sing in public

I’ve been sitting on the front steps of my house in suburban Chicago, bringing out my guitar and just singing the way I want to – at the top of my lungs. My voice is really big and singing in the house at full throttle sounds really bad. Outside, I can belt it out.

Yesterday, when I was out there singing, I remembered a song I used to sing years ago. I completely forgot that it had been a favorite. It was a Blind Lemon Jefferson tune called “See That My Grave is Kept Clean.” Happy little ditty, eh? Great old song and I got the lyrics online today. Once I saw them again, they clicked in fully.

I love singing. I have to do this. I am so not what a singer looks like, but I don’t care. I have to do this.

So far I’ve been able to sing in front of my sister and my cats so this will take a while :(

It seems fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT7ImmOhXUc
That’s the video from the biggest metal pub in our city =)
and the guy with the camo and the mic in his hands – that’s me :)

Now, I’ve sung in public a lot and have for over 35 years, so it may seem odd that I have this as a goal.

Here’s what I want to do – I want to have people pay for the privilege of hearing me sing. I don’t aspire to be the next great American voice. I would be happy as a saloon singer in a cheesy hotel. I just want to have a career doing the one thing I love most and I haven’t done that yet.

If you’re interested, I sing standards with a small combo backup. I also sing a lot of folk music. For that, I play my guitar and sing. I seem to get more exposure singing folk music than standards, but then there is more opportunity for folk music. Really! There is!!!

I love to sing and for many years I was told it was impossible for me. I was born with a cleft palate that was surgically repaired when I was nine months old. I wear a metal and plastic prosthetic that attached to my teeth so that my speech is understandable. My speech is so damned good now that even speech pathologists can’t tell I have a speech disability.

Maybe this was too much. I’m new here. I’ll pick it up.

who have never dreamed of singing at some school’s party and everybody getting surprised with your tallent? :P

About a year ago, I went to this coffee shop that was having an open mike-night, adn my frieds made me get up and sing, and I sung this operatic piece called, la habenara, I know I spelled that wrong, so please dont beat me…

it’s my big dream since i was born.
Now, i have the opportunity to sing in public on july, because i’m studying musical comedy and our teacher is organizing a show with us. awesome! don’t you think so?

I think the people kind of liked us, and I certainly enjoyed myself. But it was just a beginning. Hopefully a beninningof something big and pretty! Now, to perform some more…

hell yeah i can sing…but its just that, im not given that confidence…but i do want to try..ive done it before like 3 times..but in each performance, something seems to mess up…and i start blaming others…though i know that the prob is within me…it sucks..but i wanna do it..im planning to audition in a contest soon..so, wish me luck..