Up at 6. Breakfast at hotel coffee shop.

Morning to pack.

Airport at noon.

2:15 flight to San Jose where Mike & Mary will meet me.

Flight north was on time and smooth.

Evening with Mike & Mary got me caught up on what had changed at their place: flowering trees, flowers, garden, machinery, broken chopper, etc.

Up at 6 for 8:30 meeting with judges from across the country.

Meeting lasted so long that I missed Collegiate Contest.

Had a nice 2 hour nap in the afternoon.

Met several members near Honda Center for wonderful dinner with Don Mueller

Quartet finals were a bit boring.

Got home 'bout 11:30 & went to bed.

1 Up at 6. Ready for the big day.


2 Had a group breakfast at local IHOP.

3 Meet at rehearsal at 10:30.

4 Contest prep went great.

5 The on stage performance felt awesome. But we won't know how well we did till late this evening after the 2nd chorus session that begins at 6.

6 Results: First, St. Charles; Second, Vocal Majority, Third, GNU. We were ecstatic.

7 Afterglow at Clarion was joyous.

1 Yes, I know I need to add more explanations and align the existing ones with the pictures. Sorry for the delay, but I need to get to supper with Gene & Sharon Rague.

 
2 Up at 6, breakfast at the hotel coffee shop, then 7:30 bus to the Good News Gospel Sing performance at 9. Our performance went great.

 
3 Picture okay?

 
4 Picture okay?


5 Picture okay?


6 Picture okay?










10 Then changed back to "street clothes" and spent afternoon at the quartet semi-finals where the top 20 quartets performed - lots of good singing.


7 Picture okay?


8 Jim, Bob, John


9 Jim, Bob, Roger

11 Finally met up with Gene & Sharon Rague from San Diego and had a wonderful supper and lots of good conversation. But I forgot to take a picture of us at supper. I could kick myself.

Up at 6, as usual. All packed. Ready to wait for Kathy, who's picking me up at 10. I'll add to this throughout the day.

At 8:30, main bag at front door. Only this computer left to pack.

Kath took me to the airport. Flight was on time. Prepaid airport shuttle worked fine. Hotel is great.

Had a great dinner at the local Cheesecake Factory. Resting till rehearsal at 9:45 PM.

 

Dinner guests: Jeff, Jim, John, Bob, John, Roger, Doug.

 
Had a great rehearsal, finishing about midnight.