My inspiration for this post came from my dear, longtime blogging friend, Debbie @ Musings by an ND Domer's Mom, who is not only a gifted...
Ok…true confession time…
…and not just for me, but for YOU too.
So tell me…have you ever been all alone in your home and put on your favorite vocal CD; grabbed a wooden spoon, ketchup bottle, or a hair brush…and lip-synched to the words?
(and please don’t lie…because your nose will grow)
I started lip-synching as a kid, whenever my parents would go out; leaving me alone on a Saturday afternoon.
As soon as the car pulled out of the driveway, I would run into the living room and throw on my favorite LP of West Side Story and perform the entire show.
And I got so good at it, that I could actually lip-synch all the parts at once!
You haven’t LIVED until you’ve sung both Tony AND Maria in the song Tonight.
(It felt gloriously schizophrenic)
And sometimes I would even put on my mothers' wigs and clip-on earrings.
(but PLEASE don’t tell anyone that, ok?)
Anyway…I must confess…I did this a few nights ago, while listening to a CD that my younger brother had sent me for my birthday.
It was a compilation of Michael Buble songs.
(don’t you just LOVE Buble?)
Anyway…I was lying on the floor with my head propped up on several pillows and I had my head phones on, so I could listen to it real LOUD. My eyes were closed and suddenly my mouth started moving to the words.
And without even thinking I jumped up, ran into the bathroom; grabbed my hair bush and ran back into the living room, where I started lip-synching to the song Sway.
And not only did I lip-synch…but I started dancing.
As my left hand held the CD player and my right hand held the brush…my hips began to sway to the rhythmic calypso beat.
I suddenly turned to face the three wide-open windows…as the entire city of Philadelphia became my audience.
I swear to god…you’d think I was performing full-out for the finals of Star Search.
I felt possessed!
God… it was EUPHORIC!
And as the song came to a climatic crescendo…I belted out….
Like an ocean hugs the shore…hold me close, sway me more!!!!!!
And then…THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE and BRAVOS could be heard from within my own feeble brain.
I had CHILLS.
It was a lip-synching night that I’ll never forget.
P.S. Oh, and by the way…I came in second place, because the judges took off two points for not wearing any pants.
However, I think they were just a little envious of my legs!
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