thefox

So, after singing at the school talent show thing a few weeks ago, I was told numerous times by various people that I have a great voice. Some of these people are musicians, even, so I was kind of overwhelmed. Many people asked if I sing anywhere else so they could come hear me. Me? Seriously?

I have always loved to sing, although I was never sure I was good at it. I mean, everyone thinks they can sing, but very few people are any good. So, I just assumed I was average. When I was a young'n, I received for my tenth birthday a Teddy Ruxpin doll. He was all dressed up in a tux and came with several cassettes, including Teddy Ruxpin Sings Love Songs ("When I Fall in Love", "Dream a Little Dream of Me", "Someone to Watch over Me", etc).



I LOVED THAT FREAKIN' BEAR. I loved that cassette, in particular, and would sing along with it pretty much all the time. Later my dad introduced me to Nat "King" Cole and I kind of fell in love with jazz standards and similar music. I mean, I even have "Fly Me to the Moon" tattooed on my shoulder.

Fast forward twenty years. I posted an ad to Craigslist offering myself up as a vocalist looking for a band, and now I'll be singing jazz with a group at a local restaurant/bar/lounge place on Monday nights. I sang with the saxophonist that responded to my ad this afternoon, and he said I have a great voice. His only real critique was that I need experience, but he immediately followed that with, "...but so does everyone in the beginning."

Woah.

Tomorrow night I'll go listen to the group, and I'll probably start singing next week. (He actually offered to let me sing with them tomorrow, but I figure it's best to be patient.) I am still kind of surprised, but I am looking forward to doing something I've always loved to do. New hobbies are fun!