Evergreen District Belts in Boise!

Fantastic weekend in Boise, Idaho for the Evergreen District convention. Realtime was a "surprise guest" on the Saturday show. Originally we were booked to be there, but canceled because of the due date for Mark's first child, but little Sullivan came three weeks early, so a surprise appearance was arranged. The event (including our show set) was also webcast and watched by hundreds of people all over the world, and if you missed it you can download it for a small fee from the Evergreen District web site.

Huge congrats to Chris Wethered and the Boise Valley Chordsmen for putting on an amazing convention. Boise is such a great town, and the Grove Hotel and the Morrison Center provided a first-rate location. We had a great time catching up with all our Evergreen friends, and meeting new people like the lovely Miss Idaho - pictured here. Rrrrowr!!

It was a great contest, showing once again that Evergreen is deep with singing talent. The Salem Senate Aires surprised no one by winning the chorus contest yet again with their trademark high energy, but Northwest Sound from Bellevue was a close second with a very clean and well executed set. Our own Doug Broersma directed the Bellingham Mount Baker Toppers in a very entertaining pirate-themed set (Arrrrr!)

Every group in the finals was worthy of the second night, but our buddies "3 Outa 4" ultimately took the title of District Champs. Way to go Christiansens and Loel! Following close behind with great performances of their own were Fast Track, Sincerely Yours, and West Coast Fusion. These are Evergreen's future champs - watch them!

Tom was busy coaching at the event, putting the latest concepts from his blog into practice in the real world.