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OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, CHAPTER
**** A CHAPTER WITH AN ENVIABLE PAST - AN UNBOUNDED FUTURE ****
JUNE 2013 - VOL. 69 - NO. 6
“As My World Turns…”
This is my last article written while I am an employed
music educator. I have been incredibly fortunate to
work with many, many talented young people for the
past 34 years. The most amazing thing I have discovered is the inseparable bond that great
music-making can create among people- both young and old!
I tell my students- current and formerthat I consider myself to be their music teacher for life. By that, I mean to
let them know that they can always
ask me for help if they are preparing
an audition, looking for a particular
piece of music, or simply need to reconnect with music as a performer. I
am very proud to say that I have a
goodly number of students who are
working as professional musicians,
music educators, or have simply gone
on to participate in music at the college level. The greatest joy I have
experienced is simply that of seeing
young people so deeply affected by
music, that they just cannot exist
without it in their lives.
truly believe that we are working toward moving to yet
a higher level of performance for the Commodores.
Our new young singers are terrific additions, the use of
video taping of rehearsals to assist in improving our visual skills, the increased intensity of
requiring members to memorize music more quickly; these are just a few
of the exciting things I see and hear
at rehearsals each Tuesday night.
I am personally working to bring another couple of adult men (yes…
fathers of students!) to come as
guests. When I start talking about
what we do, and how we do it, I find
myself getting genuinely excited! It’s
an easy sell! We sing in a large group
(safety in numbers!), we work at a
level of music- making that is very
probably at a much higher level than
in most church choirs; we supply
learning tracks and music to every
member, we offer vocal techniques to
singers for improvement of skills, we
have the opportunity to perform in
public in formal and informal settings,
Mr. Paul Wigley
and we offer a congenial atmosphere for
As I look at my next “phase” as a musiall of this to happen! For guys that have been singers a
cian, I realize even more how lucky we are to have orfew years ago, possibly in good college or semiganizations like the Minneapolis Commodores. I tell
professional choirs, the Commodores are a perfect fit!
people that I am so lucky to have an opportunity to sing
Hard work, with an emphasis on the very best performwith a great organization every week, and to work to
ance possible.
create the very highest level of musicianship possible.
There are very, very few places where an adult singer
Now that my world will probably include more “adult”
can get these opportunities, and the Commodores offer
contact, I plan on telling other “men of good charac“men of good character” the opportunity to sing toter” (who can also sing well!) about the incredible orgether. We must keep spreading the good news of the
ganization to which we belong. I invite every one of
Barbershop gospel- the news that invites a man to make
you guys to bring a singer as a guest- you, and he, will
music at a higher level than he ever thought possible! I
be glad you did!
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10,000 LAKES DIVISION - LAND O’LAKES DISTRICT
CHORD-INATOR
Minneapolis, Minn. Chapter
Land O’Lakes District, BHS
Meetings every Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
House of Prayer Lutheran Church
7625 Chicago Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423
Chapter Officers
President …………….....Dan Cole 612/376-0779
Past Pres……………...Dan Slattery 651-747-6384
Exec. VP…………….Dan Williams 952/974-0026
Co-Marketing/PR V P….Russ Born 406/670-2098
Bill Ward 763/413-9273
V P Music & Perform...Carl Pinard 612-927-9363
V P Membership ….…..Kris Vance 952/829-7009
