I am the king of karaoke
I sang karaoke for the first time 4 years ago. It was at "Cheers III" in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, and I sang "At This Moment," by Billy Vera and the Beaters (the song from the Family Ties episode where Alex's girlfriend Ellen breaks up with him and he's left alone at the train station).
Did I rock?
Let's just say that by the end of the song I had people slow dancing! Arms around waists, heads on shoulders, swaying from one side to the other . . SLOW DANCING!
I soon became a weekly staple at Cheers III, as people were curiuous about the 25-year old sportscaster passionately singing a love song that came out when he was 6. But once I left Rhinelander, I left my karaoke days behind. That was a safe place- stories of my singing could only spread so far in a town of 7,000 people.
My love for karaoke never died, though, and on today's show I was asked last-minute to fill in for a live-band karaoke segment (Mallory Lewis and Lamb Chop opted out of their live slot). With no time to give it any rational thought, I returned to the art form which made me a small-town Michael Bolton.
But this time, I rocked out to Pearl Jam and AC/DC.
Comments
I thnk all of you guys at wgn news are the best, I don"t miss a news cast.
Posted by: cathy | July 18, 2007 9:41 AM
ok, you cannot claim to be the king of karaoke if you do not have some sort of machine at home that you rock out on. i have 3. the best one is a mike that plugs into the tv with a keypad. there are different chips you can buy.
here's a link to one:
http://enter-tech.com/
then you can talk to me. do i smell a challenge???
Posted by: Lynn | July 18, 2007 12:20 PM