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From: "schlesmail" <schlesmail@...>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:11:08 -0000
Subject: [bbshop] Re: Val Hicks and "Heritage of Harmony Songbook"

--- In bbshop@yahoogroups.com, wmgcarson wrote:
> I have often thought that if I were to found a new chapter, I
> would have everyone buy a copy of "Heritage of Harmony Songbook,"
> and there would be no need for a music library.

It's very interesting that you mentioned that, Grant.

About seven years ago, when I was Music & Performance VP of my little
chapter, we did just that.  The principle that guided me was that a
barbershop chapter & chorus will be more successful if they choose a
repertoire within their capabilities & then master those songs to the
point where they can perform them with musical & presentational
artistry.

Because our chapter had evolved to the point where we were made up
mostly of older men & newcomers, I felt the arrangements in the
Heritage of Harmony Songbook were ideal for this purpose--mostly
square barbershop, with enough meat on them (intro, verse, chorus--
sometimes more than one chorus--tag, which is not the case with most
of the Barber Polecat songs) to stand on their own in a
show/performance package.

At first our chapter Board & members bought into the idea.  Because
our treasury was limited, we bought enough books to qualify for a
bulk discount (giving us enough for our members & a sufficient number
in inventory for projected new members & loaners to guests) & offered
members the option of buying their copy from the chapter or borrowing
a copy each week, with the understanding that that copy would remain
the chapter's property.  Almost all members bought their copies from
the chapter.

Our director even purchased the Studio One set of learning CDs, which
we made use of, but I won't give you specifics.

After a couple of years, though, we sensed a great dissatisfaction
among our members with the continued use of material from the
Heritage of Harmony Songbook as our chapter repertoire.  The guys
were becoming bored with the songs.  I don't attribute this to any
shortcoming in the arrangements, but rather in our director's methods
of leading song rehearsals & introducing new songs.  In any event,
members started to fall into old, slopping singing habits, criticized
the music team's choice of repertoire songs from the songbooks, &
became less attentive at meetings.  Attendance also began to drop off.

Despite all the negative results, I still believe the Heritage of
Harmony Songbook is an excellent basic, ready-to-use chorus or
quartet repertoire, & at the price ($20?) is one of the best bargains
the Society has to offer.

--Joseph Schlesinger
zinger99@... (backup: schlesmail@...)
member Shoreliner Chorus (http://www.harmonize.ws/shoreliners)
member New Tradition Chorus (http://www.newtradition.com)
founder Barbershop Harmony Chicagoland (http://www.bbs.singer.as)
847/328-0921

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From: Dick Johnson <djspebs@...>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:21:34 -0600
Subject: [bbshop] Val Hicks and "Heritage of Harmony Songbook"

  Val Hicks and "Heritage of Harmony Songbook"
Food for thought here:

My friend Grant Carson wrote:

> I have often thought that if I were to found a new chapter, I would
have
> everyone buy a copy of "Heritage of Harmony Songbook," and there
would be no need
> for a music library.

Then an 'answer' from Joseph Schlesinger:

>It's very interesting that you mentioned that, Grant.

About seven years ago, when I was Music & Performance VP of my little
chapter, we did just that.  The principle that guided me was that a
barbershop chapter & chorus will be more successful if they choose a
repertoire within their capabilities & then master those songs to the
point where they can perform them with musical & presentational
artistry.

Because our chapter had evolved to the point where we were made up
mostly of older men & newcomers, I felt the arrangements in the
Heritage of Harmony Songbook were ideal for this purpose--mostly
square barbershop, with enough meat on them (intro, verse, chorus--
sometimes more than one chorus--tag, which is not the case with most
of the Barber Polecat songs) to stand on their own in a
show/performance package.
----- snip -----

Eventually, of course, (as was mentioned later in JS note), if that is the
only music you use *exclusively* for more than three or four years
the membership will become bored with the lack of 'new' interest.

That being said, the Harmony Heritage songs, as Grant opined, are
*easy* enough too learn to sing (properly) and  to form the basis of
GREAT BBShop habits.  Learning to sing these charts **well** will
allow your Music Team to introduce more difficult songs as the
improvement in the overall *sound* of your group m erits.

As a Chapter Counselor, I see Chapter after Chapter with a music
library chosen by the Director because he likes the arrangement --
as done by VM, MoH, etc..  That's FINE if you happen to have the
horses to pull that wagon - but ...........

I have offered to several such Chapters planning a show to make
the investment in more simplified ARRs for their song selections.
This would make them easier to learn, easier to sing, and greatly
improve their own self-esteem -- not to mention to appreciation
of your audience. It might even lead to greater participartion of
these smaller Chapters to get back into the Divisionals  -- singing
good music -- and doing it well!

I know of one Chapter of less than 20 active members that has a
repetoire that includes 'borrowed' charts of songs done by the
above-mentioned VM/MoH (and others) and the sound is some-
what less than *C level*.  On the other hand, songs they *LOVE* to
sing, like "Bad Buncha' Boys" and "Darkness on the Delta" come
off MUCH better and the audience appreciates it - almost as
much as I do!

----- snip to JS again -----

> Despite all the negative results, I still believe the Heritage of
Harmony Songbook is an excellent basic, ready-to-use chorus or
quartet repertoire, & at the price ($20?) is one of the best bargains
the Society has to offer.

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BTW - my offer to write more simplified charts of songs for
show themes is good for any Chapter that wants to contact
me. I'll guanatee the price will be right!

Dick Johnson
SPEBS/EVG/Great Falls, MT
Member since 1947
Chapter Counselor
AHSOW/Pioneers

"If you want GOOD Barbershop, it CAN be arranged"

"There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
       -- Dave Barry

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I miss the good ol' days of Steve Tremper's plain-text scores.
As everyone knows, you can go to the http://www.spebsqsa.org
main page to get a nice PDF file of the complete score sheets.
Personally, however, I think it's still nice to see a summary via email.

To this end, I've been writing a Perl program to extract the
info out of the PDF file, and print a quick summary.  It seems
to be working now for the quartet quarter-finals, but I'm sure
I'll have to tweak it to get it to work for the semis and finals
(with more sub-totals).

When I look at score sheets, the main things I care about is rank,
total score as a percentage of points possible, and the quartet
name. (I also am sometimes curious as to what songs were sung.)

So here is my extracted summary of the quartet quarter-finals
yesterday:

=========================================================================
OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY,
SPEBSQSA, Inc., International Quartet and Chorus Convention International,
Quartet Quarter-Finals, Louisville, Kentucky, June 30, 2004

  Rank Score  Quartet (and songs)
  ---- -----  -------------------
   21  78.6%  Alchemy
                       Old St. Louie
                       Birth Of The Blues
   22  78.3%  The Fixx
                       These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
                       I Don't Know Enough About You
   23  78.2%  The Exchange
                       When Mother Sang With The Sunbonnet Belles
                       Trolley Song
   24  78.1%  Phat Cats
                       Shaking The Blues Away
                       The Masquerade Is Over (I'm Afraid)
   24  78.1%  Bravo!
                       Somethin' About Ya
                       I Can Dream, Can't I?
   26  78.0%  L'Audible
                       Way You Look Tonight
                       Young At Heart (Parody)
   27  77.9%  Sound Crew
                       Is This Just Another Song About Love?* (Parody)
                       After You've Gone (Parody)
   28  77.9%  Broadway
                       Somethin' About Ya
                       That's My Weakness Now/That Certain Party (Medley)
   28  77.9%  Reveille
                       When A Man Loves A Woman
                       One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
   30  77.8%  You Bet!
                       Moonlight Becomes You
                       Fit As A Fiddle/For Me And My Gal (Medley)
   31  77.8%  Hi-Fidelity
                       I'll Never Say Never Again Again
                       Bye Bye Blackbird (Parody)
   32  77.7%  Wise Guys
                       Glory Of Love
                       Lover, Come Back To Me
   33  77.6%  Absolut
                       It's Only A Paper Moon
                       I'm Beginning To See The Light
   34  77.5%  Genesis
                       Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia
                       Old St. Louie
   35  77.4%  Harmonix
                       Honey - Little 'Lize (Medley)
                       My Foolish Heart
   36  77.4%  Cooligans
                       That's Life
                       Shoo-Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy
   37  77.1%  Category Four
                       Lazy River
                       Oh How I Miss You Tonight/When I Lost You (Medley)
   38  77.0%  Ringside
                       Alabama Jazzbo Band
                       Little Home Sweet Home Of Mine
   39  76.5%  Road Show
                       Great Race

   39  76.5%  Odds On
                       I Wanna Be Around
                       Little Girl
   41  76.5%  Flashpoint
                       Come Fly With Me
                       I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Parody)
   42  76.4%  Infinity
                       There Goes My Heart
                       Exactly Like You
   43  75.9%  Impulse
                       Somethin' About Ya
                       When The Midnight Choo Choo Leaves For Alabam'/Lordy How
   43  75.9%  Keep 'Em Guessin'
                       Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone/Goodbye My Cone
                       Recipe For Making Love
   45  75.7%  Hot Air Buffoons
                       Ride The Railroad (Parody)
                       From The First Hello (To The Last Goodbye) (Parody)
   46  75.0%  Union Station
                       If I Love Again
                       Stars Fell On Alabama
   47  74.1%  Yankee Dime
                       What Kind Of Fool Am I?
                       If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
   48  74.1%  SmackDown
                       Wait 'Til The Sun Shines, Nellie
                       Banjo's Back In Town/When Uncle Joe Plays A Rag On His Ban
   49  73.9%  My Three Sons
                       Jeepers Creepers
                       This Little Piggy Went To Market
   50  73.8%  McKinley Street Function
                       You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
                       A Shine On Your Shoes
   51  71.5%  Eldorado
                       It's Only A Paper Moon
                       Yes Sir, That's My Baby
   52  71.2%  Vocal Magic
                       This Is Our Marvelous Opening Number
                       Jump, Shout Boogie
=========================================================================

Let me know if anyone else thinks this is useful.

   - Tom A.
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;-) I'd rather be ____  Thomas Arneberg    | http://ChipsQuartet.com
:-) singing in a |____| toma@...  | Baritone, "CHIPS" quartet
:-) Barbershop  _|   _| SGI (formerly Cray)| Former chapters: St. Paul,
:-) Quartet!   (_)  (_) Chippewa Falls, WI | Denver, W.Portland, Hilltop
-------------------------------------------+----------------------------



Yahoo! Groups Links

Hi,

Here's the deal...

The Bolton Landing Barbershop Quartet Festival has a big problem that needs
addressing RIGHT NOW if it's going to be able to take place this year!

WE NEED $15,000 IN FRONT MONEY THAT WE DON"T HAVE!!!! Deposits are coming
due, airfares need to be paid, etc!   No $15,000 .... NO FESTIVAL! It's that
simple!

Now, if somebody wants to donate $15,000... GREAT! ...but not practical....

BUT... if I can get $100 from 150 people.... THAT"S PRACTICLE!

So if you've been to the festival, you know what it's worth to a lot of
people!   Is it worth a $100 tax deductible donation (to the Bolton Landing
Chapter) to see this thing continue???

I'm in Louisville this week talking to everybody I can to raise the cash!
Somebody suggested we were going about it wrong... we didn't need $15K... we
needed $1000 from 150 people!   ... so here I am!

Send me a note if you want to make a donation, and then mail it to Bolton
Festival Fund, PO Box 60, Clifton Park, NY 12065.

This has been an all-consuming passion for 10 years of my life, and I'm NOT
going to let it go down wihout a fight!

Bruce Checca
Bolton Landing Chapter President
Execdutive Director of the Festival

WRITE ME!   NOW!

Preliminary comments from Tina Gunther:

This is a reformatted version of the pdf version
  of the official scoring summary for the SPEBSQSA
  Quartet Quarter-Finals.

Please report any transcription errors to me so
  I can post corrections.

This transcription is set up to view with a
  monospace font such as Courier or Monaco. I've
  done my best to minimize the distortions that
  show up when Yahoo displays stuff like this,
  but how it looks on your computer screen will
  depend on your settings and whatever else Yahoo
  has decided to throw in at this particular time.
  Good luck.