Program V P .…..….Paul Swanson 763/242-8042
Secretary………...…..Ken Glover 763/441-1292
Treasurer …………...John Carlotto 952-925-0886
Board Members
Through 2013
Vern Johnson……………………....763/561-3343
Steve Mangan……………… ……...952/715-0206
Paul Martz………………………….952/435-3159
Through 2014
Chuck Gribble……………………..612/377-5140
Gene Heupel……………………….612/309-3127
Mike Hojan………………………...952/435-6647
Directors
Director…………………………..….Paul Wigley
Assistant Directors
James Souhan
Gary Jacobson
David Speidel
Section Leaders
Tenor Section Leader ……………..…Rollie Neve
Assistant-Kevin Huyck
Lead Section Leader. ……..……....Gary Jacobson
Assistant - Dan Smith
Bari Section Leaders ……………….Dave Speidel
Assistant-Pete Villwock
Bass Section Leaders……………......Jim Richards
Assistant-Dave Casperson
Committee Chairmen
Audio/Visual Mgr……………….….Kirk Douglas
2013 Show Chairman ……...….Mark Ortenburger
2012 Show Chairman…………..…..BlakeWanger
Afterglow Chairman……………….Travis Wuttke
Attendance/Sgt. at Arms…….…..Loren Berthilson
BOTY Party Chairman………..… …… .Dan Cole
Chord-Inator Staff
Editor ……………….…..……Dr. Hardin Olson
Artist…………….………………...Glenn Retter
Chorus Performance Managers………..John Lloyd
.Bob Ostergaard
Groupanizer Manager……………..…Gene Heupel
Harmony Foundation…...………….....Jack Beaver
Historian ……………………….Mark Bloomquist
Learning Tapes and CDs...…………….Dan Smith
Librarian…………………………......Kaleb Smith
Name Tags ………………………….Dan Slattery
Nut Chairman……………..Dick Riemenschneider
Pay-As-You-Sing ………………....…..Bill Kinkel
Performance Mgr…………………..Paul Swanson
Presentation Chairman ………….……..Dan True
Quartet Promotion…………………Gary Jacobson
Riser Boss……………… ….….Dan Cole (Temp)
Roster ……………….…….….…Dr. Jim Richards
Singing Valentines………….……Neal Mortenson
Sunshine ……………………...………Rich Ongna
Swipe Editor …………………..……......Bill Warp
Tickets/A-Commodears Pres.……….Diana Pinard
Transportation Mgr…………….….Dick Hartmann
Uniform Committee Chairman……...Vern Johnson
Uniforms (Dress & Casual)……....…Dan Williams
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On Yewer Behalf
By Dan Cole, President
Maybe it’s just my imagination, but
I feel like I’ve
been living under
a cloud this past
month. The trees
of green and lilacs
too, I’ve see them
bloom for me and
you, and I think to
myself, there’s so
much to do, so
Dan Cole
much
to
do.
Spring seems to bring on that time
of renewal and regrowth. A time to
plant and cultivate new seeds that
will produce a new model ME.
Now if it will just stop raining long
enough for me to get to my to do
list.
Oh yeah, you heard me, a new
model ME. Sometimes it just becomes apparent that the old car
you’ve been driving for 10 years
needs updating to something newer,
or, at the very least some major repairs. Okay, maybe just a new set of
tires. Maybe that pair of running
shoes has reached their mileage
limits and are starting to let you
down. They aren’t supporting you
enough. Maybe your favorite pair
of Levis are to the point where they
aren’t even good enough for casual
wear anymore.
Maybe your Honey is still impressed with the way you look and
act, but love can accept a lot of
faults and imperfections. Besides
she probably still sees you as you
were, not as you really are. Take a
good look in the mirror; you’ll
know what I mean. Something has
changed and furthermore needs
changing and updating.
So, back to model ME. I’ve decided
to add a new part to my singing
model ME. I’ve decided to add
depth and range to model ME. I’m
adding power and optimizing my
vocal chords to set records of
achieving tonal quality unheard of
in the old model me. I’m about to
change the sound of The Minneapo-
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Commodore
Spotlight
Dan
True...
is that dynamic, peripatetic, diminutive (in stature only), 28-year veteran Barbershopper who emanates
complete dedication to our wonderful avocation, particularly since
becoming a Minneapolis Commodore in 2002 when he emigrated
from the Fairmont Chapter by way
of Albert Lea.
