What a busy day we had today! We registered at the convention center, looked at the exhibits a bit and took a guided tour of the new BHS headquarters building. All of this before lunch (at Rippy's). Then I went to two classes( Let's Sing Some Tags and Care Of The Senior Voice). We walked around downtown Nashville a bit and saw the "Batman" building and the old customs house, which was the only one in the country not located on the coast. I spent some time in the AHSOW room, woodshedding with some of the boys and then we headed for Demos', for fine Italian food. A little more sightseeing and we were ready to call it a day. Tomorrow, the quartet contest will begin. They have to narrow the field down from over 50 to 20 by Thursday. It will not be easy because they are the cream of the crop.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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What is the "Batman" building? And why does Nashville have a customs house? It's not as though it is really a port of entry to the United States, is it?
I can't imagine how the barbershop quartet judges can do their job and pick the top quartets. Once the quartets reach the international competition level, there's not much of a talent difference among them. Not that I, of the uninitiated, untrained ear, can tell anyway.
The Batman Building is in the slideshow on the blog. Look closely and you will see how it got that name. I agree about the quartets. We listened to 23 in person today and they were all great. Old School was the best that we heard, in my opinion.
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