Thanksgiving Spirit at Orange Barbershop QUARTET Chapter What A Wonderful World ORANGE SQUEEZIN'S November, 2004 If the animation stops when the music starts, just click "refresh" or "reload" in your upper bar to get it going again! (Use your Back Button to return to this list of contents.) In This Issue: President's Message by Dave Gryvnak It's Carolling Time! by Mike Werner A Sea Change by Stan Tinkle What Are We Trying To Preserve by Dave Stevens Indigo Cruises Along by Stan Tinkle Holiday Harmony at the Shrine Got Tickets by Mike Werner Interim Logo for Barbershop Harmony Society Things To Ponder Target Date for Next Issue | Officers MEETING EVERY MONDAY 7:30 P.M.- COME SING WITH US UNTIL 10 P.M. AT THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 1130 E. WALNUT ST., ORANGE, CALIF. President's Message By Dave Gryvnak The elections are over. And we have a new slate of officers. Well, almost a new slate. The new officers that were elected are: President: Dave Gryvnak VP Marketing & PR: Rich Lewis Secretary: Dan Whipple Treasurer: Phil Roth VP Membership: Ken Tillmanns VP Programs: Don Engel VP Music: Mike Werner Member at Large: Dick Nuttleman Bulletin Editor: Dorothy Acton Because International has decreed that we add a new office, VP of Marketing and PR, we now have added that office to our present board. And we have a man that is terrifically suited for that position, Rich Lewis. It is exciting to have this new position on our board, because it was my goal to increase the size of the membership of this chapter. I firmly believe we will have increased our enjoyment of our singing if we get an additional twenty singers coming to the meeting on Monday evening. And with Rich Lewis in Marketing and Ken Tillmanns in Membership I know we will achieve that goal. We have some great times coming up. Keep these dates open. 6 Nov.-- Installation Banquet 21 Nov.-- Singout at Blackie Blackwell’s Home 5 Dec.-- Free barbershop show at the Shrine Aud. In LA 20 Dec.-- Christmas singout at Chapman Hospital You will see more about the Installation Banquet later in this bulletin. But for the singout at Blackie’s, there is a celebration for a man that lives in Blackie’s residence who is 102 years old. We may perform both with quartets and as a group. They will have both newspaper and TV coverage at this function so we will have terrific exposure. Put this on your calendar and don’t miss it. We will have flyers to show you how to get there later. We have been frequenting Denny’s for our afterglows. The experience has been positive. They are open 24 hours so there is no problem about how long we stay and the management is very receptive to our coming and singing there. We will continue to go there for four more weeks on a trial basis. We have a closed off back room so we do not create a problem with their regular patrons. If you haven’t been to one of our afterglows in a while, come on down and try us out. We’d love to sing a tag or two with you. If you haven’t been coming around to our regular meetings, you’re missing a great time. Many are coming as early as 6 PM and woodshedding until the meeting time, 7:30. We’ve had some great programs too with quartets such as OC Times and the Stage Hogs coming to visit and we will have many more. And Mike has been raffling off some terrific barbershop CDs and tapes. If you like to sing, you’ll have a terrific time. Come on down and bring a friend. Again, if you’re too busy to sing, you’re too busy. It's Caroling Time! By Mike Werner On December 20, our very own Plaza City Serenaders will be singing Christmas carols at Chapman Medical Center. The location is 2601 East Chapman Avenue in Orange. It is East of the 55 Freeway, and the cross street is Yorba. It would be beneficial for all of us to be there no later than 6:30 P.M. Just like last year, we will begin at 7:00 by singing in the main lobby, and then we will go to the various sections of the hospital. Once the Installation Dinner has passed, we will be working on the Christmas music. Quartets are encouraged to take part at the Carolling. Reminder Orange 4tet Chapter Banquet Saturday, Nov. 6. 2004, 6:30 pm "Rembrandt's Beautiful Food" 909 E Yorba Linda Blvd. Placentia, CA 714-528-6222 $20.00 each, to Phil Roth or Paul Kelley by Nov. 1st. A Sea Change All Shades of Indigo, and Then Some By Stanley Tinkle At six p.m. on Monday, October 4, Quartet Indigo was missing its bass and tenor. A Board meeting had siphoned off six singers, including our lead. So I had a moment to inventory our supply of song charts, which Phil Roth keeps well stocked. Ken Tillmanns came over and announced that he had learned the lead part to “Get Out and Get Under the Moon,” and by gum, he wanted to try it out with my quartet. Paul Lewis said he’d sing bass if he had the music, and Rich Lewis agreed to read the tenor part. In no time we were plowing through the song. Rich and Paul discovered that they really wanted to learn the song, so I sold them charts at $2. each. We jiggered the Big Board so that we would quartet that song on the first round of performances, and we went at it: “Underneath the bright silvery light, You’ll be feelin’ better soon.” When the time came to announce the quartet, we were in a quandary. Often, if Indigo has one guest singer, we call it Indigo Light. With two guests, we’ve called it Robin’s Egg Blue. But with only the baritone present, we became A Touch of Indigo. No matter; another song that we enjoy had been launched into the repertoires of three more singers and who knows how many future quartets. This is an easy way for the immortality of a famous song to rub off on