So Gillian, our baby sitter / music teacher / child technician, made it to Round 2 of Amateur Night at the Apollo. (See below for her performance in Round 1). In order to make it to Round 3, she must come in 1st or 2nd place in the voting-by-text-message. It costs a buck a throw, and the cash goes to help the Apollo stay afloat. So please vote for her by this Sunday. Here's what to do:

1. Go to Messaging on your wireless device, select new message, select TXT as message type.
2. Type 276556 in the to field. Select OK
3. In the body of the message, type your selection STAR3
4. Press Send.
5. You will receive a free bounceback message confirming your charge.
6. Reply YES
7. Press Send
8. You will receive a final free bounceback message confirming that your vote has counted & have the option to subscribe to the Apollo VIP Alerts program.

You can see all three of the finalists at the Apollo site if you want to make an informed vote. Shannon should have never covered "At Last." You, ma'am, are no Etta James.

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