***This CD is no longer in production. You can purchase the Love of a Lifetime Special Edition and it contains the original 6 songs here plus more for the same price. Sorry for the inconvenience. (CDBABY.com/terell2)*** After 5 seasons of feeling I wasn’t good enough to make it to American idol, I finally mustard up the courage to do it for season 6. My mom and I woke up at 3 am and headed over to the continental airlines arena and waited in that long line. Finally at about 7 the line began moving into the building. It was assigned seats so it was ok. We sat in section 127 and watched at least 500 people go before me... I saw some really good people get the boot and sum really horrible people get the golden ticket. I thought to myself maybe it’s just me... maybe I heard what I heard because I was in the stands and not in front of the judges... finally at about 3 I got my chance to line up with 3 other people. They were auditioning 4 at a time to 2 random judges. In my group there were 2 girls and another guy. I sang second. I was blown away watching the first guy. Then I blew my self away LOL... and the two girls after me had me smiling and clapping for them also. Then came the verdict... "I'm sorry! I am going to have to pass on this group. American Idol is really raising the bar this year and its all about presence." As I began to walk away the judge pulled me to the side and said, "You have a great voice, the look, and great presence, but you should have focused you eyes on me more. Better luck next year." I had to walk away as an American Idol Reject not because I didn’t have "IT" but because of her personal bias. I didn’t look at her enough so I got to go home...... So what does that tell me about American Idol for other people that are talented... It doesn’t make you or break you. It just makes the road easier to get to your goal. Plus if you look there are never any really truly talented people that make it on the show anyway and if they do slip by they all get cut..... So I am proud to be a 6th Season American Idol Reject and you should be too..... ***** "Love of a Lifetime: Special Edition" is in stock on CDBABY.com/terell2. You'll get 5 New Songs, plus a promo CD containing 20 New Songs entitled "Mission Education: The Demo". That's a total of 25 New Songs from Terell!*****