everyone who sings it. Who knows—it may buy me a few extra days on this earth. That same evening, one of our newer leads, Rich Spencer, led three intrepid members through a pickup version of “Ain’t Misbehavin',” without recourse to the charts. That means that this beautiful song has reached the status of a Barberpole Song: we all can sing it now. The previous week, Michael Werner kindly stood in at bass, while Dan Whipple, Stan Haymaker and Dan Gonzalez performed “Sittin’ On Top Of the World.” The quartet was either Baldertap or Fermata The Light. They were followed by Rich Lewis, John Majzler, Ken Tillmanns and Larry Johnson, some of whom were off the paper already. Then Larry stood up with Dan, Dan and Stan to try out “Let’s Get Away From It All.” What a delightful surprise! I’d call that group Fermata Left Field. The same night, “Back in the Old Routine” came to life with Rich Martinez, John Majzler, Ken Tillmanns and Don Engel. We could call that foursome Plaza City Lights, or maybe Cap’n John’s Catch o’ the Day. While listening to some of these songs, I felt like a proud papa, because my quartet had introduced them to the chapter. Some of them I may never learn “off the paper.” But it’s a sign of the vitality of the Orange Chapter that any member can try out these songs with a quartet. We can thank Rich Lewis for setting up the system. Now I’m looking forward to singing “You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby” with The OrangeTown Four. We could call ourselves The Beautiful Orange Babies—or maybe not. Will Shakespeare once said of a man that “Nothing of him doth fade but doth suffer a sea change into something rich and strange.” I think Will would like our quartet combinations. They’re certainly strange enough. From Other Chapters Accessing "What Are We Trying To Preserve" One of the most entertaining videos produced by Kenosha is the Dave Stevens talk at Harmony College in 1983, titled "What Are We Trying To Preserve". Any new Barbershopper or even experienced Barbershopper should see this 45 minute video. It demonstrates and entertains as only Dave Stevens could. M. D. Griffith -- Houston Tides From: "Derick Sturke" Subject: An amusing take on "what are we trying to preserve" http://www.spebsqsa.org/web/groups/public/documents/pages/pub_cb_music_definition.hcsp http://tinyurl.com/6wozk M.D. - et. al: If you don't have a copy of the video handy -- and have broadband Internet access -- the above link will get you to the streaming of this presentation. At the lower portion of the page, click on "What are we trying to preserve," sit back for forty seven minutes and enjoy this wonderful lecture. Derick Sturke Indigo Cruises Along It Works For Us By Stanley Tinkle Recently I was chatting with one of the Orange Quartet Chapter’s newer members who has been trying to start up his first quartet. So far they don’t have a tenor, but they push on, rehearsing at 6 pm, learning songs they like. I think they’re right on track. When the lightning strikes, they’ll already have a repertoire, and as we know, tenors learn quickly because they have the easy part. Heck, some tenors don’t even sing the words. It’s worth the effort to persevere. When you finally hear yourselves ringing a few in quartet mode, no other pleasure can match it, except maybe chocolate. That’s why Indigo Quartet sails along, even when one of us is absent. We like how we sound when we’re hot. And due to the help of Ken Tillmanns, Chuck Governale and Michael Werner, who often fill in at lead, bari or bass, we have been able to continue to learn new songs. That’s why we were able to announce on October 11 that we are now ready to teach that splendid uptune “On the Sunny Side of the Street” to interested chapter members. In the process, Ken too has learned “Sunny Side,” and I would be surprised if he didn’t teach it to another quartet some day. Contrary to the popular myth, Indigo does a rare gig now and then, plus Valentines of course. Gigs are great motivators to do our best. But we don’t sing any new song at a gig without running it by the Orange Chapter first. Where else would we learn those snappy dance steps? Right now, we’re looking at four spiritual-type numbers, looking for one that really rocks, in case someone requests a lively funeral. Recently I’ve been singing tenor quite a bit. It’s part of my Lifelong Learning plan, looking ahead to the day when I haven’t got enough air even to sing baritone. Think about it, guys—all you need to produce is a pure tone. Some would say it’s a squeak. Now, how big do you think a mouse’s lungs are? Besides, it’s fun to mystify the audience. (Who’s singing tenor up there? Couldn’t be Rick Little; he’s singing lead on this one. Is it Phil Roth? No, his lips are moving. Lee Anderson? No, they wouldn’t waste him on anything but bass. Oh…..it’s him again!) Holiday Harmony at the Shrine Auditorium Free Holiday Show for you! This notice is being sent to you to request your help in promoting a wonderful Holiday Harmony show by the Barbershop Harmony Society. Tickets are FREE and we would like you to forward this email to every non-Barbershop Harmony Society member in your email address book that lives in Southern California. The show is a gift of Holiday Harmony for you and your friends. Please do it today and thank you very much for your support. We'll see you on Dec. 5th. The Barbershop Harmony Society Southern California Chapter Hello friends, As some of you may know, I am a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society (for the last 20 years). I am currently Chairman of Membership Development for the Far Western District and producer