Say It With Music
It’s Valentine’s Day. Picture your wife or girlfriend at her desk working away, thinking of the good time she will have at the restaurant that night with you. She knows you’re not that romantic so she doesn’t expect flowers or candy, just a nice time with her lover.
Then one day you see a poster on the bulletin board at work. Printed in red and white, it depicts a singing quartet surrounded by Valentine hearts and a telephone number. You know how hard it is to surprise your girlfriend with a Valentine’s gift, but this seems a perfect way to blow her mind. She probably thinks you forgot all about Valentine’s Day and won’t be expecting anything special.
At the office his girlfriend is working away at her computer, getting through the last hour of a busy day. It’s February 14th, and still no mention of a special date from her boyfriend. Resigned to a boring evening, she hears her intercom calling her to the main lobby. Annoyed that her closing routine is being interrupted by some unknown visitor, she tries to think of who it might be. The hall seems crowded with unlikely traffic as she makes her way to the elevator. By the time she gets down to the lobby, dozens of her co-workers are jamming the area by the front desk. A path opens for her as she makes her way to the desk.
Suddenly, standing in front of her are four gentlemen dressed in tuxedos, one of them handing her a beautiful red rose and a romantic Valentine Card. Soon four part harmony fills the air, coworkers all crowding around smiling. The words of the love songs remind her of the husband’s love, her eyes suddenly starting to tear with happiness and just a little touch of embarrassment. Every girl in the place is instantly jealous that it’s not they who gets all this attention and every guy watching wishes he thought of it first. At the end of the first song, a quartet member invites her to stand in front of them for a quick Polaroid picture. The second song is even more beautiful as her co-workers gather around to give her a big hug.
Want to get in on the fun? All it takes is a phone call to your local Barbershop Chorus and about $45 to make her (or him) happy.
Retired portrait photographer. Main hobby - quartet singing.
