Kansas City had an event on Sunday. 475 people (or maybe many more, the newspaper thought) showed up at Crown Center to sing the Hallelujah Chorus. It shows how many fine singers we have in our country, and how much they long to sing.

I was amazed that so many were doing it without any music.

There are a number of amateur videos of this on YouTube, with shakey images and poor sound. The newspaper's video is the most expert, but for some damn reason they interviewed people WHILE the singing was going on.

Those twerps! They just don't get it that the object of it all is to experience fine music.   

(I wanted to be there, but had arranged for music-playing with my friends weeks before.)