(Due to a glitch in the matrix, this post contains video clips that can’t be seen unless you visit andy2000.org )
Last week, I received an e-mail response to my recent comments in Creative Loafing about the North Dekalb Mall Idol karaoke singing competition.
The letter, written by runner-up Rebekah Stork*, takes issue with my less-than-flattering description of her singing. I think she was awful. Pardon my Simon-ness, but her pitch was wobbly and her tone and mannerisms sucked the life and charm from the song she chose.
Thanks to the miracle of modern video technology, you can judge Ms. Stork’s performance for yourself.
The first video is of winner Curtis Williamson singing “Wind Beneath My Wings.” Not my favorite song, or honestly, my favorite style of singing, but the guy’s got a strong, unique voice.
The video below is Ms. Stork’s performance.
Incidentally, Ms. Stork challenged me to a sing-off because, in her estimation, someone who doesn’t sing shouldn’t be judging people who do (an idea to which my father replied something like “You don’t have to be a hen to know if an omelette tastes bad.” I might take her up on the offer. I don’t think that I’d win. I just think it would be fun to be able to start sentences with the phrase “Remember that time I was in a sing-off . . .”
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(NOTE: I misspelled Ms. Stork’s last name in my column because I mistook her handwritten “o” for an “a”.)
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NOTE NOTE:You can download the two videos in Quicktime format by right-clicking and saving these links:
Curtis Williamson singing video.
Rebekah Stork singing video.