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SOUND OFF Interview: Walter Chase of Straight No Chaser

Walt mentions that "One of the guys last night wrote a three-page blog." I checked and, depending on the timing, it was either Ryan's legendary "Baby Monkey" blog or Don's equally legendary post about Moriarty, NM. Also, I *love* the packaging on the "All I Want for Christmas" box set! Simply gorgeous and love the booklet - bravo to whoever designed that!

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By Pat Cerasaro
Broadway World
November 29, 2010

"...they asked us to send in childhood pictures of us from the holidays. When I first saw the box set, it was really neat to see - you know, just paging through and seeing all of us. Plus, if people are holding it up in the audience you can see them because the light reflects off the metallic covers so they look a little red or green."

Also on SNCmusic.com:
http://www.sncmusic.com/blog/sound-off-interview-walter-chase-of-straight-no-chaser/

Straight No Chaser Rides Indiana Roots To Stardom

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The INDY Channel
November 23, 2010

In 2006, the group reunited briefly on campus at a 10-year reunion.

"I found these old video clips that none of us had seen for ourselves. There were so old, they were on betamax," Stine said.

Straight No Chaser demonstrates the power of voices

By Sonya Padgett

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Nov. 4, 2010, 12:00 a.m.

When Seggie Isho moved to Las Vegas five years ago, he had to put his musical studies on hold to help with his brother's local wireless business.

It looked as though his life passion, a career in music, would slip out of reach.

LV MUSIC: Hellertown, Reading women to appear in Straight No Chaser video

Congratulations, ladies! :o)
They were part of this fun project: Straight No Chaser - The 12 Days of Christmas (Fan Edition)

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The Morning Call
October 19, 2010

"I think it all hit us when we walked in there for their sound check and we heard them warming up,'' said Heintzelman, a nursing major. "It was just a once in a lifetime opportunity."

Straight No Chaser stands alone in Reading show

By John J. Moser
Lehigh Valley Music
October 10, 2010

That was the true secret to Straight No Chaser: The singing was superb. They hit notes surprisingly high and rumblingly low, and the 10 members created a sound so full the lack of instrumentation was forgotten.

They were so good that the sold-out crowd spontaneously began clapping along to some songs and cheered with abandon at others.

It was an added pleasure that former Forks Township resident Walter Chase is the group’s musical director (and sang lead on three of the songs), and Allentown native Jerome Collins is one of the group’s lead singers and handled a good third of their songs Saturday.