iTuning Up for Tomorrow's Get Down

PERFORMANCE PREPARATION

Tomorrow is my big solo debut at Variety Underground with "Caba-raoke" - my vocal impression act using karaoke tracks and I spent today assembling my act. I had decided on a selection of five vocal impressions: The Cranberries, Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Cher and my pièce de résistance, Shakira. Yep, this is gonna be good! I hopped onto the old iTunes, which has lately been one of the best resources for karaoke tracks that I can find. Perhaps the growing popularity of American Idol and Rockband has created more of a demand for karaoke. iTunes is a real bargain too - only $.99 a pop for some pop as opposed to the 25 bucks I used to have to fork over for a whole CD of songs that I didn't want, just for the use of the one I had a need for. I love you iTunes! (...and you're welcome for the endorsement)

A mere $4.95 later I had purchased the tracks to Zombie, Oops...I Did It Again, Don't Speak, Believe and Underneath Your Clothes (all stellar choices in my book,) and set to work building my piece for Caba-raoke (hopefully not to be proven a piece of Crapa-raoke) using GarageBand. I'm fairly new to GB, but despite not being very "well-versed" in the ins and outs of the program, I was able to import all five songs and cut them together effortlessly into an effervescent pop medley of highly combustible proportions! Watch out everybody, this thing is gonna blow! (but in a good way)

As for the presentation of my "Caba-raoke" I've decided not to go the way of the drag queen. Instead I think I'll just go on as myself (a more daunting task in actuality) and present my piece under the guise of an original song that I've recently written, incorporating elements of some of my favorite influences: Cher, Shakira, etc. Then I'll pull the 'ol switcheroo on 'em! Foiled again folks!

I really have no idea what to expect from the crowd tomorrow, but the VU crowd is always a supportive group making it a safe place to take risks and experiment with stuff. Even if they hate me, I'm sure they'll hide it well enough. But really, how could they hate me? I'm doing an impression of Cher for cripessake! Everybody loves a good Cher impression ...

...Do you believe in life after love? (after love, after love, after love, after love)
I can feel something inside me say,
I really don't think you're strong enough, Now!
...Do you believe in life after love? (after love, after love, after love, after love)
I can feel something inside me say,
I really don't think you're strong enough, Now!