11/4/07
Grady Kerr reports{
"The great Warren J. "Buzz" Haeger (tenor, 1965 Four Renegades)
passed away  Saturday, November 3, 2007 at the age of 82. He died at
3:45 p.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Illinois. His
son, Mark and
daughter Diane, son-in-law John Welter, and his best friend Marty Mendro
were at the hospital at his side when he died. Details of the arrangements
will be forthcoming. "

He was a 62 year member of SPEBSQSA,  The Four Renegades won their
Gold in 1965 at Boston.  The HARMONY ARCHIVES has two albums of
theirs: Command Performance and Nice & Easy [learning tracks].  We
have most of his arrangements in the ARCHIVES also.  Buzz was active
in many quartets:
Windy Citizens, The - Bass
Four Renegades - Tenor
New And Improved Industrial Strength Mini-Chorus - Bass
Gaslight Gang - Bass (Inactive)
He was a member of Chicagoland West Suburban chapter.

Buzz was a Charter Member of AHSOW.  He was a long time honoree  in
the Woodshed of Fame.  He now moves to the "woodshedding in a
heavenly quartet" section of the Woodshed of Fame.  We will miss him
at the AHSOW Rooms.  R.I.P. old friend,

Casey Parker
AHSOW Bulletin Editor and Board Member
A. Harmonious Society of Woodshedders

I had earlier this year formed a quartet, but we hadn't got off the
ground yet.  Our baritone has moved onto something else.  I sing
baritone in Durham Shores Chorus and was going to be lead in this
quartet, but I'll do either.

We have a bass, have a tenor.  Need a lead or baritone.  Not sure if
we might compete, would depend on all people involved.

Drop me an email if you're interested.

Rebecca Gilbert

Hello, everyone.  I'm new to this group.  My name is Michelle and I am
searching for the right people to form a great women's quartet.  I can
sing either baritone or lead and am willing to sing either parts to
form a great blend.  I have a deep passion for barbershop and am dying
to get a quartet started.  It's been so hard to find the right people.
I'm looking for three others who are willing to commit to weekly
rehearsals and can be dedicated members to this quartet.  I would
eventually want to compete at our region 9 competition when we
get "good" with lots of practice and dedication.

Please don't be shy.  This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. C'mon,
what are you waiting for?  You're not getting any younger!  If you LOVE
to sing and are SERIOUS about quartetting, please send me an e-mail and
I will respond quickly.  This could be what you've been waiting so long
for!  You just never know what the future holds .....

Michelle
e-mail: need2sing71@...

Hello, everyone. I'm new to this group. My name is Michelle and I am
searching for the right people to form a great women's quartet. I can
sing either baritone or lead and am willing to sing either parts to
form a great blend. I have a deep passion for barbershop and am dying
to get a quartet started. It's been so hard to find the right people.
I'm looking for three others who are willing to commit to weekly
rehearsals and can be dedicated members to this quartet. I would
eventually want to compete at our region 9 competition when we
get "good" with lots of practice and dedication.

Please don't be shy. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. C'mon,
what are you waiting for? You're not getting any younger! If you LOVE
to sing and are SERIOUS about quartetting, please send me an e-mail and
I will respond quickly. This could be what you've been waiting so long
for! You just never know what the future holds .....

Michelle
e-mail: need2sing71@yahoo.com

Hello, everyone.  I just joined this group recently.  My name is
Michelle.  This is supposed to be a web site to find others to start
quartets with.  I see there are 204 members in this group, but there
are only 30 members who have posted their contact information in the
database (left-hand corner) of this screen.  And amazingly, I'm the
ONLY FEMALE in the database that's from Florida!  I know that's just
not possible.  Why don't more people put in their contact information
in the database?  How do you expect to be in a quartet if you don't
make yourself available and people can't find you?

By the way, I'm STILL looking for 3 others to form a quartet in Tampa,
FL (or surrounding areas).  I'm  serious about barbershop and it is my
ultimate passion.  I'm looking forward to meeting other women who share
my passion and are excited about starting a new quartet.