--
  --
--

OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY, SPEBSQSA, Inc.,
  International Quartet and Chorus Convention
International, Quartet Quarter-Finals,
  Louisville, Kentucky, June 30, 2004

## | Quartet -------------------------- |  TTL | Avg
Song 1 ------------------------------------------- | MUS | PRS | SND
Song 2 ------------------------------------------- | MUS | PRS | SND

21 | Alchemy -------------------------- | 2359 | 78.6
Old St. Louie ------------------------------------ | 391 | 396 | 393
Birth Of The Blues ------------------------------- | 386 | 400 | 393

22 | The Fixx ------------------------- | 2348 | 78.3
These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) ---------- | 396 | 390 | 393
I Don't Know Enough About You -------------------- | 388 | 393 | 388

23 | The Exchange --------------------- | 2347 | 78.2
When Mother Sang With The Sunbonnet Belles ------- | 395 | 395 | 397
Trolley Song ------------------------------------- | 387 | 384 | 389

24 | Phat Cats ------------------------ | 2342 | 78.1
Shaking The Blues Away --------------------------- | 389 | 388 | 389
The Masquerade Is Over (I'm Afraid) -------------- | 394 | 393 | 389

24 | Bravo! --------------------------- | 2342 | 78.1
Somethin' About Ya ------------------------------- | 396 | 391 | 389
I Can Dream, Can't I? ---------------------------- | 380 | 398 | 388

26 | L'Audible ------------------------ | 2339 | 78.0
Way You Look Tonight ----------------------------- | 388 | 402 | 385
Young At Heart (Parody) -------------------------- | 387 | 395 | 382

27 | Sound Crew------------------------ | 2338 | 77.9
Is This Just Another Song About Love?* (Parody)--- | 393 | 406 | 376
After You've Gone (Parody) ----------------------- | 389 | 403 | 371

28 | Broadway-------------------------- | 2337 | 77.9
Somethin' About Ya ------------------------------- | 385 | 395 | 388
That's My Weakness Now/That Certain Party (Medley) | 385 | 398 | 386

28 | Reveille ------------------------- | 2337 | 77.9
When A Man Loves A Woman ------------------------- | 385 | 398 | 377
One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) ------ | 389 | 406 | 382

30 | You Bet!-------------------------- | 2334 | 77.8
Moonlight Becomes You----------------------------- | 382 | 394 | 390
Fit As A Fiddle/For Me And My Gal (Medley) ------- | 386 | 391 | 391

31 | Hi-Fidelity----------------------- | 2333 | 77.8
I'll Never Say Never Again Again ----------------- | 392 | 392 | 390
Bye Bye Blackbird (Parody) ----------------------- | 386 | 397 | 376

32 | Wise Guys ------------------------ | 2331 | 77.7
Glory Of Love ------------------------------------ | 380 | 390 | 391
Lover, Come Back To Me --------------------------- | 383 | 398 | 389

33 | Absolut -------------------------- | 2329 | 77.6
It's Only A Paper Moon --------------------------- | 385 | 393 | 384
I'm Beginning To See The Light ------------------- | 392 | 392 | 383

34 | Genesis -------------------------- | 2324 | 77.5
Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia --------------- | 387 | 384 | 391
Old St. Louie ------------------------------------ | 389 | 389 | 384

35 | Harmonix-------------------------- | 2323 | 77.4
Honey - Little 'Lize (Medley) -------------------- | 383 | 384 | 386
My Foolish Heart --------------------------------- | 388 | 393 | 389

36 | Cooligans ------------------------ | 2322 | 77.4
That's Life -------------------------------------- | 383 | 392 | 391
Shoo-Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy------------------ | 379 | 387 | 390

37 | Category 4------------------------ | 2312 | 77.1
Lazy River---------------------------------------- | 386 | 382 | 381
Oh How I Miss You Tonight/When I Lost You (Medley) | 390 | 388 | 385

38 | Ringside ------------------------- | 2311 | 77.0
Alabama Jazzbo Band------------------------------- | 379 | 385 | 385
Little Home Sweet Home Of Mine ------------------- | 386 | 389 | 387

39 | Road Show------------------------- | 2296 | 76.5
Great Race --------------------------------------- | 384 | 385 | 383
1927---------------------------------------------- | 381 | 382 | 381

39 | Odds On -------------------------- | 2296 | 76.5
I Wanna Be Around--------------------------------- | 379 | 382 | 380
Little Girl--------------------------------------- | 382 | 389 | 384

41 | Flashpoint ----------------------- | 2294 | 76.5
Come Fly With Me --------------------------------- | 377 | 382 | 378
I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Parody) ------ | 384 | 399 | 374

42 | Infinity-------------------------- | 2292 | 76.4
There Goes My Heart ------------------------------ | 382 | 385 | 388
Exactly Like You---------------------------------- | 374 | 383 | 380

43 | Impulse -------------------------- | 2276 | 75.9
Somethin' About Ya ------------------------------- | 380 | 381 | 383
When Th Midnight ChooChoo Lvs Fr Alabam'/Lordy How | 372 | 382 | 378

43 | Keep 'Em Guessin'----------------- | 2276 | 75.9
Please Don't Talk Abt Me Whn I'm Gone/Gdbye My Cny | 368 | 381 | 378
Recipe For Making Love --------------------------- | 378 | 390 | 381

45 | Hot Air Buffoons ----------------- | 2270 | 75.7
Ride The Railroad (Parody) ----------------------- | 366 | 380 | 363
>From The First Hello (Parody) -------------------- | 385 | 401 | 375

46 | Union Station -------------------- | 2251 | 75.0
If I Love Again ---------------------------------- | 374 | 380 | 372
Stars Fell On Alabama ---------------------------- | 375 | 381 | 369

47 | Yankee Dime ---------------------- | 2224 | 74.1
What Kind Of Fool Am I?--------------------------- | 371 | 377 | 369
If You Love Me (Really Love Me) ------------------ | 366 | 379 | 362

48 | SmackDown ------------------------ | 2223 | 74.1
Wait 'Til The Sun Shines, Nellie ----------------- | 365 | 368 | 372
Banjo's Back In Town/When Uncle Joe -------------- | 373 | 375 | 370

49 | My Three Sons -------------------- | 2218 | 73.9
Jeepers Creepers --------------------------------- | 363 | 372 | 371
This Little Piggy Went To Market ----------------- | 369 | 376 | 367

50 | McKinley Street Function --------- | 2213 | 73.8
You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You------------- | 366 | 375 | 367
A Shine On Your Shoes ---------------------------- | 363 | 374 | 368

51 | Eldorado-------------------------- | 2146 | 71.5
It's Only A Paper Moon --------------------------- | 356 | 374 | 363
Yes Sir, That's My Baby--------------------------- | 335 | 372 | 346

52 | Vocal Magic----------------------- | 2137 | 71.2
This Is Our Marvelous Opening Number-------------- | 358 | 353 | 351
Jump, Shout Boogie ------------------------------- | 354 | 358 | 363

See http://www.spebsqsa.org/web/groups/public/documents/graphics
/pub_scoringsummary-1.pdf
<http://tinyurl.com/3gd78>

for original version

Tina Gunther <tgsmiles@...>
Barbershop Harmony Fan
HarmonetLite Mod Squad
Whittier, Calif., USA




Yahoo! Groups Links

Can I just say I am having a GREAT week?  Being the sister of the
baritone of Gotcha! does not suck.

I'm getting to meet all kinds of new people, and Allen (my boyfriend)
is learning some great new tags.  I mean seriously, when you're new
to barbershop and nervous about singing, you want David Harrington,
Bob Hodges, and Hi Fidelity to teach you tags.  It's way cool.
Thanks, guys!  It was also cool to introduce him to the Wrights at
dinner last night, because he's only heard Ambiance's version
of "Rhapsody in Blue" about 200 times.

So now I can't sleep, and I was thinking about the fact that we went
to Churchill Downs yesterday.  While there, I re-met Beatnick Mike.
(I met him years ago, but it didn't really stick for either one of
us.)  So I couldn't sleep, and I was thinking that meeting Mike
should inspire me to write a haiku.  So here it is:

So you're Beatnick Mike
The guy who writes the haikus
You can't pick a horse

So there you have it.  If you are not the kind of person who likes to
read posts from star-stricken insomniacs, I hope you hit "delete" a
long time ago.  Otherwise, thank you and goodnight.

Jenny Gordon

Hi All ...

It's your roving Harmonet competitor again ... had a chance to go
to the AIC Show last night and take in some terrific and beautiful
moments in Barbershop history... Lots of tears on my part.  I know
... I know ... It's only a hobby ... blah, blah, blah ... However,
seeing some of my AIC brother quartets call it quits and knowing
all the things that they've gone through together... well ... all
I can say is that every group that was retiring went out in CLASS.
I LOVE THOSE GUYS!

The Ritz is a group that we must ALL thank for their tireless
efforts to promote our gig.  Who knows how many young men they
have touched with their work in MENC.  Their presentation, a
retrospective of the Ritz, was first class and reminded me of how
much I respect those guys.  Thanks, DJ, Ben, Jim, and Nic ... you
guys are tops in my book.

Michigan Jake also announced their FINAL show.  Say it isn't so!
Mark Hale shared his love for our gig and it was a very emotional
moment.  Thanks, Jake for your innovative style, for reintroducing
us to SWING, for letting us know that you can be yourselves and
make a hit, and most importantly, for sharing your genuine love
for our style.  Your Barbershop life as a quartet was much too
short ... I'll miss ya!  Anyone that was there will surely know
that Mark Hale is one of our stars and a true giver to the style!
BTW ... Jake did announce that they are releasing a final CD of
their works.  Haven't heard it yet, but I know it will be a must
in your collection.

How fitting was it that Bill was able to announce the swan song
of Revival in Louisville?  What a tremendous barbershopper and
wonderful guy.  I can tell ya stories about singing the "top
ten records" with Bill and Dave LaBar and Tommy Gentry ... just
going down every quartet in the 60's and 70's.  Long live the
Citations ... but I digress ... Revival is a throwback to those
guys ...  not in singing style, but in the way they relate to
every Barbershopper.  Mike, Mike, Royce and Bill came and sang at
my Mom and Dad's 50th Wedding anniversary.  It meant more to me
than I could ever say.  They are class guys who have always shown
us what the love of Barbershop is all about.  Thanks Revival,
for showing us that there was more to being a champ than just
singing well (which you did in fine fashion).  Thanks for sharing
your love of our hobby and being such wonderful friends, not only
to me ... but to every Barbershopper you came in contact with.
That is your legacy and one of which you can be proud.

Finally ... When you say "ALL TIME GREATS" we have to add a new
group to the top of the list.  In Baseball, we would say that
they would make the Hall Of Fame unanimously on the first ballot!
Very fitting analogy for the Gas House Gang ... no???  I know that
I don't need to go on about these guys because all of you out there
feel the same way.  They are the top of the top... guys who combined
incredible talent, tremendous showmanship, and a humbleness that is
rarely seen in this world for guys of such stature.  Kidded about
being short, the Gas House Gang stands tall in our gig as being one
of the best EVER!  The AIC wisely took intermission after the Gas
House Gang finished their final AIC performance... thank goodness
... we all needed it to recover, to reflect, and to pause while we
shared in the love the guys had for each other, for their music,
and for the brotherhood that brought them together.  We also shared
in the pain of their loss. They had ALL the Baritones who filled in
for Rob sing with them.  They had their original Tenor, Joe Fink,
come out to be recognized ... CLASS!

Then ... in perhaps the most magical moment I've ever experienced,
the Gas House Gang, through the magic of technology, sang one
last time with Rob.  "I Still Can't Say Goodbye" represents how
we all feel about four friends, four beautiful people who gave
us all so many memories and so much love.  Thanks Jimmy, Kipp,
Rich and Rob ... you are simply ... THE BEST!

Sometimes events that take place in our "hobby" transcend
Barbershop.  They transcend the convention or some musical art
form.  Last night, at the AIC show, those of us that were there
experienced just such a time ... a time when the magic of the
moment will live on forever in our hearts.  With the AIC Chorus
pouring their hearts out with "I'll Never Pass This Way Again",
the tears began to flow again.  I caused me to reflect again how
much the friendships mean to me. Thanks, AIC ... I LOVE YOU GUYS.

Cheers,
Bobby

Okay, I got a lot of email replies from people who think that
posting text files of score sheets is still useful!

Today I totally rewrote my Perl program to decipher the weird
text resulting from copying and pasting from a pdf file.  Now the
program should satisfy both email receivers and web surfers.

First, it prints a concise summary of only the rank, score, and
quartet name.  This should look good even on the Yahoogroups web
page or with variable-width fonts, and is nice for a quick overview
of the contest.

