Back in the late 9Os and early 200Os,I did quite a bit of freelance work judging different competitions,all age groups,on everything from talent contests to English.Most contests involved stashing the judges away for ...Back in the late 9Os and early 200Os,I did quite a bit of freelance work judging different competitions,all age groups,on everything from talent contests to English.Most contests involved stashing the judges away for a few days in some rural hotel or convention center and bringing them out only for the actual contest:This was supposed to eliminate the possibility of a contestant(or far more likely,the contestant's parents)from"influencing"the judges with anything from a cashstuffed envelop to a jug of moonshine.展开更多
文摘Back in the late 9Os and early 200Os,I did quite a bit of freelance work judging different competitions,all age groups,on everything from talent contests to English.Most contests involved stashing the judges away for a few days in some rural hotel or convention center and bringing them out only for the actual contest:This was supposed to eliminate the possibility of a contestant(or far more likely,the contestant's parents)from"influencing"the judges with anything from a cashstuffed envelop to a jug of moonshine.