Hello from Baltimore after a second wonderful show (of 27) on this East Coast Roadtrip.

1. We will not post individual results. There are many reasons, not the least of which are time and manpower, but more than that, this is to recognize great lyrics, not embarrass those that didn't make it. Judging is NEVER an exact science. It is just a collective set of opinions. The only fair and honest way to judge, in my opinion, if for all of us to be FANS.. and vote our hearts. Anything else is using someone elses criteria for what we should pick (i.e. industry norms etc...). Vote honest and everyone will get an equally fair shot. And those who don't make it into the nominees have nothing to be ashamed of. In my opinion every who enters gets an honorable mention. Sticking your neck out is VERY honorable. We're NOT going to cut anyone's head off.

The lyric feedback boards are there to get feedback. But I agree that no one should ask for feedback on these lyrics until the AWards are over, or at least your lyric wasn't nominated. Lets not let positive or negative influence creep in. That is why we blind screen music in the awards in general, to remove as much of that as possible.

3. Voting... if folks were told they weren't allowed to vote for themselves, then many wouldn't vote at all, which would mean they didn't fall behind any other lyric with their own votes for someone else. To be honest, if anyone here is really worried about someone getting an extra 5 points because they voted for their song first.. it is going to take a LOT more than 5 points to get nominated... so ask yourself.. if your lyric isn't really as good as a lot of others.. would you rather play a part in nominating GREAT lyrics that will represent the collective talent of the entries.. or help weaker ones get nominated making you look bad when you lose to them?

So.. once again.. JUST VOTE HONEST and let the chips fall where they fall.

And remember, no one out there will know who you voted for except me... and I know EVERYTHING!!!! = )

(The great Oz has spoken!)

Brian

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