A Night Out

I haven't been out in a while.

I don't know why. Not because I haven't been asked to go out because I have had a few people ask me if I want to go out but I just guess it is more like I didn't feel like going out.

But last night was a needed occasion!

My Best Girlfriend needed to get out and get completely wasted. I said I'd be the DD so I already knew I wasn't drinking much.

We ended up at the East End Steakhouse. Not a lot of people which was fine by me. I'm not really one for wall to wall people.

We sat down with our drinks and conversed a bit before we saw this guy coming in the door with DJ equipment.

A comment was made that maybe we picked a good night to go out. Come to find out that it was for Karaoke.

Now mind you I wasn't drinking much because of being the DD do I had no intention of going up and singing. As much as I love to sing and karaoke in the privacy of my own home.

The DJ (Cody) kept coming up and asking if we picked out a song yet and if were were going to sing.

Eventually Tammy threw me in the bag and said I was going to sing and I had mentioned Carrie Underwood "Before He Cheats"

Before I knew it he had me called up there to sing it!

To myself I thought "Okay, step outside the box for a change and do something you wouldn't normally do and that you might not be so comfortable doing"

We got to talking with the DJ and found out he was from Ft Plain too and that he know a lot of people we worked with. He talked to Tammy about where she lived in Jersey. I forget now how we even got on the topic but he asked about my family and I told him my dad's name and how he use to own the video store and he said yeah he knows my dad and my brother. (Such a small world)

This one time I went outside with Tammy when she had her "smoke" and when we came back in we were standing by the door talking. Our table was over to the side so I kept backing up thinking I had backed up to the table and stool next to ours. Boy was I Wrong!

When I turned around to set at our table I was face to face with this guy who had been sitting in the stool next to our table, I had back up just about on his lap. He never said anything and either did Tammy.

I apologized profusely for bumping into him and he insisted it was no problem at all.
We got to talking a bit. We talked about his work and how he likes to go kayaking. We talked about karaoke and how he usually comes to the East End on Wednesdays to sing. Then he asked if I wanted to sing a duet with him. I was hesitant but did agree.

Of course he picks a song I don't even know. He picked Meatloaf - I'd Lie for you (and that's the truth) I have never even heard the song but I did my best LOL. We also sung another one together later on (Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty Stop dragging my Heart Around)

I finally got Tammy up there to sing but I had to do it indirectly!

This cute guy came over to look at the book for a song to sing and asked Tammy if she wanted to sing a duet, of course Tammy said no but I said yes that she would sing one.

After a few minutes I walked over to him and asked if he was singing a duet with Tammy. He then asked what she wanted to sing and I said it didn't matter let him pick it out.

We had a very good time. I haven't had that much fun since my vacation, which in turn was a different kind of fun.

It's when I go out and have such a good time as I did last night that I remember why I use to like going out. Hanging with my friends and going out. Doing the things that I would like to do. It kinda brings out the old me.

Plus having someone show an interesting in you does make you feel good.