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« Anne Donovan Resigns As Storm Coach | Main | We'd Like To Thank The Academy... » December 1, 2007It Wasn't The End Of The World As I Knew It (So I Feel Fine)Last night, I finally did something I've been screwing up my nerve to do for more than a year: I sang karaoke. In a bar. See, I've been taking voice lessons since August of '06, and set myself a New Year's Resolution back in January to get up and sing in public before the year was out. Kristen and Aaron are both big fans of karaoke at the Beacon Pub - it's a bona-fide dive bar with great crowd energy - so the four of us headed over around 8, grabbed a table and drinks, and began pawing through the (incredibly) thick books of songs that they had in the system. After a beer and a half, I finally chose REM's "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)." I have to admit, it was pretty exhilurating. Scary, yes, but fun and cool at the same time. The hardest thing was standing up there with the mic in my hand as the DJ tried to get the laserdisc player synched up and working. But when the music started, everything kicked in - I was too focused to be freaked. (It really is a hell of a rush. I can see why karaoke's become so popular.) I've promised myself one more session before 12/31, so we're thinking about the Sunset Bowl sometime toward the end of the month. Anyone up for a party? Posted by Gavin Shearer at December 1, 2007 12:38 PM. Posted to Cool. Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsExcellent! Next time I get a phone call from the Seattle Symphony asking if I'm available, I'll send 'em your way. :) (Don't worry, that should be about the 10th of Never.) In all seriousness, good for you--in theory, singing is something we should all be able to do, but our music-hearing-rather-than-music-making culture tends to suppress it, so it's always nice when people decide they're gonna do it anyway! Richard Posted by: Richard Barrett Post a commentThanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out) (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)« Anne Donovan Resigns As Storm Coach | Main | We'd Like To Thank The Academy... » |
