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00:00Karaoke actually means open bar, a celebration at the Love Shack.
00:05It was the middle of the 80s, and a high school friend told me about a wondrous new thing
00:10he had just witnessed the night before at his favorite watering hole.
00:14You could choose a favorite song, stand in front of a microphone, and instantly alienate
00:19everyone else in the room.
00:21It was called karaoke.
00:23Not being a singer myself, I really struggled to cough up an enthusiasm hairball for this
00:27successor to dwarf tossing.
00:30A few years later, another friend took me out to a local bar for karaoke night.
00:36My first selection ever was Elvis Presley's Marie's The Name of his latest flame, and
00:41it seemed to go okay.
00:43A few rounds later, I'm taking on Motown, Stax, and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
00:48I became a convert and maintained that lifestyle for 20 years after that.
00:53I even got to be a karaoke host a few times.
00:56I've got friends in low places, I've spent jukebox money at the Love Shack, and I don't
01:01even call people by their names.
01:03I miss the earliest versions of karaoke, when singers relied more on liquid courage than
01:08actual ability.
01:10One night, I saw a guy belting out Don Henley's All She Wants to Do is Dance just before falling
01:16over the speaker and monitor.
01:18I thought all she wanted to do was dance, but all he wanted to do was walk.