Doesn’t it just drive you wild when someone you read has a post you want to comment on, but they are set to NO COMMENTS!!!???
I was just reading at the Parkway Rest Stop. Jim has written an entry about harmony, and how wonderful close vocal harmony can be. There’s a phenomenon that I’ve only heard a few times. When a group is performing, if they have given exceptional attention to playing “in tune,” you can sense a descant soprano voice resonating over the top of the music. With vocal groups, you get a full sound, as though one more line has been added to the top of the score.
I love to sing harmony. I have an alto voice, and try as they might my professors were never able to stretch my range to that of second soprano. My throat just doesn’t like those notes at the top of the staff. I recall one professor who actually had me lie on the floor to sing during my lesson. I thought it was odd, but complied. It was embarrassing when his colleagues walked in. Lying on the floor was supposed to relax my diaphragm. Ya couldn’t prove it by me once the room got crowded.
At any rate…..good close harmony is a joy to sing. You don’t have confine yourself to barbershop music. Go vist Jim to see a list of well know groups who sing great harmony!

I thought I knew what was out there in terms of men’s skivvies, but I learned a little more this weekend. “Q” in the Chicago Tribune this Sunday began it’s section on style with a discussion of Captain Underpants (Tuesday’s release: Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets), and moved right on to what men are chosing to wear these days.

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The “Q” section of the Sunday Chicago Tribune frequently provides me with blog fodder. It’s likely to be the quirky things in life, but those are the things that catch my attention these days. (shrugs)
One of the cover stories was about what to do with CDs that you receive as part of an ad campaign, or a purchase. Did you know that one of the disposable diaper companies provided a CD with lullabies as part of a promotion? Probably the greatest source of unwanted CDs is the blanket mailing sent out by AOL. Everyone has received at least one of these. I think our household has had about 20 of them
If you are tired of receiving those mailers, you can call 800-466-5463 and ask to be removed from the AOL disc list. Or, if you’d like a chance to tweak AOL’s tail, you can go to www.nomoreaolcds.com The site’s organizers are trying to collect a million AOL CDs to truck them back to company headquarters.
btw…..if you are going to dispose of CDs, put them in the garbage. CDs, DVDs and CDroms can’t be recycled through the usual city programs. If you really want to recyle them, go to www.greendisk.com Green Disk recycles CDs for large companies, but they will accept them in smaller amounts. Download a shipping form, and send your CDs off to them.
Hmmmm….it seems I have a couple of really bad Christmas CDs I could donate….