Directed by Nikki Blackmer and Melanie Wroe, the Young Women in Harmony
Festival:
They are wearing jeans abd bright colored shirts
"All My Lovin'" is dedicated to a "shrine" onstage to Moxie Ladies.
The spokesgirls have blonde wigs, making them all "Moxified." They spot the
quartet.... oh, never mind, it's just bunch of Swedes. Hope they show up,
before we're too ... old.
"When We're 24" -
A very cute routine about why haven't the Moxie Ladies come yet... trying to
find four blondes... "what color is that anyway?" and then four young
queens... old, old, w-a-a-a-a-a-y old.
"I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends" finally brings the Moxie
Ladies out on stage, at which point the girls scream like they are rock
stars!


Division AA (Midsize)
==============================================================
Cont..Chorus Name......Reg..#onstage..'08...'09..Previous HC
.#......................#..'08 reg'l.Score.Score.and -place
==============================================================
Metro Mix................5....55......601...585..first time
Gateway.................26....58......616...616..'07-5
Top of the Rock.........25....53......624...603..first time
Scioto Valley............4....57......603...635..'01-3; '02-2;
...................................................'05-1
Jacksonville Harmony.....9....58......627...644..'01-1


Onstage number guesses follow the location in parentheses. It should be
noted that the rules changed for this Harmony Classic. To be specific, from
the Competition Handbook:

"Division A choruses competing in Harmony Classic may compete with as
many as forty (40) singing members on stage. Division AA choruses
competing in Harmony Classic may compete with as many as seventy-five
(75) singing members on stage. There is no change in the number of
competing members on stage during regional qualifications."

.1..Metro Mix #5
....Iowa City, IA (50)
....Bev Hamilton
All are beauty contest winners in the evening gown competition, with their
banners reading "Miss-something" such as "Miss-taken" Miss-trial"
"Miss-tique" Miss-informed" etc. Bev is the "male" emcee, "Bert Sparks."
"Gee, But It's Good to Be Here"
It's the Miss-Cellaneous Pageant.. we've just had the no-way swimwear
contest and the you're no Ginger Rogers talent contest. Now the final four:
Miss-informed - sorry, I missed (groan) her speech; Miss-diagnosed ... jazz
is the answer for all your ills.
"Jazz Me Blues"**
"At Last"**
Miss-giving's life's passion is ... feral cats. A proper cat house must be
procured, but until then, her home will have to serve.
"Stray Cat Strut"
Miss-erable's life passion is HRT. That's HRTea... is it hot in here? She's
makes an herbal tea... it's prevent moodiness and irritability, too, she
says grumpily.
Miss-erable is Miss-cellaneous 2009! ("Don't even think about putting that
robe on me!)
"Ya Gotta Know" - short version

.2..Gateway #26
....Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (66)
....Marlene Greenough
As they come on stage, we can't help but notice that they all have wings...
we think they are angel's wings... and there's some without wings. The
costumes are red ... satin pants and velvet top with a satin spider webby
type of pattern and slanted hem. Turns out they are cupids!
"Auld Lang Syne" parody.. class 2009 of cupids!
At this graduation ceremony, let's review some of our studies... like
bringing together that lovely young couple.
"My Honey's Lovin' Arms"**
Stupid cupid (who is wearing Melodeers type "nerd" glasses)... looked up the
address for a singles club, when she got there it was a shingle company...
"There Goes My Heart"**
Various other tales... finally one says she used her arrows to bring women
to share harmony.
"Theme from Cheers"
The graduates of Cupid U are welcomed... because it's all about love.
"Love Train/People All over the World"


.3..Top of the Rock #25
....Litte Rock, Arkansas (55)
....Peggy Gram & Kelly Causey
All are Barbies in all of the various outfits Barbie has worn through the
years. I'm sorry I spent so much time enjoying the "red carpet" patter and
didn't get any of the jokes typed!
"Celebrate Good Times"
Our emcee for the evening has many accomplishments... she begins listing all
the things he's done and the chorus sings,
"It's Rainin' Ken"
She's still naming all his accomplishments when they finish.
50th Anniversary Barbie has just noticed how HOT Ken is..has he been right
there all along???
"At Last"**
A great big 50th birthday cake comes out...
"Oh, You Beautiful Doll" parody**... Fire - my cake's on fire... can I
retire?
What is most wonderful about the 50 years is the joy she's brought to little
girls... letting them know they can be whatever they want to be.
"Celebrate the Life"


.4..Scioto Valley #4
....Columbus, OH (69)
....Char Gurney & Kerry Denino
Black velvet dresses with hot pink petticoats
"Great Day" ... this is a more modern arrangement than I have heard
before... kinda jazzy, but it suits the song well.
Some kids lay some text-speak on Char, who says she thought BFF was big
french fries... but MTAN (chorus shoes... my toes are numb) and she
introduces as TJ.
"If We Can't Be Sweethearts, We'll Just be the Same Old Friends"**
"I Love Jazz/Land of Jazz"**
Next one is for all of us, the strongest, the smartest, the most talented
women in the world.
"I'm a Woman"

.5..Jacksonville Harmony #9
....Jacksonville, Florida (67)
....Ann Gooch
They are the pit crew for the "Harmony Classic 500" in blue coveralls with
checkered flag hankies
"Where Have My Old Friends Gone"**
The driver is "Annie Get Your Gun" Gooch.. the reporter has noticed a lot of
personnel changes. Good friends come and go all the time, but we just keep
on winning. We don't have any tricks- it's about a winning attitude.
"Step to the Rear"
The reporter asks if the crew is perturbed about not have the prized pole
position... probably not, says the crew chief.
"It's Not Where You Start, It's How You Finish"
The reporter feels the chief still hasn't come clean with the secret... no,
there are no gimmicks - it's all about the winning attitude!
"The Great Race"**

I think I shall let this fly and put the results in a separate message!

Marti Lovejoy
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