7 Days of Karaoke
The highlight of the evening was Reagan finally getting to perform “Total Eclipse of the Heart” with all the passion and showmanship that she couldn’t put into her American Idol performance. She sang, she kicked, she head-banged and she was well-received by the drunken team of dodge-ballers. Five minutes of fame? Check.
As we crooned the last verse of “I Got You Babe” together, in harmony, it occurred to us that our “7 Days of Karaoke” had come to a depressing end. We had felt the addictive energy of the karaoke spirit for a solid week and now, we had to say goodbye to stardom.
If we were sadder, we were also wiser, secure in the knowledge that G-Money, Chris Clay, DJ Leonard and, yes, even the coin-operated karaoke machine at Jon’s Club will continue to bestow fame and microphones upon the bankers, teachers and loggers of Humboldt County for years to come.
songs Reagan: Bonnie Tyler, “Total Eclipse of the Heart”
Joel: Weezer, “Undone (The Sweater Song)”
Bonus duet: Sonny and Cher, “I Got You Babe”
Reagan Nail is a Master’s student in English at HSU who moonlights as a singer/songwriter. Joel Hartse has written about music for The Stranger , the Sacramento News & Review and the Times-Standard . In the fall, he’ll be moving to China to teach English.
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