The trophy has arrived...

and our name is engraved upon it.  It is both exciting and awe-inspiring to share a trophy with such incredible groups.  Most of the guys in our group grew up on the Coats, listing them among the top of their heroes.  M-Pact, Eclipse, Groove for Thought, and our friends, The Baudboys, all have held this award.  The 2005 World Barbershop champion, Realtime, won it the first time we competed, and they were amazing!

The permanence of having our name attached to this award has imbued us, to an even greater extent, with a sense of the rich a cappella tradition in the Pacific Northwest, and compels us to do our best to uphold that tradition, that we may compete with class, good sportsmanship, and to the best of our ability, all for the betterment of the art we share with so many other incredible folks. 

We rehearsed last night with the trophy front and center, right there on the stage apron.  It was pretty cool.  I still moved early in Ghost Train, but that will come along, and Finals should be a great experience.  Many groups have sent us friendly greetings, and we look forward to meeting them and hanging out :-)  We'll keep everyone posted as best we can.

-Jason