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The Brantford Elvis Fest was an extremely friendly event. It was like being part of one big happy family. The ETA's families being welcomed behind the scenes was a gesture that was greatly appreciated by everybody. ETA's also had the opportunity to perform at the Casino, which was a lot of fun.
All in all it has been a great summer and I look forward to the coming months. The September Lady Luck Showcase will be a blast! I will be the MC and will have the chance to sing a few tunes as well. It will be nice to see some ETA friends as well as meet a few new ones.

Finally I want to send a big THANK YOU out to all of the ETA's I have met who have been so wonderful to me. You truly have welcomed me into your world & I appreciate it very much. I love watching you and learning from you.

Hope to see you all in Montreal.

Laura ellavis@hotmail.com

I have just celebrated the one-year anniversary of my first EllaVis performance. Much has happened since that Collingwood street party. I've bought a jumpsuit and worked allot on new songs and moves. I've even put together a female version of the Hawaiian look that went over extremely well
with the crowds. Basically I've worked hard and it's paying off. I made the semi finals at Collingwood and I was the 2nd runner up in Brantford. 2002 has been great so far and I have many special memories from The Collingwood Elvis Festival & Brantford Elvis Fest. They were both very different experiences and I loved them both for different reasons.

Nothing can come close to the Collingwood experience with its absolute power to take over the whole town. The festival is HUGE!!! I love all the hype and the pressure of competing. I don't think any other festival can compare. The town is saturated with Elvis and people love it. It's an amazing atmosphere to be part of. I also thrived on performing with such a high caliber of ETA's. My experience this year was quite different from 2001. For one thing I knew what to expect. That made a world of difference. I was still nervous but
nowhere near how I felt the previous year.It helped to perform early Friday night. I felt so relaxed and confident after that.

I was surprised at how much the awareness of EllaVis had grown. I couldn't walk 10 feet down the street with out posing for photos or being interviewed for T.V. or newspaper. I was so pleased to have made the semi-finals. I really wanted another chance to sing in the arena. There was such a great buzz in there. It was an amazing feeling performing Suspicious Minds for a full arena of cheering fans. They really got into it and I thank them for that. Great audience support really pushes me to new levels.

The only thing that bothered me about Collingwood was the sound quality for the non-pros at the finals. You could hardly hear the vocals. At the Brantford Elvis Fest, they made every effort to make ALL the ETA's sound
good. The venue was a beautiful old theatre with great lighting and great sound. The other thing that I really
liked about the Brantford Elvis Fest was that the performers had the chance to truly showcase themselves before the judges by singing two songs (as opposed to the one song at Collingwood). This gives the artist a chance to show a bit of contrast. I was so thrilled to make the finals and then place in the top three.