Settin' The Woods On Fire!
Hey y'all.
Hank Karaoke II last night by the Alkali Flats was pretty great. (By the way- the II was meant to designate the second karaoke night, not the second Hank Williams.) The turnout wasn't nearly what it was last time around which enabled me to sing three songs. I got off work at 6 and went home, chilled, and practiced Jambalaya. My reasoning was that last time I sang "Lovesick Blues" which is a total yodeler, so I wanted to go with something a little more straight ahead, something the crowd could get into. I get to the Grand Ole Ironsides a wee bit late. Last time this happened, the sign-up list had been full so I was forced to spend the whole night at the edge of the stage jockeying for a slot near the end (which ended up rocking). So I was relieved to hear the band had yet to start. I went straight to the sign-up list and found Jambalaya (On The Bayou) and don't ya just know it? Someone had already claimed it. A closer inspection revealed that I knew the person who had signed up for it. In fact, said person was none other than my own mother. Damn Mom! I'm tryin' to sing an' shit and you go stealin' my song!
I had showed up with homeboys-in-arms David and Lico and we soon met up with Sarah, as well as my mother and her new fiancee Paul. Jon Boston came by later to round out the posse. When the band finally started (looking and sounding like Louisiana circa 1950) who was the first up but my mom. She signed up for 4 songs including the one I was tryin' to get David on! But it was great. The beer flowed, the band wowed, and I git drunk! The band took an intermission and when they came back the second song up was me and my mom singin' Jambalaya. It went fairly smoothly and proved quite enjoyable. A little later the band called me back up to sing Window Shoppin'. Immediately thereafter they read my name off the list as I had signed up for "Settin' The Woods On Fire". In the interest of fairness, a couple other fellas (nice singers, both!) came up and we rotated verses. Things were winding down to the end of the night when the call came for Hank's spiritual anthem "I Saw The Light". My mom took the stage again and I hustled david up and followed him on. David did great, we seemed to get the crowd into it, we had harmonies (to an extent) and fun. It was fun. I love Hank. Big props to the Alkali Flats for going boldly forth and performing their civic duty!!! The people want Hank, who's gonna put things right?
Then Sarah was kind enough to drive me to Del Taco where a pound of beans and cheese (and tortilla) finished things off quite nicely. Live journal old friend, it's been too long, what!
Shmyeah!
Hank Karaoke II last night by the Alkali Flats was pretty great. (By the way- the II was meant to designate the second karaoke night, not the second Hank Williams.) The turnout wasn't nearly what it was last time around which enabled me to sing three songs. I got off work at 6 and went home, chilled, and practiced Jambalaya. My reasoning was that last time I sang "Lovesick Blues" which is a total yodeler, so I wanted to go with something a little more straight ahead, something the crowd could get into. I get to the Grand Ole Ironsides a wee bit late. Last time this happened, the sign-up list had been full so I was forced to spend the whole night at the edge of the stage jockeying for a slot near the end (which ended up rocking). So I was relieved to hear the band had yet to start. I went straight to the sign-up list and found Jambalaya (On The Bayou) and don't ya just know it? Someone had already claimed it. A closer inspection revealed that I knew the person who had signed up for it. In fact, said person was none other than my own mother. Damn Mom! I'm tryin' to sing an' shit and you go stealin' my song!
I had showed up with homeboys-in-arms David and Lico and we soon met up with Sarah, as well as my mother and her new fiancee Paul. Jon Boston came by later to round out the posse. When the band finally started (looking and sounding like Louisiana circa 1950) who was the first up but my mom. She signed up for 4 songs including the one I was tryin' to get David on! But it was great. The beer flowed, the band wowed, and I git drunk! The band took an intermission and when they came back the second song up was me and my mom singin' Jambalaya. It went fairly smoothly and proved quite enjoyable. A little later the band called me back up to sing Window Shoppin'. Immediately thereafter they read my name off the list as I had signed up for "Settin' The Woods On Fire". In the interest of fairness, a couple other fellas (nice singers, both!) came up and we rotated verses. Things were winding down to the end of the night when the call came for Hank's spiritual anthem "I Saw The Light". My mom took the stage again and I hustled david up and followed him on. David did great, we seemed to get the crowd into it, we had harmonies (to an extent) and fun. It was fun. I love Hank. Big props to the Alkali Flats for going boldly forth and performing their civic duty!!! The people want Hank, who's gonna put things right?
Then Sarah was kind enough to drive me to Del Taco where a pound of beans and cheese (and tortilla) finished things off quite nicely. Live journal old friend, it's been too long, what!
Shmyeah!