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Johnny Heering | Bethel, CT United States | 06/13/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Every weekend, somewhere in America, there's a talent show going on. People get up on stage in front of their community and give it their all. This particular talent show was held at a church. It features children from the parish and residents from several nearby nursing homes. There are plenty of missed notes and false starts, with a piano accompanist soldiering on through it all. But, more importantly, there are genuine human interactions and honest impromptu moments galore. These are hearfelt performances by people who could be your neighbors, if you're lucky.This show took place on June 12, 1981. It should be pointed out that this was the show that Jack Mudurian was "discovered" at. He got up on stage and started singing a bunch of old songs, and he kept on going until he was dragged off stage. Besides Jack, there are plenty of other entertainingly bad performances here. One of the highlights is when three kids with their own "band" try to play "Here Comes the Sun". After a few false starts, they finally give up and just have the drummer play a solo. Recommended to fans of "so bad it's good" music."