Then I print out the info AGAIN, only this time I include ALL
the info for each song by each quartet.  I adopted Tina Gunther's
formatting for the latter, since it was easier to read than mine
(and closer to the original score sheet).

So, this is all automated now, although only for single scores.
In my rewrite, though, I made it more robust, so it should be
easier to upgrade to work with semifinals and finals scores.
I also hope to use this for district contests, and will probably
try to add an option for chorus contests.

Enjoy,
   - Tom A.  (HarmonetLite FAQ:  http://arneberg.com/harmonet/lite)
-------------------------------------------+--------------------------
;-) I'd rather be ____  Thomas R. Arneberg | http://arneberg.com/chips
:-) singing in a |____| toma@...  | Baritone, "CHIPS" quartet
:-) Barbershop  _|   _| SGI (formerly Cray)| Former chapters: St. Paul,
:-) Quartet!   (_)  (_) Chippewa Falls, WI | Denver, Portland, Hilltop
-------------------------------------------+--------------------------

OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY
SPEBSQSA, Inc., International Quartet and Chorus Convention
International, Quartet Quarter-Finals,
Louisville, Kentucky, June 30, 2004

  Rank Score  Quartet
  ---- -----  -------------------
   21  78.6%  Alchemy
   22  78.3%  The Fixx
   23  78.2%  The Exchange
   24  78.1%  Phat Cats
   24  78.1%  Bravo!
   26  78.0%  L'Audible
   27  77.9%  Sound Crew
   28  77.9%  Broadway
   28  77.9%  Reveille
   30  77.8%  You Bet!
   31  77.8%  Hi-Fidelity
   32  77.7%  Wise Guys
   33  77.6%  Absolut
   34  77.5%  Genesis
   35  77.4%  Harmonix
   36  77.4%  Cooligans
   37  77.1%  Category Four
   38  77.0%  Ringside
   39  76.5%  Road Show
   39  76.5%  Odds On
   41  76.5%  Flashpoint
   42  76.4%  Infinity
   43  75.9%  Impulse
   43  75.9%  Keep 'Em Guessin'
   45  75.7%  Hot Air Buffoons
   46  75.0%  Union Station
   47  74.1%  Yankee Dime
   48  74.1%  SmackDown
   49  73.9%  My Three Sons
   50  73.8%  McKinley Street Function
   51  71.5%  Eldorado
   52  71.2%  Vocal Magic

OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY
SPEBSQSA, Inc., International Quartet and Chorus Convention
International, Quartet Quarter-Finals,
Louisville, Kentucky, June 30, 2004


## Quartet ----------------------------------------------- TOTL AVG
      Songs-------------------------------------------------------- MUS PRS SNG
==============================================================================

21 Alchemy ----------------------------------------------- 2359 78.6%
      Old St. Louie ----------------------------------------------- 391 396 393
      Birth Of The Blues ------------------------------------------ 386 400 393

22 The Fixx ---------------------------------------------- 2348 78.3%
      These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) --------------------- 396 390 393
      I Don't Know Enough About You ------------------------------- 388 393 388

23 The Exchange ------------------------------------------ 2347 78.2%
      When Mother Sang With The Sunbonnet Belles ------------------ 395 395 397
      Trolley Song ------------------------------------------------ 387 384 389

24 Phat Cats --------------------------------------------- 2342 78.1%
      Shaking The Blues Away -------------------------------------- 389 388 389
      The Masquerade Is Over (I'm Afraid) ------------------------- 394 393 389

24 Bravo! ------------------------------------------------ 2342 78.1%
      Somethin' About Ya ------------------------------------------ 396 391 389
      I Can Dream, Can't I? --------------------------------------- 380 398 388

26 L'Audible --------------------------------------------- 2339 78.0%
      Way You Look Tonight ---------------------------------------- 388 402 385
      Young At Heart (Parody) ------------------------------------- 387 395 382

27 Sound Crew -------------------------------------------- 2338 77.9%
      Is This Just Another Song About Love?* (Parody) ------------- 393 406 376
      After You've Gone (Parody) ---------------------------------- 389 403 371

28 Broadway ---------------------------------------------- 2337 77.9%
      Somethin' About Ya ------------------------------------------ 385 395 388
      That's My Weakness Now/That Certain Party (Medley) ---------- 385 398 386

28 Reveille ---------------------------------------------- 2337 77.9%
      When A Man Loves A Woman ------------------------------------ 385 398 377
      One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) ----------------- 389 406 382

30 You Bet! ---------------------------------------------- 2334 77.8%
      Moonlight Becomes You --------------------------------------- 382 394 390
      Fit As A Fiddle/For Me And My Gal (Medley) ------------------ 386 391 391

31 Hi-Fidelity ------------------------------------------- 2333 77.8%
      I'll Never Say Never Again Again ---------------------------- 392 392 390
      Bye Bye Blackbird (Parody) ---------------------------------- 386 397 376

32 Wise Guys --------------------------------------------- 2331 77.7%
      Glory Of Love ----------------------------------------------- 380 390 391
      Lover, Come Back To Me -------------------------------------- 383 398 389

33 Absolut ----------------------------------------------- 2329 77.6%
      It's Only A Paper Moon -------------------------------------- 385 393 384
      I'm Beginning To See The Light ------------------------------ 392 392 383

34 Genesis ----------------------------------------------- 2324 77.5%
      Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia -------------------------- 387 384 391
      Old St. Louie ----------------------------------------------- 389 389 384

35 Harmonix ---------------------------------------------- 2323 77.4%
      Honey - Little 'Lize (Medley) ------------------------------- 383 384 386
      My Foolish Heart -------------------------------------------- 388 393 389

36 Cooligans --------------------------------------------- 2322 77.4%
      That's Life ------------------------------------------------- 383 392 391
      Shoo-Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy ---------------------------- 379 387 390

37 Category Four ----------------------------------------- 2312 77.1%
      Lazy River -------------------------------------------------- 386 382 381
      Oh How I Miss You Tonight/When I Lost You (Medley) ---------- 390 388 385

38 Ringside ---------------------------------------------- 2311 77.0%
      Alabama Jazzbo Band ----------------------------------------- 379 385 385
      Little Home Sweet Home Of Mine ------------------------------ 386 389 387

39 Road Show --------------------------------------------- 2296 76.5%
      Great Race -------------------------------------------------- 384 385 383
      1927 -------------------------------------------------------- 381 382 381

39 Odds On ----------------------------------------------- 2296 76.5%
      I Wanna Be Around ------------------------------------------- 379 382 380
      Little Girl ------------------------------------------------- 382 389 384

41 Flashpoint -------------------------------------------- 2294 76.5%
      Come Fly With Me -------------------------------------------- 377 382 378
      I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Parody) ----------------- 384 399 374

42 Infinity ---------------------------------------------- 2292 76.4%
      There Goes My Heart ----------------------------------------- 382 385 388
      Exactly Like You -------------------------------------------- 374 383 380

43 Impulse ----------------------------------------------- 2276 75.9%
      Somethin' About Ya ------------------------------------------ 380 381 383
      When The Midnight Choo Choo Leaves For Alabam'/Lordy How ---- 372 382 378

43 Keep 'Em Guessin' ------------------------------------- 2276 75.9%
      Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone/Goodbye My Cone ---- 368 381 378
      Recipe For Making Love -------------------------------------- 378 390 381

45 Hot Air Buffoons -------------------------------------- 2270 75.7%
      Ride The Railroad (Parody) ---------------------------------- 366 380 363
      From The First Hello (To The Last Goodbye) (Parody) --------- 385 401 375

46 Union Station ----------------------------------------- 2251 75.0%
      If I Love Again --------------------------------------------- 374 380 372
      Stars Fell On Alabama --------------------------------------- 375 381 369

47 Yankee Dime ------------------------------------------- 2224 74.1%
      What Kind Of Fool Am I? ------------------------------------- 371 377 369
      If You Love Me (Really Love Me) ----------------------------- 366 379 362

48 SmackDown --------------------------------------------- 2223 74.1%
      Wait 'Til The Sun Shines, Nellie ---------------------------- 365 368 372
      Banjo's Back In Town/When Uncle Joe Plays A Rag On His Ban -- 373 375 370

49 My Three Sons ----------------------------------------- 2218 73.9%
      Jeepers Creepers -------------------------------------------- 363 372 371
      This Little Piggy Went To Market ---------------------------- 369 376 367

50 McKinley Street Function ------------------------------ 2213 73.8%
      You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You ----------------------- 366 375 367
      A Shine On Your Shoes --------------------------------------- 363 374 368

51 Eldorado ---------------------------------------------- 2146 71.5%
      It's Only A Paper Moon -------------------------------------- 356 374 363
      Yes Sir, That's My Baby ------------------------------------- 335 372 346

52 Vocal Magic ------------------------------------------- 2137 71.2%
      This Is Our Marvelous Opening Number ------------------------ 358 353 351
      Jump, Shout Boogie ------------------------------------------ 354 358 363




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> From: Cal_Alum <cal_alum@...>
> Date: Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 08:10:08PM -0000:
> Subj: [bbshop] College Scores Posted
>
> At the society website:
>
> http://www.spebsqsa.org/web/groups/public/documents/pages/pub_id_062688.hcsp

I ran my new program on the college scores, for those interested
in the plain-text format; see below.

(This one presented new challenges, as all three scores for each
song were munged together, like "169167165" instead of "169 167 165"!
Threw me for a loop...good thing I rewrote the code to make it
easier to adjust for things like this.)

   - Tom A.  (HarmonetLite FAQ:  http://arneberg.com/harmonet/lite)
-------------------------------------------+--------------------------
;-) I'd rather be ____  Thomas R. Arneberg | http://arneberg.com/chips
:-) singing in a |____| toma@...  | Baritone, "CHIPS" quartet
:-) Barbershop  _|   _| SGI (formerly Cray)| Former chapters: St. Paul,
:-) Quartet!   (_)  (_) Chippewa Falls, WI | Denver, Portland, Hilltop
-------------------------------------------+--------------------------

OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY, SPEBSQSA, Inc.,
MBNA America Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest International,
Quartet Finals, Louisville, Kentucky, July 4, 2004

=============
QUICK SUMMARY
=============

  Rank Score  Quartet
  ---- -----  -------------------
   01  84.3%  Vocal Spectrum
   02  75.5%  Four Score
   03  74.8%  nile manski trio
   03  74.8%  Musical Island Boys (M.I.B.)
   05  73.5%  Fortissimo
   06  73.2%  MADIX
   07  72.3%  The Highland Harmonic
   08  72.2%  Men in Black
   09  72.1%  Men-So-Forte
   10  71.7%  Adrenaline
   11  71.1%  Ace in the Hole
   12  70.9%  Deluge
   13  69.3%  Expose
   14  68.3%  Elevation
   15  67.5%  Misnomer
   16  67.3%  Fast Forward
   17  65.6%  Buc Wild
   18  64.9%  Intermission
   19  60.3%  The Smorgaschords
   20  59.9%  The Extremes
   21  58.7%  Lights Out
   22  57.3%  The Golden Nights

=============
GORY DETAILS
=============

## Quartet ----------------------------------------------- TOTL AVG
      Songs-------------------------------------------------------- MUS PRS SNG
==============================================================================

01 Vocal Spectrum ---------------------------------------- 1011 84.3%
      I Dream Of Jeanie ------------------------------------------- 169 167 165
      South Rampart Street Parade --------------------------------- 170 169 171

02 Four Score --------------------------------------------  906 75.5%
      So Long, Mother --------------------------------------------- 155 153 151
      After You've Gone ------------------------------------------- 145 152 150

03 nile manski trio --------------------------------------  898 74.8%
      I've Found My Sweetheart Sally ------------------------------ 151 150 150
      Hello My Baby ----------------------------------------------- 147 149 151

03 Musical Island Boys (M.I.B.) --------------------------  898 74.8%
      Darktown Strutters' Ball ------------------------------------ 148 153 144
      Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home? -------------------- 150 152 151

05 Fortissimo --------------------------------------------  882 73.5%
      Way Down Yonder In New Orleans ------------------------------ 145 147 153
      Auld Lang Syne ---------------------------------------------- 142 148 147

06 MADIX -------------------------------------------------  878 73.2%
      Lover Come Back To Me --------------------------------------- 149 150 148
      Sweet Lorraine ---------------------------------------------- 142 143 146

07 The Highland Harmonic ---------------------------------  868 72.3%
      Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me?/Undecided (M ------------ 142 146 138
      You're The Girl I Love -------------------------------------- 142 149 151