Please don't be shy and send me an e-mail!

Michelle T.

Ah yes...  Michelle makes a good point.

I don't like badgering people, but like she said, this is what this
site is for and, presumably, why you are here. So, click on the
Database link and then the appropriate choice (men or women) and get
your info in there.

John Rentz
Group Moderator

--- In barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com, "need2sing71"
<need2sing71@...> wrote:
>
> Hello, everyone.  I just joined this group recently.  My name is
> Michelle.  This is supposed to be a web site to find others to
start
> quartets with.  I see there are 204 members in this group, but
there
> are only 30 members who have posted their contact information in
the
> database (left-hand corner) of this screen.  And amazingly, I'm the
> ONLY FEMALE in the database that's from Florida!  I know that's
just
> not possible.  Why don't more people put in their contact
information
> in the database?  How do you expect to be in a quartet if you don't
> make yourself available and people can't find you?
>
> By the way, I'm STILL looking for 3 others to form a quartet in
Tampa,
> FL (or surrounding areas).  I'm  serious about barbershop and it is
my
> ultimate passion.  I'm looking forward to meeting other women who
share
> my passion and are excited about starting a new quartet.
>
> Please don't be shy and send me an e-mail!
>
> Michelle T.
>

Let's talk about how to get a gig:

How do you go about getting a gig?
Are you listed with chapters in the area?
Do you use a booking agent?
Do you have a web site?
Do you actively seek gigs?
How do you go about doing that? Posters? Business cards? Ads? Calling
people?
Do you have a press kit?
Do you advertise to the chapters in your District?

Also, how much do you charge?
Do you have rates for certain things?
What do you charge for a birthday party where they want Happy Birthday
and 2 other songs?
What do you charge for 2 songs at a wedding?
What do you charge for a 25 minute "show"?
What do you charge for a 3 hour show where you are at the front door of
a mall and people are just walking by?

I was going to wait for a few responses before doing mine, but...
I'll go ahead and do it.

I'm not in a quartet at the moment, but I have been in 5 over the
last 10-12 years.

Without going into great detail, like Dale, we also had a main
contact person in our chapter that took ALL gigs unless he couldn't
do them and only then did he pass them on. This went on for many
years until I got a good friend on the Board to bring the issue up
and get things changed. Our situation will be different than yours.
So, I suggest that you work with your board or perhaps your District
chapter counselor, or...  your district officer in charge of
building/promoting/supporting quartets and ask for help on better
ways to accept and distribute gigs that come in through the chapter.

> Let's talk about how to get a gig:
>
> How do you go about getting a gig? We got a lot through our
chapter. Other chapters would call if none of their quartets could do
it. Individual guys from the chapter would point people our way.
Booking agents.

(I have 4 guys in my chapter that are all over 65 *easy*. (They even
may all be over 70.) And if I remember right, they told me a couple
of months ago that they will have something like 75 gigs for the
year. Paying gigs! If I can remember to ask them, I'll try to get
them to tell me what they do. I can tell you that it is a lot of
retirement home gigs. They still pay. And, man, they appreciate it.
These guys would probably score about 45-50 at contest. But they are
swimming in gigs and money.)

> Are you listed with chapters in the area? We had not done this. We
relied on exposure at contest. But, I highly suggest that they don't
know that you CAN or are willing to do a show unless you specifically
let them know you are available.

> Do you use a booking agent? We have upon occasion. We were listed
with one and she occasionally got us some gigs. (It's a good thing.
You set your fees and then they negotiate their fee on top. You do
the gig, you get your fee.)

> Do you have a web site? We've had a web site, but people only go if
they know you have one. So, you still need to get the word out.

> Do you actively seek gigs? We didn't. But, we could have gone that
route if we weren't so busy.

> How do you go about doing that? Posters? Business cards? Ads?
Calling people?
We had business cards, but we didn't push them as much as we should
have.

