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Rev Committee Meeting
Date: 23rd October 2006
Time: Immediately before Rev Rehearsal
Location: The Cambridge Arms
Present: Simon "Da Boss" Morrell, Bethany "We ARE going to finish the music by the concert" Richard, Daniel "Taker of insane minutes" John, Leah "Travels a lot supposedly on Rev business" Cunnah, Martha "Sings-a-lot" McAllister, Kim "What do I do with this form" Roper, Tizzy "Not going to be at the concert" Faller, Kitty "There are no bass players" Swanson, Hannah "Can anyone do a pause for thought?" Abraham-Araya
Absent: Yvonne Beyer
Because Simon was harassing me, I actually lived up to my job title by writing the minutes and placing them on the website. However they are produced in my own ridiculous style so if you're not in the mood just read the words in bold as they'll be action points.
The rest may or may not be nonsense. Or bare-faced lies. I blame the post-modern world for introducing me to the concept of stream-of-consciousness writing being acceptable. I apologise in advance to those of you who for a reason unknown to yourselves attempt to read the minutes in full, perhaps you deserve a prize or maybe it's just the lesser of two evils. The two evils being Daniel's deranged ramblings or some sort of academic work. You decide. I feel that if we could find something less interesting than work we'd be really productive. Or maybe that's just the way I work.
Agenda:
After having selflessly travelled the breadth of the country on national revelatory business Leah returns a changed woman. The first thing she does before the meeting has started is to fully update the committee on developments in Tizzy's love life. The second thing is to inform the committee that she had a nice breakfast whilst away. The third thing is the unfortunate fact that Cambridge Rev has been committing multiple illegal offences by recording copyrighted material without a license. Oh well. The decisive response of the committee is for Tizzy to email Steve regarding licenses to make sure that Cambridge at least stops being illegal for the next concert.
The issue of pre-existing cds that can never be legitimised was debated later on in the meeting. It was decided that these cds could not in good conscience be sold to the poor unsuspecting public. The committee were also interested in covering their backs just in case they ever wanted to enter politics because the scandal of having being involved in flogging pirated cds would surely be discovered by the nefarious tabloid press. It was decided that the more recent cds which have not been produced yet were to be rushed into production to be sold to choir members neatly sidestepping any legal issues. The number of cds was set at 50 and the responsibility was duly bestowed upon Tizzy partly in punishment for the fact that she hadn't even brought the cds to the meeting.
At this point despite still being on point 1 a certain unnamed member of the committee decided that their attention had been focused on serious matters for too long and hence decides to sing Christmas songs instead. This behaviour is allowable only because we're a tolerant bunch.
For reasons unknown to me there was then a discussion about Alex in connection with national stuff who Leah claims spoke to Tizzy whilst Tizzy denies all knowledge of said person. I think something suspicious is going on but can't quite get to the bottom of the mystery.
The Southern Weekend confirms one universal truth. Oxford are rubbish. It turns out that the weekend is a little bit of a fiasco at the moment due to no-one being able to find a venue. Leah was tasked with speaking to every church within 1500 paces of St Marys as the crow flies but subsequently reports back that no suitable venue has been found on Monday 30th October. The back-up plan at the committee meeting had been to host the event in Homerton if all else failed but this plan is uncertain. Leah to continue searching as she still hasn't found what she's looking for.
Rev's made some Changes to their fundraising plans by teaming up with ebay who are clearly on our side seeing as they've agreed to make us their charity for a month. Also a drive to get everyone using everyclick.com with Rev as their chosen charity.
There ain't no sunshine in your life between the 7th-15th April if you're not in Keele as you wouldn't be on WiM.
There's also an unresolved issue of Children in Need being supported at some point. There's also a suggestion from an unnamed member of the committee that due to the historical link of Do they know it's Christmas with charity that all of the Christmas concert profits are given to charity. The ever-practical realist of a Treasurer points out that this would cause Rev to make an humongous loss on the year. A cunning plan was suggested that we state that an unnamed proportion will be given to charity and also use buckets to facilitate extra donations. If the charity was Children in Need multiple birds would instantly perish. Action Kim to provide buckets as it comes under finance stuff.
Clearly Simon is awesome, he reigns over the Rev committee with intelligence as proved by his stunning invention of the verb "to chapp". Further proof of his magnanimous attitude is his insistence that he, Simon will dress up as Pudsley for the sake of charity. Will someone please think of the children? Simon will.
The mics that we need for concerts were decided to be 2 solo vocalist mics (Shure SM58 equivalent), 2 or 3 mics for stringed instruments, 2 or 3 wind/brass mics and 10m XLR cables for all of them. Form to be completed by Tizzy and Kim.
Our Christmas action plan is joyful. Joyfully we will rehearse on the before the turning on of the Christmas lights from 1-3pm probably while shepherds watch thought the location has not been booked. Simon to actionate Maximus Decimus Meridius to book Tit Hall for both then and for the Sunday before the concert. Band rehearsal hasn't been set so Kitty to sort band and rehearsals. Probable need for Tit Hall for that as well. Possible need for the band to rehearse more than in previous years in order that they scale the heights of professionalism to which the choir has recently reached.
At this point the committee realised that they were late to the Rev rehearsal which was a bit silly really. So they left the pub and went to go sing. This meant that pubilicty went undiscussed along with Any Other Business.
"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." Colossians 3:12–14