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Kalamazoo, Michigan, October 20, 1979

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                       SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT
                       OF BARBER SHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA, INC.

                          PIONEER DISTRICT QUARTET FINALS CONTEST
                                    KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
                                      OCTOBER 20, 1979

PANEL OF JUDGES                                                         DISTRICT
CHAIRMAN................DON LANG.............ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN..........(PIO)

 #   CATEGORY:          JUDGES:

SJ 1: SOUND ........... JAMES BEUTEL ....... SKOKIE, ILLINOIS ............ (ILL)
SJ 2: SOUND ........... JAMES RICHARDS ..... ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA ......... (LOL)
IN 3: INTERPRETATION .. WILLIAM FLETCHER ... MEDFORD LAKES, NEW JERSEY ... (MAD)
IN 4: INTERPRETATION .. STEVE PLUMB ........ ESSEX JUNCTION, VERMONT ..... (NED)
SP 5: STAGE PRESENCE .. DON CHALLMAN ....... ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA ......... (LOL)
SP 6: STAGE PRESENCE .. RAY GLYNN .......... WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY ....... (MAD)
AR 7: ARRANGEMENT ..... JACK BAIRD ......... OAK LAWN, ILLINOIS .......... (ILL)
AR 8: ARRANGEMENT ..... ROBERT MARGISON .... LONDON, ONTARIO ............. (ONT)

SECRETARY ............. LARRY KING ......... FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN .. (PIO)
ASSISTANT ............. FRAN JONES ......... ROCKFORD, MICHIGAN .......... (PIO)

TIMEKEEPER #1 ......... DICK KLOKO ......... KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN ......... (PIO)
TIMEKEEPER #2 ......... RAY ROBINSON ....... KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN ......... (PIO)

               SONG #      1   2   1   2       1   2             NET     1   2
               CATEGORY     SND     INT   S P   ARR   SUB  PREV TOTAL    TIME
RANK CONTEST                                          TOTL PTS. SCORE   SECONDS
- ----------------------- ------- ------- --- ------- ---- ---- -----   -------
1 GREAT LAKES EXPRESS     143 141 146 136 278  -5  -1  838  840 1678    132 136
2 BLACK VELVET            119 123 119 122 280  -1  -8  754  805 1559    116 149
3 SAT. NITE FEATURE       134 124 126 127 243   3   1  759  792 1550    135 170
4 CROSSTOWN EXCHANGE      140 145 127 125 233  -2   3  772  756 1528    100 158
5 CADENCE COUNTS          107 112 126 121 203   4   1  679  731 1410    153 132

6 SOUND AMBASSADORS       108 104 119 118 217   0 -22  644  644 1288    114 196
7 A POSITIVE ENDEAVOR      99  94 110 109 192   0   3  607  639 1246    137 145
8 VERY IDEA                93 103 105 110 183  -3  -5  586  618 1204    167  73

                      PIONEER DISTRICT QUARTET SEMI-FINALS CONTEST
                                  KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
                                   OCTOBER 19, 1979

               SONGS #         1   2    1   2         1   2    NET    1    2
               CATEGORY )       SND      INT    S P    ARR    TOTAL    TIME
RANK  CONTESTANT                                              SCORE   SECONDS
 --  -----------------------  -------  -------  ---  -------  -----   -------
  1  GREAT LAKES EXPRESS      148 139  137 134  282  -1   1    840    100 185
  2  BLACK VELVET             130 132  132 124  282   4   1    805    140 120
  3  SATURDAY NITE FEATURE    133 138  130 130  246   6   4    792    125 137
  4  CROSSTOWN EXCHANGE       135 139  120 126  235   1   0    756     99 161
  5  CADENCE COUNTS           126 123  123 122  232   8  -3    731    146 121

  6  SOUND AMBASSADORS         96 100  105 115  226   1   1    644    141 143
  7  A POPITIVE ENDEAVOR      113 107  115 110  223   3   3    639 D  115 120
  8  VERY IDEA                108 104  111 101  198  -2  -2    618    112 188
  9  PATCH CHORDS              96  98  110 103  207  -1  -1    617    140 108
 10  TUNESTERS UNIDN           99  91  116 106  212  -5  -3    616    134 127

 11  SOUND OBJECTIVE           87  85  103 106  189  -4   7    573    112 130
 12  MEMORY LANERS             81  88   99  94  180   0   2    544    l20 166
 13  BLUE PLATE SPECIAL        87  85   97  97  190  -6  -7    543    140 151
 14  CCC & C CO.              101 101   92  93  168  -8 -13    534    129 161
D-TIME PENALTY OF -40 POINTS