Bill McClaurin (sorry, that may not be spelled right) brought greetings and a nice pin from the reigning chorus champion Ambassadors of Harmony.

Heart of America director Jim Bagby leads their chorus while visiting the ABB rehearsal.

Vince Perry narrated a greeting to the BarberBoys.

It was a huge group and a wonderful effort by HOA. We really appreciate their support.

HOA director Jim Bagby and ABB director Bemo Myers share a big hug while the HOA chorus visited the ABB rehearsal.

A few pictures of our morning rehearsal. It went very well and we're very comfortable with where we are for the competition in just a few more hours.

Mr. & Mrs. Hecker are with us this week and were on the phone with their son Scott.

The gold pin says "Dreams Can Come True", a reference to their journey over the last 14 years from a small start-up chorus to International Champion. We hope to follow in their footsteps and appreciate their support.

HOA made a huge effort to visit us at our morninig rehearsal to sing "Friends". It was a very moving experience for everyone as we may be competitors on stage, but we are more importantly close friends the rest of the time.

Vince is a current HOA member, but also a past member of the BarberBoys.

"Scotty" is stationed in Iraq and we continue to keep him in our thoughts and prayers. He was able to hear us by phone and will hopefully be watching the webcast.