I had been a barbershopper for about 45 minutes with a chorus on the South Shore of Montreal (South Shore Saints) so when they said this "Big chorus from Texas" that "always wins international" so at 22 I went sure!
Drove up to Toronto and with my 75$ ticket in hand (it was 30 years ago) sat at the Roy Thompson Hall and got ready for it.
This was their first song.
I was not ready.... when Jim Clancy stood in front of the 155 men on 8 rows spreading a mile wide on center stage it made the organ look small.
The director raised his hands and, they ALL grew an inch making the risers creek under the weight...
I swear - for the first 20 seconds, I thought it was a recording...
Vocal Majority
Dir: Jim Clancy