08 Men in Black ------------------------------------------  866 72.2%
      Cross That Mason Dixon Line --------------------------------- 144 146 145
      Smilin' Through --------------------------------------------- 141 149 141

09 Men-So-Forte ------------------------------------------  865 72.1%
      That's An Irish Lullaby ------------------------------------- 144 152 138
      Love Eyes (Medley) ------------------------------------------ 140 149 142

10 Adrenaline --------------------------------------------  860 71.7%
      I've Been Workin' On The Railroad --------------------------- 141 147 146
      It's Only A Paper Moon -------------------------------------- 139 142 145

11 Ace in the Hole ---------------------------------------  853 71.1%
      I've Been Workin' On The Railroad --------------------------- 151 145 137
      Black Eyed Susan Brown -------------------------------------- 143 140 137

12 Deluge ------------------------------------------------  851 70.9%
      Bright Was The Night ---------------------------------------- 147 146 142
      It's A Sin To Tell A Lie ------------------------------------ 141 140 135

13 Expose ------------------------------------------------  832 69.3%
      Ain't Misbehavin -------------------------------------------- 140 139 132
      Come Back Home And Chase The Rain Away ---------------------- 142 144 135

14 Elevation ---------------------------------------------  819 68.3%
      It's Only A Paper Moon -------------------------------------- 136 135 138
      Once Upon A Time -------------------------------------------- 130 138 142

15 Misnomer ----------------------------------------------  810 67.5%
      Walkin' My Baby Back Home ----------------------------------- 128 139 135
      Sweet And Lovely -------------------------------------------- 128 143 137

16 Fast Forward ------------------------------------------  807 67.3%
      Flying Sinatra (Medley) ------------------------------------- 131 139 130
      What'll I Do? ----------------------------------------------- 134 142 131

17 Buc Wild ----------------------------------------------  787 65.6%
      Moment I Saw Your Eyes -------------------------------------- 123 125 134
      Bright Was The Night ---------------------------------------- 133 133 139

18 Intermission ------------------------------------------  779 64.9%
      I Used To Love You But It's All Over Now -------------------- 117 148 118
      They Go Wild, Simply Wild Over Me --------------------------- 125 147 124

19 The Smorgaschords -------------------------------------  724 60.3%
      Grandma's Feather Bed --------------------------------------- 112 133 126
      Now Is The Hour --------------------------------------------- 107 127 119

20 The Extremes ------------------------------------------  719 59.9%
      I Love To Hear That Old Barbershop Style -------------------- 123 122 119
      Time After Time --------------------------------------------- 120 117 118

21 Lights Out --------------------------------------------  704 58.7%
      When There's A Shine On Your Shoes -------------------------- 123 116 117
      I'm Tying The Leaves So They Won't Come Down ---------------- 115 119 114

22 The Golden Nights -------------------------------------  687 57.3%
      My Wild Irish Rose ------------------------------------------ 116 120 120
      Lazy River -------------------------------------------------- 106 111 114



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> From: "Lynch, Brian" <BLynch@...>
> Date: Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 06:32:52PM -0500:
> Subj: [bbshop] Tonight's quartet lineup
>
> Find it at http://www.spebsqsa.org/ID_062654
>
> Scheduled On Stage
[...]

Here's the same file, with a little manual reformatting action to make
it readable:

Friday, July 2, 2004
Quarter Semi-Finals

Scheduled On Stage

MT  Alchemy ------------------ 8:00 PM
01  Storm Front -------------- 8:10 PM
02  Rounders ----------------- 8:18 PM
03  Three Men and A Melody --- 8:26 PM
04  Sterling ----------------- 8:34 PM
05  Saturday Evening Post ---- 8:42 PM
06  Riptide ------------------ 8:50 PM
07  Wheelhouse --------------- 8:58 PM
08  Rhythmix ----------------- 9:06 PM
09  Realtime ----------------- 9:14 PM
10  Gotcha! ------------------ 9:22 PM
11  Twelfth Street Rag ------- 9:45 PM
12  MatriX ------------------- 9:53 PM
13  Finale ------------------ 10:01 PM
14  Metropolis -------------- 10:09 PM
15  Flipside ---------------- 10:17 PM
16  Overture ---------------- 10:25 PM
17  Max Q ------------------- 10:33 PM
18  Sold Out ---------------- 10:41 PM
19  O.C. Times -------------- 10:49 PM
20  Q ----------------------- 10:57 PM

   - Tom A.  (HarmonetLite FAQ:  http://arneberg.com/harmonet/lite)
-------------------------------------------+--------------------------
;-) I'd rather be ____  Thomas R. Arneberg | http://arneberg.com/chips
:-) singing in a |____| toma@...  | Baritone, "CHIPS" quartet
:-) Barbershop  _|   _| SGI (formerly Cray)| Former chapters: St. Paul,
:-) Quartet!   (_)  (_) Chippewa Falls, WI | Denver, Portland, Hilltop
-------------------------------------------+--------------------------



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Here is the order of appearance for the International Top Ten quartet
contest to be held Saturday night, as just announced on the webcast
(Friday, July 2, 11:41 p.m. EDT):

   Mike Testers - Twelfth Street Rag
      1 - Wheelhouse
      2 - Riptide
      3 - Saturday Evening Post
      4 - Metropolis
      5 - Matrix
      6 - Realtime
      7 - Three Men and a Melody
      8 - Gotcha!
      9 - Max Q
     10 - Flipside

   - Tom A.  (HarmonetLite FAQ:  http://arneberg.com/harmonet/lite)
-------------------------------------------+--------------------------
;-) I'd rather be ____  Thomas R. Arneberg | http://arneberg.com/chips
:-) singing in a |____| toma@...  | Baritone, "CHIPS" quartet
:-) Barbershop  _|   _| SGI (formerly Cray)| Former chapters: St. Paul,
:-) Quartet!   (_)  (_) Chippewa Falls, WI | Denver, Portland, Hilltop
-------------------------------------------+--------------------------



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From: "jrb3222" <jrb3222@...>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:40:42 -0000
Subject: [bbshop] Looking for some new CD's!

Hello all!

I'm in the market for a few new good barbershop CDs.  It just so
happens that tomorrow is my 21st birthday, and I've been given a bit
of extra spending money as early gifts, so I need something to spend
it on.  Being that I am a barbershop enthusiast, and will
unfortunately be missing the international convention this year, I
was hoping to get some advice from some of you all here on the
Harmonet as to which albums I might look into.

As far as what I'm looking for and what I have already, here's a
brief list that might help ya out:

I'd like some albums that have good recording quality, are at least
half full of barbershop and barbershop-style pieces (but I don't
mind hearing some variety), have at least a few uptunes, and that
you personally would recommend.  I don't have a lot of chorus CDs,
so if you know of any in particular that are outstanding (sometimes
the recording quality is just not as good as I would like, but I
understand the difficulty in recording a whole chorus...I'd rather
hear 'em live anyways).  Some good college groups would also be
really cool (since I'm college aged myself, and enjoy hearing what
the competition sounds like hehe).


Here's a short list of what I already have and listen to all the
time - and hence would recommend to you if you're in the market
yourself :)...  (If I dont list CD titles, it means I probably have
all the CDs)

chorus:
   MoH - California Gold Rush
   Big Apple Chorus
   VM - Music Never Ends
   TNL

qtet:
   Acoustix
   Autograph
   Barbershop Favorites
   BGSU - 3 disc set
   BSQ - Melody Lingers On
   Four Voices
   FRED
   Gas House Gang
   Michigan Jake - For The Record
   Platinum
   Power Play - Love At Home
   Reveille
   Revival - Revival
   The New Tradition - 2 disc set

I also have the top-20 quartets of 91, 92, 95, 01, 02, 03.  I also
have the top-20 choruses of 01, 02, 03.

So...yeah, that's about 35 hours of barbershop...but why not have
more?  If there's any essentials out there that you can think of,
please reply!

I'm already planning on getting the Max Q album, which someone
suggested and looks fantastic.  I'm open to any other ideas!

Thanks in advance!
Jamie R. Bedford

  --------------------------------------------------------------

From: Bob Caldwell <slickerleadq@...>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:06:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [bbshop] Re: Looking for some new CD's!
Reply-To: SlickerLeadq@...

Jamie,    You've definitely made some good choices to this point.

The MAX Q cd is, as Tony's former lead, Joe Connelly, might say,
AWSOME!!

Michigan Jake's first cd was so good I would buy, and plan to,
their second sight unseen or heard as it were.  You can't go wrong
by purchasing more GHG.  All 5 of theirs are fabulous.

I have more than 100 quartet cds in my collection.  Like you I
prefer them to chorus.  Among my favorites is a single cd with
twice as many tracks on it as the usual by a group called Special
Feature that was top 10 at Int at least once.  When they decided
to transfer both of their recordings to cd they created this great
album they then called DOUBLE FEATURE.  When I purchased it the
price was $19.  Not bad for a recording with nearly twice the cuts
on a normal cd.  Seek this one out if still available.  I'm not
sure where to tell you to look but maybe Ray Davis, Harmonetter,
will chime in here and help you out.  He was their tenor a while.
For ringing chords on the cd you can't beat this recording.  As I've
said often, Special Feature can take a "regular" barbershop song and
make it sound special with their RING.  Both Ray and PaulO, tenor,
will be competing in quartets this week.  Not sure about the others.

You're on the right track.  Somebody's obviously given you some
guidance already.

Harmony-us-ly,   BobCaldwell@...

Happiness is... a barbershop quartet!


  --------------------------------------------------------------

From: "ohlaurieob" <ohlaurieob@...>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 03:58:34 -0000
Subject: [bbshop] Re: Looking for some new CD's!

Jamie:
If you don't have BOTH Four Voices CD's, they are a must buy.  I'd
also like to put in a pitch for anything and everything by The Gas
House Gang.  (You can order from their web-site.)  I also play
Marquis's first disc a lot.  Can't think of the name, but it's the
one with "Rock-a-bye" on it.

I'd also like to suggest branching out and getting a few women's
quartets.  All three Rumors CDs are great, but their second
disc, "Rumors are Flying" is a must have.  Also, anything by
Ambiance, but especially "Ain't Misbehavin'."  Anything by Panache
is also worth having.  You might also enjoy
Unplugged "Electrified."  They haven't won international yet, but
they're well on their way, and the disc is awesome...nominated for
two CARA's last year.

Happy shopping!!!

Laurie O'Brien
Pacific Sound Chorus (SAI)

  --------------------------------------------------------------

From: "Bill Byrd" <billbyrd@...>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 07:42:23 -0400
Subject: RE: [bbshop] CD's to Buy

first let me say that I am in awe of Bob, C's collection, having only 70
myself,

I suggest to you several to buy must include:
Perfect Genlemen (all of them)
Riptide
Gotcha
Dallas Knights (I will have it soon)
BSQ "Lost in the stars"
Freestyle
The Sundowners
The management
and Road Show.

There are also several great Ladies Quartets that if you can get the CD's
you will not be sorry,
After Hours
Chord Jills
Accapella Gold

to name a few,
Bill Byrd
Norfolk VA
3Db quartet,

  --------------------------------------------------------------

From: "vobass" <hvotwell@...>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:25:42 -0000
Subject: [bbshop] Re: Looking for some new CD's!
Jamie:

I haven't seen in your list nor in the replies to the Harmonet any
CDs from the champ quartet Keepsake.  I'd highly recommend any of
them, but my favorite is "The Entertainer," followed closely
by "Without A Song."  Someone else mentioned the ladies' quartet
Ambiance; they have a CD called "I Hear a Rhapsody," which has a
David Wright knock-your-socks-off vocal arrangement of
Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" that is not to be missed.  All the
other stuff on that CD is excellent, as well.

You have a great start with your collection so far.  Good luck in
your hearing and singing barbershop.

