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EDDIE LANG CHALLENGE: contest entries dedicated thread...
Lango-Django
Niagara-On-The-Lake, ONModerator
Our first submission!
It is by “Bing’s ENT?...Run!!!!”...
This is in WAV form, hope it works for everyone... let me know if you encounter problems...
Paul Cezanne: "I could paint for a thousand years without stopping and I would still feel as though I knew nothing."
Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
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Our second submission is by "The Galloping Gourmand"
Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
Just a reminder... if you are new to this, there is a previous thread where the ground rules were established...
... but here's a quick recap just in case...
CHALLENGE: inspired by Eddie Lang's example, contestants will attempt to combine chords and single string fills over the four bar chord progression: Am/// D7/// G/// G///
PRIZE: $100 gift certificate for DjangoBoooks.com
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: midnight May 15th
THREE SUBMISSIONS MAXIMUM PER CONTESTANT
VOTING TO TAKE PLACE AFTER MAY 15 SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
Contestant number three is "Langin the Blues", who provided three submissions...
Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
Contestant number four is "Shrivelup Andropov" with this submission...
Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
Great to hear from contestant number five, Emmett Ray, who submitted two entries...
Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
And thanks to contestant number six “Uncle Sal’s Spectacular” who has submitted two entries...
Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
Still more contestants keep pouring in!
Here's lucky number seven, @real_contestant_...
Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
Good news! Another entry, this makes number eight, from "Dimmu Burger"...
Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
There are only a couple of days left to enter, so... procrastinators beware... better pull the thumb out!
The deadline for submissions is midnight, Saturday May 15 EST...
...which equals 5 am GMT Sunday May 16...
... any of our DB members in Europe, Asia or Australia who are still planning to enter should calculate accordingly...
Thanks,
Will
Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."