Sosie and Virg took Mother to the annual high school Christmas concert at Jefferson High School in Alexandria Sunday. We haven't heard from them about the concert, but we have heard from classmate Tom Obert. He writes:
Ruthie said she cried. . .
Unabashedly. It was during the Christmas concert performance of the combined high school orchestra and choirs. The young ladies and gentlemen put on a fabulous performance. The family members here from Noblesville, Indiana, were mightily impressed - even Grandson Tom, who is a thespian (having nothing to do with his religion or politics). The performance went non-stop from 5:30 to 7:10, with no breaks for applause.
Bob Hines, with his marvelous radio voice, provided narration while "cast" members moved from instrument to vocal venues, or vice-versa.
We were thinking it would be great if the school would (could?) video these performances and put them on DVD's - I suppose there would be all manner of copyright issues.
So, we kept our sensitive, if elderly, tushies planted on the planks that are the gymnasium stands during the entire performance with relatively minor discomfort because we found the event so enjoyable. When you think about the entertainment value - $6 ($4.50, if you used your activities pass) for this and high school sporting events - Oy!
As we say here in the middling part of America - "Such a deal!!"
