On Monday, September 13, 2010, I received an email inviting me to an invitation-only audition for the next season of America’s Got Talent. It was signed by some guy claiming to be a casting agent for the show. Yeah, right. My first thought was, “OK, who’s playing with me.”
Being the paranoid type, I did some checking. I Google’d the sender by name, email and phone number. It all looked legit. So I picked up the phone and called. Direct dial. He answered quickly.
After a fairly long conversation about how they found me, the format of the audition and a few other details, I’m finally buying this. Pinch me now! Then, here’s what came next:
Me: “When is it?”
Agent: “The 18th.”
Me: “What month?”
Agent: “September.”
Me: “You mean this coming Saturday?”
Agent: “Yes. Can you be there?”
Me: “Uh, Yeah!”
Holy crap! I hung up with so many things running through my head. What am I going to do? Which character am I going to use? What am I going to wear?
Here’s a picture of me at the audition.
AGT Audition
Filling out the audition questionnaire was interesting. Kind of like a job application, but for a reality TV show. One of the questions was, “If you won, what would you do with the million dollar prize?” My answer was that I would buy an RV/tour bus, and travel the country performing at community theaters.
The audition was in Indianapolis. I live in Columbus. Between the two cities is Tom Raper RVs, one of the largest RV dealerships in the country. Being a visual kind of guy, I decided to stop on my way to check out what kind of tour bus I’d like to get.
This was a blast. I stopped in, explained to the sales lady what I was doing, and asked if she could help me. She was great. Here’s the model I picked out.
- Come on aboard!
Make yourself comfortable!
Hey, if you’re going to dream, DREAM BIG!
For those who are wondering, the audition went well. It’s hard to know with a reality show. Whether I am what they are looking for on the show, I don’t know. The way it works is that I won’t hear anything at all until March or April. And I’ll only hear something then if they want me to go to the next level. Keep your fingers crossed for me! And get ready to call in your votes if I make it. I’ll be counting on you.
DREAM BIG!
Dave,
Great post! Yes, we have to dream big and be able to visualize what our dream looks like after it’s accomplished. Good luck on the show…we already know you’re the “real” deal. Talk to you soon!
Until next time…Go Boldly!
Dino Herbert