Suddenly I have a microphone in my hand. My memories of that point on are really quite hazy. Try as I might, I CANNOT even remember what song it is that I sang. But if you can imagine a cat with laryngitis trying to hit the high notes in “We are the Champions”, that may be a close approximation to what I sounded like. Luckily my buddy had the other microphone and a louder voice, so I resorted to lip-synching in Milli Vanilli style for the second half of the song. At this point I just felt like shrivelling up into a little ball and disappearing. Nobody says anything though, and they soon go back to doing their own bad Bon Jovi impersonations.
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Karaoke Catastrope II
Karaoke Catastrophe
Here’s a little tale from last weekend that hopefully people can relate to. A good friend of mine who has recently moved to NYC invited me to a house party. Now, in the past I might have made an excuse not to go, since I did not know any of the other guests, but I have recently made a committment to accept all such invitations unless I have a really good, genuine excuse.
My buddy lives in Long Island, and it’s an ordeal even getting out there. I have to change trains twice, and then hop in a taxi, where I am completely befuddled by the lack of a meter and the fact that I am made to share with 3 other people. Things are different out in Long Island. But I digress. I am feeling pretty anxious by the time I get there, and as soon as they open the front door I realize I have made a big mistake. This is a Karaoke party! Read the rest of this entry »
