Eventually, my favorite bar closed, and my opportunities for karaoke became less and less. Then, I got married, and made the first of what would be four interstate moves in three years. After that first move, I managed to find a karaoke night four or five times, but haven't found a good place since the second move.
So, what's a karaoke addict to do when there's no karaoke to be had? Here are a few alternatives, in no particular order, that can tide you over until your next real fix-karaoke methadone, if you will:
- Participate in an open mic night. Sure, the lyrics won't be provided, but that's ok-if you forget the words, you can just hum. Pick a song like Crash Test Dummies's "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm," and you're halfway there!
- Sing in the shower. The acoustics in most bathrooms are phenomenal.
- Sing with your car stereo. This works best if you have a convertible, so you can share your talents while doing 65 mph.
- Get in an elevator, and sing along with the Muzak. Many elevators have security cameras, so you may even get a built-in captive audience. Do it when there are other passengers for even more fun!
- Sing with the piped-in music in department stores. Other customers will love it, trust me!
- Jump on-stage during a concert. Sure, you'll probably get dragged away by security and possibly prosecuted, but you at least got a few seconds of mic time.
- Sing atop a mountain, like Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music. I've never quite figured out how she could sing so well at such an altitude, but it seemed to work for her.
- Go to the movies or a musical and sing along. Once again, you'll have a fairly captive audience-but they may not be very appreciative of your talents.
- Sing in the subway station or on a street corner. You could even make some money! You may also get mugged.
- Finally, you can call businesses, then put them on "hold" by singing at them. They play music for you when they put you on hold-why shouldn't you return the favor?
Remember, the most important thing is just to sing!!! The voice is a terrible thing to waste.
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