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Originally posted by Jessamyn:
Ooh, people, I just went and sang "I Touch Myself." After hearing myself sing about 3 or 4 times, and trashing each one as worse than the last, I finally got a version that didn't make me cringe, mostly because you can't hear me as well. Woo!!

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Originally posted by Melissa:
Jessamyn, THAT Jessamyn. It's nice to see what stressed out lawyers do on the side. hee hee herrrr

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I'm not sure if you mean singing karaoke or touching myself, but either way, I mean, come on - lawyers are people, too! We sing! We touch!

And now that I hear myself singing, I really wish I hadn't saved a version where I'm SO quiet. I also wish I'd cut off the first minute or so, so that I could have gotten to the real MEAT of the song. Heh.

Never fear. If you need to make it "repeat the options", just push 0.

[edited because I can't type today]

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Originally posted by pamie:
Omar and Allison are suspiciously absent, which I find unfair. They can listen to me and then make their choices of songs. Humph. I thought we were all entering today.

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I'm sorry - I'm going up tonight. I was filled with confusion last night over my choice. I had a moment or two of delusions of grandeur where I thought about doing California Love, but I couldn't decide whether to bust out the Dre or Tupac parts, and I felt it would be pushing it to try both. Plus, Chris refused to allow me to rap. Said it wouldn't be right.

But yours is all good, dammit! Now I actually have to make an effort!

(yeah, that "wait a day" thing was all Omar's idea. I don't know why he hates you so much, p.)

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Originally posted by Jessamyn:
I'm not sure if you mean singing karaoke or touching myself, but either way, I mean, come on - lawyers are people, too! We sing! We touch!

[This message has been edited by Jessamyn (edited March 06, 2001).]

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Originally posted by Allison:

(yeah, that "wait a day" thing was all Omar's idea. I don't know why he hates you so much, p.)

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Because I came up with Chuy's Hate List and now he's all over it.

I just didn't want to look like a big tool like I did last year. I don't know if it's any good, but I do remember scaring half of the audience last time. I don't want to scare people in their offices.

But at one point I was looking at Carole King, a showtune from Chicago, and a Prince song. Oh, and I thought about an REM song, but I figured I still couldn't have won Chris' vote from you if I did that.

And in a horrible moment, I thought about "...Baby One More Time" or "Genie In A Bottle." I think there was some crack getting smoked in my house.

Oh, man. Look at this post. Can you guys tell that I'm completely exhausted this morning? Taxes. Get them done now, friends.

It recorded something, but it wouldn't let me know what it was, so I
hope it was a decent entry... (gasp)

I was in full big band mode, and if anyone knows "Big Spender" from the movie/musical/broadway "Sweet Charity" well, yeah... that would be me.

If it recorded right, and sounds decent, it'll be up with the rest tomorrow.

Dear Gods, if I sound horrible, I hold no claim to the entry, and will from then on show no sign of even knowing what karaoke is.

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Originally posted by emilystrange:
Now I have to go buy a computer, just so I can listen.

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(offtopic) I may be showing off my true computer-geekdom here, but how can anyone live without a computer? I'm just saying. (/offtopic)

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Originally posted by Drew:
Pamie, Kathy Handley is giving us all a run for our money. I listened to her doing Believe, and I just wanted to crawl under a rock and die.

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dude, that's me. hi. thanks.

i'm horrified. i sent it without listening to it. i still haven't had the nerve to listen to it. i'm kinda embarrassed and scared and really really terrified. this is like a high school play audition that lasts for weeks and is open to the public. ack.

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(yeah, that "wait a day" thing was all Omar's idea. I don't know why he hates you so much, p.)

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Alright, girly, if you've got something to say, why don't you say it to my ass?

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Originally posted by Omar G:
Alright, girly, if you've got something to say, why don't you say it to my ass?

(that's "karaoke-prize winning ass" to you.)

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Oh, I'll say it all right. I'll say it in song. Prize-winning song.