His Barbershop bucket is quite capacious and probably yet to be
completely filled. His Tuesday evenings are, of course, taken up by the
Minneapolis chapter meetings
where he assists with choreography.
However for relaxation Thursday
evenings will find Dan at the Hilltop Chapter where he also has significant administrative responsibilities.
And then, just for kicks, he currently is serving as 10,000 Lakes
Division Vice-President.
All in all, a very busy man and an
ever-loyal Commodore who deserves your well-earned respect.
lis Commodores and have hopes of
taking us to new levels.
But, I realize that I can’t do it alone.
I need you to do the same to your
model U’s. You have to commit to
helping me lift this Chorus to where
you and I know we can make the
best music possible. Glorious
chords, sweet melodies, ring out in
heavenly harmonies.
I want to thank all of you in advance who want to join ME in this
adventure, and by the same token,
to those who can’t make the commitment, well, happy bowling.
It’s great to be a Commodore!
CHORD-INATOR
06/10
06/12
06/12
06/12
06/14
06/19
06/21
06/27
06/27
07/09
Bob Duncan
Dave Davies
Rod Hall
Jim Richards
Bryan Langren
Paul Swanson
Kevin Huyck (50)
Lloyd Mikkelson (90)
Bob Spong
Bill Ward
06/12 Bill & Jean Warp
06/14 Chuck & Bonnie Black
Gribble
06/18 Paul & Grayce Jahnke
06/21 Ben & Lynnay Wanggaar(5)
06/22 Ken & Rosie Glover (50)
06/26 John & Char Carlotto
06/27 Rich & Dianne Ongna
07/05 Carl & Diana Pinard
07/07 John & Catherine Lloyd (50)
Doc’s
Bag
By Dr.Hardin Olson, Editor
In reflecting on the State of the
Chorus discussion of May 28 I
could not help but think of an experience a week or two prior standing next to a fellow-Commodore
bass at chapter meeting’s end singing Keep America. I could not believe what I was hearing. His rendition was unrecognizable and how
could he not know it.? Is it the same
with the current repertoire? Is he
even aware of his difficulties?
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Board Highlights
SUNSHINE
HOTLINE
By Rich Ongna, Sunshine Chairman
Phone: 952-829-7009
[email protected]
From the Meeting of May 16
Reported by Dan Slattery
• Treasurer’s report accepted. The
annual audit of April 27, 2013 was
accepted.
• A detailed marketing report was
presented and discussed. There are
many irons in the fire.
• Gene Heupel reported on Groupanizer usage by the members. Participation is increasing. The program has many more facets to offer
but will require significant effort to
get them operational. In addition,
the Groupanizer company is offering upgrades (read mandating?) of
arguably questionable worth.
• At the chapter meeting on May 21
Diana Pinard will be presented with
an honorarium for her tireless work
as the Commodores’ ticket agent. A
cake will highlight the celebration.
• Dan Cole will moderate a State of
the Chorus discussion at the May
28 chapter meeting. Board members
will report.
Our chapter is an open one accepting all who want to sing without
any significant rules or demands
except for the desire to improve. A
desire that requires commitment,
dedication, and regular practice.
A weaker singer must be made
aware of his deficiencies and given
every opportunity to correct them; a
job primarily for section leaders but
aided by directors and coaches—for
the betterment of the chapter.
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Email:
John Bergseth suffered a heart attack April 27th.
He has now had
a stent inserted
and is recuperating at home
doing well.
R o m a n a
Jorgensen,
Rich Ongna
Jim’s wife, fell
in their bathroom on April 30 and subsequently
ended up in the hospital. Since then
she has been receiving therapy at
Maranatha Care Center in Brooklyn
Center. As of this writing she is
expected to return home the first
weekend in June.
Remember: Please keep me informed about who is ailing and
don’t assume that I already know
because generally I’m in the dark.
Help me brighten the days of our
ailing members. Just a short note of
encouragement or a brief phone call
can make the day of a person who’s
not feeling well.
