Some of you may have detected a distinct "air guitar" theme in our lives.
We went to the national finals in the UK last year, and to the regional finals in New York back in June. This month it was time for the American national finals.
The setup was the same: one minute performing to music of your choice, acerbic judging, the top 5 contestants going through to a final round performing free-style to music they hadn't heard before. There was an enthusiastic crowd and a high density of groupies.
An interesting twist this time round was that one of the judges was non other than Malcolm Gladwell. Whilst he's not particularly famous as a proponent of the genre, he certainly seemed to judge fairly and attentively.
I found myself firmly rooting for the New York finalist, William Ocean, who put in a sterling performance. I'm very pleased to say that he won the whole contest and will proceed to represent the nation at the world championships in Finland in September.
You can't make this stuff up.
I do face a minor dilemma, however. Do I support the US or the UK in the finals?
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