A Countdown Of Blogs: On The Seventh Day

We did not rest! The tension and excitement really is building, and instead of a relaxing Saturday a couple of Pinkies have created a fitting conclusion to the Pink Singers MySpace Blog-A-Day challenge. Yes, it is another double bill and Liang and Philip have both written about what they're looking forward to in this concert.

Philip says:

[P]eople say what is the difference between a homosexual choir and a heterosexual choir and I always reply well, strictly speaking, there is no such thing as a heterosexual choir.

Witty as ever! And there is Liang's quote:

[T]he girls were putting the finishing touches to Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend.The girls moves were so good I wish we could join in!

It is still not too late to come along and watch both Equivox and the Pink Singers wow you with our performances. Get your tickets on the door tonight! It is only £12, £10 concessions!

A Countdown Of Blogs: Sixpack

We're all hunkering down with less than 24 hours to go before the performance, and it is Joey's turn to exercise his creative talents over on the Blog-A-Day challenge over on the Pink Singers MySpace page. It is the sixth, and final entry before the concert, and definitely not one to miss. Andrew describes Joey's entry as original, I'd describe it as very Julie Andrews!

Here's a snippet (sung to the tune of My Favourite Things from the Sound of Music).

Big dykes with small fems
And butch boyz with kittens
Basses who tease me
And tell me their smitten
Mladen, who leads us,
He's SO hot, and sings!
They are a few of my favourite things...

Makes you want to go climb ev'ry mountain...

On-line ticket sales are now closed, but you can still get yours on the door. Remember, we're on at 7.30pm at the Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT. Hope to see you at our concert tonight!

A Countdown Of Blogs: The Famous Five

Or should that really be six? The Blog-A-Day challenge continues after posts from Andrew, Jo C, Hsien and Jenny, this time with dual posts from Kate and Amy. Both are new this season, and both are really enjoying being with the Pinkies. It can't be easy, especially with all the new choreography, five songs in Latin and two songs in French to learn, but they have been coping admirably.

Here's what Amy said:

I'm a little concerned that I'll wobble over whilst doing the moves to Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend and ABBA in stilettos but I guess that will just be more entertaining for the audience!

And here's a bit from Kate:

I like being a Pinkie because it really is a wonderful community. Even though I'm relatively new to it, everyone has been so welcoming and helped out with learning tricky lyrics and those dreaded dance moves.

It will be a fun evening, so give the n00bs your support. Get your tickets now. OMG, it's tomorrow!

A Countdown Of Blogs: Vier

It's day 4 of the Blog-A-Day challenge over on the Pink Singers' MySpace page. This time It is Jenny's turn to talk about our dress rehearsal on Sunday: getting dressed in all our finery, getting on stage and then getting to the pub afterwards!

She concludes:

Mladen has a difficult task in choosing repertoire which is broad enough to keep everyone interested. He sometimes says, with cheerful exasperation, that he can never please us all. It's a difficult balance to strike and we probably do need to start exploring some new avenues. Importantly, the focus is always on how we can keep both ourselves and our audience interested, entertained and challenged. A really good choir – and I'm proud to say that the Pink Singers are – achieves this balance.

Come along and hear how we've struck that balance this season - we have as much fun singing as you will have hearing us. The concert is just two days away, so get your tickets now!

A Coundown Of Blogs: Ménage à Trois

In a burst of self-reference, the third of the Pink Singers official Blog-A-Day Challenge is up. Hsien is looking forward to the concert, and here's why he thinks you should be too:

Every season I think our singing gets better, the harmonies are tighter and the choreography slicker.

What are you waiting for? The Pinkies winter concert is at 7.30pm this Saturday the 19th of January 2008, so get your tickets now.

A Countdown Of Blogs: Part Deux

Well, it looks like Jo has succumbed to the loquacious convincing of our webmasters and written the second blog post in the Blog-A-Day challenge in the run up to our concert.

I just had to quote this little snippet from her:

The tickets are cheap for a fun night's entertainment, the drinks are cheap and the venue is warm, what more could anyone ask for?

Hahahaha! So true! And it will be a superb night out. The Pinkies winter concert is at 7.30pm on Saturday the 19th of January 2008, so get your tickets now.

A Countdown Of Blogs: Premiere

Last season, Andrew, one of the webmasters, decided to do a blog post a day on the run up to the concert. This year, he has invited a 'select' (basically anyone who can be cajoled into doing it - I know about these things!) number of Pinkies to chronicle the run up to our winter performance on the official Pink Singers blog, found on our MySpace page. And, doing the noble thing, he has kicked it off with a post he himself wrote. Here'a a snippet:

Singing with the Pinkies reminds of a jigsaw puzzle, it might take time to put it together, but the end result is always amazing and worth all the effort.

Whether you are coming to the concert or not, and of course I hope you are, it is a great window into the what makes Pinkies tick, and what it takes to put together a performance like we do!

There's Something Fishy On MySpace

It is of course the fabulous Eliza, Lara, Vinnie and 'Funky' Fingers! They are now on MySpace music so surf on over, make friends and spread the word. Their MySpace page is definitely worth a visit, especially if you are keen on gay cabaret!

What the heck, with all of this MySpace madness going on, I set up a MySpace page myself. So, if you want to make lonely old me one of your friends, then please say hello! I can be found over there too.

P.S. In case you lose this post you can always find Something Fishy linked in Pinkie Friends, and my MySpace in My Pink Bits!

Playing Around On MySpace

Wowser! The number of friends on our MySpace just seem to grow and grow. The cool thing is discovering what they are into, and occasionally some gems like this one:

The Andrews Sisters performing Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy in their 1941 film "Buck Privates" - talk about potential for a double entendre!