May Re-enlistments
Steve Mangan…………….3 yrs.
James Souhan…………….3 yrs.
Gerald Koch………………8 yrs.
Robert Hartert………...…11 yrs.
Dan Cole………………...15 yrs.
John Lloyd……….. …….15 yrs.
Rod Vink………………..19 yrs.
Dan True………………...28 yrs.
LeRoy Zimmerman……..46 yrs.
Diana and the cake
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CHORD-INATOR
JUNE 2013
Hot Commodity
!0,000 Lakes Division 2013 Novice Champs
icantly reduced the mean
age of the Commodore
active membership but
has stimulated us oldtimers to do more homework and be better prepared at rehearsal time.
Things are really looking
up in the quartet picture
among the ranks of the
Minneapolis Commodores particularly since
the inauguration of the
monthly Quartet Night
over two years ago when
Gary Jacobson and others conceived the idea of
promoting in-chapter
“jingle“ quartets for
Mark Ortenburger’s
2012 annual show, The
Hot Commodity pictured
here features two of our
more recent inductees,
Tony Mason and Ben
Wanggaard, Barbershop
novices in every respect.
Mark Bloomquist is now
coordinating the Quartet
Night program on the first Monday of each month. Initially Gary Jacobson, Jim Richards, and Dave Speidel
assumed coaching roles but in the last several months
Mary Dick has made herself available to coach vocal
technique. For a fee of $10.00 Mary offers each person a
one-on-one albeit abbreviated voice lesson.
Tony’s Barbershop
epiphany came about in
a rather unusual way.
After hearing his daughter, Sarah, singing Barbershop in a quartet at Lakeville
North High School and having so much fun doing it,
Tony had to try it himself and, of course, knowing
Sarah’s music teacher, Paul Wigley, made it that much
easier. Already he is a champion and looking forward to
even more Barbershop challenges.
A welcome influx of quality singers has not only signif-
Who says parents can’t learn from their children.
Magic That Was Radio.
Seen here displaying their “A” faces and their newly–won trophies are Hot Commodity, from left to right, Tenor Paul Swanson, Lead Tony Mason, Bass Ben
Wanggaard, and Bari Dave Speidel.
Photo courtesy of
Chord Candy #112
By Dr. Jim Richards, Der Tagmeister
The late Freddy King was a great musician, teacher, comic, and a world class practical joker. Barbershoppers who
never experienced him can gain some insight by reading the article written by one of his former
students, Mike Rowe, the “Dirty Jobs Guy,” that appeared in the November-December 2008 Harmonizer (available from the Society web-site). Freddy’s comical false teeth will remain for another story. This month’s Chord Candy is a tag that I had the embarrassing experience of teaching
all four parts to Freddy only to discover, after I had done so, that he had written it! He just let me
go on and on. I hope that at he at least was pleased to have someone appreciate his handiwork.
You too, may enjoy his handiwork if you are willing to give it a try. It sings quite easily. There is
a delicious 13th chord (contains both a Barbershop 7th interval between the bass and bari as well as
a major 7th interval between the bari and the tenor) in the word “used” in Measure 6. It used to be
Jim Richards
an illegal chord for Barbershop but the late Ed Waesche made it work for Second Edition in their
run for the gold medal when they sang “I Dream Of Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair.” Enjoy!
CHORD-INATOR
Quartet Quaffs
Four Seasons
Like the countryside suddenly
bursting forth in
greenery heralding the rebirth of
spring, so the
campus of Northwestern College
in Roseville burst
forth in harmony
as 10 choruses
and 11 quartets
Rollie Neve
ushered in the
month of May by competing for top
honors in the 10,000 Lakes Division Contest and LOL District International Preliminaries. No doubt
the harmony and the greening go
together because they produce such
a delightful lift to the soul. The fun
of competing and identifying with
all the competitors gives one a
broader perspective of the scope of
our Society and with it the realization that there’s a Barbershop chapter active close by no matter where
you live.
