The Ancient Harmonious Society of Woodshedders, Inc. (AHSOW) is
pleased to announce that these seven fine ear-singers joined AHSOW at the
Cardinal District's Fall Convention in Louisville, KY:

Name                 Hometown            Chapter
~~~~                 ~~~~~~~~            ~~~~~~~
*Steve Bogaerts      Bloomington, IN     Terre Haute, IN
*Paul Ellison        Terre Haute, IN     Terre Haute, IN
  Al Geis             Batesville, IN      Greensburg, IN
  Francis Geis        Greensburg, IN      Greensburg, IN

*Kevin Hughes        Terre Haute, IN     Terre Haute, IN
  Dave Landes         Terre Haute, IN     Terre Haute, IN
  Warren Weitkamp     Vincennes, IN       Terre Haute, IN

* = qualified on all three harmony parts + "woodshed" melody.  (Note: Some
men may not possess Tenor or Bass vocal range, but they are outstanding
woodshedders on the voice-parts within their range.)


      Please congratulate all of these gentlemen on their abilities to
harmonize to melodies by ear without referring to written or familiar
arrangements.  (These accomplishments merit mention in chapter and District
newsletters, too!)

      The Cardinal District's welcoming support of AHSOW sets a new standard
for all other Districts.  AHSOW is grateful to convention chairman Ken
Buckner and absolutely everyone else in the Cardinal District's
administration.

      AHSOW's youngest member, 11-year-old Patrick McAlexander, ably helped
qualify new members and also woodshedded recreationally.

      Jeremy Conover, AHSOW's District Educator & Certifier in Cardinal,
directed the Terre Haute chapter's Banks of the Wabash chorus to the
District championship.  We will see Terre Haute at the Indianapolis
International.

      Your next chance to indulge in authentic woodshedding could well be at
your District convention.  After that, expect another opportunity at the
Sacramento Mid-Winter.  May you ear-sing with highest quality, with
abandon, and until the Tenors drop in their tracks!


ANCIENT HARMONIOUS SOCIETY OF WOODSHEDDERS, INC.
Toban Dvoretzky, Ex-Pres.
http://www.ahsow.org
TBone @ selec.net

11/20/05

Call For Papers - December 2005 Gazette

To: Harmonetters,SPEBnet
Bcc: Distr LS

Ed Watson, XO/CEO, suppports our membership card statement
about preserving old-fashioned vocal quartet harmony, as our
mission statment. [See page six of the  7-8/05 HARMONIZER].
Let our readers know how your chapter preserves quartetting.

This is the call for papers for the December 2005
issue of the GUBOQS Gazette*, an independent
pro-quartet publication.  We publish success stories
describing regular quartet encouragement sessions held
during chapter meetings.  We seek creative ideas which
influence SPEBSQSA members to give quartetting a try.

Do your quartet sessions give every member an opportunity
to sing with three others at every meeting?  Email me a one page
article describing your program.  The target date is 11/25/05.

Thank you,

Casey Parker
Editor
GUBOQS Gazette
mailto:caseypar@...

*PS - Subscriptions ($12 via US mail) are available from:
C. Parker, Editor
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The GUBOQS Gazette
An occasional publication of the GUBOQS Group
(Get Us Back Our QUARTET Society, formerly GUBOS)
Volume 17,  Issue 2 December 2005
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Dedicated to the interchange of ideas on restoring quartetting to spebsQsa
                             
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Articles in this issue
SUNTONES FEATURED AT PIONEERS BQPA MEETING IN JANUARY
MARIN CA CHAPTER'S PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE QUARTETTING
NEW JAMES RIVER CHAPTER STARTS RIGHT WITH QUARTETTING
STORY OF FOUR FOR THE PRICE CARDINAL NOVICE CHAMPS
YEAR LONG QUARTET ENCOURAGEMENT AT CINCINNATI
CANADIAN CHAPTER HAS QUARTET SEGMENT AT CHAPTER MEETINGS
QUARTET ACTIVITY IS THE HEART AND SOUL OF ROSWELL
WHY LEARN TO WOODSHED?
MANY QUARTETTING IDEAS FROM SO. CALIFORNIA
INDEPENDENCE  CHAPTER KEEPS QUARTET FOCUS
MUSIC AVAILABLE FOR A SONG
NEW -Harmony Song Index -8,560 Song Titles with, Composer & Year,
My Harmony Archive has 6,000 arrangements and 10,000 harmony type piano-vocals.
The Gazette has available arrangement songbooks and Harmony Guides for sale.
