Dallas Singing “Bust a Move” :: American Legion, Bucktown, Chicago

Margaret :: American Legion, Bucktown, Chicago

Rory Lake :: American Legion, Bucktown, Chicago

Scott Singing “Faith” :: American Legion, Bucktown, Chicago

Laura :: American Legion, Bucktown, Chicago

Evelyn :: American Legion, Bucktown, Chicago

Rachelle Singing “Is This Love” :: American Legion, Bucktown, Chicago

Cupcakes :: American Legion, Bucktown, Chicago

For Margaret’s birthday she and Evelyn, whose birthday is only a week or so later, rented out the basement of the American Legion Hall in Bucktown and had Rory Lake, of Karaoke Dreams, come in and had a karaoke party. Apparently the American Legion is where all the cool hipsters are hanging out these days. Dallas was psyched to go to the party. He sang 2 songs: Bust a Move and Ain’t Nothing But a G Thang. He submitted a 3rd song and we were waiting for it to come up, when surprise, surprise, my name got called. He tricked me and put my name in to sing Is This Love. I tried to protest and say I didn’t put my name in and that I didn’t know the song. All I could think of was White Snake’s song Is This Love, but it was the Bob Marley song and I was ok with that. I still didn’t really want to sing it but everyone was yelling my name and I sort of got peer pressured into it. It was ok. I needed that trick to get me to sing anything at all.

The party was a great time. Everyone was singing, the American Legion guys were funny, and it wouldn’t be Margaret’s birthday without yummy cupcakes from Alliance Bakery. Oh, also all the beer was only $2/can. That always helps.

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