> Do you have a press kit? We did not. I was about to delve into one
before we split up.

> Do you advertise to the chapters in your District? We did not, but
we should have. I speak from experience.
>
> Also, how much do you charge? We use a starting gauge of $400 a
half hour and adjust if necessary from there. (All my quartets did
this, quartets scoring from 66 on up at District.)

> Do you have rates for certain things? We did not.

> What do you charge for a birthday party where they want Happy
Birthday and 2 other songs? We would kind of let the customer offer
and then work from there. I highly suggest that you set a price. Have
your quartet menu of gigs like I've listed here with set prices. When
they ask, you tell them. You will be surprised at how often they say
ok. If they hesitate, begin negotiating if you wish. If they say...
that's too much. Ask them what they had budgeted for this event and
then decide what it's worth for each of 4 people to show up and
entertain a crowd for the time specified.

> What do you charge for 2 songs at a wedding? We did one like this
and got $675. (This quartet was scoring 69-71 at District.) I'm
sorry... did I just hear a jaw hit the floor? Yes, our bass, at the
time, and his wife perform often at weddings and they know what
people are willing to pay at those kinds of events. N-I-C-E-L-Y.
So...  you feel bad taking that much money. So do the tux rental
shops, the cake bakers, the florists, the limo companies, the
rehearsal halls, the wedding planners, the bridal shops, etc. Why
should we be chumps? I'm not saying you should "take advantage" of
anyone. Please don't. But... it's about self respect. If the wedding
party can hire an entertainer for $200 or one for $1000, which one do
you think is better? Don't sell yourselves short. Unless you really
are that bad and then I'd have to ask why would you be doing gigs
anyway? I mean, if you're that bad, aren't you REALLY taking
advantage of someone then? So, if they're willing to hire, they're
willing to pay. Stop making the society wonder why we get no respect!

> What do you charge for a 25 minute "show"? As stated above, we
always started at $400. Once you win District or place at the top..
you can go to $600 for a half hour.

> What do you charge for a 3 hour show where you are at the front
door of a mall and people are just walking by? We've done this too.
If you are working for a corporate event like this, they have a
budget. They are not "winging" their entertainment contracts. If you
don't have any idea what to charge (and you should), ask what they've
budgeted. If they say, we have $2000 set aside for this event...  are
you going to say no, I'm sorry... that's too much? No! Entertainment
is valuable. There is a reason that they book entertainment. It helps
their business bring in more money. We sang on Memorial Day for 3
hours at the DFW airport when troops were coming home. No one ever
saw us for more than a song or two. The airport had a corporate event
planner plan the event. We got $1500 for it. And, he liked us so
much, he kept us in his book for future events. (This quartet was
scoring around 72-74 at District contest.)

Here's a suggestion: Why not hook up with 5 or 10 quartets in your
local area and kind of co-op yourselves with advertising? We seem to
make this society a chorus vs. chorus or quartet vs. quartet thing.
Why so competitive? Work together. Maybe combine to do some VLQ's. I
have had WAY more fun over the last two years actually getting to
know the other quartets and working with them. Have 1 or 2 guys be
the contact and work out a rotating distribution. And be fair.
Perhaps you pool the money from all the gigs and split it out equally
every quarter or something. Be creative.

For a Christmas gig, have 2 quartets do a gig and charge just
slightly higher, not twice as much. Split the money. You'll have more
songs to choose from and more variety. Combine on the songs you know
together. You may even have more fun!

John

 

.

I sang in a chapter quartet for 2 years....this information is based on that experience..

   I'm looking forward to reading the other responses.

 

Lynette

Region 23, Dual member

Tenor - TuneTown Show Chorus ..13th in the WORLD!!

Lead - Harmony Hills Chorus,  1st place 2007 Region 23 Div A

 

How do you go about getting a gig?  repeat customers,  word of mouth, Our chorus is listed in the phone book, we often took the gigs that the chorus couldn't because of timing, location, # of singers, etc.