Fast forward now to the Memorial
Day weekend and follow the escapades of the Four Seasons Quartet
as they crossed the border into the
state of Wisconsin (visa not required) and enjoyed the hospitality
of Dan and Carol Smith at their lake
home on Lake Wapogasset.
When entering Wisconsin one must
consider the potential perils a person can encounter when entering a
neighboring state and prepare purposefully to prevent any possible
pain. Having been invited to sing at
the outdoor Sunday morning church
service at the Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp, the job of insuring the safety of all added urgency
to the need to neutralize these potential perils.
Take for example the saga of Big
Foot in the forests of California,
and the spectacle of the Loch Ness
Monster in Scotland. There wasn’t
a high degree of concern for a Wis-
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consin Loch Ness Monster, but the
spectacle of Big Foot was quite another matter. You see, there could
be the threat of a “Little Big Foot”
in the Badger State. It has been a
well-known fact that a fundamental
baritone identified as Gentleman
JIM ERICKSON spends a good
deal of his summer time in Minnesota East. That together with his
affinity to Baritonia could lead one
to think that an alien from Baritonia
masquerading as Little Big Foot
could be on the loose in the countryside surrounding the Smith summer home and the Lake Wapogasset
Lutheran Bible Camp.
The fear that Little Big Foot would
kidnap our “Rich” baritone could
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not be discounted. The prospect of
singing the Sunday service as a
baritone-less trio or conducting a
frantic search for a substitute baritone was unacceptable, so our resources were concentrated on removing the Little Big Foot threat.
Our review of the pages of the
Georgia Grind alerted us to the fact
that baritone Jim uses “apps” from
time to time to spice up his rhetoric.
This gave us a clue that electronics
would enter into the fray, and an
app titled “Kidnap Rich” could be
active. Little Big Foot roaming the
woods with this app could not be
discounted! Gathering all the electronic expertise that resides in the
Four Seasons Quartet, we devised
an app entitled “Here’s Rich” and
circled hundreds of them around the
area of Chippewa Falls where Gentleman Jim’s headquarters and
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theater of operations are located.
Having encrypted our app with
countermeasures Jim’s attempt to
penetrate our brilliant creation
failed. Dear hearts, you will be
thrilled to know that the threat of
Little Big Foot upsetting our Sunday Church service performance
never materialized, and everyone
was unknowingly blessed. There
could have been some residual consequences of all of the above, however, since during the service the
wind blew and the temperature
dropped and we experienced a
wind-chill estimated to be in the
40s. We rose to the occasion, however, and delivered a real cool performance. It’s doubtful that this
weather could have any baritone
overtones, but you know that the
frustration of baritones of the Erickson ilk knows no bounds. For all
we know, Little Big Foot with the
“Kidnap Rich” app may still be out
there trying to neutralize all the
“Here’s Rich” apps he can find.
The foregoing once again proves
what every Barbershopper knows:
Harmony Wins!
Rollie Neve for Dan, Rich, and
Tom
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Elk River Country
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August 12, 2013
Tee off at noon.
Register on line at
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Sponsored by
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benefit of
The
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CHORD-INATOR
What a Wonderful World
By Blake Wanger, 2014 Show
Chairman
Preparations are well underway for
the Commodores
2014
Annual Show,
and I am very
excited
to
return to the
Show Chairman’s... chair.
In 2014 we
will celebrate
the 70th anniversary of the
Commodores
Blake Wanger
Chorus, and
the annual show will capture the
excitement, joy, and nostalgia of the
last seven decades. The show title is
“What A Wonderful World” and
the storyline will revolve around a
quaint, old-fashioned small town
whose residents are always able to
find happiness, friendship, laughter,
and harmony, despite a distinct lack
of modern conveniences.
