Not that anyone cares...

After the break-up of BootCamp, Slim Man was asked by Carl Griffin, who was then working for Marlboro, to organize and MC nationwide country music talent contests sponsored by Marlboro. The contest was a Big Deal--$50,000.00 and a contract with producer Barry Beckett, a Big Shot who'd worked with Bob Dylan, Alabama, Hank Williams, Jr., and lots of others.

And during the Marlboro Country Music Contest, Slim Man got his name.

After one of the very first contests, at the end of the final night, Slim Man (who had been known as "Tim Camp", a shortened version of his real name "Timothy Camponeschi") announced the Big Winner. Well, much to everyone's surprise, there were no fistfights or bar-room brawls, which is pretty incredible because the prize was so big, and lots of the bands were bitter rivals.

However, the next day, one of the losing bands tracked Slim Man back to his hotel and were waiting in the lobby. They were pissed off about losing. Slim Man explained to The Losers that he had nothing to do with the judging, just the MC-ing and organizing, and the band left.

So Tim Camp decided he needed a nickname, something country and something appropriate for a talent contest. The name? Slim Chance. And that's what he called himself during the contest. Slim Chance. During the years it changed into Slim Man, and a Name Was Born.

Slim's Big Discovery during the Marlboro contest? Ronnie Dunn, who later joined Kix Brooks to form the Dynamic Duo, Brooks and Dunn.

After the Marlboro Contest ran its course, Slim Man started writing and producing songs featuring a rock singer named Brian Jack. Slim wrote all the songs, produced all the songs, and brought in Brian to sing the songs. He put together a CD featuring Brian Jack, and, through Slim's attorney, the CD got the attention of legendary manager Dee Anthony, a guy who had managed everyone from Peter Frampton, J. Geils Band, to Basia.

Dee Anthony's two daughters were VPs of Epic and SONY records, and Brian got a contract with Epic. Except Brian told them that he had written all the songs, and basically cut Slim Man out of the deal. When SONY took Brian into the studio to write some songs, they were disappointed. Brian Jack was not a songwriter. After 4 tunes, they dropped him.

What now? Slim took some of the songs he had written for Brian, and kept the original Slim Man vocals (sung low and slow), added a few new tunes and...

End of the Rainbow was born. The very first Slim Man CD! Slim Man worked hard and long on the CD and the subsequent follow-up. Slim Man found a manufacturer to press the CD. Slim found a radio promoter, a guy out of Nashville, who took the first single "Faith in Us" to the Top Ten.

Slim Man found a nationwide distributor for the CD. And then Slim man started touring, recording, and producing and...he hasn't stopped yet!