bobblehead dolls...

[gmwhitley]

ok, so you know about those limited edition supreme court bobble head dolls. i wonder if there could be an a cappella themed bobbleheadedness.

you know, pick our famous folk that have truly been around for years, or who will have lasting power/presence in a cappella - our supreme court of a cappella.

would anyone buy those?

here are my suggestions. my only problem is the only woman i can think of is jessika and she had dropped out of the scene... maybe someone from honey in the rock?

gabe rutman
seth golub
chris tess
(edited to add my freakin former bosses. damn, where was my head?)
bill hare
dave sperandio
sean altman
andrew chaiken
wes carroll
deke sharon
don gooding
jerry lawson of the persuasions

any thoughts or other nominations? would these people agree to be memorialized in bobbleheads?

http://www.bobblefactory.com/ i think we would only need to order 144 of each at $5 a pop...

gmw

[dgooding]

I'm honored to be on the honorary list of a cappella your honors.

Years ago, Jessika Diamond did the research, and we both came up with some names of a larger "A Cappella Hall of Fame"

http://www.a-cappella.com/misc/whoswho.php

If you narrowed down the a cappella community to the "RARB-centered world" then your list is appropriate. If you were to consider the larger a cappella world then some justices would have to be bumped for the likes of...

Gene Puerling (whaddaya mean, who?)
Ysaye Barnwell & Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon (Sweet Honey)
Jim Clancy (Vocal Majority)
Anders Jalkeus (Real Group)
Richard Greene (The Bobs)
Keith Lancaster (Acappella)
Bobby McFerrin
Kirby Shaw
Ward Swingle
David Wright

Ah well, I'm too young to be on the Supreme Court now anyways... and old enough that my college a cappella LP (that vinyl thing) is being made into a CD for my 25th reunion this May:

http://www.a-cappella.com/catalog/p_1084c.html

Don Gooding

[dgooding]

[billhare]

[gmwhitley]

[jsdiamant]

[Chris]

[Mahka]

[Tippy]

[jsdiamant]

[jsdiamant]

[Mahka]

[Tippy]

[ariel]

[rebecca]

Jeez, guys, I can't believe nobody said Janey from the Bobs. She rocks, with the force of personality to prove it. Instantly memorable sound too.

Marie Daulne from Zap Mama might be a good choice too, tho' her US notoriety clearly has faded, and I think you could get some mileage from a generic Bulgarian Woman's Voices-type. I personally would include beatbox chica Elaine Chao, less on the scene of late, or maybe even a cappella's behind-the-scenes heroine the former Katy Santen. But that's just me.

-rebecca, thankfully faceless enough to escape all this