It's almost five years ago when we stopped doing a national talent contest which brought in a lot of people out of the woodwork. Terri Clark, Michelle Wright, Paul Brandt came out of these. We've dropped the ball in that area, so we're going to bring it back. They should have done that all along. When you're at the top you feel pretty good about yourself, so they just have been throwing anything against the wall to see what sticks.
Nobody spends the time to develop people any more.
They drop the act if the first single flops. Despite all this, things look good in Edmonton for Monday's broadcast. We're at more than 5,000 sold tickets for the show, only a couple more to go. The only thing missing is Ms. Twain, but she's on a hiatus, she told everyone beforehand. Edmonton sells more country than anywhere in Canada, even more than Calgary.