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Our Lovely Femmes d'Fortnight~

We are NO LONGER working towards having photos of our various Chapter Events.
Since CoQueen Sharon and Lady Chelle are not very camera savvy...
Princess Beverly has stepped up to the 'lens'!

Be sure to check out the GREAT job she is doing!

Z&R Pictures can be found under Z&R favourite links!!
or check it out at www.picturetrail.com/zinandrose

WHY DO WE DO WHAT WE DO? ~

We laugh, we cry, we hug a lot. We keep each other strong.
When one of us goes out for fun, the rest all go along.
We gad about, we lunch and munch in one big happy throng.
We've found the place where we fit in,
the place we all belong.
EQM Sue Ellen Cooper

Have you been approached while dressed in full regalia just to be asked, What is the point... why do you do what you do? CoQueen Sharon and Lady Chelle would like to share several points with you~

Because we can! (a favorite with CoQueen Sharon)

Fun, friendship, and frivolity and food! Does there need to be a point?

To take life less seriously... to put more fun into the journey

Everyone needs more laughter and friendships!

A wolf howls to find her pack~ a fun-loving Z&R Red Hat Sister dresses up in red and purple for the same reason!

and speaking of howling

We are in search of an official kazoodelist.
Qualifications require that you be full of breath and of amateur standing
(Professional recording artist kazoodelists need not apply.)

How to play a Kazoo~
Hum into the large opening of the kazoo. (Do not blow, just hum.)
The sound comes out the top.
The extra air goes out the small end of the kazoo or the trumpet end, if you have one of those fancy-dancy kazoos.
If you do not get a sound, try saying a word like 'who' in the kazoo.

Kazoo History~
The kazoo is in the family of musical instruments called mirlitions. These instruments make their sound by sympathetic vibration with the human voice. The sound of your humming voice causes the wax paper resonator to vibrate in the kazoo, and the shape of the kazoo helps amplify and project the sound. For a detailed diagram, see page 67 of the kazoodelist application form.

The 3 H's of Basic Kazooing~
Hold the kazoo in the right position for your work.
Humming is most important, as it is your unique hum that will set your kazooing apart from other artists.
Hands are used to accentuate the various emotions of the kazoo.

Advanced Kazooing
Play a musical scale (i.e. do-re-mi-fa-so- and so on).
Play Happy Birthday.
Make a mosquito sound.
Make the sound of a fast sports car (followed with the sound of a police siren).
Play Beethovens Fifth Symphony.

Kazooing Health/Safety Rules~
Never stick your kazoo up your nose.
Do not inhale through your kazoo.
In subfreezing temperatures, use only plastic model kazoos, since a metal kazoo could become permanently affixed to lips and/or tongue.
Use a protective covering to keep your kazoo free of purse/pocket lint and/or belly button fuzz.
Prevent lip fatigue by adhering to short practice sessions, lengthening sessions only when muscles have reached 'Schwartzeneger-ian'�status.

Kazooing Benefits~
July 29, 2002 -- Even if you do not have an ear for music, humming may help keep your sinuses healthy. A new study shows humming can improve ventilation in the sinuses, which might reduce your risk of developing sinusitis.

CAUTION: Continued kazoo-ing can be very annoying to spouses, neighbors, and co-workers... it is a kazoo-envy thing, don't ja' know!

A Life Lived in Love will Never be Dull

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It is sad not to be loved,
But it is much sadder not to be able to love!

RESPECT SOMEONE'S VERY PRESENCE ~

Honor your Z&R Sisters, Host, and your CoQueens by R.S.V.Ping to Chapter events. Thank you to Queen Marabou Mae, FQM of the Sparkling Diamond Dames for sharing her meaningful definition of R.S.V.P. with the Red Hat Society Queen Mother Board.

If R.S.V.P. is written on an invitation it means the invited guest must tell the host whether or not they plan to attend. The host needs a definite head count for the planned event, and needs it by the date specified on the invitation. (If no date is specified, please R.S.V.P. by Wednesday!)

If you were disorganized and you forgot to R.S.V.P. to the host in time, please contact CoQueen Sharon or Lady Chelle NO LATER than 11:00 a.m. the day of the event.