She stared at the clockface. The hands were creeping round in the wrong direction! Time wasn't simply standing still, it was reversing...
Whenever would it stop?
Whenever would it stop?
The image was supplied by Monkey Man for his Sunday 160 prompt. I think all of us would like to be able to make our clocks do the same thing occasionally!
Now it's after lunch, and I've rewound time to about 1985 when I first joined a barbershop chorus. Within three weeks, I was standing on these risers in Worthing I think it was, for a Music Festival. The pink and white tops we fondly referred to as 'throw ups', due to the shocking pink and sequin glitter. But they were exceedingly easy to adapt in terms of alternating the pattern we formed, should singers need to change places. We simply swung them round, until pink became white and white became pink. Not many stage costumes are that adaptable.
Although I missed writing a Sepia Saturday actually on Saturday, my Sunday 160 has allowed me to go backwards and rectify matters! LOL That makes the second offering for the same day - here was the first!
hmmm that could make for an interesting adventure...
ReplyDeleteMy clock was acting strangely this morning. It sprang ahead. I was up very early. I am not amused.
ReplyDeleteI would not like to go backward. Great graphic isn't it? For me, I wish we could just leave the clock alone and not do this one hour forward and then one hour back.
ReplyDeleteGreat 160!
ReplyDeleteawesome 160, it could trig a long story.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday.
Love the flashback. Thanks for playing along with the Sunday 160....time after time.
ReplyDeletehaha...love that flashback! Pink! :)
ReplyDeleteI can see how swinging tops might come in handy. Did you work in position changes too to make different designs or stand in the same places the whole time?
ReplyDeleteAlice Audrey - We mostly stood in the same places, because of the sound we produced. Voices need to be carefully positioned, when singing four part harmony, more than their bodies! The throws let us maintain optimum visual impact, wherever we stood.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo. Haven't the fashioned changed!
ReplyDeleteI've seen barber shop quartets move around a bit, but couldn't see how it would work with risers and this many people
ReplyDeleteI had only ever heard of barbershop quartets, not choruses. How very interesting. Now I'd really like to hear one.
ReplyDeleteChristine H - I wouldn't mind betting, no matter wher you live, that a little searching would find you a local Babershop Chorus you could visit! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteOh! That's impressive. Thanks for adding the video.
ReplyDeleteOn top of all your other talents, you can sing? Well, well! Love those costumes, too . . .
ReplyDeleteI was listening to some music on my laptop last night when the clock decided yo spring forward!! It went from 1.59am to 3.00am in ONE minute... boohooohooo
ReplyDeleteBy the way, the chorus was AWESOME!! Thanks for sharing this video, Jinksy...
Much to think about!
ReplyDeleteHere is my 160:
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I much prefer your costumes to those of The White Rosettes.
ReplyDeleteWhy did I think that 'barber shoppers' were always men? Ladies don't get you hairdryer out on me.
ReplyDeleteIs it a coincidence that the word verification for my previous comment was 'andismen'?
ReplyDeleteJinksy . . lots of commentators commenting, but not one of them seems to have asked the obvious question . . which Pinksy is Jinksy!
ReplyDeleteOne row down from back, second from right, pink throw in evidence, as you're asking, Doc!
ReplyDeleteWhich was you in the pink and white photo Pen? I really enjoyed the second group singing. Barbershop is one of my favourite kinds of music, though I have never done it - Dave
ReplyDeleteI'm always surprised by the depth of female choruses. Quite impressive.
ReplyDeleteYour quartet memories reminded me of the "glee club" I belonged to for years at school. Can't sing at all now. The video was great, beautiful harmony.
ReplyDeleteFun, well-written.
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