Did you know that pre-1923 songs are Public Domain, hence have no
royalties or fees?
Sheet Music prior to 1923 often included four part arrangements. I have 200.
  From the Society Code of Ethics:
The Society aspires to preserve for its members and for all future
generations of prospective members the sacred right of men to seek
haven from the burden of their daily cares through indulgence in old
fashioned vocal quartet harmony, and to that end we do hereby pledge
ourselves to abide by the precepts of this Code of Ethics
Email an article to Casey Parker at <caseypar@...>
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The GUBOQS Gazette
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Morgan Hill, CA 95037
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QUARTET CHAPTERS & CLUBS Updated 2/11/06 RS
(** = listed on SPEBSQSA Website) CP ed.  2/12/06

Arizona
Phoenix: Cactus Chordsmen **
Mondays at 7:30
(Possible informal quarteting)

Tempe: Central Arizona Quartet Chapter **
Meet 1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM
(Informal quartet activity)
Jim Milner ()

California
Apple Valley: Apple Valley Chapter
Meets Mondays at
(meetings include quartet activity)
Buford Strange (760) 247-5100
www.angelfire.com/ca/harmonaires

Dana Point: Beach Cities Quartets **
Meet Thursdays at 7:00

La Mesa El Cajon Chapter**
Meet Monday @ 7:30 PM
(50% quartet activity)
Gene Rague ()

Orange: Orange Quartet Chapter **
Meet every Monday @ 7:30 PM
(Group learning followed by quartet breakouts)
Stan Tinkle ()

San Jose: San Francisco Bay Cities Quartet Chapter**
Meet 2nd & 4th Wednesday @ 5:30 PM
(Quartet activities)
Casey Parker<caseypar@...>
Dick Zunkel http://www.sfbayquartets.org/

San Jose Harmony for Lunch:
Meets 1st Wednesdays
Contact: Casey  Parker<caseypar@...>
http://www.sfbayquartets.org/hfl

San Mateo: The Golden Chordsmen:
Meet Tuesdays at 7:30
(Quartet Night on 5th Tuesdays)
www.goldenchordsmen.org

Walnut Creek Devil Mountain Chorus **:
Meet Tuesdays at 7:30
(Quartet nights on 5th Tuesdays)
Richard Hickman (925-516-4659)

Florida
Palm Bay: Old Tyme Barbershop Quartet Bash
Meets 3rd Friday of every month
(Woodshedding & informal quartet activity)
Jerry Steffen (321-733-4300)

St. Petersburg Chapter:
Meets Mondays at 7:00
(Meetings include quartet activity)

Georgia
Roswell: Roswell Firehouse Harmony Brigade**
Meet every Tuesday @ 7:30 P.M.
(Chorus followed by quartet activity)

Illinois
Elk Grove Village: Barbershop Pioneers:
(Barbershop Quartet Preservation Association)
Weekend following Labor Day
(Informal quartet activity/contest/show)
Tom Neal ()

Maine
Camden: Windjammer Barbershop Chorus
Meet Mondays at 7:00
(Meetings include quartet activity)
Asger Bagge (207-236-8503)
Kathy Chamberlain (kattsy2@...)

Maryland
Frostburg: Frostburg Quartet Chapter
Meet _________
(Basic quartet activity and learning)
Jim West< jwest@...>

Dundalk: Memorial Woodshed Weekend
Yearly-Third Weekend in February
Tom Wheatley www.dundalk.org

Michigan
Muskegon: Muskegon Barbershop Quartet Club
Meet second Thursdays of every month
Dinner @ 6:00 PM;Singing @ 7:00 PM
(Informal quartet activity)
Bill Rood<billrood@...>

Redford: Redford Harmony Club
Meet 2nd Friday every month
(Informal quartet activity)
Ken Stewart (734-525-7929)

Ypsilanti: Huron Valley Harmonizers
Meet Tuesdays at 7:30
(Meetings include quartet activity)
Dave Herge (
http://hvharmonizers.org

Minnesota
Minneapolis:Friday Lunch Bunch That Meets On Thursdays
Meets every Thursday except Holidays
(Lunch & informal singing)
Jim Richards ()

Nevada
Boulder City: Western Pioneers Roundup
Barbershop Quartet Preservation Association
Weekend following Midwinter Convention
(Informal quartet activity)
Tom Neal()

New York
Rochester: The Quartet Club
Phil McCabe (585-334-7142)

Ohio
Independence Chapter**:
Meet every Thursday @ 7:29 PM
(Half quartet activity/half chorus)
Greg Batchelor (330) 467-3881 ()
David Rubin: ()

Wisconsin
Milwaukee: Harmony4Lunch
Meets 3rd Wednesday of every month at 11:30 AM
(Informal quartet activity & lunch)
Ray Scroggins (920-261-7968)
Tom Morgan (262-717-9196)

Silver Lake: Interstate Woodshed Club
3rd Friday (may vary)
Dinner @ 6:30; singing @ 8:00
(Informal quartet activity)
Gerry Carroll ()

2/15/06

Call For Papers - March 2006 Gazette

To: Harmonetters,SPEBnet
Bcc: Distr LS

This is the call for papers for the March 2006
issue of the GUBOQS Gazette*, an independent
pro-quartet publication.  We publish success stories
describing regular quartet encouragement sessions held
during chapter meetings.  We seek creative ideas which
influence SPEBSQSA members to give quartetting a try.

