Skyline E-Communication
Feb 15, 2002
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~LOCATION CHANGE for THIS SATURDAY’s COACHING: We will be at the
Doubletree, 13696 E. Iliff Place, Aurora. It’s just west of Iliff and I-225, on
the south side of Iliff. (It’s where the HOW was held.) Kelly just found out
this morning that the Consistory was not going to work and has been doing a mad
scramble to find another place, get risers moved, etc. Please let Kelly know
you appreciate the time and effort she puts in for us!
That was the Urgent, Panicky part of your ecomm. The usual newsy
stuff follows now:
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We are still having COACHING with Marge Bailey THIS SATURDAY, Feb
16, 9 - 4. The only change is that we will be at the Doubletree instead of
downtown. The hotel will not be furnishing water for the room, so be sure to
bring your own.
A quick review of COACHING ETIQUETTE: Please give Marge your
complete attention when she is addressing the chorus; do NOT ask questions or
make suggestions; DO expect Vickie to go along with Marge’s suggestions,
whether she likes them or not. (This is a courtesy to the coach. Vickie will
decide later which suggestions will work well for us.)
You are encouraged to wear your SECTION SHIRTS. Lead, red; bass, green;
tenor, light blue; baritone, yellow. If you are new and don't have a shirt ,
you can just wear one of these colors (this is not mandatory at all - it’s just
fun). If you would like to order a section shirt - please contact Liz Simmons
at 303-683-9852.
Chorus funds are used to bring in professional coaches like Marge
and we want everyone to take advantage of these coaching opportunities. Guests
are welcome. If, for any reason, you cannot attend a coaching, please notify
Blair Krehn IN ADVANCE (303.933.9165, bkrehn@avaya.com)
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ROSTER UPDATES
~Diane Elting, adelting@aol.com
~Amy Nye, work (303)372-2074.
~Ginny White, 719-651-1342 home
~Janet Young, janetydon@att.net
Gwynne Wilson’s correct phone number is 303-369-6270
Eleanor Kindsvater, home 303.200.9806, cell 303.929.5202. Eleanor
is out of state until the first of March
Kristine Lardie, 1420 E Girard Pl, #432, Englewood 80110,
303.783.2242, lead, KALARDIE@aol.com
Kathy Smith, 5087 S. Mabre Ct., Littleton, 80123, 303-794-1103,
cell 720-299-1777
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~TAPE LISTENERS - please remember to "report your listening
results" to your trackers. TRACKERS - please remember to email or call Pam
Howell with those results.
~"We need help on the May 11th show. If interested at all -
please contact Kelly Cowan at 303-471-1403 or kellylcowan@attbi.com.
Thanks!!"
~"HELP is NEEDEDat REHEARSALS. Consistant assistance is
needed with the sound system and clean up of the Consistory at rehearsals.
PLEASE donate some time - and really little effort to helping. Contact Kelly
Cowan at 303-471-1403 or email kellylcowan@attbi.com. THANK YOU SO MUCH to
those who have helped in the past month. I need more help!!"
*IMPORTANT * Dues Must be paid up THROUGH MARCH in order to
compete.
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~"HEADS UP, LADIES!! Here's the scoop on TICKETS for the
MOTHER’S DAY SHOW to be held Saturday evening, May 11. There will be only ONE
performance. It will be preceded by a sit down dinner served in the space where
we hold practices now. The performance will be upstairs. Seating for dinner
must be limited to 326; there will be 39 tables, seating 8/table with one long
table seating 14. "Show Only" seating will be 226, indicating a SOLD
OUT show at 552. Yes, the auditorium has seating for 600, but it has been
determined that 48-50 seats do not offer good enough "line of sight"
for us to use them, so we have only the 552 seats to sell. Very
"doable," don't you agree?
TICKET PRICES have been set: RED tickets are the general combo
dinner/show at $35. WHITE tickets are the combo dinner/show for seniors (60 and
older) and children (12 and under). BLUE tickets are show only at $20
regardless of age. The tickets will all be printed with a simple map on the back
and will have a perforated section to be filled in with purchaser's name &
address, phone # and e-mail address. This will be torn off at the door for
admission purposes and will serve as stubs for door prize drawings and as a way
for Skyline to start a new/updated mailing list. Nifty, huh?
At this time, we anticipate having the tickets for sale by
Tuesday, MARCH 12. Sales will be cut off by MAY 7 (if we haven't already sold
out by then) in order to finalize meal plans. PLEASE understand we must keep
close tabs on all tickets sales so as to NOT oversell. Because of this, all
tickets must be paid for as you take them; for this show, we will NOT HOLD
credit cards to be charged later. If you use a credit card, it will be charged
immediately and you will be responsible for selling whatever tickets you take
or you'll be buying them yourself! For this reason, you may want to know for
whom you are getting the tickets. We basically consider this a RESERVATIONS
ONLY show! And it will definitely be worth it!!