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Originally posted by Jessamyn:
It just cuts you off, dude. One second, you're singing, it's listening, the next second, the recorded voice is saying something to you about pushing 1 or 2 or 3 but you can't hear what the hell it's saying

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I'll vouch for that. And I got into the habit of ending the recording by pressing any button, and then it would bring up the menu and I'd decide to re-record it ... but then the last time I hit the button at the same time that it cut me off, and I hit "1," and the next thing I knew I was hearing "Your message has been sent" and I was all, aahhhhhh! Because up until then, see, I was really just screwing around, and had no real intention of ever actually entering. But then, well, I didn't have a choice anymore.

Chuy loves me. That's just his way.

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Originally posted by Omar G:
Just don't spray it.

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You should be so lucky.

(see, I am clearly at a disadvantage in the trash-talk arena, having no younger siblings.)

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(offtopic) I may be showing off my true computer-geekdom here, but how can anyone live without a computer? I'm just saying. (/offtopic)

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why did they add those phone jingles in there? it was smooth on the playback >:(

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Originally posted by Drew:
Dude, that girl who sang "I Touch Myself" is making me nervous.

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Dude! That's me, the touching myself girl, making you nervous! Excellent!

The sound quality sucks, though, and it's partly my fault for trying not to be all up in your face...it's hard to even tell where my voice begins and Divinyls' woman's (come on, somebody remembers her name, don't they?) ends.

But I'm glad to be making somebody nervous. I'm afraid that may be the extent of my glory from KaraokePhone...

just mopping up the tears of my patheticness...yes, yes...

I wasn't that bad, but then again..I realise in the original song she does NOT draaag the 'you' before the chorus..ugh.

today would've been worse; I lost the thickness in my voice so it would've been screechier [in fact, I sang for fun today to my disc and I warbled and cracked like nobody's business!]..

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Originally posted by Baby Beatnik:
(offtopic) I may be showing off my true computer-geekdom here, but how can anyone live without a computer? I'm just saying. (/offtopic)

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My life resumed last month when we finally bought a PC for home. Now we just have to get the correct driver for the modem, and mayhap, I'll be able to listen from home. Before Friday, if possible, so I still have time to vote.

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Originally posted by selkie:
Man, I know what you mean, starlight. Nobody's getting nervous about me and Tracey Chapman, either. Feh.

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which one were you?
I listened to em all but didn't pay attention to names..

And man, that starlight girl is really making me nervous! And that chick who did the Dusty Springfield song? Man!

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Originally posted by selkie:
Oh. Heh. That would help, huh? I'm under my real name, Lisa Nichols, and the song is Gimme One Reason.

And man, that starlight girl is really making me nervous! And that chick who did the Dusty Springfield song? Man! ;)

Although, seriously, Pamie kicked ass. Surprise, surprise. :)

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ah okay! I forgot what it sounded like since I think I heard that on the first day, so I'll listen again.

heh heh. I'm in under my real name too [Amber]. doing the FF8 theme [final fantasy]. mom says I should've picked a more recognisable song. she suure rubs it in! ;)

and I agree, Pamie's was great. I liked the part where she says the cat came in..terrifying! haha

[edited for toooo many emoticons..enough to start a small army!]

"Too Darn Hot" is one of my favorite Musicals song.

That was a great choice... and she does really well at it.

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Man, Allison... you have such a great voice.

So does a lot of people entered in so far.

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I'm not going to bitch about the quality of my song.

Yes, I am.

*bleep* *bleep* Dammit!

I blame it on the cordless phone and the fact that I did it in my work office.

Damn, y'all. Why does doing this thing make me so nervous? I get embarrassed. I can't even listen to mine. Why do you people have to be so freaking good and funny and stuff? Hate!

[edited for spelling. You see what Omar does to me? Makes me lose my mind.]

Both of you were so good. Al, listen to yours--ain't nothin' to be ashamed of, girl!