All awards have a certain amount of politics in it. They are voters who have to belong to the NARAS organization who vote. They are also lobbied hard by contestents. When I was a member, the mailbox was full of advertisements, junk mail and "STUFF" involved.

Everybody has their favorites just like life. I don't know this person but when people like Mike play them up I would definately listen.

But everyone has to understand that there are hundreds of thousands of things out there they never see. Even on boards like this, there is a constant gripe and complaint that "all of country sounds the same and is blah blah blah..." The fact is most people see and hear very little of what is out there.

You have someone hear who obviously has been around for a while and won hearts and minds (AND VOTES) in a catagory. Probably the best thing is to either find out a little bit of the back story, pat her and her people on the back and maybe look a little deeper for your own Esperanza for the future. Better yet, be a part of that person's journey.

Want to be successful at this? Get on board a train before it leaves the station.

MAB