The signature song of the first half also the inspiration for the show
title - will be the beautiful ballad,
“What a Wonderful World”. Other
chorus show songs will include, “(I
Get By) With a Little Help from
My Friends”, “Jeepers Creepers”,
“Pure Imagination” and “If I Love
Again”. The show will open with
the new Commodores theme song
“Commodores Tonight”. Of course,
any celebration of the Commodores
is not complete without the terrific
chapter quartets and VLQs, so look
for those groups to join in the fun
with wonderful songs of their own.
Our guest quartet for the show will
be the incredibly talented “A
Mighty Wind”, who, if the predictions are to be believed, might even
arrive in Minneapolis next spring as
international gold medallists! They
are extraordinary singers who are,
as their website says “...committed
to taking a truly American centuryold musical art form and entertain-
ing their audiences with a mighty
sound and whimsical flair!” This is
one guest quartet you do not want
to miss!
Though there are, in keeping with
the annual show tradition, approximately 72,691 details left to iron
out, I am certain of one thing: This
show is going to be a fantastic celebration of 70 years of the Commodores Chorus, 70 years of sharing
the joy of singing, 70 years of harmony, laughter, friendship and happiness. After all, when you’re
standing on those Commodore risers, in rehearsals and performances,
ringing out glorious chords with
such a great group of talented guys,
you just can’t help but think to
yourself, “What a Wonderful
World!”
It’s great to be a Commodore and
it’s going to be a great Commodore
show!
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Bogi
No, Who’s on first.
Dob
O.K. let’s go to the second
batter
The BASS is batting second
What do you mean the base
is batting second?
That’s right
The base is batting second?
Yes
So who is the second batter
to stand at home plate?
No, Who’s on first
I don’t know who’s on first
and I don’t know who’s
batting first.
I told you, the LEAD is
first and the BASS is second
Who’s on second base?
No Who’s on first and I
Don’t Know’s on second
Bogi
Dob
Bogi
Dob
Bogi
Dob
Bogi
Dob
Bogi
Dob
Bogi
Dob
Bogi
Dob
A Day at the Ballpark
Bit of Whimsy by Mark Ortenburger
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, I’m Dob Bykstra and I’m here
with my pal, Bogi Yerra to announce today’s game between the
Mason City Mohawks and the Minneapolis Millers. We’ll start with
the visitors line-up since they’ll be
first to bat.
Dob
Bogi
Dob
Bogi
Dob
Bogi
Dob
Bogi
Dob
Bogi
Dob
Bogi
Dob
So Bogi, who’s up first?
No, Who’s on first.
Who?
Who.
So who’s the first batter?
No, Who’s on first.
I’m asking for the name of
the first batter.
The LEAD.
O.K. - if you want to call
him the lead.
He’d be batting first.
Who?
No, the LEAD.
Yes who’s the first batter?
Bogi
Dob:
Bogi
Dob
Bogi
Dob
Bogi
Dob
Bogi
Dob
Bogi
Dob
Alright, let’s go to the third
batter. If I asked you which
batter was going to hit
third, what would I hear?
The TENOR
I don’t care what his general sense of things is, I just
want to know who’s batting
third.
No, Who’s at first
No one’s at first because
the first batter hasn’t come
up yet and I don’t know
what’s his name
No, What’s His Name’s at
short.
Who’s batting third?
No, Who’s on first
Give me the name of the
guy batting third
The TENOR
Just a name, please.
The TENOR
I don’t understand.
No, he’s playing third.
Can you give me the name
of the clean-up hitter then?
Bogi BARI.
Dob
Barry who?
Bogi No, BARI TONE
Dob
Finally a name, and Barry’s
hitting behind who?
