Here’s another Sunday Stealing. But before that, I want to plug the Catalyst Quartet, a barbershop quartet in my area. I got to see the relatively new group perform on Friday at my church. They were cool even though the room was rather warm. You can see the program on their Facebook page for June 21, 2024.
They recently qualified for this year’s international barbershop quartet competition in Cleveland, OH and they are thrilled. The competition is in the first week of July and between hotels, travel costs, and registration fees, the expenses are adding up. So they have a GoFundMe campaign.
I should note that two of these guys are regulars in my church choir and a third has sung there occasionally.
Here are a couple of their tunes I found on YouTube from the 2023 NextGen Varsity Finals:
Now back to our regular quiz.
1. Are you double-jointed?
No.
2. Are you ticklish?
Decreasingly so.
3. Cookies, cakes, or donuts?
Well, it depends on the item at hand. Oatmeal raisin cookies. Carrot cake. Donuts are okay, but I liked them more as a kid. Specifically, Spaulding Krullers. The linked post is one of this blog’s most popular ever.
But the choices do not include the OBVIOUS answer, which is PIE. It is well documented that PIE rules.
4. Did you go to prom?
I went to two proms, as noted here.
5. Do you bite your nails?
No, but I used to.
6. Do you enjoy dancing?
There are rare periods when I do. Most don’t even involve alcohol.
7. Do you forgive easily?
Yes. But I rarely forget. There are people I keep at arm’s length because they’ve so wounded me decades ago. I suppose forgetting involves apparent remorse on their part, and the people I’m thinking of unfortunately don’t appear to be capable of that.
8. Do you prefer to bathe or shower?
I haven’t taken a bath in this millennium.
9. Does your name have any special meaning?
Roger means spearbearer. I think it’s Germanic. Green is a color, which I’m sure I wrote about several times, including here. I found a guy named Owen for his interpretation of his name.
10. Have you ever gone camping?
Yes. Hated it.
I am a winner!
11. Have you ever won something?
Back in the days of calling into radio stations to win prizes, I had a pretty good track record. I’ve gotten several LPs; Hunky Dory by David Bowie, with Changes immediately comes to mind.
When I lived in NYC in 1977, I was the ninth caller with the phrase “99X is my radio station,” and I had to name the last song played which was She’s Gone by Hall and Oates; I received twice my age, so $48, and I’m pretty sure I took my sister Leslie to a New York Mets game.
In the early 1980s, I scored tickets to see Judy Collins in Glens Falls, NY.
The only trophy I ever won was for racquetball.
I ‘ve been on a trivia team that once was victorious. Oh, and there’s that JEOPARDY thing.
12. What did you last eat?
Red grapes.
13. What’s your longest relationship so far?
The person I’ve known the longest is my sister Leslie. If we’re talking romantic relationship, that’d be my wife. Interestingly, both are born in July and are left-handed.
14. Have you ever been on a diet?
I’m often on a diet. That’s why I’m eating grapes.
15. Do you enjoy DIY or crafts?
Let’s say no.