of a very unique event. Thanks to the generosity of the Al Malaikah Shrine of Los Angeles, our organization was the recipient of a marvelous gift earlier this year. We were given the opportunity to use the magnificent Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles as the venue for a gala event, Holiday Harmony at the Shrine Auditorium, to be held on Sunday, December 5, 2004, at 2:30pm. Here's the best part for YOU. The admission is FREE and we have lined up the most incredible talent one could ever expect on a show like this. Here's the challenge for us. We have no budget for advertising and since the event is open to the general public at no cost, we will have NO revenue. This is where YOU come in. We need your help in filling the 6,000 seat Shrine Auditorium for this holiday gift to the vocal harmony lovers of southern California. See and hear; The Masters of Harmony, five times International Gold Medallist Chorus performing a major show package and Metropolis, an International Medallist quartet that will have you begging for more. In addition there will be a giant guest Holiday Chorus of men who have come together just for this event, singing holiday songs that you will know and love. Tickets can be printed from our web site at www.bhsfwd.org/HolidayHarmony and we are asking you to become our public relations partners by forwarding this letter to everyone in your email address book. You may also print our flyer from our website at www.bhsfwd.org/holidayharmony/ShowFlyer.html. That's right. YOU can help us fill those 6,000 seats by helping us tell everyone about this exciting event. When you do, please ask them to extend this invitation to everyone on their email list. Through the power of email and the Internet, we can fill every seat. Please help us deliver this Holiday gift to your friends and acquaintances. They'll be glad you did. And male singers, it's not too late to be a part of the giant guest chorus. See our web site (and Ed.Note below) for more details. Thank you for your time and your assistance. We hope to see you at 2:30pm on Sunday, Dec. 5th at Holiday Harmony at the Shrine Auditorium Sincerely, Warren Willard Barbershop Harmony Society EDITOR'S NOTE: You are invited to sing onstage at the historic and marvelous Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles with hundreds of others in front of an audience of thousands, including any guests you wish to invite. You will join with members of the Barbershop Harmony Society to be part of a giant Holiday Chorus that will sing four Holiday songs as part of a free concert sponsored by the Al Malaikah Shrine Temple and the Southern California Chapters of SPEBSQSA. If you are a man that has ever sung in high school, college, or church, this is your chance to perform with a huge male chorus with no strings attached. Visit our Singers Wanted page for all the details. Local barbershop chapters will be holding practices to help you learn and you can find a chapter near you on our List of Participating Chapters. So sign up to sing with the mass chorus and then tell all your friends they can get free tickets to hear you sing. The four songs, all found in the Yuletide Favorites Songbook are; Jingle Bells - We Wish You a Merry Christmas - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day and the two song Children's Medley of Jolly Old St. Nicholas and Up on the House-Top. Got Tickets? by Mike Werner Hopefully the answer is yes. That's because I still have some music tapes and CD's to raffle off at the Monday meetings. I have had a different winner each week, so the possibility of winning is great. Sorry Rich M., no more last minute entries! Interim Logo for Barbershop Harmony Society Rivers of words are being written about a new logo/no logo/combining logos at the PROBE message board where editors and PR folks for Barbershop chapters gather to share information. Until the Society comes up with a final official logo, "Squeezin's" will maintain the logos as we've been using them. Scarfed Off The Internet: Things To Ponder Some people try to turn back their body's odometers. Not me, I want people to know "why" I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved. Maturity means being emotionally and mentally healthy. It is that time when you know when to say yes and when to say no, and when to say "WHOOPEE!" How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice change from being young. One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day has been. Yeah; being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable. The best things in life aren't things. Goals are deceptive: the un-aimed arrow never misses. There are 2 ways to be rich: make more or desire less. Beauty is internal; looks mean nothing. No rain = no rainbows. Don't cry because its over; smile because it happened. Next Issue Target publication date for the next Squeezins' bulletin is Dec. 1 or whenever we get enough articles. Send your articles to Editor at dcacton@earthlink.net. ORANGE QUARTET CHAPTER SPEBSQSA To find a separate printable list of officers for your records, click HERE. OFFICERS President: Dave Gryvnak 714-288-0196 gryvnakd@yahoo.com Immediate Past Pres: Rick Little 949-551-2875 ricktenor@aol.com Secretary: Dan Whipple 714-838-0619 hmswhipple@msn.com Treasurer: Phil Roth 562-594-9069 brshopphil@aol.com V.P. Membership: Michael Werner 714-516-9466 bass4pps@yahoo.com V.P. Music: Rich Lewis 949-857-0517 xbxrich@cox.net V.P. Program: Don Engel 714-995-5448 chrisandon@earthlink.net Member at Large: Dick Nuttelman 714-778-4862 Bulletin Editor: Dorothy Acton 714-558-1939 dcacton@earthlink.net