Go to Whimsy, Page 7, Column 3
CHORD-INATOR
Georgia Grind
By Jim Erickson, Blossoming Baritone
I was going to write about springtime in my last
article, but this
spring has been
so delayed that I
considered writing about it a bit
late, too. That
poses a problem
because, in my
w e l l -p l a nn e d ,
Jim Erickson
completely organized and precisely executed writing plan for
articles, it throws a monkey wrench
into the whole works. And, how
many young readers today even
have any inkling of what a monkey
wrench is? Regardless (notice that I
did not use the non-word,
“irregardless”), I will stay with my
original plan. A plan to write on the
subject, “Twenty-five good things
about being a baritone.” But where
to start?
I researched many sources although
that, I found out (and should have
known), was really unnecessary.
The good things about being a baritone are so abundant as to mirror
the number of dandelions in the
wild outdoors. Then I decided to
use just those items that went into
considerable detail on the subject.
That turned out to be an exercise in
abundant futility. But, during the
exercise I came across some learned
scholar’s iteration on details. He
said, “Details are vastly overrated.”
That was enough for me. Simplicity
is always more simple, anyway.
So, I’ll keep this list simply elegant.
The only problem again is where to
start? Speaking of “start,” did you
know that among the versions of
Gummy Bears, there is one called,
“Boondock Bears?” I discovered
these in Green Valley, Arizona, at
the pecan company’s retail store. In
the midst of hundreds of pecan trees
in the surrounding orchards, there
was this little store that sold all
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kinds of pecans. Yogurt covered,
plain, dark chocolate covered and
more, all in the middle of other
touristy pecan-related pencils, towels and on and on. Dick Riemenschneider, nut purveyor extraordinaire, would have been in pecan
heaven if only he could have been
there. Stuck in between the pecan
offerings I found these little bags of
“Boondock Bears.” What were
they?
Well here is how they described
themselves. Boondock Bears were
Gummy Bears from the Backwoods
of the Great Northwest. “These delicious Boondock Gummy Bears
come from deep in the woods of the
North forests. Their forefathers
were from Germany and date back
to the 1920s. The first Boondock
Bear was spotted here, in the United
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by then they will have gummy
space creatures. Think?
Well, I started out to write about
spring, and then good things about
baritones, but forgot about where I
was going. Did you know that a
goldfish has a memory of three seconds? He has me beat by about two
and a half seconds, it seems. And an
ostrich eye is bigger than its brain. I
won’t make a similar comparison to
me. Too threatening. But I will
leave you with an important message about our Barbershop pursuits.
Singing is the heart of it, of course,
and Ella Fitzgerald hit the nail on
the head when she said, “The only
thing better than singing is more
singing!”
So here’s to more and more singing…
In the meantime, hold fast to that
which is good and keep on recruiting!
Whimsy from Page 6
Bogi
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States, around 1982. Their popularity is only outdone by the more recently discovered Gummy Worms.”
Who’d uh guessed?
And why do you need to know
more about the origins of the
Gummy Items? Just go back to my
article last month where I describe
the virtues thereof. Oh, you don’t
really need to know any more about
those origins. But you should remember that they will help overcome performer’s “cotton mouth.”
I won’t say more except to give you
a great tip. Costco carries a combination bag of Gummy Bears and
Gummy Worms. They come in a
big package similar to a large plastic cereal bag and sell for $6.99 for
six pounds of Gummy’s. That ought
to be enough to supply your family,
your children, grand-children, and
there should be a few left for your
great grandchildren. Then they can
buy their own future supply. Maybe
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No, BARI’s trying to bring
home the BASS if he gets
on.
He’s going to carry the
base?
It’s been known to happen.
Wait that’s against the
rules, is he going to steal
the base?
No, he’s going to run
through it unless I Don’t
Know How stops him.
Who is going to stop him?
No, Who’s going to backup
the base.
Won’t that confuse the
lead?
Only if the TENOR gets
caught in a run-down.
By who?
By Who and I Don’t Know
and maybe What’s His
Name.
I’ve got an incredible headache and I think I’m hearing voices in my head.
Good, get out the pitch
pipe, I think were ready for
The Star Spangled Banner.
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