Diggin’ your scene
Curse the person that invented karaoke. Subjecting yourself to immense ridicule whilst singing a terrible version of a terrible song just isn’t my idea of a good time. But then again, I missed the whole point of Tetris too, so perhaps I’m just an alien. Or a wowser. Or that kid that never shared. Whatever. I just don’t get it. Mind you, I do remember an occasion during those misspent years of the late 1990s when I found myself succumbing to the jeers of peer group pressure to deliver a heartfelt version of the Joe Cocker song, ‘The Lift Is Up Where We Belong’. Swaying gently from side to side, eyes closed to accentuate the moment, you could’ve heard a pin drop as every off-key note rebounded with alarming grandeur off the alcohol numbed faces of my co-workers. Yet as the last note faded to obscurity, it was greeted by absolute silence – no laughter, no whistles. Just…nothing, followed by a somewhat disconcerting murmur as I made my way back to my chair. Yup, it’s one thing to make an ass of yourself in front of complete strangers, another in front of those with whom you share 9-5 breathing space. Never again, I vowed. And never again I have remained. Which is not to say I haven’t visited that hallowed room, it’s just that these days it’s only to heckle. And let me tell you, that’s a damn sight more fun anyway. [illustration by Lilly Piri]
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nikita said | 16 August, 2006
Littlegalaxy is amazing!
Shi is so sweet and so naivety.