In harmony,
Vern Otwell
Bass, Firehouse Harmony Brigade
Roswell, Ga. chapter SPEBSQSA

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From: "TenRrose" <TenRrose@...>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:06:05 -0500
Subject: Re: [bbshop] CD's to Buy

Here is some big time enabling!  ;-)

Keepsake - any of em!  :-)
Michigan Jake - for the Record
Platinum - Be Our Guest
Platinum - Auld Lang Syne
Revival
Riptide - Wonderful World
Excalibur - One Moment in Time
Excalibur - Unforgetable
Fred - Simply Fred
Four Voices
Four Voices - II
Marquis - Diamond Cuts
Marquis - in the wee small hours
Joker's Wild - Right from the Start
Joker's Wild - Chasing a Dream
Metropolis - Aural Hygiene
Gas House Gang - any of em!  :-)
Bluegrass Student Union - Legacy

Ambiance - any of em  :-)
4 Star Collection - Never Stop Dreaming
4 Star Collection - Cool 'n Crazy
Brava!
City Lights - Sophisticated Swing
Fanatix - Slam Dunk Barbershop
Growing Girls - All Grown Up
Growing Girls - Thank You for the Music
Panache - 4 Best Friends 10 Magical Years
Swinglish Mix - Live & Well
Sigature Sound - Caught in the Act

Peggy B, tenor
SAI Region 22

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Official PDF score sheet:

   http://www.spebsqsa.org/web/groups/public/documents/pages/pub_id_062693.hcsp

It took some considerable more hacking to my Perl program to
account for two sections of a score sheet, and the "Subt Prev" in
the first half but not the second, but here at last is, I think,
an accurate extraction of the text from the score sheet for the
11th-20th place quartets.

   - Tom A.  (HarmonetLite FAQ:  http://arneberg.com/harmonet/lite)
-------------------------------------------+--------------------------
;-) I'd rather be ____  Thomas R. Arneberg | http://arneberg.com/chips
:-) singing in a |____| toma@...  | Baritone, "CHIPS" quartet
:-) Barbershop  _|   _| SGI (formerly Cray)| Former chapters: St. Paul,
:-) Quartet!   (_)  (_) Chippewa Falls, WI | Denver, Portland, Hilltop
-------------------------------------------+--------------------------

OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY, SPEBSQSA, Inc.,
International Quartet and Chorus Convention International,
Quartet Semi-Finals, Louisville, Kentucky, July 2, 2004

============================
QUICK SUMMARY -- SEMI-FINALS (TOTAL AVG)
============================

  Rank Score  Quartet
  ---- -----  -------------------
   11  81.0%  Twelfth Street Rag
   12  80.9%  Rounders
   13  80.8%  Storm Front
   14  80.5%  Sterling
   15  79.7%  Overture
   16  79.7%  Rhythmix
   17  79.6%  Finale
   18  79.5%  O.C. Times
   19  79.4%  Sold Out
   20  79.2%  Q

============================
QUICK SUMMARY -- QUARTER-FINALS
============================

  Rank Score  Quartet
  ---- -----  -------------------
   09  81.4%  Twelfth Street Rag
   10  81.3%  Sterling
   11  81.3%  Storm Front
   12  81.2%  Rounders
   15  80.7%  Sold Out
   16  80.2%  Finale
   17  80.2%  Overture
   18  80.1%  O.C. Times
   19  79.1%  Rhythmix
   20  78.7%  Q


============================
GORY DETAILS -- SEMI-FINALS
============================

## Quartet ----------------------------------------------- TOTL AVG
---- Songs-------------------------------------------------------- MUS PRS SNG
==============================================================================

11 Twelfth Street Rag ------------------------------------ 4857 81.0%
---- Someday Down In Carolin' ------------------------------------ 412 403 399
---- Why? -------------------------------------------------------- 402 403 396

12 Rounders ---------------------------------------------- 4854 80.9%
---- Someone To Watch Over Me ------------------------------------ 411 410 405
---- Down Yonder ------------------------------------------------- 396 401 395

13 Storm Front ------------------------------------------- 4846 80.8%
---- Good Thing Going -------------------------------------------- 416 398 405
---- Be My Life's Companion -------------------------------------- 403 392 394

14 Sterling ---------------------------------------------- 4830 80.5%
---- For All We Know --------------------------------------------- 395 396 401
---- Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia -------------------------- 396 398 404

15 Overture ---------------------------------------------- 4783 79.7%
---- At The End Of The Day With You ------------------------------ 394 404 396
---- I've Seen My Baby ------------------------------------------- 390 403 391

16 Rhythmix ---------------------------------------------- 4781 79.7%
---- Come Take Your Place In My Heart ---------------------------- 400 398 408
---- Gotta Be This Or That/Undecided (Medley) -------------------- 399 402 401

17 Finale ------------------------------------------------ 4777 79.6%
---- My Internet Love -------------------------------------------- 396 407 386
---- The Curtain Falls ------------------------------------------- 388 404 389

18 O.C. Times -------------------------------------------- 4771 79.5%
---- It's Only A Paper Moon -------------------------------------- 393 396 402
---- You're The Girl I Love -------------------------------------- 391 392 393

19 Sold Out ---------------------------------------------- 4765 79.4%
---- Who Told You? ----------------------------------------------- 387 392 392
---- Always ------------------------------------------------------ 391 392 390

20 Q ----------------------------------------------------- 4754 79.2%
---- Alice Blue Gown --------------------------------------------- 406 389 398
---- Over The Rainbow -------------------------------------------- 399 400 402


============================
GORY DETAILS -- QUARTER-FINALS
============================

## Quartet ----------------------------------------------- TOTL AVG
---- Songs-------------------------------------------------------- MUS PRS SNG
==============================================================================

09 Twelfth Street Rag ------------------------------------ 2442 81.4%
---- Song I Don't Know Enough About You/I Don't Know Why --------- 411 410 401
---- A Tree In The Meadow ---------------------------------------- 409 416 395

10 Sterling ---------------------------------------------- 2440 81.3%
---- Where The Southern Roses Grow ------------------------------- 406 402 412
---- Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp Of Savannah) ------------------ 406 405 409

11 Storm Front ------------------------------------------- 2438 81.3%
---- One Alone --------------------------------------------------- 410 399 395
---- Swingin' On A Star ------------------------------------------ 418 413 403

12 Rounders ---------------------------------------------- 2436 81.2%
---- I Wanna Be Around ------------------------------------------- 411 405 411
---- Do You Really Love Me? -------------------------------------- 399 402 408

15 Sold Out ---------------------------------------------- 2421 80.7%
---- You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You ----------------------- 407 406 407
---- Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home? -------------------- 397 402 402

16 Finale ------------------------------------------------ 2407 80.2%
---- Rock-a-bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody. ------------------- 403 402 398
---- When It's Night Time Down In Dixieland/Original Di ---------- 399 409 396

17 Overture ---------------------------------------------- 2405 80.2%
---- Happy Days Are Here Again/Get Happy* (Medley) --------------- 394 403 401
---- Song Of The South ------------------------------------------- 399 405 403

18 O.C. Times -------------------------------------------- 2404 80.1%
---- I've Been Workin' On The Railroad --------------------------- 400 396 399
---- No One Loves You Any Better Than Your M-A-Dou --------------- 405 403 401

19 Rhythmix ---------------------------------------------- 2373 79.1%
---- Gone -------------------------------------------------------- 396 393 400
---- You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby/You're Som -------------- 396 396 392

20 Q ----------------------------------------------------- 2360 78.7%
---- I'm Always Chasing Rainbows --------------------------------- 394 395 394
---- How Many Hearts Have You Broken?/Jeepers Cre ---------------- 390 396 391



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In a message dated 7/3/2004 2:11:36 AM Eastern Standard Time,
sammonds@... writes:
> So....  who knocked the socks off the audience tonight? How did
> Gotcha! and Max Q  compare tonight? I've only read that Riptide did
> well. Who are the big  surprises of 2004?

OK Steve, I'll bite. Granted, I did not see the whole first round
and  missed the Rounders in the semis, but.............IMHO:

Wheelhouse..............left the door open for someone else (
and I hate to say this as they are friends of mine). Loved their
presentation but the  lead sound was pushed ( if one can trust
what we are hearing over the net).

Realtime....................a surprise for me, had not heard them
and loved them. Glad they made it to the bigtime

Riptide........................had it all...............presentation,
emotion, sound, lock and ring...........put it all out there

Max Q.......................unfortunately, when a quartet comes in
and expectations are so high one is bound to be disappointed. This
was the first I  had heard them as missed them in the first round. I
was not wowed........and the audience response was mediocre (maybe
secondary to expectation).

Gotcha......................most emotion, but fearful that they were
going to lose the sound, which did happen in places. Definitely
not a careful performance, but I was worried the whole time which
made me left brain the performance........yet I still think that
they won this round.

Metropolis.............love to see them perform, and again,
not knowing how true the web sound is...........but........sorry
guys...........I don't know that I would have had them in the 10

Saturday Evening Post....................better in the first round I
think, overall better than last year. Sounded like they are trying
too hard. I love this lead's stage presence, but he is a lounge
singer by my ear. I lost the blend too much last night. Boy, and
I do love their blues sets.........no one does the backbeat better.

Flipside.............great hit, great sound......and if I remember
rightly, some of the best ring, especially the tag. Good control,
not a lot of oversinging.

MatriX..............can't remember, sorry.


Overall, I think there was a lot of oversinging. Again, not knowing
trueness of webcast sound. I am consistently losing focus on
the low, tight  chords and hearing that focus carried into the
higher range which then kills the overtones and sounds tight,
strained, etc.  Now, remember, I am not into sound as much as
visual.............and not a music genius by any stretch.........and
this is my first experience with webcast  sound..........so I may
be all wet here........which will help if I get flamed  !!!!!! :-)

Renee Walsh
Night Magic...........but the above mentioned opinions are mine, good or  bad.

> So.... who knocked the socks off the audience tonight? How did
> Gotcha! and Max Q compare tonight? I've only read that Riptide did
> well. Who are the big surprises of 2004?

I've watched nearly all the competitors.  I've scored along at home.
I couldn't believe how close, and in some cases exact, my scores
were with the 15 guys in the pit.  I had 18 of the top 20 correct,
and 7 of the 10.  I didn't get to hear O.C. Times, so I didn't
have them in the 20.

I think Renee's assesment is pretty accurate.  Although I love
Metropolis and did have them in the 10.  I think SEP didn't
quite make the cut.  Not barbershop enough for me, and very lead
standout-ish.  But that's just me.

Matrix's performance in the QF round was great.  Loved it.
Their performance in the Semi's left me feeling uninspired.
I don't know why; it just didn't connect.

Max Q's performance was technically excellent in the semi's as
oppossed to the percieved(?) baubles in the QF.  But again, it just
didn't connect with me.  Maybe that's because I don't want them to
win THIS year.  I'd love to see Gotcha! or Riptide take it instead.

Rounders were great.  Sean had an unfortunate "vocal chord
malfunction" in one of the tags.  But, the showman he is, he
quickly recovered.  Too bad, I had them in the 10.

Realtime is the surprise of the contest for many.  I had gone
to their website a few weeks ago and downloaded a sample or two.
Tight, polished sound.  Excellent presentation.  If they've got
songs 5 & 6 ready, we just might hear their name tonight in the 5.

Realtime, Flipside, Wheelhouse, and Gotcha!/Max Q will be battling
it out next year for sure.  I can't wait, I hope I'm hearing it live
(back stage would be great) instead of this webcast deal.

Opinions are my own and not meant to hurt.  I love and respect all
the competitors.

-- Todd Wollin
Baritone - Northbrook New Tradition (inactive)
Baritone - Sound Design

Friends,

The 2004 International Convention photos can be viewed at the primary fotki
photo site at the following link.

   http://public.fotki.com/danp2000/spebsqsa/2004

We changed cameras this year and now the photos are 6.4mp which is a
significant increase in resolution.

Quartet Quarter Finals #1, 262 Photos
Quartet Quarter Finals #1, 262 Photos
Quartet Semi Finals, 227 Photos
College Quartet Contest, 224 Photos
AIC Show, 127 Photos
VM Show, 74 Photos

Chorus Photos will be uploaded later today.
Quartet Finals will be uploaded on Sunday Afternoon.

Enjoy,

Dan Proctor
Sunshine District Director of Conventions,  http://SunshineDistrict.org

We're pleased to announce that we have reached our revenue targets for
the webcast -- a tremendous demonstration that the webcast has real
value to you, and that you're willng to support it.

We are thrilled to announce that as of the opening of Saturday evening,
we had received

*        More than  1100 donations under $100, and

*        Nearly 300 donations over $100,....

*        Totalling almost 1400 donors, and $68,000.

We made a deal: you kept it.  THANK YOU!

And if you choose to continue to respond to the call., to show the value
you attach to this great webcast... we welcome you among the great
supporters!

On behalf of the entire webcast team, on behalf of o the performers whos
emusic has been shared around the world, THANK YOU.

