The Grand Rapids Barbershop Chapter Great Lakes Chorus and Baker Family Annual Corn Roast Aug 26th 2008. 2765 Bauer Rd - Jenison, MI 49428.

Barbershoppers from all over Western Michigan attend. Last year we had reps from Muskegon, Holland, K-Zoo, Bay City, Battle Creek, and of course Grand Rapids. I haven't heard what chapters were in attendance for this year (except for Lansing who made a strong showing) but I think the count was 80-100 voices with singing from quartets like Grand Rapids quartet The Extension Chords- 1951 Bush League and District Champs (according to the Lansing Woodshedder "In the 50's this popular Grand Rapids quartet used to sing radio jingles for Archway Cookie Co."), Grand Rapids quartet Showtime- 2007 Bush League Champs, Grand Rapids quartet Shades Of Grey- 1999 District Senior Division Champs, Lansing quartet Weekend Agenda- 2007 Pioneer District Senior Quartet Champions, Holland quartet No Rehearsal Band, Grand Rapids and Muskegon quartet Harmony Transfer, Grand Rapids quartet Barbershop Style, and Grand Rapids quartet Wildcard- 2008 Pioneer District Quartet International Representatives.

It's a rustic backyard party with lots of grass and trees. It's stag and $5 at the door for all you can drink plus the hot dogs and ears of corn boiled in metal trashcans over a wood fire. While everyone is eating and drinking they wander around singing tags with groups looking for a pickup quartet to sing with in front of the group.

The evening highlight is an outdoors informal quartet performance. Any quartet can sing especially pickup quartets. They sing just a tag or a couple songs, whatever you like. A total of 21 quartets sang.

It was beautiful weather and lots of fun eating, drinking, singing, and catching up!

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