107.7 The End has your summer job

Ok, the End's got a new contest going on where they'll pay the lucky winner to drive all over the country for 2 months (July 9th to September 5th) and go to 16 concerts along the way, including 2 Warped Tour stops, Lollapaloza in Chicago, Green Day in Nashville, a couple of White Stripes shows, System of a Down, Beck, The Killers, Coldplay etc.

This winner will be able to take along an "Assistant" and both will be granted access to the shows, probably backstage as well, will be encouraged to take pictures and talk to the bands, keep up a blog while on the road (car and gas card will be supplied by the station), check in with the Morning Alternative and review the shows (Cell phone also included), and on top of this, both people will be paid.

Having carefully read through the rules, I applied. This is set up somewhat as a job, since the station will pay the winner, so everyone has to fill out an application and maybe make it to the interview round, which takes place live on the air. Anyway, I applied and was called in to an interview this morning. I was their second interview of 10 or 12 or so (they're doing 2 a day) and I feel pretty good about it. I got stuck on one question during the "lightning round" and we ended up with some dead air because of it, but I'm hoping that others will screw up worse, or just as bad, and apart from this one little mishap the interview went very well! Jennifer White even noticed my Pukkelpop bracelet, which has yet to fall off, and that made for some interesting conversation on air, which Amanda seems to think gave me an edge?!

Anyway, they're going to announce the finalists on Friday, July 1st at 7:15 am, I think they said it was going to be 3 or 4 people, so I have a 25% or better chance of making it........we'll see what happens then! Wish me luck everybody!