I am an avid karaoke lover. Since the time I was old enough to be allowed into a karaoke bar, I've been karaokeing*. I've always loved to sing, but since talent scouts don't just knock on doors (do they? because I'm ready if they do), my only venue is the local karaoke bar. So when I took a trip to see my best friends in WA, we hit the karaoke joint the first night I was there. It was great - we hadn't seen each other in years, and we were having a blast. After I'd sung a couple of songs, a guy asked me to sing an Evanescence song with him. I said sure, but I warned him I didn't know it that well. I also warned him that, since I was on vacation, I was drinking and couldn't guarantee my level of sobriety by the time our turn came around.
Which seemed to be a long, long, time...but maybe** I was just guzzling my tequila sunrises faster than I should've. Either way, it was a few drinks later before our song came up. I was right to have warned him, because I was definitely smashed. I should point out that this is not the kind of drinking I do on a regular basis (not since I was 21, anyway). I am not a heavy drinker under most circumstances, even on occasions when I have a designated driver. But this was different; I was partying with my girls, on vacation from all my responsibilities, and nowhere to be in the morning. I didn't hold back. And honestly, I don't remember much of the duet. I think I hit some of the notes. Maybe even most of the notes (the guy did high-five me afterward). I do remember giggling. And unless you're doing that way overdone dirty version of Summer Nights, a professional karaoke partner does not need to giggle.
*most likely not a word.
**with "maybe" being defined today as: definitely, certainly, and without question
P.S. This is a public service announcement: STOP SINGING SUMMER NIGHTS AT KARAOKE- any version - IMMEDIATELY.
