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January 2009 InCider Press Page 3 |
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Singing Valentines is fast approaching. Here are some basics about this year’s event that you will want to be aware of: 1) Dates: Singing Valentine Quartets will be available for delivery of valentines on Friday, February 13, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and on Saturday, February 14, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.. Valentines may be ordered via telephone (785) 539-6333 or on line at the Chapter web site, www.littleapplechorus.org The cost will be $35 for one song and $45 for two songs. 2) Quartet Lounge: This year the quartet lounge 3) Presenters: J. Lester Hooper, Dean of the college of presenters, will hold classes at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 5 and the following Thursday, February 12 at the Harris Activities Center. If you are not participating as a member of an SV quartet, this is a great opportunity to have some fun and provide a very important service to our Chapter. Check it out! 4) Roses: Chuck Marr advises that the rose preparation work session will be held in Throckmorton Hall on the KSU campus on Thursday, February 12. He will need a dozen or so volunteers to get the long stem red roses ready for distribution on Friday and Saturday. Chuck will provide further information on time and specific location. 5) Celebration Party: Mike Sexton has reserved the Aggieville Pizza Hut, 1121 Moro at 7:15 p.m.. Saturday February 14. This party is for all Chapter members and their wives/significant others. It will be a lot of fun to hear comments from the SV quartets and presenters as they tell of some of their funny and/or interesting experiences as they delivered their valentines. Plan to be there! More information on Singing Valentines will be made available during the next couple weeks at Chapter meetings. If you have questions, please let me know. ♪ |
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What you need to know about Singing Valentines By Ken Lyle, Singing Valentines 2009 Chairman |
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My Uncle Paul and Aunt Mary began their married life in 1924 with a new Model T Ford. They nursed that old “tin lizzie” through the dust bowl and depression days and in 1937 bought a new V-8 Ford Sedan. Uncle Paul never thought that “New” Ford was as good on the muddy roads as the Model T but it was great on the highway. That ‘37’ Sedan got them through WWII and in 1950 they bought a new Dodge with Fluid Drive. 1959 saw another new Dodge in the driveway as well as 1967. My Dad was a Buick mechanic at Manhattan Motors for 19 years and he always kidded Uncle Paul for not driving a “good automobile”. Of course Dad always drove a Buick. When Uncle Paul was 71 years old he bought a new 1973 Buick. When Paul and Mary returned from their annual Winter trip to Phoenix he admitted to my Dad that he had owned many cars in his life but the Buick was the first real automobile he ever had. How does this story relate to us as members of the Little Apple Chorus? When we start on a new song we are like the Model T, a little shaky but we will get there. The V-8 is the time we spend learning the music but are not comfortable “on the road” without the music in front of us. The Dodges are the steady improvements we accomplish especially in January and February. Now is the time to “be a Buick”! Get off the Music! Learn the Choreography! Practice Riser Etiquette! Get ready to put it on “Cruise Control”! But wait, THERE’S MORE! Why not “Sing Like A Cadillac”? When we get on that stage at McCain Auditorium let’s show the audience that Ken Lang (Buick Mechanic) has transformed a bunch of Model T’s into a fleet of Cadillac’s! ♪ |
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What? Sing like a Cadillac. By John Thomason |
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When a customer left his cell phone in my store, I scrolled through his saved numbers, stopped at "Mom" and pushed Send. His mother answered and I told her what happened. "Don't worry," she said. "I'll take care of it." A few minutes later, the cell phone rang. It was "Mom." "Martin," she said. "You left your cell phone at the convenience store. |