Are you listed with chapters in the area? no

Do you use a booking agent?  no

Do you have a web site? no

Do you actively seek gigs? not really.....
How do you go about doing that? Posters? Business cards? Ads? Calling
people?    business cards to anyone and everyone we meet

Do you have a press kit? no

Do you advertise to the chapters in your District? no

Also, how much do you charge? We were a very new quartet.....30 min - $100 minimum.   usually $150 for 30 min, but we did a few $250 gigs.

Do you have rates for certain things?  As our schedules allowed, once a month or so, we "donated" a 30 min performance to nursing homes or assisted living facilities that we knew couldn't afford to pay us.  

 

Groups that we knew could afford it... paid our standard fee.  We rarely received complaints from paying groups, when they knew that their fee helped us provide performances for others that couldn't afford it.

What do you charge for a birthday party where they want Happy Birthday
and 2 other songs?  $100....or what ever we can get...

What do you charge for 2 songs at a wedding? our wedding gigs were for friends and family....but we sometimes received a $80-$100 'thank you' 

What do you charge for a 25 minute "show"?  see  answer  above

What do you charge for a 3 hour show where you are at the front door of
a mall and people are just walking by?  N/A for us

 

.

Thanks for the reminder to update the contact database!  I've been
meaning to do it, but was unsure since I'm in a quartet already.  Then
I saw the Current Quartet Contact database so added our info there.
Might I suggest we add a field for website and maybe a decription
field? There may be times when someone perusing the database could want
more info before contacting a quartet.

Thanks!  And great discussion on gigs!

My quartet does a lot of gigs around the holidays and while we're
interested in doing more throughout the year, we've found our schedules
to be the most difficult thing to work around!  It's tough when you all
work full-time and one of you works evenings and weekends!

Most of our leads come through the chorus, which requires us to qualify
in front of the chorus and musical leaders to take gigs in the chorus's
name.  But you do that once and then you're good to go. Our chorus'
performance coodinator does a pretty good job of keeping things fair -
she sends a request out to all chapter qtet contacts and the first to
accept gets it... but she makes sure that opportunites are evenly
distributed too. We also get repeats and referrals from other quartets
and chorus members, so I think the idea that was suggested about
collaborating with area quartets is a GREAT one!  Here's my answer to
the questions:

How do you go about getting a gig?  See above

Are you listed with chapters in the area? No - that's a good idea
though...is there a recommended way to do that without coming off as
trying to take gigs from their chapter quartets?

Do you use a booking agent? No - also a good idea

Do you have a web site? Yes! Needs updating but see my signature,
below...

Do you actively seek gigs? No, want to start at some point...

How do you go about doing that? Posters? Business cards? Ads? Calling
people?  we have business cards and a tri-fold brochure that we keep
handy for the right opportunity...keep meaning to be more proacvtive in
this area...

Do you have a press kit? No - keep meaning to create an online version

Do you advertise to the chapters in your District? No, good idea though

Also, how much do you charge? It varies...we've done a lot of freebies
to help promote the chorus and many have led to some awesome
experiences, but our schedules are getting tighter and we've talked
about cutting back on the freebies a bit and doing more paying gigs.

Do you have rates for certain things?  I usually respond to this
question with "It varies, what do you have budgeted for this event?"
and we go from there. The price variation is based on location, date,
time of day, etc.

What do you charge for a birthday party where they want Happy Birthday
and 2 other songs? $150 and up

What do you charge for 2 songs at a wedding?  $300 and up

What do you charge for a 25 minute "show"? $300 and up depending on
size of audience, location, etc.

What do you charge for a 3 hour show where you are at the front door of
a mall and people are just walking by? haven't done this, but I'd
probably say $500 and up... 3 hours is a long time!


