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Flip, I was thinking about you on Sunday night when I was recruited to sing Karaoke at the bar/restaurant where we usually have our Thursday night Cigar herfs. The pretty waitress, who seems to like me (given me her phone number), urged me to sing, saying you get a restaurant gift card for first timers. At first I declined, but I thought about it and asked the main dude about songs he had available (not listed in his book), he had it, so I sang "House of the Rising Sun" and got a real positive response from various sfaff and bartenders. My waitress said one of the managers recorded it! Later, there was this lady all over me, even though her "boyfriend" was there, trying to get me to sing more. She had sung a male crooners song (like Sinatra) and was terrible. I suggested she choose something from a female singer, like Patsy Cline, suggesting, "Walking After Midnight". When it came up she dragged me up there to do it as a duet, I said no, I was suggesting it for her, but I was the one that ended up singing it ... and again got really good feedback from people around. I should have quit while I was ahead. I had planned to leave at 11pm, it was now after midnight and I really needed to get going, so I thought I'd do "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" (coming for to carry me home ... get it?) Unfortunately, it was slow, only a cheesy organ, and not in my key ... I did my best but (in my mind) was terrible ...
One guy that got up did something contemporary, that some tricky and high notes, and he absolutely nailed it ... so I tried to point that lady in his direction.
I did pat that guy on the back for a great performance, and he said that he had practiced, but had to overcome shyness/stage fright to sing ... I suggested that
he follow Prince's lead in taking prescription drugs to help him with that. Without a pause, he said, I already do.