Do your quartet sessions give every member an opportunity
to sing with three others at every meeting?  Email me a one page
article describing your program.  The target date is 2/25/06.

Thank you,

Casey Parker
Editor
GUBOQS Gazette
mailto:caseypar@...

*PS - Subscriptions ($12 via US mail) are available from:
C. Parker, Editor
305 Vineyard Twn. Ctr. #113
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
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"The barbershopper's voice".  We conduct polls and advise
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Greetings All
    Muncie Chapter is in the enviable position of having more members
than we have risers. We are looking for one set of three-step Wenger
risers model #024E806. The tag also say 6-18 gray/gray. If you have,
or know of a chapter that has a set available, please contact me at:
rlgreen100@....

Thanks,

Bob Green
Magic City Music Men

Bob, I'm jealous!

But it's so great to hear that your chapter has been growing!

I look forward to seeing you guys this weekend. :)

Jon Nicholas

--- In CardinalDistrict@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Green"
<rlgreen100@...> wrote:
>
> Greetings All
>    Muncie Chapter is in the enviable position of having more
members
> than we have risers. We are looking for one set of three-step
Wenger
> risers model #024E806. The tag also say 6-18 gray/gray. If you
have,
> or know of a chapter that has a set available, please contact me
at:
> rlgreen100@...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob Green
> Magic City Music Men
>

If Aaron Dale is on this list, can you email me privately... if he's not, can someone send me his email address privately.

 

Thanks,

Andy

 

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5/15/06

Call For Papers - June 2006 GUBOQS Gazette

To: Harmonetters,SPEBnet
Bcc: Distr LS

This is the call for papers for the June 2006 issue of the GUBOQS
Gazette*, an independent pro-quartet publication.  We publish success
stories describing regular quartet encouragement sessions held during
chapter meetings.  We seek creative ideas which influence SPEBSQSA
members to try quartetting.

Do your quartet sessions give every member an opportunity to sing
with three others at every meeting?  Email me a one page article
describing your program.  The target date for your article is 5/25/06.

Thank you,

Casey Parker
Editor
GUBOQS Gazette
mailto:caseypar@...

*PS - Subscriptions ($12 via US mail) are available from:
C. Parker, Editor
305 Vineyard Twn. Ctr. #113
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
-------------------------

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barbershopper's voice".  We conduct polls and advise Society
management of poll results.

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5/20/06

Last Call For Papers - June 2006 GUBOQS Gazette

To: Harmonetters,SPEBnet
Bcc: Distr LS

This is the last call for papers for the June 2006 issue of the GUBOQS Gazette*,
an independent pro-quartet publication.  We publish success stories describing
regular quartet encouragement sessions held during chapter meetings.  We seek
creative ideas which influence SPEBSQSA members to try quartetting.

Do your quartet sessions give every member an opportunity to sing with three
others at every meeting?  Email me a one page article describing your program. 
The target date for your article is 5/30/06.

Thank you,

Casey Parker
Editor
GUBOQS Gazette
mailto:caseypar@...

*PS - Subscriptions ($12 via US mail) are available from:
C. Parker, Editor
305 Vineyard Town Ctr. #113
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
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voice".  We conduct polls and advise Society management of poll results.

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Good luck to Kurt, Bryan, Aaron and Terry from The Arrangement and the
rest of the BOW chorus!

Go get em fellas!

J

AHSOW remains "AH, SO RELEVANT"!

