 506 Contestants, it is a credit to the Gore Country Music Club as it ran like clockwork.

The Band Tightazz are legendary & it is an honor to sing with them A BIG THANK YOU from Lyn & Mike.

This year we had another good year considering  the quality of the competitors.

 Our congratulations to all the Section & Overall Winners you have been well judged by your peers

We were fortunate to have won the following awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

so 5 awards from 5 songs makes us darned happy. This means we have placed in every 40+ section for 2 consecutive years this includes our 1 Gold Guitar Award (40+ Duet), we’re felling pretty happy about now. We said we were in it for fun this year & we had a ball especially when we took the stage for he drinks Tequila with Lyn In her Pretty Pink Pajamas. LOL..  

 Our Thanks to Lynne & John at Silverado Trading Post for importing Mikes Jacket & Lyns Poncho’s. If you are looking for some really nice country clothing visit Silverado Trading Post online> http://silveradotradingpost.co.nz/

We are now members of  the Otago Country Music Club & have found the members are very friendly & really enjoy their music.

 

28th May 2009:

We will be heading for Gore from our new home Dunedin, yes we have just shifted to Dunedin after 9 great  years in Christchurch. The decission to return to Dunedin was made after I was made redundant from my position as a Tourism Product Specialist with New Zealand Tourism Guide, a position I loved & really miss, Lyn has family in Dunedin & after 9 years we decided it was time to go home, even tough I was born & bred in christchurch & had my first Country Music Experience when I entered a talent Quest at the Industries Fair at the King Edward Barracks. The Entertainer running the talent quest was Tex Morton who played guitar while I blurted out “the old lady who swallowed a fly” I didn’t get anywhere but what a start Tex Morton Backed me (LOL) I am not sure if the Industries Fair was at the King Edward Barracks for just one or 2 years & think it was about 1959 or 1960.

Sunday I have the Open Yodel which I know I don’t stand a chance in but last year they cancelled the yodeling so I entered this year to try & make up the numbers & just as well as there are only 5 contestants & for every winner there has to be a loser. I heard Vicky Dick Yodel “Rockin’ Over river” today & all I can say is wow & thats not because she is a very attractive young lady but boy can she yodel.

We are expecting extreme weather in Gore & over the East coast of the South Island with snow to 200 meters, some folk down here are talking Blizzard conditions so I hope we can get back to Dunedin on Monday