October 18, 2008 - Karaoke Cool

Saturday night karaoke at the Crow Bar, downtown Saugatuck - crazy, smokey goodness. I am loving Susan L. who sings one of the sexiest renditions of Hanky Panky ever. She is adorable-sexy-nervousness. We are all dying for a chance to come out of our self-conscious disguises. We want to break free through karaoke, or any other way we can find to throw our egos aside and connect ourselves, to REconnect ourselves to everyone and everything else around us. That connectivity is the energy behind the music-the life force that makes the movement happen. I am fascinated by music's capacity to change energy. It is great? (totally inadequate)...sweet? (not right either but that's part of it)...what is it? Magic?...yup, that's it...it's energy magic the way each song climbs onto everyone, moving them through love and sex and drama and sadness and sweetness... and the ones that make us laugh...mouth-wide-open, cheeks-sore, throat-scratchy...bringing us... dragging us back to high school freedom and silliness. These are my favorite! I miss NOTHING. It is all here right now in this perfect moment.  Thank you, universe, for giving us music.