Brian Lynch
webcast production
The Barbershop Harmony Society (SPEBSQSA)
7930 Sheridan Road
Kenosha, WI 53143
blynch@...    www.spebsqsa.org
AOL/AIM: prspebsqsa

webcast details: www.spebsqsa.org/louisville
webcast donations: www.spebsqsa.org/patron
webcast launch: webcast.spebsqsa.org
Salt lake City registrations:  www.spebsqsa.org/saltlake



Yahoo! Groups Links

Extracted from this PDF file by my Perl program:

  http://www.spebsqsa.org/web/groups/public/documents/pages/pub_id_062705.hcsp

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OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY, SPEBSQSA, Inc.,
International Quartet and Chorus Convention
International Chorus Finals, Louisville, Kentucky, July 3, 2004

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QUICK SUMMARY
=============

  Rank Score  Chorus
  ---- -----  -------------------
   01  92.7%  St Charles, MO: Ambassadors of Harmony
   02  90.9%  Toronto, ON: The Northern Lights
   03  90.4%  Northbrook, IL: New Tradition
   04  90.4%  Alexandria, VA: Alexandria Harmonizers
   05  86.4%  Greater Central Ohio, OH: The Alliance
   06  85.7%  Denver Mile High, CO: Sound of The Rockies
   07  85.1%  Hilltop, MN: Great Northern Union
   08  84.9%  Greendale, WI: Midwest Vocal Express
   09  84.3%  Westminster, CA: The Westminster Chorus
   10  84.0%  Western Hills, OH: Southern Gateway
   11  83.7%  Houston, TX: Tidelanders
   12  83.2%  Marietta, GA: The Big Chicken Chorus
   13  82.8%  Kansas City, MO: Heart of America
   14  80.8%  Tampa, FL: Heralds of Harmony
   15  80.0%  Wasatch Front, UT: Saltaires
   16  78.9%  Salem, OR: Senate-Aires
   17  77.2%  Terre Haute, IN: Banks of the Wabash
   18  76.0%  East Midlands, UK: The Grand Central Chorus
   19  75.8%  Nashua, NH: Granite Statesmen
   20  73.6%  Batavia, NY: Holland Land Harmonizers
   21  73.1%  Macomb County, MI: Harmony Heritage Chorus
   22  66.4%  Falun, Sweden: Falu Miner Chords


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GORY DETAILS
=============

## Chorus ------------------------------------------------ TOTL AVG
---- Songs-------------------------------------------------------- MUS PRS SNG
==============================================================================

01 St Charles, MO: Ambassadors of Harmony ---------------- 2780 92.7% (160 men)
---- I Have Dreamed ---------------------------------------------- 464 456 467
---- New Ashmolean Band ------------------------------------------ 466 465 462

02 Toronto, ON: The Northern Lights ---------------------- 2726 90.9% (51 men)
---- Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? ------------------------------ 459 450 460
---- Make Them Hear You ------------------------------------------ 450 454 453

03 Northbrook, IL: New Tradition ------------------------- 2713 90.4% (129 men)
---- Camptown Races/Ring De Banjo/Buffalo G ---------------------- 452 454 450
---- My Old Kentucky Home/Jeanie With The Li --------------------- 457 446 454

04 Alexandria, VA: Alexandria Harmonizers ---------------- 2711 90.4% (96 men)
---- Lazy Bones -------------------------------------------------- 455 451 445
---- Summertime -------------------------------------------------- 453 459 448

05 Greater Central Ohio, OH: The Alliance ---------------- 2593 86.4% (57 men)
---- The Sunshine Of Your Smile ---------------------------------- 424 429 433
---- All Aboard For Dixie Land ----------------------------------- 427 447 433

06 Denver Mile High, CO: Sound of The Rockies ------------ 2570 85.7% (99 men)
---- Over The Rainbow/I'm Always Chasing Rai --------------------- 425 425 426
---- When It's Night Time Down In Dixieland ---------------------- 430 438 426

07 Hilltop, MN: Great Northern Union --------------------- 2553 85.1% (62 men)
---- My Foolish Heart -------------------------------------------- 426 430 423
---- There Goes My Heart ----------------------------------------- 425 426 423

08 Greendale, WI: Midwest Vocal Express ------------------ 2548 84.9% (78 men)
---- Always ------------------------------------------------------ 427 435 421
---- I Used To Love You But It's All Over Now/T ------------------ 417 443 405

09 Westminster, CA: The Westminster Chorus --------------- 2529 84.3% (29 men)
---- Shine ------------------------------------------------------- 420 425 419
---- So Long, Mother --------------------------------------------- 420 428 417

10 Western Hills, OH: Southern Gateway ------------------- 2520 84.0% (86 men)
---- Darkness On The Delta (When It's) --------------------------- 417 425 418
---- Blues In The Night ------------------------------------------ 411 435 414

11 Houston, TX: Tidelanders ------------------------------ 2511 83.7% (79 men)
---- You'll Never Know ------------------------------------------- 418 422 417
---- Top Hat, White Tie And Tails/Steppin' Out ------------------- 416 428 410

12 Marietta, GA: The Big Chicken Chorus ------------------ 2497 83.2% (68 men)
---- Broken Hearted (Here I Am) (Parody) ------------------------- 413 420 404
---- How Do I Get Out Of This Chicken Outfit?/ ------------------- 422 438 400

13 Kansas City, MO: Heart of America --------------------- 2484 82.8% (82 men)
---- Auld Lang Syne ---------------------------------------------- 418 419 411
---- Look Me Up When You're In Dixie ----------------------------- 408 424 404

14 Tampa, FL: Heralds of Harmony ------------------------- 2424 80.8% (75 men)
---- Mistakes ---------------------------------------------------- 401 408 408
---- Button Up Your Overcoat ------------------------------------- 395 414 398

15 Wasatch Front, UT: Saltaires -------------------------- 2400 80.0% (44 men)
---- How Deep Is The Ocean? -------------------------------------- 410 402 398
---- Yes Sir, That's My Baby ------------------------------------- 394 407 389

16 Salem, OR: Senate-Aires ------------------------------- 2366 78.9% (51 men)
---- Smilin' Through --------------------------------------------- 398 385 403
---- Everybody Step/Alexander's Ragtime Band --------------------- 394 388 398

17 Terre Haute, IN: Banks of the Wabash ------------------ 2317 77.2% (58 men)
---- My Melancholy Baby ------------------------------------------ 395 381 393
---- Margie/No No Nora/My Blushin' Rosie (Me --------------------- 382 386 380

18 East Midlands, UK: The Grand Central Chorus ----------- 2281 76.0% (49 men)
---- Get Out And Get Under The Moon/Shine O ---------------------- 382 391 382
---- Love's Old Sweet Song (Parody) ------------------------------ 367 381 378

19 Nashua, NH: Granite Statesmen ------------------------- 2275 75.8% (73 men)
---- Nice Work If You Can Get It --------------------------------- 369 397 370
---- There Used To Be A Ballpark Right Here ---------------------- 375 401 363

20 Batavia, NY: Holland Land Harmonizers ----------------- 2208 73.6% (37 men)
---- There Goes My Heart ----------------------------------------- 360 376 373
---- On The Sunny Side Of The Street ----------------------------- 353 375 371

21 Macomb County, MI: Harmony Heritage Chorus ------------ 2192 73.1% (51 men)
---- If We Can't Be The Same Old Sweethearts --------------------- 370 371 358
---- Get Me To The Church On Time/With A Litt -------------------- 362 380 351

22 Falun, Sweden: Falu Miner Chords ---------------------- 1992 66.4% (24 men)
---- You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby ------------------------- 324 339 340
---- The Church Bells Are Ringing For Mary ----------------------- 324 333 332



Yahoo! Groups Links

Scores extracted from this PDF file:

   http://www.spebsqsa.org/ID_062708

OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY,
SPEBSQSA, Inc., International Quartet and Chorus Convention
International Quartet Finals, Louisville, Kentucky, July 3, 2004

=============
QUICK SUMMARY
=============

FINALS

  Rank Score  Quartet
  ---- -----  -------------------
   01  90.5%  Gotcha!
   02  88.4%  Max Q
   03  88.3%  Riptide
   04  86.9%  Metropolis
   05  84.2%  Saturday Evening Post
   06  83.7%  Flipside
   07  83.4%  Realtime
   08  83.2%  Wheelhouse
   09  82.2%  MatriX
   10  81.2%  3 Men & A Melody

SEMI-FINALS

  Rank Score  Quartet
  ---- -----  -------------------
   01  90.8%  Gotcha!
   02  88.1%  Max Q
   03  88.1%  Riptide
   04  87.0%  Metropolis
   05  84.2%  Saturday Evening Post
   06  83.5%  Wheelhouse
   07  83.5%  Flipside
   08  82.6%  Realtime
   09  81.7%  MatriX
   10  81.1%  3 Men & A Melody

QUARTER-FINALS

  Rank Score  Quartet
  ---- -----  -------------------
   01  89.9%  Gotcha!
   02  88.3%  Max Q
   03  87.6%  Riptide
   04  86.7%  Metropolis
   05  84.4%  Saturday Evening Post
   06  83.4%  Wheelhouse
   07  83.2%  Flipside
   08  82.4%  MatriX
   13  81.0%  Realtime
   14  80.8%  3 Men & A Melody


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GORY DETAILS - FINALS
=============

## Quartet ----------------------------------------------- TOTL AVG
---- Songs-------------------------------------------------------- MUS PRS SNG
==============================================================================

01 Gotcha! ----------------------------------------------- 8145 90.5%
---- Down By The Old Mill Stream --------------------------------- 447 442 446
---- Wait 'Til The Sun Shines, Nellie ---------------------------- 458 454 452

02 Max Q ------------------------------------------------- 7958 88.4%
---- When You're Smiling ----------------------------------------- 449 436 443
---- Powder Your Face With Sunshine/Smile, Darn Ya, -------------- 456 449 438

03 Riptide ----------------------------------------------- 7943 88.3%
---- South ------------------------------------------------------- 457 436 442
---- When You Were Sweet Sixteen --------------------------------- 449 440 436

04 Metropolis -------------------------------------------- 7822 86.9%
---- Beautiful Dreamer ------------------------------------------- 439 422 423
---- Ya Gotta Know How To Love ----------------------------------- 448 437 433

05 Saturday Evening Post --------------------------------- 7576 84.2%
---- I'm Always Chasing Rainbows --------------------------------- 423 430 417
---- I Can't Give You Anything But Love -------------------------- 418 420 415

06 Flipside ---------------------------------------------- 7532 83.7%
---- All The Way ------------------------------------------------- 429 421 420
---- Jazz Came Up The River From New Orleans --------------------- 418 419 416

07 Realtime ---------------------------------------------- 7510 83.4%
---- Come Fly With Me -------------------------------------------- 423 426 427
---- All Of Me --------------------------------------------------- 427 422 427

08 Wheelhouse -------------------------------------------- 7489 83.2%
---- Fly Me To The Moon ------------------------------------------ 412 412 411
---- Old Folks At Home ------------------------------------------- 416 413 415

09 MatriX ------------------------------------------------ 7398 82.2%
---- If You Had All The World And Its Gold ----------------------- 418 424 415
---- Look Me Up When You're In Dixie ----------------------------- 410 420 410

10 3 Men & A Melody -------------------------------------- 7305 81.2%
---- For Sentimental Reasons ------------------------------------- 398 417 406
---- I've Got You Under My Skin ---------------------------------- 399 413 409


=============
GORY DETAILS - SEMI-FINALS
=============

## Quartet ----------------------------------------------- TOTL AVG
---- Songs-------------------------------------------------------- MUS PRS SNG
==============================================================================
Prev Semi-Finals Subt Total MUS PRS SNG Avg Song

01 Gotcha! ----------------------------------------------- 5446 90.8%
---- What More Can A Soldier Give -------------------------------- 452 458 463
---- Mr. Jefferson Lord, Play That Barbershop Chord -------------- 463 453 460

02 Max Q ------------------------------------------------- 5287 88.1%
---- You Tell Me Your Dream -------------------------------------- 435 437 444
---- When My Sugar Walks Down The Street ------------------------- 441 443 438

03 Riptide ----------------------------------------------- 5283 88.1%
---- Naughty Angeline -------------------------------------------- 451 439 442
---- From The First Hello (To The Last Goodbye) ------------------ 445 436 442

04 Metropolis -------------------------------------------- 5220 87.0%
---- I'm Afraid Of The Beautiful Girls --------------------------- 434 436 425
---- They Go Wild, Simply Wild Over Me --------------------------- 445 452 427

