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THE FESTUS GONG SHOW
Saturday, July 14, 2012 
Talent Show 7:30 pm to 8:00 pm (under age 15)
Gong Show 8:00 pm - ? (over age 15) 
 
 
A special thanks goes out to Dave Sinclair, Mann's Restoration, RCA Wheels and Wal-Mart for sponsorship.  
Event Schedule for 2012:

The 2nd Annual Festus Gong Show will be Saturday, July 14, 2012 at  Sunset Park grand stand.  The event will begin with a talent show for anyone under the age of 15.  The talent show will be from 7:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.  The Festus Gong Show will start at 8:00 pm.  We are looking for contestants ages 15 and older.  Some ideas for contestants couldbe  dance routines, juggling, pet tricks, singing, and sports acrobat routines, etc.  The time alotted for each contestant will be 2-3 minutes.   Cash prizes will be 1st place $200, 2nd place $100, and 3rd place $50.  If singing, music CD most not have vocals!Click Here to Download the Entry Form!!

 
The Friends of the Festus Parks  and the Festus Park Board hosted the first ever Festus Gong Show at Sunset Park Grand Stand in 2011.  We had 21 participants ranging from 10 years old to 73 years old.  Overall, we had a good crowd with nearly 200 spectators come out and watch the show despite the hot weather.  The first prize winner went to 19 year old Rachel Oxenfeld from Arnold, Mo. winning $200, the 2nd prize winner was the Rivertown Sound Barberhop Quartet, which included 68 year old Paul Ogle, 63 year old Dan Monahan, 41 year old Aaron Hardin and 38 year old Bill Dean singing "Blue Moon" and winning $100, and third place winner was 44 year old Patti Govero from Festus, Mo. singing "Another Soldier's Coming Home" winning $50.  Chris Hagen, with Metro Office Supply, did a spactacular job as the MC for this event.  Chris changed his look everytime a new contestant came out and performed.  The three judges included Festus Chief, Tim Lewis, Kathryn Tripp with Friends of the Festus Parks and Matt West with KJFF.

 

 

 

 

 

MC, Chris Hagen asking the Audience applaud between between Patti Govero and the Barbershop quartet on winning 2nd prize.
11 Year Old Paige Urfer from Festus, Mo. singing "Little White Church" by Little Big Town
11 Year Old Zach Blough from Festus, Mo. playing a piano keyboard and singing "God of Wonders"
MC, Chris Hagen and the Unknown Comic
Unknown Comic
Unknown Comic
All contestants up on stage.
Judge, Festus Police Chief Tim Lewis and Mayor Mike Cage
Judge, Kathryn Tripp and Michelle Guidicy (both with Friends of the Festus Parks)
11 Year Old Paige Urfer from Festus, Mo. singing "Little White Church" by Little Big Town
MC, Chris Hagen with Metro Office Supply
The Roach Family: 43 Year Old Davin Roach singing "Constant Sorrow" and 18 Year Old Josh Roach playing the Guitar
Davin Roach singing "Constant Sorrow"
73 Year Old Shelby Pikul singing "Cowboy Sweetheart" and 72 Year Old Gene DeClue playing the Guitar
72 Year Old Gene DeClue playing "Cowboy Sweetheart"
73 Year Old Shelby Pikul singing "Cowboy Sweetheart"
18 Year Old Josh Roach from Festus, Mo. playing a bluegrass medley with a Violin
18 Year Old Josh Roach playing Violin
13 Year Old Danielle Robinson performing "The Carol Burnett Rap"
13 Year Old Danielle Robinson performing "The Carol Burnett Rap"
13 Year Old Danielle Robinson performing "The Carol Burnett Rap"
73 Year Old Paul Carter singing "Thank You"
10 Year Old Kelsi Thurman from Hillsboro, Mo. singing "No One" from Alicia Keys
Festus City Clerk, Kerry Patek performing "She Lost Her Dog"
Festus City Clerk, Kerry Patek performing "She Lost Her Dog" Kerry was gonged!
The Rivertown Sound Barbershop Quartet sining "Blue Moon" won 2nd prize of $100 68 Year Old Paul Ogle 63 Year Old Dan Monahan 41 Year Old Aaron Hardin 38 Year Old Bill Dean
52 Year Old Tamara Huff from DeSoto, Mo. singing "Crazy" by Patsy Cline
Friends of the Festus Parks, Michelle Guidicy, watching a performace
Friends of the Festus Parks, Michelle Guidicy, hula hooping during break
10 Year Old Emma Wells from Hillsboro, Mo. singing and dancing to "Only Prettier" by Miranda Lambert
10 Year Old Emma Wells from Hillsboro, Mo. singing and dancing to "Only Prettier" by Miranda Lambert
44 Year Old Patti Govero singing "Another Soldier's Coming Home" - Patti was our 3rd place winner of $50
Mayor Mike Cage performing jokes, which he was gonged pretty early on!
City Hall girls singing "Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me" City Clerk Kerry Patek, Margaret Sago, Kristin Gendron and Michelle Guidicy
Photo by Karen Erb
Photo by Karen Erb
Rachel Oxenfeld from Arnold, Mo. 63010 won 1st Place Prize Photo by Karen Erb, which is Rachel's mother
Judges Panel, Chief Tim Lewis, Friends Director, Kathryn Tripp and KJFF Matt West (not shown in photo). Photo by Karen Erb
Judges pane, Chief Tim Lewis, Friends Director, Kathryn Tripp, and KJFF Matt West. Photo by Karen Erb
Photo by Karen Erb
Gong Show Host "Chris" Hagen" - Photo by Karen Erb
Gong Show Host "Chris Hagen" - Photo by Karen Erb
Festus Gong Show "Chris Hagen" - Photo by Karen Erb
Festus Gong Show Host "Chris Hagen" - Photo by Karen Erb
Gong Show Host "Chris Hagen" - Photo by Karen Erb
Gong Show Host "Chris Hagen" - Photo by Karen Erb
Contestant Joshua Roach playing a bluegrass medley on Violin - Photo by Karen Erb
Contestant Davin Roach singing Constant Sorrow - Photo by Karen Erb
Leader Publication Photographer - Photo by Karen Erb
Contestant Paul Carter from Festus, Mo. singing "Thank You" - Photo by Karen Erb
Barbershop Quartet singing "Blue Moon" - Photo by Karen Erb
Contestant Paige Urfer from Festus, Mo. singing "Little White Church" - Photo by Karen Erb
Contestant Paige Urfer from Festus, Mo. singing "Little White Church" - Photo by Karen Erb
Photo by Karen Erb
Contestant Rachel Oxenfeld - Photo by Karen Erb
Contestant Rachel Oxenfield from Arnold, Mo. - Photo by Karen Erb
Unknown Comic - Photo by Karen Erb
Contestant Danielle Robinson from Festus, Mo. performing a "Carol Burnett Rap" & MC Host Chris Hagen - Photo by Karen Erb

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