Saturday, September 21, 2013

NQC Was Great!!!


I couldn't possibly tell every detail about our Louisville trip...because Bobbie, Janie and I agreed that what happens in Louisville stays in Louisville.  (Kidding, of course!)
We left home promptly at 6 AM Wednesday.  First stop was Cracker Barrel at the 9 mile marker east of St. Louis. We had a splendid breakfast, and were on the road again, making good time.  We played the ABC game, which turned out to be quite challenging and more fun than expected.  Arrived in Louisville by 2 PM.
Wednesday night was all male quartet groups, and all very good.  Instead of paying to park, we took the Crowne Plaza shuttle over to Freedom Hall.  We walked back since it was only a couple blocks and there were people lined up waiting for the shuttle. We figured we could walk faster than the shuttle going through all the traffic anyway. And, in fact, we did.
The video clip shows about three minutes worth of some of the "memorable moments" from the stage.
 

We laughed at Dennis "Swan" Swanberg, and enjoyed the Gaither Vocal Band, Gatlin Brothers and Booth Brothers on stage together.  Larry, Steve and Rudy sounded as good as ever! We attended the Red Book Sing-a-long, although we were late, missing the first half.  Hearing thousands of people singing together in harmony was beautiful.  I loved the "Parade of Pianos", which is actually more a parade of piano players.  We heard some incredibly talented pianists! One of the most impressive was a 14 year old boy!
We were thrilled to see the Booth Brothers win lots of awards....again!  (Song of the year, Best lead singer, Best baritone, Favorite Group...) We figured David Phelps would get Best tenor, and we were right.
As we traveled home, we got our "Red Book Hymnals" out of the bags and started singing together.  It made the trip quick, and we had so much fun we decided that we'll continue singing together at home! As incredibly unbelievable as it seems, I got the high part!  Who would have guessed?  Anyway, it was a great trip, a very inspirational convention, lots of fun, and memory making moments!  Watch for more news about the new ladies' trio being formed....We'll be sure to let you know as soon as we're available for bookings! LOL!