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We managed to find a few clothes to wear (see previous post). Nothing fancy, but one of the Christmas colors, so we blended well. We met our friends and enjoyed an evening with the Seattle Mens Chorus and their special guest Jennifer Holliday. She was the Effie in Dream Girls, 25 years ago. She apparently has lost 200 lbs since then, but she also talked about getting divorced several times, so I wasn’t sure if she meant her weight or her husbands’ weight. In either case she can sure belt out a song.

But, to me, the real show was still the Mens Chorus. The basics are a chorus of roughly 175 men. Gay men. They have been around for 25 years and are wonderful singers that can be serious at times, but know how to poke fun at themselves and the situations that exist here, across the country, and around the world.

This show was a true Christmas concert, with many standards. There was even a small sing-along for the audience. The printed the words for those of us that had not been caroling in a while, and turned up the lights. So we are all standing and singing along with Winter Wonderland.

Sleigh bells ring, are you lint’nin’?
In the land, snow is glist’nin’,
A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight,
Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland.
Gone away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird,
He sings a love song, as we go along,
Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland.

In a meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown;
He’ll say, “Are you married?” We’ll say, “No, man!”

At which point the audience lights went out, the singing stopped, and one of the groups on stage was holding a sign saying, “Legalize Gay Marriage – Keep your promise Joe Biden.”
Lights came back up …

Later on, we’ll conspire,
As we dream by the fire,
To face unafraid, the plans that we made,
Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland.

Since an unmarried couple has about 1000 less rights than a married couple, such as being able to visit a loved one in the hospital or act on their behalf, this can be more than just a minor inconvenience.

Anyway, off my soapbox for now. It was a great show and we had a good time. Next step – finding a ride to work in the morning.

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