Talk To Me Tuesdays
The Rules
- To be eligible, entrants must be registered on my email list.
- Each person is allowed ONE entry per week.
- Complete the form found below and submit it.
To celebrate the release of my new CD, I am holding a free contest and you have the opportunity to win an autographed CD before it’s released. To enter, all you need to do is send me a question. The best question each week will be entered into a drawing for a free autographed CD. Here are the details:
- Questions can be about the new CD or about whatever you would like to ask. They can be serious, irreverent, thought provoking or funny – whatever you feel like asking.
- The best (in my subjective opinion) question received each week will:
- Be included in the “Talk To Me Tuesdays” email
- Will be entered into a drawing to win an autographed CD prior to the release date.
- The remaining questions will be posted on my website.
- To be eligible, entrants must be registered on my email list.
- Sender names will not be posted – only initials and city. (Example: MR, Atlanta )
- You can submit a new question each week, to increase your chances of winning.
So be creative and submit your questions!
The Reward: An autographed copy of the new CD before it is released.
By entering the contest using this form, you agree to be added to Mike Rickard's newsletter mailing list (if you aren't already). You can unsubscribe at anytime. Privacy Policy
You also acknowledge that your questions (along with answers) may be published on my website, MySpace page or other similar website. Each question will be published with the first and last initial, city and state of the person asking the question.
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echo "Thank you for entering the contest.";
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