Flyers will be available by March 5. Each of us will be given 2-3
flyers to get out to the public. DO YOUR PART. Both Karen Hunter and I will
have our phone numbers on the flyer and will take phone orders. I will be the
chorus member contact person, so come to me or make reservations with me as
soon as the tickets are available to you. If I begin to get crazy, a couple of
special people have offered to help me out. (THANKS!) I will do my best to keep
us all apprised of numbers so we know how the sales are coming on a weekly
basis. If you have questions, e-mail me or ask next Tuesday at rehearsal.
HUGS, KISSES & KUDOS in advance!" Linn Pickard
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~ "Were you raised on BBS? Were you a brat? Did you get
hooked from either your mother or dad singing BBS? If so, please share your
story with Theresa Trollinger. She will compile and publish for the next PO8
issue. Your article must be submitted by Monday February 18th to make this
Spring deadline."
Diane Kessel still needs 3 LAMPS for the judge’s tables at competition.
Can you help?
~Sue McCormick LOST a long black fringed knit SCARF with
orange/red at both ends at the Consistory after rehearsal on the 5th. Please
contact Sue if you’ve seen it. Thanks.
COMPETITION INFO SESSION for new members Wed, Feb 20, 7 pm at
Koebel Library at 5955 S Holly (SW corner of Orchard & Holly). Please let
Janet or Josie know if you will be attending.
ARE YOU "IT"? We need candidates for the elected (2
year) positions of Special Events Manager; Financial Manager; Music Manager; and
for the appointed (1 year) positions of Team Manager, Visual Manager, and
Education Manager. To be considered for a Team Management position, a member
MUST be in good standing (all financial obligations must be current) and she
should have been a member (in good standing) of our chorus for at least one
year.
WILL YOU HAVE A ROOM AT NASHVILLE? Nope. Not if your name isn’t on
the list. Better get signed up quick! The lists are on the table near the
mailboxes. Required information is: credit card # to guarantee the room, names
of those staying in the room, arrival date, departure date, smoking or
non/smoking, handicap access yes/no. Contact Joanie Steele if you have
questions (joknee17@aol.com). In Nashville, Skyline rehearses on the
International risers from 1-3 pm on Tuesday, Nov 5. On Nov 6, Skyline rehearsal
and quartet semi-finals. Nov 7. at 11 am, chorus semifinals. Quartet finals are
Friday. Chorus finals are Saturday, Nov 9. Return home Sunday.
We need RAFFLE ITEMS for our booth at regional. Three baskets will
be raffled - each having a different theme. So, please bring items to go with
these themes and give them to Liz Simmons: *Chocolate*; *Romance*; *Garden*
TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO PASS SONGS. We need to pass tapes on
Georgia, Red Hot Mama, Old Lange Syne, 10 Feet Off the Ground, and If You Love
Me by Feb 26.
Can you take a turn at our RAFFLE BOOTH at regional competition?
If you can, please contact Liz Simmons, Sandy Morrison, Karen Duehr or Marie
Reynolds.
Are your EARRINGS read for CO SPRINGS? Please check. If you have
any extras to return or yours need repair, please contact Shirley Ilgen.
GOLD SHOES: Do you have gold ‘Connies’ in size 7 and 8? If so,
please see Monica Kastman, Sue Brown, or Heather Tavel.
Pam Howell still has APRONS for sale. They are great for holding
your tape recorder, music, pen/pencil. Only $5.
See Nancy Mardick to purchase a rhinestone SKYLINE PIN. They are
$16.50.
In consideration of our members who have allergies, please DO NOT
WEAR any kind of FRAGRANCES on the risers. (hair sprays, body oils, etc.)
Register your friends/family for NASHVILLE by March 1 (last date
to add new guests and have them seated with us). Prices went up Feb 1, so make
a check out to Skyline for $125 per person and give check + guest names to
Lurlene Unruh. Be sure to write on the check what the $ is for, or it will be
applied to your dues.
See Gloria Lasater for a WARM UP Vocal Lesson. Tapes ($5) or CD
($10.00). All proceeds go to Skyline. Please let her know in advance:
wjgglg@attbi.com
Please buy KING SOOPERS gift certificates from Doris Hastie. The
chorus gets a % of the sales at no cost to you, and they spend just like cash.
Never used them? Ask Doris for details.
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"From the bottom of Skyline's heart, a HUGE Thank You to all
who volunteered to deliver Singing Valentines this year. I'll have the bottom
line on how much you helped to put into the Skyline coffers next Tuesday at
rehearsal. We realize that most Skyliners have commitments that prevent you
from being able to participate in this fun event, so perhaps all those who
managed to get out there and deliver a Singing Valentine will give a hug to
anyone whose name isn't on the list. And share with them (at break, of course!)
all those heart-warming and humorous stories about your experiences this year!