      The Ancient Harmonious Society of Woodshedders (AHSOW) cordially
invites all Cardinal District Barbershoppers who will be attending the
upcoming BHS International Convention in Indianapolis to visit the AHSOW
room for some great ear-singing experiences.

      You'll find our woodshedding haven in the "Senate 1" Room in the
headquarters Westin.  Hours on Monday will be as staffing levels permit.
Hours from Tuesday on will be continuous except during AHSOW meetings, the
quartet quarterfinals/semifinals/finals, and the chorus finals.  As O.C.
Cash desired, we shall woodshed "until the Tenors drop in their tracks."

      The "Senate 1" room is on the Westin's second floor, conveniently near
the escalators and the bridge to the Convention Center.

      Singing, service and support will be available to you if you are:

- as yet unexposed to woodshedding, & you wish to be introduced to the art;
- a newer or infrequent woodshedder wishing to practice & refine your skills;
- someone who loves to sing/learn/harmonize to largely unfamiliar melodies;
- wishing to learn how singing "woodshed" Lead helps you sing "performance"
Lead;
- a chapter officer looking for beneficial variety in your weekly programs;
- a chorus director looking for ways to keep your troops involved &
"belonging";
- an accomplished woodshedder seeking the "ultimate" quartetting experience;
- a current AHSOW member wishing to qualify on an additional harmony-part;
- a prospective AHSOW member wishing to apply your skills toward an audition;
- wishing to expand the number of singers with whom you can always later
interact;
- wishing to expand the repertoire that you can sing with others;
- a Barbershopper who prefers to be active, rather than passive, in this hobby;
- a current AHSOW member wishing to greet and harmonize with some good pals;
- just plumb excited about "discovering" harmony & ringing chords!

      By participating in authentic woodshedding and indulging in the beauty
of the great old songs that lofted Barbershop to its heights of today, you
continue the links between our past and our present.  You may also discover
talents in yourself that you may not have realized.  You can take these
songs and talents back home for the benefit of our Society and, indeed,
everyone's life that you can touch through this special approach to
Barbershopping.

      Again, you can find all this in the "Senate 1" Room in the Westin Hotel.

      AHSOW's educators, officers, certifiers, and members will be pleased
to welcome you in Indianapolis.  Feel free to tell us which aspects of
woodshedding most interest you -- and be sure to arrive ready to sing by
ear!

ANCIENT HARMONIOUS SOCIETY OF WOODSHEDDERS, INC.
Toban Dvoretzky, Former Pres. - TBone @ selec.net
http://www.ahsow.org

INDIANAPOLIS:  AHSOW'S SINGING & ACTIVITIES

(Information for AHSOW members and incipient AHSOW members!)


      Here are the locations for AHSOW's activities in Indianapolis, all in
the headquarters Westin Hotel:

      Our haven for ear-singing will be the "SENATE 1" ROOM.  Our room will
be staffed from Monday on.  Be sure to indulge in the incomparable thrills
that only authentic, high-caliber woodshedding can provide.

      The AHSOW BOARD MEETING will be at 6 p.m. (new time!) on Tuesday, July
4 in the "SENATE 2" ROOM.  All AHSOW members are welcome to attend as
observers.

      The DEC (District Educator & Certifier) & WOODSHEDDING ENTHUSIAST
POWWOW will be at 8:45 a.m. on Friday, July 7 in the "SENATE 1" ROOM.  All
members of the AHSOW DEC program are urged to attend.  All AHSOW members
are, too, to discuss and hear about ways to further woodshedding in your
District.

      The AHSOW GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING will be at 9 a.m. on Saturday,
July 8 in the "CAPITOL 3" ROOM.  Come hear some great updates and
information; come with your productive ideas for the betterment of AHSOW;
come meet your AHSOW President and other officers.  You'll get out in
plenty of time for authentic woodshedding with your friends!

Toban Dvoretzky - Former Pres., AHSOW
http://www.ahsow.org

Q:  "I've heard of AHSOW but never took the time to visit.  Convince
me why I ought to.  What do you offer?"
      A:  The Ancient Harmonious Society of Woodshedders, Inc. IS the
beating heart of Barbershopping -- "how it all began."  You get the
unparalleled pleasure of creating harmonies by ear to melodies you've never
heard.  Even better, you get to discover that you can do it.  It's not just
an individual thing for yourself alone, either -- there's much, much more.


      Q:  "What do you offer that no one else has?"
      A:  In every other aspect of Barbershopping, there's an Authority
Figure standing over you, ready to tell you that you're flat, or you're
behind the beat, or your note is wrong, or you're inadequate in some way.