Thanks,

Jenn Garrett
Lead, Flirt! quartet
2007 SAI Region 25 3rd Place Medalists
www.flirtquartet.com
www.myspace.com/flirtquartet
Lead, Rich-Tone Chorus
www.RichTones.org

I agree with Michelle.  I just can't possibly be the only woman looking
for a quartet in Virginia.  I'm even willing to travel for the right
mix.  Everyone fill out their profiles!!

Susan Testa
Alexandria, VA

--- In barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com, "need2sing71"
<need2sing71@...> wrote:
>
> Hello, everyone. I just joined this group recently. My name is
> Michelle. This is supposed to be a web site to find others to start
> quartets with. I see there are 204 members in this group, but there
> are only 30 members who have posted their contact information in the
> database (left-hand corner) of this screen. And amazingly, I'm the
> ONLY FEMALE in the database that's from Florida! I know that's just
> not possible. Why don't more people put in their contact information
> in the database? How do you expect to be in a quartet if you don't
> make yourself available and people can't find you?
>
> By the way, I'm STILL looking for 3 others to form a quartet in Tampa,
> FL (or surrounding areas). I'm serious about barbershop and it is my
> ultimate passion. I'm looking forward to meeting other women who share
> my passion and are excited about starting a new quartet.
>
> Please don't be shy and send me an e-mail!
>
> Michelle T.
>

Last year at our regional music school, there was one woman walking around
with a "tenor, seeks 3 other part" t-shirt.  Before the weekend was out,
she had a quartet.

Try whacky things like that.  Right now I happen to have (again) the 3
other parts that I need, but who knows if this will be "the" quartet.

Rebecca


John Rentz said:
> I'm sure you're not. But...  I'm also sure that everyone that's looking
> isn't on this site, either!
>
> I challenge every person on this site to tell five people about this site
> and get them to sign up. The more people we have here, the better odds any
> one of you have of finding people for your quartet.
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Susan Testa <singtesta@...>
> To: barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 7:58:04 PM
> Subject: [barbershopquartet] Re: Florida female members in this group?
>
>
> I agree with Michelle. I just can't possibly be the only woman looking
> for a quartet in Virginia. I'm even willing to travel for the right
> mix. Everyone fill out their profiles!!
>
> Susan Testa
> Alexandria, VA
>  .
>
>
>
>      
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"The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a
man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher."
--Thomas Henry Huxley

Legacy quartet is looking for a bass. We are currently 2nd place in
Region 9. Check out our website www.legacy4tet.com for more information
on us. If you, or someone you know is serious about singing barbershop,
and have the chops for singing some great charts, have them email me at
carter@... and we'll talk.

Thanks!
Carter

- We maintain a good relationship with the chapters (male and female) in our geographical region and before every contest ask them if we can come to a rehearsal to "test drive" our contest package in front of a live audience.... it's win, win for all of us.

- No Booking Agent.. costs money which we are limited with

- Yes, we have a website http://www.fusionqt.com (as of last weekend we are HI's 4th Place International Quartet Champions - WAHOO!!!)

- Yes, we actively market our "product" we have business cards that we leave with the contact person for every performance we do (often times people will approach the person who organized the event to get our info for something they are planning in the future). We also have postcards printed and do one big mailing a year to both past clients (friendly reminder) and also potential new clients - this year we added the Assisted Living facilities to our marketing list and they were VERY interested in having us but most often the are looking for a gratis performance - so in between some of the paid performances we have scheduled to do some of these too! We have also placed ads in the local paper but that can get expensive. We do not have a "press kit" per say, and we do not market to the local chapters.

- Our base rate is $150.00 for a 1/2 hour performance, however, if it is a considerable distance away etc... this can go up. We also have a standard rate of $50.00 for a "greeting" (birthday, anniversary etc...).

- We have only done a 3 hour gig once - 3 tree lighting ceremonies at holiday time in the same town, moving from location to location.. I can't remember what the price was but we gave them a break on the 150.00 per 1/2 hour standard rate.

Hope that helped... and this is a very good thread looking forward to hearing more responses.

