i'm on a reality gameshow! wha?!?

Although I've sworn to myself and others that I would never be on a reality show, this one kinda creeped up and seemed like fun. Sarah and I put together an audition tape just for fun, and thought we'd send it in and see what happens. Hollywood Rule #7: when you care about a job or a role, you don't get it; when you could give a flyin' hootenanny, you book the dern thing.

So, after hundreds (thousands?) of submissions, our tape was good enough to be sent to the producers of the show, who also liked us. Only six teams would make it to the final show for the competition, but we're already humbled to have made it this far simply on our audition tape. Now we're in the top 20. Now we're in the top 16. Now we're in the top 12. Now we're in the top 8, and we're guaranteed two episodes. Wait a minute, now we're in the top 6 and we're guaranteed 4 episodes!

I'm not allowed to say too much, but it's a music-themed scavenger hunt for items on a band's rider. (A rider is the list of all the things a band requests when touring, including water, brown M&Ms, pigmy marmosets, etc.) The winning team gets a Ford Fiesta and a Livenation Ultimate Pass for a year.

Here is a sneak preview of the show: http://www.riderchallengeseries.com The show begins in early October, so check back to see how we did!