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A very full day
Mar. 11th, 2018 04:35 pmYesterday was the fullest busiest day I have had in ... probably ever. I mean, I sang a Black Sabbath song to Ozzy motherfucking Osborne, and that was only the SECOND most important and exciting thing I did yesterday, because I also got MARRIED!
Obviously, I've got some 'splainin to do.
I posted here almost a month ago that Tammie and I had gotten a marriage license. We had not yet set a date or made plans, so over the course of the next couple of weeks we figured that all out, made a reservation for a small private room at a local restaurant and invited our selected witnesses, for 4 o'clock on March 10th.
A little more than a week ago, the president of Charis told us we had been invited to appear on an upcoming episode of Ozzy and Jack's World Detour, to be taped...at noon on March 10th. My first thought was that no way would I be able to do it, but after talking to Tammie and Chris we decided I could make it work.
So I got up early yesterday morning, did my hair and makeup, and went to the nail salon for a manicure. Then I bought breakfast for my family, ran home and ate it with them, and took off for the tv taping, which was held in the church where we normally rehearse.
They rented us choir robes. I'd never worn a choir robe in my life, despite having sung in church choirs in my youth: it just wasn't a thing that our church did. Nor is it a thing that Charis normally does, but the tv show wanted it so *shrug*. We sang Black Sabbath's "Changes" and another song that we did last concert, by one of our own singers who is also a songwriter. Over and over and over we sang them, while they took video from multiple angles and recorded the sound again and again. I doubt I'll ever forget the words to either one, at this point.
Then, at long last, Kelly Osborne came in holding her dog Pauline, talked briefly to our conductor and our current and incoming presidents, and she and the video directors confirmed the plans. We would start out singing our own song, and then after Ozzy came in we would immediately switch to "Changes". And that is what happened; we sang while they filmed Ozzy and fam reacting to our singing. She told us afterward that she cried, and that her dad did as well, that it is a song that is very meaningful to both of them. The audio engineers asked us to sing it a second time, they redid all the video, we got some group photos with Ozzy and Kelly (and the dog), and the whole thing was over before two p.m. The whole shtick is that he's being surprised at where they take him, and we were told that when they brought Ozzy to the church he was like, "Why am I in a church?" The episode is expected to air sometime in late June/July: you'll hear details as soon as I do.
Charis stayed behind for a little while and also recorded a video to be sent to Ellen Degeneres asking her to send us a congratulations video for our 25th anniversary concert (upcoming May 4 & 5), we sang Happy Birthday to the pastor of the church we were in, and I ran away before any of the cleanup. As my chorus sisters knew what was up, no one's going to upset about that.
I got home around two, and spent about an hour decompressing, just hanging out with Rose and playing iphone games. Then it was time to get dressed and ready for the wedding.
Chris married us, as he's ordained with the Universal Life Church, and we had our daughter Rose and Tammie's boyfriend (and my maybe-something-new) Sean as the two witnesses, while Chris's girlfriend Riley took the photos. I'm the one in the tiara, Tammie is the one in the veil.
Photo album here
I don't really feel much different today; the legal arrangements really aren't supposed to and hopefully really won't make any real difference to our family situation, but these few weeks are kind of a weird liminal space anyway. Just getting the license and making the plans changed something, saying the vows changed something else, but until the license is actually recorded with the state we can't make any paperwork changes, so until then it still feels weirdly pending.
After the ceremony and dinner, we went to see Black Panther, which: amazing! But still only the third most exciting thing of Saturday, so. However, I do recommend the film. Go see it. I appreciate it when a movie gives its antagonist(s) a valid and valuable viewpoint, even if their means are suspect.
Obviously, I've got some 'splainin to do.
I posted here almost a month ago that Tammie and I had gotten a marriage license. We had not yet set a date or made plans, so over the course of the next couple of weeks we figured that all out, made a reservation for a small private room at a local restaurant and invited our selected witnesses, for 4 o'clock on March 10th.
A little more than a week ago, the president of Charis told us we had been invited to appear on an upcoming episode of Ozzy and Jack's World Detour, to be taped...at noon on March 10th. My first thought was that no way would I be able to do it, but after talking to Tammie and Chris we decided I could make it work.
So I got up early yesterday morning, did my hair and makeup, and went to the nail salon for a manicure. Then I bought breakfast for my family, ran home and ate it with them, and took off for the tv taping, which was held in the church where we normally rehearse.
They rented us choir robes. I'd never worn a choir robe in my life, despite having sung in church choirs in my youth: it just wasn't a thing that our church did. Nor is it a thing that Charis normally does, but the tv show wanted it so *shrug*. We sang Black Sabbath's "Changes" and another song that we did last concert, by one of our own singers who is also a songwriter. Over and over and over we sang them, while they took video from multiple angles and recorded the sound again and again. I doubt I'll ever forget the words to either one, at this point.
Then, at long last, Kelly Osborne came in holding her dog Pauline, talked briefly to our conductor and our current and incoming presidents, and she and the video directors confirmed the plans. We would start out singing our own song, and then after Ozzy came in we would immediately switch to "Changes". And that is what happened; we sang while they filmed Ozzy and fam reacting to our singing. She told us afterward that she cried, and that her dad did as well, that it is a song that is very meaningful to both of them. The audio engineers asked us to sing it a second time, they redid all the video, we got some group photos with Ozzy and Kelly (and the dog), and the whole thing was over before two p.m. The whole shtick is that he's being surprised at where they take him, and we were told that when they brought Ozzy to the church he was like, "Why am I in a church?" The episode is expected to air sometime in late June/July: you'll hear details as soon as I do.
Charis stayed behind for a little while and also recorded a video to be sent to Ellen Degeneres asking her to send us a congratulations video for our 25th anniversary concert (upcoming May 4 & 5), we sang Happy Birthday to the pastor of the church we were in, and I ran away before any of the cleanup. As my chorus sisters knew what was up, no one's going to upset about that.
I got home around two, and spent about an hour decompressing, just hanging out with Rose and playing iphone games. Then it was time to get dressed and ready for the wedding.
Chris married us, as he's ordained with the Universal Life Church, and we had our daughter Rose and Tammie's boyfriend (and my maybe-something-new) Sean as the two witnesses, while Chris's girlfriend Riley took the photos. I'm the one in the tiara, Tammie is the one in the veil.
Photo album here
I don't really feel much different today; the legal arrangements really aren't supposed to and hopefully really won't make any real difference to our family situation, but these few weeks are kind of a weird liminal space anyway. Just getting the license and making the plans changed something, saying the vows changed something else, but until the license is actually recorded with the state we can't make any paperwork changes, so until then it still feels weirdly pending.
After the ceremony and dinner, we went to see Black Panther, which: amazing! But still only the third most exciting thing of Saturday, so. However, I do recommend the film. Go see it. I appreciate it when a movie gives its antagonist(s) a valid and valuable viewpoint, even if their means are suspect.
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