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Keen on Karaoke
nhibitions be damned.
— Story and Photos by Chance Dibben
For some the thought of cheesily braying on stage or slurring The Knack's "My Sharona" under a cloud of drunken butterfly nerves is exhilarating as much as it is embarrassing.
"If you don't make an ass out of yourself," Chris McQuiston, Shawnee junior and karaoke participant, said, "you are cheating everyone else."
Within local karaoke circuits lay an unusual sub culture, a commraderie extended only to those brave enough to make fools of themselves, or, turn Suvivor's "Eye of the Tiger" into a bruising ballad. There can be amazing amateur singers and those who are astonishingly awful. But both are welcome and celebrated for their expression and this atmosphere of acceptance that makes karaoke so popular is why so many people return weekly to the mic.
Certainly the allure of karaoke stems from its barroom democracy, that anyone with an itch to perform can step on stage and sing for a receptive audience. Karaokers choose from hallowed songbooks a canon of cuts so ingrained in popular culture that their humble performances invoke something powerful and electric.
All photos taken at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, July 26 and Aug. 9.
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