05 Saturday Evening Post --------------------------------- 5053 84.2%
---- Blues In The Night ------------------------------------------ 422 426 419
---- It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) ---------- 413 424 416

06 Wheelhouse -------------------------------------------- 5010 83.5%
---- Wee Small Hours --------------------------------------------- 420 420 416
---- Gotta Be This Or That --------------------------------------- 423 417 413

07 Flipside ---------------------------------------------- 5009 83.5%
---- Make 'Em Laugh ---------------------------------------------- 426 417 421
---- That Old Feeling -------------------------------------------- 415 419 415

08 Realtime ---------------------------------------------- 4958 82.6%
---- Yesterday I Heard The Rain ---------------------------------- 416 421 419
---- Sunny Side Up ----------------------------------------------- 425 425 423

09 MatriX ------------------------------------------------ 4901 81.7%
---- The Song Is You --------------------------------------------- 408 406 404
---- Ain't Misbehavin' ------------------------------------------- 403 405 402

10 3 Men & A Melody -------------------------------------- 4863 81.1%
---- Hit That Jive Jack ------------------------------------------ 412 407 408
---- Recipe For Making Love -------------------------------------- 406 400 407


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GORY DETAILS - QUARTER-FINALS
=============

## Quartet ----------------------------------------------- TOTL AVG
---- Songs-------------------------------------------------------- MUS PRS SNG
==============================================================================
Prev Quarter-Finals Subt Total MUS PRS SNG Avg Song

01 Gotcha! ----------------------------------------------- 2697 89.9%
---- If I Had My Way --------------------------------------------- 445 460 457
---- When It's Night Time In Dixie Land -------------------------- 446 442 447

02 Max Q ------------------------------------------------- 2649 88.3%
---- My Honey's Lovin' Arms/Honey (Medley) ----------------------- 445 442 444
---- If I Had My Way --------------------------------------------- 439 438 441

03 Riptide ----------------------------------------------- 2628 87.6%
---- Ain't She Sweet?/Yes Sir, That's My Baby (Medley ------------ 445 438 440
---- Love's Old Sweet Song --------------------------------------- 435 437 433

04 Metropolis -------------------------------------------- 2601 86.7%
---- I Only Have Eyes For You ------------------------------------ 435 435 428
---- I'm In Love Again/Them There Eyes (Medley) ------------------ 439 437 427

05 Saturday Evening Post --------------------------------- 2533 84.4%
---- Tin Roof Blues ---------------------------------------------- 420 423 424
---- That's A-Plenty --------------------------------------------- 420 425 421

06 Wheelhouse -------------------------------------------- 2501 83.4%
---- If I Love Again --------------------------------------------- 418 417 416
---- Red Head/Nobody Knows What A Red-Head Mam ------------------- 421 417 412

07 Flipside ---------------------------------------------- 2496 83.2%
---- B & O Line -------------------------------------------------- 419 419 415
---- That Tumble Down Shack In Athlone --------------------------- 415 413 415

08 MatriX ------------------------------------------------ 2473 82.4%
---- Oh! What A Pal Was Mary ------------------------------------- 415 414 410
---- You Took Advantage Of Me ------------------------------------ 409 415 410

13 Realtime ---------------------------------------------- 2429 81.0%
---- For All We Know --------------------------------------------- 401 397 403
---- Birth Of The Blues ------------------------------------------ 412 407 409

14 3 Men & A Melody -------------------------------------- 2423 80.8%
---- Shoo-Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy ---------------------------- 412 400 402
---- A Wink And A Smile ------------------------------------------ 402 401 406



Yahoo! Groups Links

7/4/04

To: Harmonetters
Subject: "Barber Classic" nominations

My top nominee for the "Barber Classic" of 2004:
---------------
Gotcha!

Tenor Garry Texeira Orange, CA
Lead Chris Vaughn Parker, CO
Baritone Alan Gordon Fullerton, CA
Bass Jim Kline DDS Palos Vrds Est, CA

We especially applaud Gotcha! for
choosing these Classic songs from the
Golden Era of harmony songs:

If I Had My Way (1913)
When Its Night Time In Dixie Land ((1914)
Mr. Jefferson Lord, Play That Barbershop Chord (1910)
Down By The Old Mill Stream (1910)
Wait 'Till The Sun Shines Nellie (1905)

-------Other nominees from the top ten --------
Max Q - If I Had My Way (1913)
You Tell Me Your Dream (1899)
My Honey's Lovin' Arms (1922)
Riptide - When You Were Sweet Sixteen (1898)
Loves Old Sweet Song (1884)
Metropolis - Beautiful Dreamer (1864)
They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me (1917)
Saturday Eving Post - I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (1918)
That's A Plenty (1909)
Flipside - That Tumble-Down Shack In Athlone (1918)
Wheelhouse - Old Folks At Home (1851)
MatriX - If You Had All The World And It's Gold (1916)
Oh! What A Pal Was Mary (1919)

Casey Parker

----------original  call for nominees---------

6/27/04

To: Harmonetters
Subject: The "Barber Classic" nominations

In the interests of encouraging the choice of
songs from the "Classic" period 1890-1922,
we propose The "Barber Classic" nominations
from the Louisville quartet contestant songs.

Please post your nominees to bbshop.
This will provide positive reinforcement
to those who choose these harmony songs.

Extra credit is recommended for those where
both the song and arrangement are in the Public
Domain.

An example might be Gotcha! singing
"Wait 'Till the Sun Shines Nellie".

Thank you for your positive response
to this upbeat proposal.

Casey Parker





Yahoo! Groups Links

It's always cool when the champs are announced. But sometimes it's
really special.

I was backstage in 1980 when the Boston Common were announced and
the place went wild.

I was in the pit in 1999 when FRED was announced and the place
went wild.

I was in the audience in 2002 when Four Voices were announced,
and the place went wild at their unique combination of youth,
vitality, and true barbershoppiness.

I was there in 2003 when Power Play was announced, and the place
went wild because, as Society President Rob Hopkins so eloquently
and concisely put it this week, they "exemplify the values of
barbershop."

And now, I have two more moments to cherish.

I can say I was there to witness the joy of the man and the crowd
when Gotcha! was announced as champion, thus giving our beloved
Jim Kline his gold medal (finally) after so many years knocking
at the door. (BTW, while all of Gotcha!  sang with fabulosity
all week, special kudos to my tenor colleague Garry Texeira, who,
always fine, really outdid himself this year.)

And I can say I was there when, less than a year after his brother
Rob passed away, Jim Henry finally led the Ambassadors of Harmony
to the championship -- a special bit of karma, for sure.

While all the medalists and, indeed, all the competitors deserve
congratulations, in light of the hype it'd be easy to forget to
congratulate MaxQ for their second place finish. (OK, so I had
Riptide second, but what do I know?) No matter how many gold
medalists you assemble, there's no guarantees in the quartet
game, and placing second in your first year of competition is no
mean feat.  Way to go, guys!

Further regarding MaxQ, someone with a bizarre sense of humor
suggested that future quartets learn a karmic lesson: appear in
the competition at least once before you set up your own booth in
the Harmony Marketplace. LOL! Oh, those lobby conversations...

Finally, kudos to Saturday Evening Post on their first medals,
to Realtime for a stunning debut, and to Vocal Spectrum for all
the reasons previously mentioned elsewhere.

Roger Payne
Tenor, Reveille
barberfan...

Wow. What a fabulous webcast by Rich and Phil and I'm sure *many*
more of the team behind the scenes. Each year they strive to improve
the quality and content of the event, and succeed in doing so. Did
I hear right that they were "downstairs" from the contest site? If
that's so, then those guys are giving up the chance to hear those
great quartets and choruses *live* from some (most likely) great
seats, but instead choose to watch it on some remote monitor and
liten through an earpiece or something? All that so we can enjoy
the webcast. Wow. Our "thanks" doesn't seem enough.

Side Story: A good friend of ours and her husband are perennial
attendees at International - probably at least the past 15-20
years or so. They have scrapbooks for each and every convention
filled with photos. But this year, her mom's health was not good,
so they cancelled all their plans for Louisville and sold their
registrations. Her mom passed away a little more than a month
ago, a bit too late to try to make plans and attend. They don't
have internet at home, so we invited them over for the Finals
Saturday. We sat around the computer screen and had a great
time. They even brought champagne and we were toasting Gotcha! right
as they were making the announcement. Our friends still can't
believe that they were able to be a small part of the convention
when they were just so certain they would miss out on everything
this year. And yes, we all made a webcast donation together.

Regarding Webcast Fees, I would be against any "required"
contribution. I utilize the webcast as a huge tool to spread the
word about the quality singing that we do by telling all of my
family, friends, and co-workers about it. Any sort of required
"pay-per-view" fee would discourage that.  IMHO, future potential
members and supporters *should* be able to view this at no cost.

I also know a lot of high school guys out here in the FWD (and
everywhere else, of course) who may not have the resources to
contribute, but there are TONS of adult barbershoppers would gladly
offer to pay for ANY high school guy so he could watch it. There's
lots of highly respected longtime members who's health prevents them
from attending Internationals anymore. But after years of Society
membership and service, what a great gift to be able to bring the
contest into their home. Any *one* of us would contribute to such
a cause.

So that's my point - let each viewer contribute as to his/her
own ability to do so. The webcast's "suggested contributions"
list was great. The amounts listed were minute in comparison to
the costs of travel, meals, lodging, and registration to attend
International. But required? I woudl request not. As long as the
webcast is achieving their targets - "If it ain't broke..."

That being said, I would support a grass roots "fund-raising"
drive, starting in early May or so, to promote a "Beg-Free" Webcast
from Salt Lake City. I'm sure there are folks who could organize
something and even donate prizes along the way as incentives for
the 100th, 500th donation or something.  I'm planning on attending
next year, but heck, I'd contribute just to make sure this fine
broadcast can continue!

Thanks again, WebCast Team.

--

*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Bruce Sellnow <bsellnow@...>  <*)))><
Golden Valley Chorus   http://www.gvc.org
Topcats - bari     http://www.topcats.net
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"As a kid, I knew someday I'd be in a
    profession where I could help people...

...either that or a Viking 'cause, man,
    you gotta admit, those helmets with
    the horns were pretty cool.

Hey all - I was sitting 11 rows from the stage (what a blessing from
early registration draw!!!) when 12th Street did the gospel tune.
Great song... the mikes work... and I'm a devout Christian so I
wouldn't be offended in this situation of course.  Were they competing
- well, they wouldn't have done it...  these guys are all smart enough
to know, hey - "if we get the opportunity, let's sing a favorite..."

ALSO - I wonder if there's anything in the rules against a mike tester
singing an Octet number with past International champs?  Who could
forget last year's incredible and extremely entertaining mike testing
set by Freestyle (Lord bless their quartet souls) being joined by FRED
and the entire 4 Voices "I can do anything better than you..." bit?
I'm sure there would be contest rules against competing with an octet
of past champs - but it's MIKE TESTING!!!

Congrats to GOTCHA!!!  What better to go down in history with than a
POLECAT package, with the best darn looking outfits on the stage last
night!  I must agree with David Harrington after reading the inside of
the Gotcha! Again! CD jacket, I've not heard a quartet RING chords
like these guys.  Unbelievable!  MAX Q didn't quite measure up to
their credentials, and personally I would've loved to see RIPTIDE in
the Silver, (Don't hang it up guys!!!).  They sang with more emotion
than ever, and sold the crap out of all their tunes; BUT, I had a
blast and wanna extend congratulations to all the medallists!  You
guys all did awesome jobs.

Drew Ellis
Memphis, TN
http://www.cottonbollchorus.org
http://www.spectrumquartet.org

Hello,

  So, you've been to a few SPEBSQSA International's in the past, and
you've been less than satisfied with the seat you bought:  It's too hard,
it's too cramped, it's too Naugahyde (Ow!), it's too far away, it's too
close, it puts a crick in your neck because it's at an odd angle, the sound
is screwy, the screens are too too or not enough too, the air conditioning
roars at a hundred and twenty decibels right over your head, the arena was
not designed for sound quality, they sold you a seat that doesn't exist
because they're fold-up chairs on fold-up floors and they forgot how many
they had, you spend all week seat-hopping to find one just a little less
dreadful, it's too just plain uncomfortable, noisy, and unsatisfying!
Is that what's bothering you, Bunkie?

