The Rules Committee, having been released en masse from Wormwood Scrubs, has finally met and tweaked the rules of the contest as follows:
An example
Any contestant who wants to make it to the next round of judging is now required to submit a photo of him or herself in a bathing suit; the more revealing, the better.
As one of the dozen scam mailings my mother gets everyday would say:
"Dear Entrant: You are one of a very small pool of residents in your area to be chosen to proceed to the next level of competition! Please send in $25 so we may confirm your certified platinum level registration number."
Well, in this here Name the Blog contest, everyone's a winner-at least in this round-and we will absolutely not be swayed by kickbacks (unless you actually send one).
Only first names are given, to protect the innocent.
Enjoy some Salieri while you contemplate these worthy entries:
Felonius Junk -Di
You got a problem with 'Brilliant Corners,' bub?" -Larry
Brilliant Jazz and Other Joys (from BOSTON) -Brew
Third Balcony Jump -Harvey
Jazz speaks for life -Dave
Jazz Hands!!! Bleeding Gums Murphy Speaks -Aaron
Dizzy Atmosphere, Six Flats Unfurnished -Rob
Snap Diddley Squirt: A Jazz Blog -Kiddo
Jazz Pants, Learn a New Word Everyday, Life Improv, Carried Away with Steve, Jazz Scratch Fever, Jazz Happy, Sharps and Flats, The Flying Jazz Project, Captain Jazz, Jazz Serious, Jazz Kidding -Amy and Ken
Not Just Another Jazz Blog -Dick
ImProvizing or ImProvizer or ProVizions, See Sharp, Sounding, Brass Sections, Mouth Pieces Horning In, MOTS (acronym for: Music Of The. Sphere's)(French for "words" too, ErSatch, UrSatch, Dauntless, Iterations -Ed
The Jazz Id-Me
It's not a popularity contest, but groundswells of support will no doubt influence my highly disorganized adjudication methodology.