Charlene
HI International 4th Place Medalist Tenor (milking it for all it's worth!)
FUSION Quartet

-- "John" <jg62bbshop@...> wrote:
Let's talk about how to get a gig:

How do you go about getting a gig?
Are you listed with chapters in the area?
Do you use a booking agent?
Do you have a web site?
Do you actively seek gigs?
How do you go about doing that? Posters? Business cards? Ads? Calling
people?
Do you have a press kit?
Do you advertise to the chapters in your District?

Also, how much do you charge?
Do you have rates for certain things?
What do you charge for a birthday party where they want Happy Birthday
and 2 other songs?
What do you charge for 2 songs at a wedding?
What do you charge for a 25 minute "show"?
What do you charge for a 3 hour show where you are at the front door of
a mall and people are just walking by?




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The lead and bass of last year's 3rd place collegiate quartet "Last
Minute" are looking frantically for a baritone in starting a new
quartet. ANYONE of collegiate age and living in the Southwestern
District who is interested, please call (817)-317-1311, and we will
try to set up a meeting. Thanks!

--- In barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jg62bbshop@...> wrote:
>
> The lead and bass of last year's 3rd place collegiate quartet "Last
> Minute" are looking frantically for a baritone in starting a new
> quartet. ANYONE of collegiate age and living in the Southwestern
> District who is interested, please call (817)-317-1311, and we will
> try to set up a meeting. Thanks!
>
Darn i really wish i could help you guys out but unfortuntely i live in
the western edge of illinois.  i myself am looking for some young guys
to start a competition quartet.  Good Luck.

                                     Mike Sellers

Ok, guys...

My quartet is at the point that we need to name ourselves.  This is
surely an important step to which to arrive.

We have a few ideas; but, we want to make sure that the name is
available.  Does the Society have a comprehensive list of registered
names, much like a site like GoDaddy has of domain names, one can
quickly view to make sure we're not stepping on anyone's identity?
Or, is the process more of a pick a name, submit, wait, get approved
or denied and, if denied, start all over again kind of thing?

Looking forward to your responses.

Brett Auttonberry
Director, Louisiana Showboat Chorus
http://www.myspace.com/louisianashowboatchorus

Ok, guys...

My quartet is at the point that we need to name ourselves. This is
surely an important step to which to arrive.

We have a few ideas; but, we want to make sure that the name is
available. Does the Society have a comprehensive list of registered
names, much like a site like GoDaddy has of domain names, one can
quickly view to make sure we're not stepping on anyone's identity?
Or, is the process more of a pick a name, submit, wait, get approved
or denied and, if denied, start all over again kind of thing?

Looking forward to your responses.

Brett Auttonberry
Director, Louisiana Showboat Chorus
http://www.myspace.com/louisianashowboatchorus

---

To: barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com
From: donknieriem@...
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 10:34:50 -0800
Subject: Re: [barbershopquartet] Quartet names

Brett,

Congrats on the "birth" of a new music machine!

On the society home page there is a row of red buttons under the blue header bar. Click on Home, then Find, then Find A Quartet. The next page has a.link to name your quartet.

Best of luck to you,

Just One Voice,

Don Knieriem

Bass of Rapid Fire

M-AD Northern Div. Novice Champions 2007

On Dec 1, 2007, at 1:13 PM, "Brett" <opus27no2@hotmail.com> wrote:

Ok, guys...

My quartet is at the point that we need to name ourselves. This is
surely an important step to which to arrive.

We have a few ideas; but, we want to make sure that the name is
available. Does the Society have a comprehensive list of registered
names, much like a site like GoDaddy has of domain names, one can
quickly view to make sure we're not stepping on anyone's identity?
Or, is the process more of a pick a name, submit, wait, get approved
or denied and, if denied, start all over again kind of thing?

Looking forward to your responses.

Brett Auttonberry
Director, Louisiana Showboat Chorus
http://www.myspace.com/louisianashowboatchorus

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Anything for a brother in harmony. Post the name you come up with so
we can all follow your quartets gigs and progress!


