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â€"â€"_â€"_‘ { _ R a ‘ it Thanks to the community... Sherrerou l~ It! would erelylike to thankl-Iavelock residents, and inpam‘culnr _ 516.4. for supporting her trip to Narhvrlle, "cringe Day parade... Du #75 Spansenérl Sherry-Lou F] be] Afielmcfl? LJ1~nvnA lizgwhtt. int flylng high w after audition in Nashville by Nancy Powers Becoming a recording artist may take a while. but that's just fine with Havelock‘s own Sherry- Lou Flint. Readers may remember therecentfundraisingdtive. spearheaded by Havelock Bird‘s IGA, that enabled Shu‘ryeLou to audition in Nashvillc.'lheresultofthat trip: a potential recording contract. Robert Metzgar, of Capi- to] Management & Talent. had nothutg but praise for the country singer. His evaluation sheet was over flowing with accolades. despite the fact that Sherry, Lou made her demo tape at 2 am. His cements were as follows: “A real country singer - they do save tltc best for last. (This) Artist has many of the same quali» ties in her that Patsy Cline has in her vocals. and with no doubt could have coun- try hit records. Should record commercially and have nationally released single records in abun- dance. I was very im- presSed.” According to Metzgar, Sherryâ€"Lou is superior in all aspects. from stage pres- ence to camera and televii sion potential. Under “vo- cal ability" Metzgar added “Yrs/5 Star". Looking back over the weekend. Aug. 21-22, Sherry is still amazed at how things worked out. “It was 4:15 am, when wefinally metwith thepro- ducer md I wasn't too opti- mistic about my ability or his attitude," explained Sherryâ€"Lou. To her sur- prise, howevel. the pro- ducer was overwhelmingly supportive and was pleased to finally find “a real coun- try singer." After submitting her five-song Video to the pro- ducer, the only criticism he had was that she not mix country and gas I music. Sherry has agregd to this, but still intends to sing gos- pel whenever possible. With four children and “one on the way". Sherry- Louis quite happy to let her career evolve at a natural pace. Metzgar told her it could take up to 18 months before she makes another demo tape, “1 need to re'oord two original songs. which might be supplied by Mr. Metzgar." ' explained Sherry-Lou. After deter mining Sherry-Lou was se- rious about pursuing asing- ing career, Meugar agreed to support her. Still in shock. Sherry- Lou, who has been singing for about three years. adâ€" mits she “never dreamt of beinginNashville."Upui-iul now, singing was strictly a hobby for her. In fact up until very recently. Sherry» bou generously volunteered her time and talent. ufal‘ were remembered during the mutual Belmont & Methtzen Township D/zta‘ ' jammy“ (BL'MAE1 " - Fatah Ek‘fi Elrhhufif: 3mg Hinnlcz mgr (MK/i 9nd lion 4 #tlâ€"EHHLC 1161‘. Sarah [Wm/Hrs? "lawn [elf IQ <25 : n‘zrt'tttge Day held Aug. 19. This year'.r event war held a! the Jamboree sire, thanks m the Rl‘rlt’rflttfily of Jack Blakely. Please .ree page two for more photos. Getting to Nashvtlle wu strange in itself; as Sherry explains. “a strangercalled whilel was camping. to tell - me about a newspaper arti- cle promoting a free audiâ€" tion by Nashville S tarscreen." From singing in front of the television with a hair brush, to Nashville may seem like a long trip. but Sherry-Lou is taking it one song at a time. 1 Along with her signature piece “Grandpa's Wooden Chain". which she sings a - cappella. Sherry»Lou's other trademarks are: sung content (no profanity); dresses and long nails “for that feminine look". and above all “a sense of hu» mour." Sherry-Lou would again like to thank [GA and all those have supported her. “I tmly could not have mttde it to Nashville with- out the help of Havelock residents," she concluded.