To all those who managed to find time to rehearse together and deliver a
Valentine to those unsuspecting "targets," thanks for your devotion
to Skyline. Let's give an extra hug to anyone with an asterisk by their name --
they took time off work (those prescious vacation days!!) to help make our
Singing Valentine Fund Raiser such a great success this year! *Sue Brown,
*Rosemary Baltensberger, *Michelle Barnes, *Tonya Benton, Erin Bright, Kelly
Cowan, Lynda Cromar, *Gayla Darrah, Juliet Diana, *Susan Donohue, *Karen Duehr,
Jackie Earley, Paige Faubion, Cindy Griffith, Doris Hastie, *Cindy Houston,
Tamara Jarrett, *Monica Kastman, *Danette Keintz, *Blair Krehn, *Lisa King, Susie
Lovin, *Tiffany Malys, Tami Manspeaker, Nancy Mardick, Becky Maybury, *Vickie
Maybury, *Sue McCormick, *Chris Morlan, Sandy Morrison, *Cindy Munnell, Amy
Nye, Marie Reynolds, Josie Robinson, Vivian Shortino, Liz Simmons, Sharon
Spalding, Joanie Steele, Lorna Sturgeon, *Heather Tavel, Bridget Venne, Peggie
Watson, Janet Young and *Deanna Zerr. Also, if you missed seeing Special
Effects (Channel 4) and Ms. Behavin' (Channel 9) on the 4 or 5 PM news on
Monday, 2/11, WOW!!! What a great way to promote Skyline and get some free
publicity for Singing Valentines!! A BIG THANKS to Diane Page for making all
the arrangements!!! Special Effects got a bonus moment of fame when Channel 4's
Tom Mustin interviewed Kim Andrews for a story on how the new security measures
have affected making deliveries. That was on the 5 o'clock news on Wednesday,
the 13th........."Peggie Watson
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Feb 16 Coaching with Marge Bailey, 9-4
Feb 19 Front Row, 6-7
Feb 20 New Member competition information session, Koebel Library,
7 pm
Feb 26 Deadline for passing tapes on March competition music
March 16 Dress Rehearsal
March 22-23 Regional contest
April 15 MONDAY performance for Consistory
May 11 Skyline Mothers' Day show
May 14 Awards and Recognition night
May 17-18 Regional Education, Grand Junction
June 7-8 Regional Education, Sterling
July 17-21 International Education Symposium
Aug 16-17 Regional Education (RMRU) Estes Park
Sept 21 Coaching with Tori Postma
Nov 5-9 NASHVILLE!
2003 Regionals - Skyline will host
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If you want information published in ecomm, please get it to me by
noon Friday. Thanks.
SUVIVING ECOMMS: You are responsible for getting the info in the
ecomms and/or Hot Sheet. There’s just too much information to be giving it out
at rehearsals, and this way you can read it at your convenience. Some tips for
wading through all the stuff: New information will be introduced with a ~, so
look for that funny little ~ dohicky as an indication of "must read"
material. Information about immediately upcoming events and the next rehearsal
will be at the first of the ecomm, followed by roster updates. [Please be sure
to record roster updates each week; they are only published twice and there
have been so many lately it’s really hard to keep up! Sometimes people do need
to reach you urgently (as when our coaching locations are changed at the last
minute), so please also be timely about sending in phone/email/address changes
so your section leaders can update their information.] Other topics are
highlighted by capital letters, so you can scroll quickly down through the
ecomm and stop on topics of interest to you. If you want to print out the ecomm
but think it’s too long, it’s easy to print only certain sections. Ask someone
familiar with computers to tell you how it’s done.
Gail Barr, gbds4@earthlink.net
PS: From Julie Bailey: If you missed chorus last Tuesday night,
you missed our first AFFIRMATION delivered by Special Effects. If you have
their CD, you can listen to this; if not, the lyrics appear below. They are a
fine reminder of why we sing with Skyline. Each of us comes to chorus every
Tuesday for a variety of reasons, primarily for the uplifting power of music
and friendship. Many of us arrive having had a wonderful day, and rehearsal is
just frosting on the cake. Other times, however, we need human reassurance to
endure a major difficulty life has thrust in our path, and sometimes, we just
need to heal from the small hurts of the day. The compassion (spoken or
unspoken) we receive from each other can be seen and felt in the words, the
faces, and the eyes of our fellow chorus members.
"A fervent prayer rose out of heaven. . . a fragile soul was
losing ground. Sorting through the earthly babble, Heaven heard the sound. This
was a life of no distinction, no successes, only tries, yet gazing down on this
unlovely one, there was love in heaven's eyes. In Heaven's eyes, there are no
losers. . . no hopeless cause, only people like you with feelings like me,
amazed by the grace we can find . . . in Heaven's eyes. The orphan child, the
wayward father, the homeless traveler in the rain when life goes by and no one
bothers, heaven feels the pain. Looking down, God sees each heartache, knows
each sorrow, hears each cry, and looking up, we see the compassion's fire
ablaze in Heaven's eyes. In Heaven's eyes, there are no losers. . . no hopeless
cause. There's only only people like you with feelings like me and we're amazed
by the grace we can find . . . in Heaven's eyes." (Words and music by
Phill McHugh)