Must I Sing Everywhere I Go?

I am just asking that question tonight.  I feel such great joy when I sing.. when I perform, but I declare there are times when I simply want to enjoy a glass of red wine with good music, and the company of friends.

That was my intention tonight.  It didn’t quite work out that way.

One of my girlfriends and I made plans earlier in the week to visit Rey’s Restaurant in Cary.  We had a mutual friend performing in the bar/lounge area.  She and I had not seen him and his lovely wife for weeks, so this was going to be a nice little reunion for all concerned.

I walk into the bar and after kissing everybody, was met with requests to sing.  I don’t know HOW many times I said NO.   I explained the whole thing about simply wanting to sit, sip, and relax.  They weren’t hearing me, and that irritated me a bit.  My request was not being honored.  I was not being heard.

Well, I stood my ground… but in short order, others approached me at the bar wanting to know if I’d be singing. I smiled, and said No.  This was an exercise that would quickly grow old.

There were times in the past, where my passion for singing would override everything else at a club or lounge.  The opportunity to take the mic and touch the stage had to be seized.   I had a CD of backing tracks ready to pop into the sound system.

Sometimes things would go smoothly, and at other times, the wrong song was cued.. the mic was bad..  or for lack of a prior rehearsal I would screw up the lyrics.

That’s not where I am now.  I like being in control and knowing how things are going to go from start to finish.

All of that being said.. I will answer the question I posed at the start:  Must I sing everywhere I go?  It is my call, and I say, No.

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