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The chorus, as well as Chapter quartets, gave an appreciative audience an evening of harmony. The 90 minute show allowed us to present a few songs from our upcoming show, as well as many of the "old favorites".
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The reigning JAD Senior Quartet Champions, Lightly Seasoned, finished in fifth place in the field of 27 quartets. That entitled them to return to Ohio with bronze medals.
Congratulations to; Greg Batchelor, Baritone, Darryl Flinn, Bass, George Alcorn, Lead, and Joe Fraley, Tenor, all members of the Canton Chapter.
Other JAD quartets also fared well in the eyes of the judges. "Test Of Time" finished 12th, "Over Easy", 16th and "Riverblend" 17th. Congratulations to all these quartets for representing our District and letting people know that barbershop is alive and well in our part of the world.
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In th
e middle Ages, people believed that the first unmarried person of the opposite sex you met on the morning of St. Valentine's Day would become your spouse.
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Birthdays
Bud Couts-2/8
Edward Clark-2/9
Mike Sitter-2/10
V. Frank Pittman-2/14
Bill Trumpold-2/20
John Bracht-2/21
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Some people believed that if a woman saw a robin-flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it meant she would marry a sailor and if she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a very rich person.
Any SPEBSQSA member who's not a member of another chapter is a member of the Frank Thorne Chapter. This is the largest chapter there is. So who is Frank Thorne? Here is an excerpt from "Melodies for Millions", by Will Cook, published in 1965 for the 25th anniversary of the Society.
. . . Frank Thorne, International President in 1946 and 1947. He was medium tall, slender, balding, very distinguished, with a mustache; he presented a commanding appearance but at the same time seemed to have a twinkle in his eye. He was an excellent business man, being vice president of one corporation and president of several others as well as a member of the board in additional companies. Frank was a good instrumental musician and a fine singer; he sang bass with the 1942 International Champion Elastic Four.
Frank's trademark in the Society was his writing longhand notes in the margins of letters sent to him to mail back as replies. One of his most famous replies was one he addressed to then International Secretary Carroll Adams; at one point on a margin of a letter several pages long, Frank wrote: "Nuts!"
Frank Thorne was one of the most aptly named men; Frank was really "frank!" He had a way of making comments and offering constructive criticism which was startling in its bluntness and brevity, but you remembered what he had to say and you knew he said it for the good of the Society or your own personal good. He was outspoken but never mean or vindictive.
He had a sense of humor too. He was asked by the Executive Committee several years prior to his death to talk to a recalcitrant District President, one who called a lot of us Communists and was really stirring things up. Frank was asked to tone him down.
When reporting on his success he opened the conversation by saying, "I talked to God last night."
He was an excellent correspondent and took great pains to say the right thing and to be as helpful as possible in letters to arrangers and quartet men.
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Did The Younger Set Go To Tampa? You Betcha!
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