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Take Me Out To The Ball Game.




Diamond 6b, originally uploaded by michaelbaribeau.

June 26, 2005 The Fifth Third Ballpark (don't that suck for the name of a baseball park?:) averaging 5,000 spectators, home of our local minor league baseball team the West Michigan Whitecaps playing the Lancing Lugnuts. Grand Rapids, Michigan.


The Great Lakes Chorus had the pleasure of singing on the front steps of the baseball stadium to a captive audience... in line to meet Sesame Street characters:) It was a beautiful sunny day but very hot (the picture above was actually from a month before). We also had the HONOR of singing from home plate our national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner. I could feel my chest puff with pride as I belted out those lyrics and I think we were all ginning when we finished and the crowd let out a cheer. I was walking on air when we passed the Whitecaps dugout and players shouted out their approval. AND we won 7 to 6 in extra innings:) Continued below...



National Anthem 062605 3b, originally uploaded by michaelbaribeau.

Here is a tight shot of some of the GLC on home plate singing The Star-Spangled Banner. Everyone else is turned facing the flag in the upper left corner (I'm the half a face on the left edge:). The audio clip is below.


GLC The Star-Spangled Banner
this is an audio post - click to play


Continued below...


Steps 062605 3b, originally uploaded by michaelbaribeau.

CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE. Here we are beside the front steps of Fifth Third (I'm the forehead in the middle left:) Below are audio clips of what we sang from there.


GLC You're A Grand Old Flag
this is an audio post - click to play

GLC God Bless America
this is an audio post - click to play

GLC I'm Sitting On Top Of The World
this is an audio post - click to play

GLC California Here I come
this is an audio post - click to play

GLC Ain't Misbehavin'
this is an audio post - click to play

# posted by Michael Baribeau @ 6/27/2005 02:46:00 PM
Comments:
Wow! That sounded great! I am sooooo proud of you! Ilove you...xxoo Love, J
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 4:55 PM, July 01, 2005
 
Great Job I can say I know the feeling, I sang with your chorus last year for the game and also this year, just last night in fact with my quartet, Four In Song. Great job on this site. Kyle Jurries Holland Chapter
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 9:40 AM, July 02, 2005
 
Wow! That sounded great! I am sooooo proud of you! Ilove you...xxoo Love, J

Thanks sis! Our Thursdaynight karoke together got me out of my shell to try barbershop and it has opened a whole new world for me! Love, Mike
# posted by Blogger Michael Baribeau : 10:47 AM, July 02, 2005
 
Thank you Kyle! Yes, "It's great to be a barbershopper!" Michael
# posted by Blogger Michael Baribeau : 10:50 AM, July 02, 2005
 
My foot was a-tappin' for each awesome song - great job, babe!! I'm grinning ear-to-ear and my chest is puffing out as well brimming over with pride, big brother! Love you to pieces! xxoo Mel
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 9:47 PM, July 05, 2005
 
Thanks Mel! Now that your back in Michigan no excuses for missing a concert:)
# posted by Blogger Michael Baribeau : 8:48 PM, July 06, 2005
 
Mike - a new verwsion of the chapter news letter in 21st century media. What a great thing - thanks for sharing. Music was not bad either !!! ;-)

Al Bonney
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 6:34 PM, July 09, 2005
 
Thanks Al! Glad you liked the audio too! Well it's a mono cassette recording download via head phone speakers over the phone receiver... analog meets the 21st Century:)
# posted by Blogger Michael Baribeau : 11:37 PM, July 09, 2005
 
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