I have never had this happen to me (us) before. Almost every win we have had in May has a musical theme.
It began with meeting the Barenaked Ladies, followed by tickets to see Doc Walker and the Ann Murray Duets CD. Yesterday, my husband won the trip to Montreal to see the band Sam Roberts (via his cellphone - get texting if you have not started!). Today, I won tickets to see R.E.M. and a song download.
What an interesting winning streak. And the month isn’t over!
What fun we had last night! We arrived at Chapters at 6:00pm to a crowd of about 200 kids and 100 adults. The Events Manager for Indigo Books and Music met us. When I introduced myself he smiled and said, “Of course you won!” (He was the one that arranged for my two book signings at Chapters/Indigo and remembered me.)
We were lead to a seating area about a foot from the stage and waited until the band arrived. Ten minutes before the show we were ushered into a backroom, got to meet the Barenaked Ladies and had a professional photographer take our picture with the band.
We then retook our seats on the floor and they played a 30 minute concert singing several songs of their new kid’s CD Snack Time including; 789 (free MP3 download on site) and an old favourite, One Week.
Afterwards we were first in line to get an autographed book and CD set. I think Nicole already wore it out playing it over and over today.
I am very excited because tomorrow we are going to meet the Barenaked Ladies!
As I have been very busy with the launch of the American Edition of my book, my entries slowed down to a trickle. One Friday I decided I needed to catch up on all my email. Open one at a time and take action upon each one. Many e-newsletters had contest links in them. When I went to the Kidding Around Toronto website, I noticed there were several daily entry contests that I had not entered. The one to meet the Barenaked Ladies was ending that day. I thought, “Darn! I missed the whole thing.” Then I thought, “What kind of a Contest Queen am I if I am not going to throw at least one entry into the hat. It only takes one to win.” So, I entered myself once and my husband once.
The next night Craig and I had a rare date night. We snuggled on the couch watching a movie. Afterward, Craig went to his computer to check his email one last time before we went to bed. He discovered a congratulatory email stating he had won the Grand Prize. I danced around the bathroom for a good 15 minutes while I got ready for bed.
Tomorrow we are going to their CD signing at Chapters. We get a copy of their new CD Snack Time, we get front row seats and an opportunity to take photos with them. I really like the fine print in the rules: All adults must be accompanied by a child.
Remember, it only takes one to win!
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