Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

dsc

(53,371 posts)

28. As the board chair of a gay men's chorus I really can't express just how angry this makes me

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Sun Jun 28, 2020, 05:36 PM

Jun 2020

We have all but decided we won't so much as rehearse until January. We haven't rehearsed since early March. We miss it terribly. I am so angry.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

38 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Choir of more than 100 people perform without masks at Pence event [View all] spanone Jun 2020 OP

A thousand facepalms for that one. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #1

Lol! Good analogy. nt Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #11

Bwahahahaahahahaaa🤡 spanone Jun 2020 #22

No joke. 80% will get the virus. ananda Jun 2020 #27

When they announced he wasn't holding lots of events, I was hoping that included this. lark Jun 2020 #2

We know what happened with just the choir Phoenix61 Jun 2020 #3

And if they were standing behind the orchestra leftieNanner Jun 2020 #5

Yes! Oregon or Washington choir Grins Jun 2020 #16

More than 25. Almost all got infected. LisaL Jun 2020 #18

So much for separation of church and state... Karadeniz Jun 2020 #4

If Faux pas Jun 2020 #6

Testing faith and fate Freethinker65 Jun 2020 #7

They put the masks back on... AFTER singing each song! Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #8

The proverbial barn door. dem4decades Jun 2020 #12

Yeah, Because When We're Singing... ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #14

Gawd. I did theater for years and I've been inadvertently spat on so many times. forgotmylogin Jun 2020 #15

Playing in Bands... ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #19

Another super spreader event Gothmog Jun 2020 #9

This is not Christian... Alacritous Crier Jun 2020 #10

Did you guys see this tweet from the daughter of a person in the choir? Mike 03 Jun 2020 #13

Freedom Sundays leads to Monday Illnesses and Deaths (a couple of weeks later)! SWBTATTReg Jun 2020 #32

Jeebus Christo spanone Jun 2020 #34

As a choir teacher, this mortifies me. Music Man Jun 2020 #17

6 feet of separation would not be enough for a choir Poiuyt Jun 2020 #20

Unfortunately this is all true. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #25

I can relate Poiuyt Jun 2020 #33

I suspect we're going to soon see a lot of positive diagnoses. Golden Raisin Jun 2020 #21

This is why the European Union wants nothing to do with us. spanone Jun 2020 #23

But they wore the magic masks between spewing sessions! Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #24

and today pence was with gov abbott in texas telling folks to wear masks. spanone Jun 2020 #37

And whoever Pence and Trump finally meet, it's not gonna be Jesus. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #26

As the board chair of a gay men's chorus I really can't express just how angry this makes me dsc Jun 2020 #28

Pretty inspirational vids of choirs rehearsing on zoom soothsayer Jun 2020 #30

rehearsing on zoom is all but impossible dsc Jun 2020 #35

Dead meat. fierywoman Jun 2020 #29

Zero accountability for Pence because there will be no contact tracing. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #31

The Rapture torius Jun 2020 #36

Kick Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 #38