In authentic woodshedding, or "discovery singing," there are THREE types of
notes -- not ONE of which is "wrong."  You need to visit AHSOW in
Indianapolis to hear more about this.


      Q:  "What do you offer of value?"
      A:  Holy mackerel!  Far too much to list here.  Go to
http://www.ahsow.org and click "Home Study."  Download the fourth document.
Read it, and really let it sink in.


      Q:  "Does authentic woodshedding really fill my need?"
      A:  It will now, it will later, and it will long-term, for you
personally as a quartet/chorus singer and for your chapter.  Come down to
the AHSOW room in Indianapolis and get a plan that suits YOUR situation.


      Q:  "Is it real-world?"
      A:  There's nothing "realer-world" than all that you'll get from
ringing chords to the sky -- chords that YOU have created YOURSELF.  And
how cool is it that you can share this with your buddies and chapter
leadership, too?


      Q:  "Will it work?  In our environment?"
      A:  Combine the benefits with your enthusiasm and see how well it works!


      Q:  "How will it have a positive impact on our people?"
      A:  True story:  At 2:30 one Sunday morning at a recent convention, a
couple of guys from the last-place chorus dragged into the local AHSOW
room.  They had the biggest hang-dog looks that you've ever seen.  When
pleasantly invited to join in, they said, "Aw, we can't do this -- we came
in last."  In 45 minutes, they had created a Barbershop arrangement of
their very own, all by ear.  Informed that they had just achieved what O.C.
Cash and the boys had done, they sprang up in excitement:  "We've got to
tell our chorus director about this!"  Two happier guys you've never
seen... and two RETAINED MEMBERS like you've never seen.


      Q:  "How will a program of authentic woodshedding have impact on our
success?"
      A:  Psst!  Read that handout that you just downloaded!


      Q:  "Will my chorus director and Board buy in?"
      A:  If they're sharp, they will, and they can take pride in the
immediate enjoyment they're providing AND your collective success over
time.  If they don't buy in, ask why!


      Q:  "Will my chapter people use it?"
      A:  If your program of authentic woodshedding is introduced and run
properly, you bet they'll use it!  Authentic woodshedding means
ENCOURAGEMENT and DISCOVERY, and everyone likes that.


      Q:  "How will we produce and profit as a result of regular authentic
woodshedding?"
      A:  Ohhh, boy -- keep doing it and see your levels of EVERYTHING increase.


      Q:  "Fabulous!  How do we get all this?"
      A:  Visit the "SENATE 1" ROOM in the headquarters WESTIN HOTEL during
the Indianapolis convention.  Pick up a smorgasbord of handouts and
products.  Talk with your AHSOW hosts.  Ear-sing for fun.  If you're good
enough, go for the credibility of AHSOW membership.  View AHSOW as YOUR
VEHICLE for more of what you want in Barbershopping.

      Remember:  The AHSOW room is a destination, not an option.  Be there!


ANCIENT HARMONIOUS SOCIETY OF WOODSHEDDERS, INC.
http://www.ahsow.org

7/30/06

THANK YOU ED WATSON

Good News

Through encouragement by myself and other prominent barbershoppers, Ed Watson
ExO/CEO has brought back the fabulous Barbershopper's Pocket Calendar.

Yes, it has all the features of the calendars we have known and loved for
decades: Quartet Champs from 1939;  Convention cities from 1939; Chorus Champs
from 1954; plus Senior & College Champs; with pictures.

Pages for names, addresses and phone numbers of friends and relatives.  Office
Staff page.  Holidays.

Includes Division map: Ethics; Answers; and Society Facts.  Dates of future
Conventions, Schools, COTS
and District events.  And a song reminder list with key notes.

This calendar covers 18 months, the remainder of 2006 and all of 2007.  I keep
mine as a diary of past events.  Sixty pages loaded with information.

Every new member deserves a copy of this repository of BARBERSHOPPERS history
and CULTURE.  Every quartet member should have one to keep track of singouts. 
Long time members need the reminder of special dates.

Order your calendars now from Harmony Marketplace now.  This is a legitimate
chapter expense.  It's a bargain at a couple of bucks.  Quantity discounts.

Support this publication.  Thank you Ed!

Casey Parker
mailto:caseypar@...

8/1/06

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7/30/06

THANK YOU ED WATSON

Good News

Through encouragement by myself and other prominent barbershoppers, Ed Watson
ExO/CEO has brought back the fabulous Barbershopper's Pocket Calendar.

