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They're back, and this time it's personal
January 18th, 2003, 15:00. K10 Peterhouse. Present are LF, JB, CT, GB, CR and Mr Potato Head. Enter DH, wearing a Haircut. AR eventually shows up and the meeting begins in earnest. Apologies from HM, away on a dirty weekend in Doncaster, and Sigismund, who decided he had better things to do this time.
In time-honoured fashion, we begin with a catalogue of inanities, urbanities, insanities and general witty banter at Chris' expense. After warming up by commenting on his cutting the cake with a spoon, attention shifts to a "rather nice" paisley wash bag that he owns. On the same table is a plant mister; there are no plants in the room, but a hairbrush suspiciously close by reveals the truth. What's in the mister isn't known. Perhaps Baby bio, given how he's reseeded. In recounting events from her recent party LF reveals a liking for Lord of the Rings' Legolas, which we spend some time discussing. (Paisley?)
Review of last term. Fresher's Fair discussed. Stall was manned [sic] by Jens, Ant and Olly; everyone else was smart enough to avoid it. We have been getting a lot more people to our rehearsals: around 60-70 each week, although about half are Altos. This is probably at least partly due to CR's change of aftershave. Last term begun a bit slowly and eased off towards the middle; at the end things went into a bit of a decline. There were a couple of hard songs we tried to do, and another couple we started and didn't Stand By, almost as if someone hadn't finished arranging them. There were not enough conductors either. At this point, JB produces a pot of Vaseline and begins to eat the contents. She does not offer it around. We need to get things moving faster this time. (Paisley?)
Despite our lack of organisation, last term's concert in the ADC was brilliant and went extremely well. The audience loved it, and even asked for an encore of "The Animal Song" (a.k.a. Be Like Him). CT plays the recording for us; there are some strange animal noises on it (Bass humour). LF confesses to having nodules on her vocal chords and that she has to have her tonsils out, which is Not Good. The soloists in the concert are pronounced "great", although there is still widespread disappointment that Hugo did not wear Sigismund around his neck for the encore. The Norwegians, who appeared out of the blue one week at one of our rehearsals, are also pronounced great. So generally a good term I suppose.
Pause for Thought is discussed. What is the nature of a good Pause?
CT maintains it can be anything the Pauser deems it to be. It's a Zen thing, maybe. It's about the journey. The first Pause can be used to introduce the committee, as at the end of term they'll all be hanging up their boots (or, in CR's case, their stiletto heels) and passing the buck to some other bunch of suckers. To make it seem more exciting to the naïve unfortunates who'll be taking over, someone has the "idea" of wearing hats while we explain our jobs. (PAISLEY!?)
Stuff on this term: there is quite a lot. On Sat 25th there is a gospel workshop by London Adventist Chorale 2-4pm at Great St Mary's, then a concert at 7pm, as part of the Angels and Aliens week. It is One World Week soon, and we may do something on a Rag float. We should do a concert too. LF is organising A Capella Stuff. CR suggests a social next Saturday. Karaoke, Lazerquest, the Pub, Curry and a meal at Kams are options. All are good, with the exception of Kams, which burnt down recently. Something on Friday at Peterhouse is suggested, but since it's Friday today and I haven't heard anything more, I'm guessing that it didn't happen. We have the CD from our concert at the ADC: it is a great recording. Re: elections, we should be talent spotting in the choir, and a suggestion box for Stuff can be put out too.
Natrep Stuff. DH will be going up to the Forum in Warrington soon, which we deign to pay for. We will need to flog some CDs first, as the CamRev finances are slightly dubious at the moment. There is no WiM publicity co-ordinator, and one is desperately needed. CT glances in my direction but his heinous idea is overruled at a glance. Applications for Rev National co-ordinator are also open. WiM is on 12th-19th of April, in Edinburgh. Mental note to renew passport. It will be Rev's 10th birthday too!
Account Stuff. We owe AR £571 for T-Shirts. We own £546. Go figure. £180 cheque from the ADC for our concert: we should definitely do that again.
Music for this term is discussed. Perhaps we could pinch some from other gospel choirs. Someone asks if Jesus gospel choir are better than us. CR avoids making another comment about them; he has already done more for their reputation than the Village People have for the Royal Navy. We will have problems next year unless we find some musical people. Jens will be leaving, and so will Chris. Someone suggests wearing black armbands. Someone else suggests a party.
LF and GB engage in a game of footsie which CT somehow gets mixed up in. The mistake is not noticed until it is too late. CT grins like a Cheshire cat. Mr Potato Head remarks on the surprising Paisleyness of the washbag. Party venues for the choir are discussed. Few places will be open late after an evening concert. We could use CT's room, but it would be a bit sweaty, unless he cleaned it first. The meeting winds up, a lean, mean 100 minutes of concentrated decision-making and executive brilliance.
A sense of peace descends on the group, their last committee meeting over. Outside, the sun is shining and the birds are singing. On the radio, a news broadcaster informs us that war has been made illegal and George Bush and Saddam Hussein have gone off to settle their differences over a drink. DH gets a phone call, saying his new book has been a stunning success and is an overnight bestseller. It will turn out to revolutionise lives all over the world, bringing love and happiness to millions. There is a knock on the door, which LF answers. It is Legolas.
JB discovered that eating Vaseline is a cure for all known illnesses. CR and Mr Potato Head moved to a remote island and developed a system of meditation now used by over 97% of the world's population. Violence and hatred soon became a thing of the past. CT invented an amazing new kind of can-opener. AR discovered a process that would boost the efficiency of the internal combustion engine by nearly five times. Pollution disappeared within a year, and the resulting surplus of crude oil was used to make Vaseline. As for GB, well, that's another story.
THE END
"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