Msg #17: Polish and practice (T minus 5)

URGENT IMPORTANT LINKS

1. You must fill out your housing and meal survey before August 15.
2. You should fill out your supplementary requests if you have guests or require a longer stay.
3. Tickets are on sale for our show, and are very limited.

SINGOUT OPPORTUNITIES COMING

As in previous years, we will have some quartet performance opportunities on Friday morning (and perhaps other times as well.)  Thanks to Lee Daum and Noah Morrison.

There will be a survey distributed soon.

I do it every year - what's better than more singing?  More singing plus making audiences happy!

UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS

We keep the dress code simple - wear whatever you want. With two exceptions:

1. For singouts the uniform is a Hawaiian shirt.
2. For the Saturday Night chorus performance it's simple:
1. Solid long sleeve, white dress shirt, clean and pressed, not yellowed, not patterned.
2. Black dress pants, shoes, socks, belt. Not black jeans, not sneakers.
3. No suspenders unless necessary, solid simple colors like black, red, white.
4. A solid color tie.

If this represents a hardship for anyone, please let me know privately and I will see what we can do for you.  (For example, if the only black shoes you have are orthotic sneakers, wear them.)

If you can, bring spares of things - we want everyone on the risers any way we can.

Reunion Rooms

Since Harmony Brigades and Platoons (smaller, one-day rallies with shorter song lists) have become so popular, whenever you travel to a convention or other gathering - look for Brigade reunion rooms.  Brush up on your core 8 songs (and others from previous years) and have a blast.  If the event you are attending doesn't have a reunion room for AXQ brigaders, why not see if you can organize one?

Useful Links

• The NEHB Preparedness Blog.
• Critical Information About The Rally
• Run Through Calendar
• Tools for recording yourself
• Map of participants
• If you have to withdraw
• Additional learning tracks available to attendees, order from Music VP Will Johnson
• $15 per part, electronic only
• $17 per part, electronic + CD plus $3 shipping per order
• It's not too late to add the Challenge Song "Victr'y Road".
• Contact Joe Dempsey for more information.
• Travel Assistance (questions to Mark Schuldenfrei)
• If You Need A Ride From The Airport
• If You Need A Ride To The Airport
• If You Can Offer A Ride
• If you are using other transit, send me an email.