Yes, it has all the features of the calendars we have known and loved for
decades: Quartet Champs from 1939;  Convention cities from 1939; Chorus Champs
from 1954; plus Senior & College Champs; with pictures.

Pages for names, addresses and phone numbers of friends and relatives.  Office
Staff page.  Holidays.

Includes Division map: Ethics; Answers; and Society Facts.  Dates of future
Conventions, Schools, COTS
and District events.  And a song reminder list with key notes.

This calendar covers 18 months, the remainder of 2006 and all of 2007.  I keep
mine as a diary of past events.  Sixty pages loaded with information.

Every new member deserves a copy of this repository of BARBERSHOPPERS history
and CULTURE.  Every quartet member should have one to keep track of singouts. 
Long time members need the reminder of special dates.

Order your calendars now from Harmony Marketplace now.  This is a legitimate
chapter expense.  It's a bargain at a couple of bucks.  Quantity discounts.

Support this publication.  Thank you Ed!

Casey Parker
mailto:caseypar@...

8/15/06

Call For Papers - September 2006 GUBOQS Gazette

To: Harmonetters,SPEBnet
Bcc: Distr LS

This is the call for papers for the September 2006 issue of the
GUBOQS Gazette*, an independent pro-quartet publication.  We publish
success stories describing regular quartet encouragement sessions
held during chapter meetings.  We seek creative ideas which influence
SPEBSQSA members to try quartetting.

Do your quartet sessions give every member an opportunity to sing
with three others at every meeting?  Email me a one page article
describing your program.  The target date for your article is 8/25/06.

Thank you,

Casey Parker
Editor
GUBOQS Gazette
mailto:caseypar@...

*PS - Subscriptions ($12 via US mail) are available from:
C. Parker, Editor
305 Vineyard Twn. Ctr. #113
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
-------------------------

Subscribe free to the Society member's listserve, SPEBnet:  "The
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8/15/06

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Hello Cardinal District!!!

Just got signed up on this message board and thought now was as good a
time as any to make my first post.

As we all know, the Cardinal Convention is coming up in just 2 short
weeks.  I see, as of today, that we've got 9 quartets and 4 choruses
signed up for competition.  Since today is the deadline, I'm sure that
number will grow before days' end.

I'm looking forward to competing for the first time in a quartet (2nd
year barbershopper), and I can't wait to hear some great harmony from
all of the quartets and choruses.

See you all in Muncie!!!

Josh Givens
Past 'n' Present Quartet
www.cavemanchorus.org

Any news coming out of Muncie on who made the cut in the Quartet Semis
last night.....or, who won the Chorus contest this afternoon??

Hi Ron -

In case you haven't heard, here are the results

Chorus:
1.  Northern Union
2.  New Horizon
3.  Terre Haute/ Indy (tie)

Quartet:
1.  The Arrangement
2.  Gasoline Alley
3.  The Edge

>>> ronshirleywest@... 09/30/06 3:45 PM >>>
Any news coming out of Muncie on who made the cut in the Quartet Semis
last night.....or, who won the Chorus contest this afternoon??

Well, I'm pretty happy with the way things turned out in my first
quartet competition experience.  We got some great pointers from the
judges on how to make improvements in our performance.  Several things
that we just hadn't developed yet in our 2-3 months together as a
quartet.

We got a lot of encouragement from members of the district and we
really appreciate all of the positive comments.

Looking forward to competing again soon.  Congrats to the guys from
The Arrangement, you guys were great.

Josh Givens
Past 'n' Present Quartet

Thanks Josh,

We appreciate the kind words.

I thought your quaret sounded great. I am looking forward to seeing you guys
in the Spring.

Thanks,

Jeremy


>From: "joshs2000ss" <joshs2000ss@...>
>Reply-To: CardinalDistrict@yahoogroups.com
>To: CardinalDistrict@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [CardinalDistrict] Re: Fall 2006 Convention, Muncie, IN...
>Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:39:03 -0000
>
>Well, I'm pretty happy with the way things turned out in my first
>quartet competition experience.  We got some great pointers from the
>judges on how to make improvements in our performance.  Several things
>that we just hadn't developed yet in our 2-3 months together as a
>quartet.
>
>We got a lot of encouragement from members of the district and we
>really appreciate all of the positive comments.
>
>Looking forward to competing again soon.  Congrats to the guys from
>The Arrangement, you guys were great.
>
>Josh Givens
>Past 'n' Present Quartet
>
>