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By Perry, 6 years and 4 months ago

SPEBSQSA, Inc. in the 21st CenturyLast night I was...

SPEBSQSA, Inc. in the 21st Century

Last night I was up until 1:30 AM watching the live webcast of the Quartet Finals taking place in Portland, OR. It's a wonderful addition to the services the Society supplies to its members and to others who might enjoy their activities. I think it ironic that a Society whose primary purpose is to preserve a style of singing from the 19th Century has the wisdom to use the technology of the 21st Century to achieve their goal. This forward thinking irony will probably do more to extend Barbershop Singing to the world than just about any other initiative the Society has ever undertaken. It was a great idea, SPEBSQSA.

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By Perry, 6 years and 4 months ago

Time to make the donutsWith a little over a month ...

Time to make the donuts

With a little over a month and a half before the Vernine and Associates Reunion here in Knoxville, it's time for me to get some concrete plans made. For instance the part of the weekend that most requires coordination is our dinner on Saturday night and our brunch on Sunday morning. Questions abound. How many people will actually attend the dinner? Will they bring spouses/partners? Will those who are not paired up bring dates? Will we order from the menu? How will we handle the bill?

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By Perry, 6 years and 4 months ago

State Government ReopensThis morning's Knoxville N...

State Government Reopens

This morning's Knoxville News Sentinel reports that the state government will reopen when the governor signs the bill passed by the state's legislators yesterday. Whether this is the right compromise remains to be seen, but at least it is a compromise that will work for the moment.

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By Perry, 6 years and 4 months ago

Partial State Government ShutdownLegislators in Te...

Partial State Government Shutdown

Legislators in Tennessee «worked» late into the night only to remain deadlocked and unable to agree on a revenue plan for our beautiful state. So the government is in partial collapse this morning. I don't have enough time or adequate words to express the disappointment I feel in how miserably they have failed in handling this most basic function of government. Who needs soap operas? Not those of us in Tennessee.

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    • David Steele: Perry: Last week when I was in Las Vegas I had the opportunity to see your house. It is gorgeous! I understand it is on the National Register of Historic Places and the fact you can walk to work each day to our business incubator on campus will be wonderful. I have absolutely fallen...
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