  Well, Step Right Up and take a look at the site for the 2005
Salt Lake City Convention, especially the video clips, at
http://www.lds.org/newsroom/showpackage/0,15367,3899-1--21-1-111,00.html
and wrap your hopes and dreams around the serenity, the knowledge, the
yearning for the delights of a week in real honest to good COMFORT and
concert hall acoustics!  Wow!  How can you possibly miss this one!?!

  I see tickets available at
http://www.spebsqsa.org/web/groups/public/documents/pages/pub_saltlake_home.hcsp
Fill that fine hall!  Do it today!

  --Mike




Yahoo! Groups Links

Hi All ...

I'm so honored and thrilled to be singing with a true Barbershop
legend.  Personally, I nominate Brian Beck as one of the all-time
greatest  Barbershop singers!  The man personally resurrected my
vocal life with his  vocal technique, has finished in the Top Ten
in ALL FOUR voice parts and now,  holds a new trivia record as
the ONLY Three-Part Medalist (Gold on Baritone with  the Dealer's
Choice, Gold on Lead with the Side Street Ramblers, and Bronze
on  Bass with SEP). We also believe that he's the OLDEST member
to medal at age 64  years, 11 months!  On top of all that, he's
a wonderful guy to sing  with.  Thanks, Brian for singing with SEP.

An additional bit if trivia ... The Saturday Evening Post is
the first quartet to Medal representing the BABS organization
in addition to our choruses  in the Southwestern District (Heart
of Texas, Town North Plano, and Houston) and in the SLD (Bolton
Landing, NY) .  Allen and I are proud members of  the Sheffield,
England, Hallmark of Harmony chorus and had the priviledge of
competing with them this last BABS convention!  Although our
"official" representation is from the Southwestern District,
we are also proud to be a part  of BABS and the Bolton Landing,
NY chapter as well.

Finally ... thanks to all of you who have supported SEP in our
efforts.  We are very proud of our Fifth Place Medals and will wear
them  with gratitude on being awarded them.  Congrats to Gotcha
and the  Ambassadors for their exemplary Gold Medal performances.
(Love ya,  Jimmys!) If you missed Louisville, plan on Salt Lake
City!

Cheers,
Bobby
Saturday Evening Post Quartet

Hi everyone,

We had a fabulous week in Loo-uh-vul (did I get that
right?)! Central States District rocked - Ambassadors won the
chorus contest, Vocal Spectrum (from Ambassadors) won the college
quartet contest, and both our CSD quartets got to sing on Saturday
night. It just doesn't get much better than that!!! My husband and
I have lighted noise makers that we carry with us to help cheer on
the groups we especially support, and we had those darn "flapping
hands" out, shaking them as hard as we could, a LOT this week.

The highlight of our week was the very touching moment when Gas
House Gang sang their swan song with Rob. I can't think of a more
fitting way for them to say goodbye, and I'm sure Rob and his Dad
were up there listening, both of them smiling their approval and
singing along. The next day, I happened to sit with Jim and Rob's
step dad on the shuttle bus, and it was a privilege to visit with
him. He told me that the members of Vocal Spectrum are all from
Lindenwood College, which is where Jim Henry teaches, and that all
four of them sing in Ambassadors. Can you imagine the high those
four young men are on about now - TWO gold medals apiece. Wow!!!!

On the plane home today, I was putting the various scores into
Robben Morin's FABULOUS Junkie Book (by the way, we could have sold
a box full of them all week long, just because people saw us using
ours and wanted to know where they could get one. Robben, think
about letting us be your sales people next year!!), and I noticed
that there were two ties in the quartet contest. There had also
been a tie for third in the college contest. In all three cases,
the scores were listed as ties, period.

My question is - does the Society have a procedure or policy for
breaking ties? SAI goes to the Sound category to break the tie,
and if that is tied, then the Music category is next, followed by
Expression, and finally Showmanship.  I'm not aware that any tie
we've ever had in SAI went beyond the first tie-breaking category
(it used to be the Music category that broke the tie until just a
few years ago), although it's certainly possible that it's happened
that way. Maybe someone else out there would know for sure.

Anyway, if the Society DOES have a procedure, is there a reason
that it wasn't used? And if they DO NOT have a procedure, is there
a reason why not?

Enquiring minds want to know. ;-) Thanks for the info!

In harmony,
Kay Bromert
SAI Arranger
Baritone, Harmony Central SAI and Special Arrangement Quartet

I haven't heard from the boys of 12th St Rag, but I have to tell
you that I am astonished that the majority of today's posts, so
soon after a fantastic convention worthy of many great discussions
include petty complaints about the Christian song selection for
mic testing the finals round.

Perhaps these fine men were so happy to have made the mic tester
slot, their best placement to date, that they wanted to sing some
praises to Jesus.  If so, I think society members of all faiths
should be pleased to see good people boldly pronouncing that their
successes are attributed to someone other than themselves...a
delightfully selfless and non-ego-centric act.

The attitude which purports to respects others' religion by having
no tolerance of its mention is intellectually dishonest.  For the
Christian, no Article of SPEBSQSA trumps the great commission,
but it does respectfully require that the society meetings not be a
venue for conversion or dispute.  The only "issue" associated with
openly acknowledging your faith occurs when you infringe on, or
show disrespect for, the religion (or the lack thereof) of others.
Respect and tolerance are both two way streets!  Making everyone
"comfortable" is not a mandate, for denying the opportunity to
express faith makes the faithful "uncomfortable".

Clearly, the mic testers are not required to perform contestable
material, but should sing bbshop harmony to properly/effectively
test the sound system for its intended use.  12 St Rag did just
that, and sang wonderfully.  I was happy for their success, and
delighted by their song selection, whatever their motivation.
I will also be delighted when a Muslim, Jewish, or Buddhist
quartet sings a tune about their faith in an entertainment forum.
I promise to be secure enough in my own faith to not be "put out"
by the expression of theirs.

Wishing us all thicker skin,

Bill Power

Once we collect our thoughts and settle our minds a bit, we'll write
again to make sure we put out proper thank to a lot of people who
helped make this happen.

But, right now, we just wanted to make sure you all know how special
you made us feel all week from our first walk out to our final bow.
To say that we felt the love doesn't begin to describe what our
experience was like on stage and off!

Congratulations to everyone, and to our co-champs, Ambassadors of
Harmony, with our good friend David Wright for their first gold!  And
a hearty welcome to 3 gentlemen who walked away with their first
quartet medals ever this weekend:  Scott Delude, Allen Gasper, and
Greg Clancy!!

We'll be back once our dust settles, but thank you so much in the
meantime for making this week so special for us!

For Gotcha!,
Alan Gordon
gotchabari@...

Hi All ...

What an exhilarating week.  How great it was to be there and
witness the Golds being rewarded to the "Jimmys We Love"!

Congrats to Gotcha, and to the three guys who dragged Jimmy,
kicking and screaming, all the way to the GOLD.  Allen, Gary,
Chris ... you are CLASS  and we love ya for the job you did!

To the Ambassador's of Harmony ... thank you for a memorable
Gold Medal Performance and letting us all know that the continued
pursuit of excellence and persistence pays off.

To the four AIC quartets who gave their last performances on
an AIC Show  ...  you guys ALL went out leaving behind legacys
that we all are thankful  for.  (See my prior post on AIC Show -
Magical Moments).

Finally ... to all of you who have encouraged SEP with your support
and  kind words ... Thank you so very much.  It was more than a
thrill for us to  have been honored with the Fifth Place Medals
... we are humbled by the talented and kind-hearted folks who
continue to motivate us to improve ... even at our old ages!
You all know who you are and you have our deepest thanks and
appreciation!

Here's to another great International ...

Cheers, Bobby - Allen - Scotty - and YODA!
Saturday Evening Post Quartet

WELCOME TO NEWEST AHSOW MEMBERS!

      The Ancient Harmonious Society of Woodshedders (AHSOW) is pleased to
announce the induction of 27 fine new members who qualified for AHSOW at
the Louisville International:


Name                Hometown            Chapter             District
~~~~                ~~~~~~~~            ~~~~~~~             ~~~~~~~~
  Ernie Agnew        Gulfport, FL        Frank Thorne        SUN
*Doug Brown         Cranford, NJ        Rahway Valley, NJ   MAD
*Gareth H. Cole     Walworth, WI        Lake Geneva, WI     LOL
*Mike Connelly      Cleves, OH          Cinc.Wstn.Hills,OH  JAD
*John Cooper        Newark, OH          Zanesville, OH      JAD

*Bob Davenport      Nashville, TN       Nashville, TN       DIX
*Dave deBronkart    Savage, MN          Minneapolis, MN     LOL
*Gary Dodge         Jeffersonville, IN  Louisville, KY      CAR
*Paul Gardner       Rolvenden Layne,UK  Frank Thorne        BABS
*Rob Grimmell       Windsor, Ont.       Windsor/Macomb,MI   PIO

*John Gronski       Bradley, IL         Aurora, IL          ILL
  D. Robin Harris    Kirtland, NM        San Juan Cty., NM   RMD
*James Kastler      Sunrise, FL         Ft. Lauderdale, FL  SUN
*P. Ryan Killeen    Madison, TN         Nashville, TN       DIX
*Randy Meldrum      Bay City, MI        Saginaw Bay, MI     PIO

*Ben Mohrmann       Rockford, IL        Rockford, IL        ILL
*Larry R. Parker    Roswell, GA         Marietta, GA        DIX
  Norman Rosinski    Orland Park, IL     Frank Thorne        ILL
*Charles Ross       Clinton, NJ         BucksCo./Easton,PA  MAD
*Reed Sampson       Kenosha, WI         Frank Thorne        LOL

  James Schaertl     Nokomis, FL         Englewood, FL       SUN
*Shane Scott        Elgin, IL           Northbrook, IL      ILL
*Mark Smith         League City, TX     Houston, TX         SWD
  Barry Solomon      Dallas, TX          Dallas Big D, TX    SWD

*Jeff Taylor        Oakville, Ont.      Frank Thorne        ONT
*Matthew Tipton     Mt. Clemens, MI     Macomb Cty., MI     PIO
  Carey Treesh       South Bend, IN      S.Bend/Mishawaka,IN CAR


* = 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.)


      Adding additional voice-parts to those on which they had already
qualified were these AHSOW members:

*Chuck Barrett (Wisconsin)
*Bill Davidson (Florida)
  Amos Glanz (Iowa)
*Jack Ryback (Wisconsin).


      Please congratulate 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!)

      Your next large-scale chance to enjoy authentic "discovery singing"
will be at Harmony College.  Two very special AHSOW personnel will be there
to give you a positive experience.  See http://www.spebsqsa.org for
information on how to register for Harmony College!


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

Hi all,

Vocal Spectrum would like to thank everyone for their overwhelming
support at the International Convention in Louisville!  It was
awesome to see so many great friends and make some new ones as
well.  You made us feel so special both before, during and after
the contest!  We can't thank you enough.

We want to thank our two primary coaches, Jim Henry and David
Wright.  You guys are the best!!!  Thanks so much for everything!

We'd also like to thank those who helped us immensely this year with
great coaching, advice and support: Kevin Keller, Mike Slamka, Rick
Knight, Kipp Buckner, Doug Harrington and Sandi Wright.  Thanks to
the great Central States District for your strong support!  We'll
try our best to represent you well!!  Thanks to the St. Louis
Harmony Chorus for giving us a shot and continually supporting
us.  Finally, A HUGE thanks to our great friends and brothers, our
chorus - The 2004 International Chorus Champions, The Ambassadors Of
Harmony!!!  Thanks so much for your overwhelming love and support!

Louisville showed us that barbershop music is alive and well!!!
The Collegiate Quartet Contest is getting better and better every
year.  The competition this year was great and the Westminster
Chorus on Saturday afternoon was unbelievable!!!  More than that,
the camaraderie between the next generation of barbershoppers is
amazing!  The passion that the young people of this hobby have is
unbelievable and inspiring.  After this week, it's evident that
the future of the society is in great hands!!  Thanks to the 2003
Collegiate Champions "Heat" who were so gracious and helpful to all
collegiate quartet competitors.  You were and ARE great champions
and great ambassadors for this wonderful hobby that we love so much.

We look forward to representing the Ambassadors Of Harmony, the
Central States District and the Barbershop Harmony Society in all
aspects as we spread the word about this great hobby!!

Thanks again to everyone for your overwhelming love and support!

Sincerely,

Jonny, Chris, Eric and Tim - Vocal Spectrum
2004 International Collegiate Quartet Champions
http://www.vocalspectrum.com