--- In barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com, Brett Auttonberry
<opus27no2@...> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks so much, Don.
>
> This is exactly what we need.  I just KNEW the Society's site had
to have had something.  I just couldn't find the darn thing.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Brett
> Cool link: http://www.myspace.com/louisianashowboatchorus
>
>
> To: barbershopquartet@...: donknieriem@...: Sat, 1 Dec 2007
10:34:50 -0800Subject: Re: [barbershopquartet] Quartet names
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> Brett,
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> Congrats on the "birth" of a new music machine!
> On the society home page there is a row of red buttons under the
blue header bar. Click on Home, then Find, then Find A Quartet. The
next page has a.link to name your quartet.
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> Best of luck to you,Just One Voice,
> Don Knieriem
> Bass of Rapid Fire
> M-AD Northern Div. Novice Champions 2007
> On Dec 1, 2007, at 1:13 PM, "Brett" <opus27no2@...> wrote:
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> Ok, guys...My quartet is at the point that we need to name
ourselves. This is surely an important step to which to arrive.We
have a few ideas; but, we want to make sure that the name is
available. Does the Society have a comprehensive list of registered
names, much like a site like GoDaddy has of domain names, one can
quickly view to make sure we're not stepping on anyone's identity?
Or, is the process more of a pick a name, submit, wait, get approved
or denied and, if denied, start all over again kind of thing?Looking
forward to your responses.Brett AuttonberryDirector, Louisiana
Showboat Chorushttp://www.myspace.com/louisianashowboatchorus
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To: barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com
From: donknieriem@...
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 18:58:33 +0000
Subject: [barbershopquartet] Re: Quartet names

Anything for a brother in harmony. Post the name you come up with so
we can all follow your quartets gigs and progress!

--- In barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com, Brett Auttonberry
<opus27no2@...> wrote:
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> Thanks so much, Don.
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> This is exactly what we need. I just KNEW the Society's site had
to have had something. I just couldn't find the darn thing.
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> Thanks again!
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> Brett
> Cool link: http://www.myspace.com/louisianashowboatchorus
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> To: barbershopquartet@...: donknieriem@...: Sat, 1 Dec 2007
10:34:50 -0800Subject: Re: [barbershopquartet] Quartet names
>
>
>
>
>
> Brett,
>
> Congrats on the "birth" of a new music machine!
> On the society home page there is a row of red buttons under the
blue header bar. Click on Home, then Find, then Find A Quartet. The
next page has a.link to name your quartet.
>
> Best of luck to you,Just One Voice,
> Don Knieriem
> Bass of Rapid Fire
> M-AD Northern Div. Novice Champions 2007
> On Dec 1, 2007, at 1:13 PM, "Brett" <opus27no2@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Ok, guys...My quartet is at the point that we need to name
ourselves. This is surely an important step to which to arrive.We
have a few ideas; but, we want to make sure that the name is
available. Does the Society have a comprehensive list of registered
names, much like a site like GoDaddy has of domain names, one can
quickly view to make sure we're not stepping on anyone's identity?
Or, is the process more of a pick a name, submit, wait, get approved
or denied and, if denied, start all over again kind of thing?Looking
forward to your responses.Brett AuttonberryDirector, Louisiana
Showboat Chorushttp://www.myspace.com/louisianashowboatchorus
>
> Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo
Mobile. Try it now.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> __________________________________________________________
> Put your friends on the big screen with Windows Vista® + Windows
Live™.
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/shop/specialoffers.mspx?
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I was in a high school quartet for about 3 years, a District-level
men's quartet (recently disbanded) for 4, and am now looking for 3
other young guys in the SWD to form a quartet aimed straight at the
Collegiate gold. Please, I am currently looking ONLY for those truly
Willing and Eager to commit the time and effort necessary to become a
championship quartet. My part preference is Lead, but I could sing
Baritone if need be.