Cineoke. Jason, are you ready to have your mind blown? There is an event in the fair city of Seattle that combines some of the things you hold most dear: karaoke, booze, and movie musicals. I'll give you a moment to soak that in. One Monday a month in a sketchy little theater downtown about 30 people gather to belt out tunes from movies while the actual clip of the scene plays on a giant screen behind them. The first time I went I was so nervous (remember that whole scared to sing in public issue I have?) that I only performed one number, a duet with my wonderful friend, Nicole. We sang "Movin' Right Along," hamming it up while Kermit and Fozzie drove across this great country of ours in their Studebaker. In under four minutes I had found my new drug of choice. Since then I have become a tad more comfortable on that stage (a margarita seems to help), and have serenaded the crowd with renditions of "The Babysitter Blues" from Adventures in Babysitting, "Dance Ten, Looks Three" from A Chorus Line, and, my personal favorite, "Rainbow Connection". I happen to be attending Cineoke tonight and am planning on wowing everyone with "Top That", the iconic rap from Teen Witch. I wanted to sing "Let's Go to the Mall", but I didn't have time to learn all those intricate lyrics or perfect my Canadian accent. Jason, I truly think attending Cineoke with me willl fulfill your soul the way nothing has in the previous thirty years of your life. And if not, at least it only cost five bucks and three hours of your life. *If you live in the Seattle area and want to geek out at Cineoke, it happens the 2nd Monday of each month at the Jewelbox Theater in Belltown. Be sure to say if I'm there!*
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