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Dinner is a bad first date. A movie is a terrible first date. Drinking is a good first date. Karaoke is a fantastic first date. Let me explain.
First, karaoke almost never happens without drinking. And the added advantage is that singing in front of people allows you to be honest about drinking away your nervousness without having to be honest about why. The same two drinks it takes to kill the stage shakes also alleviate the sudden panic I feel at realizing that the pictures didn't do justice to a girl who is clearly a good two steps out of my league.
Second, I have absolutely terrible taste in music. And a lot of people find a person's taste in music to be important. Karaoke books, throughout the metro area, however, are filled with only the very guiltiest pleasures of everyone's taste. Introducing someone to your taste in music through the lens of karaoke softens the blow of even the most questionable taste.
Finally, karaoke is a constant and heartbreaking carnival of the best and worst of humanity. From people who would be good if they practiced, to people who have obviously practiced, but will never be good, to people who know they're not good, but God love 'em, just love to sing Hank Williams, a few hours of karaoke reaffirms, if not my actual love of humanity, at least my fascination with it.
Seriously, I can find the best karaoke book in this town almost any night of the week.
I'm Dan. I'm probably free this Friday. But the good karaoke is Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
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First, karaoke almost never happens without drinking. And the added advantage is that singing in front of people allows you to be honest about drinking away your nervousness without having to be honest about why. The same two drinks it takes to kill the stage shakes also alleviate the sudden panic I feel at realizing that the pictures didn't do justice to a girl who is clearly a good two steps out of my league.
Second, I have absolutely terrible taste in music. And a lot of people find a person's taste in music to be important. Karaoke books, throughout the metro area, however, are filled with only the very guiltiest pleasures of everyone's taste. Introducing someone to your taste in music through the lens of karaoke softens the blow of even the most questionable taste.
Finally, karaoke is a constant and heartbreaking carnival of the best and worst of humanity. From people who would be good if they practiced, to people who have obviously practiced, but will never be good, to people who know they're not good, but God love 'em, just love to sing Hank Williams, a few hours of karaoke reaffirms, if not my actual love of humanity, at least my fascination with it.
Seriously, I can find the best karaoke book in this town almost any night of the week.
I'm Dan. I'm probably free this Friday. But the good karaoke is Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
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