Please be sure to extend your congratulations to Rus on his ability to harmonize by ear without reference to familiar Barbershop arrangements. (This kind of achievement merits mention in chapter bulletins and District newsletters, too!) AHSOW offers Barbershoppers the chance to utilize a broader spectrum of their musical abilities. When introduced to authentic woodshedding, men routinely discover that they are not merely "a Tenor" or "a Bari" or "a Bass" or "a Lead," but rather a BARBERSHOP MUSICIAN WITH AN EAR. Just think how your chapter's member retention and overall level of interest will rise when YOUR members discover the same about themselves. A regular program of authentic woodshedding is just the ticket, and AHSOW can help. Please refer to http://www.ahsow.org for more information. The next opportunity for most Barbershoppers to enjoy and learn about woodshedding will be at the various District Conventions this fall. Be sure to visit the AHSOW area and sing a few in the way that O.C. Cash and the boys did 60 years ago! ANCIENT HARMONIOUS SOCIETY OF WOODSHEDDERS, INC.   Toban Dvoretzky, Pres.             TBone@selec.net     (H)   14531 Ella Blvd., #3806             TBone@jetson.uh.edu (O)   Houston, TX 77014-2558, U.S.A.       http://www.ahsow.org

(Rus entered AHSOW while attending Directors College)