Longing for the day ...

Dad Joke Blues gets some recognition!

You could have knocked me down with a feather last night when I received a notice that Dad Joke Blues has been shortlisted for the Australian Songwriters Association Songwriting Contest! The acoustic version is in the Folk/Acoustic catgory. This, of course, does not even put me in the final 30 in that category, but it's an indicator that the song is not complete crap. Welcome news indeed ...

THEN: You could have blown me over with a whisper this morning when I got another email telling me that the electric version has been shortlisted in the Open category. Wow! Even more competition and even better company to keep and the song is right up there. This is wonderful news indeed - especially since I had forgotten that I entered the song twice ...

Of course, this song has already missed out on the Unsigned Only song contest, and we have not heard from the USA Songwriting Contest yet. Trying not to bate our breathing too much ... :-)