looks like it could be. i've seen that before in my raised beds. i just knocked the bulk of it off and it seemed to go away.
fuligo septica, perhaps?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/79049846@N00/sets/72157624045451176/
vegetarians are like christians. there's about 40k different denominations. so i think you may be correct, depending on the vegetarian circle you travel.
looking at this thing further it appears that they are judging by vocal range, and not "talent", necessarily. even then, do you really think that axl rose has the best vocal range of all time?