This is the awesome and wonderful Miss Rebecca Lee...by day at Primary School teacher, by night Auckland's only ginger Madame and hardcore dominatrix, known for her tool of choice being a blue leopard print cat toy...MEEEOOOOW!!
Next we have Miss Nemo Craig Multi Box (a.k.a Lord Nemo). She is of the slightly unfortunate hindrance that she actually has some singing ability...but we forgive her for that and when we randomly burst into song, provided no one can actually hear that there is the occasional note in tune, then it is fine. Her passions include 'Rent' and 'Wicked' and if you ever happen to face the horrible misfortune of losing her, just look down...not only is she the only member of the choir that can sing, she is also the only member of the choir that needed a booster seat when we went to see the Rocky Horror Picture Show so that she could see the stage...TRUE STORY!
This is Kay...she could not by any means be described as the most dedicated member of the group, but when she is there you can almost guarantee she is the most entertaining! Up until very recently she faced some serious struggles with her sexual identity, however, since joining the ALC (and as the picture demonstrates fairly well), she has embraced her sexuality and in her own words "It feels like a disco ball has just exploded in my heart!"...Good on you girl, welcome out of the closet, it's a lot more fun out her, I can promise you that!
Meet Rivka...our official ALC Chairperson and another faintly talented member of the group, although this skill often goes TOTALLY unnoticed given Riv's almost pathological inability to remember lyrics to any song, ever, how ever many times she has heard it! Thankfully, when you do karaoke there is a screen in front of you telling you exactly what you have to say!
Finally, there is Nicole. She is a slightly unwilling member of the group, partially because she does have an element of shame and partly because her taste in music means that she often doesn't actually know the songs that we randomly burst into...it's not that she just doesn't know the lyrics like Riv, she has often genuinely not heard to songs before. HOWEVER, that said, put on a Disney soundtrack and rock out some Lion King or Aladdin and you get to see a whole different Nicole...this is the Nicole that secretly loves her membership to the ALC!!
And that's it...they are the wonderful wonderful ALC...well of course there is me...but you know me...don't you?! Would you like me to do a little bio about myself?! Okay then, you twisted my arm!
So, just to confirm something before we go on, this picture is not me in pain, oh no no, it is me singing along (probably to 4 non blondes) with more passion and enthusiasm than you will ever again see from someone who couldn't hold a tune or a note to save their life. I am probably the least talent member of the group...no wait...that's a lie...I AM THE LEAST TALENTED MEMBER OF THE GROUP, but what I lack in skill I make up for in enthusiasm, passion and often volume. See, my problem is, when I get into a song and there are other people singing with me, I don't give a shit that I sound shit, I just want to give it my all...and I often do, hence the picture that looks like I am in a lot of pain...there is some serious effort going into hitting that note which is about 4 octaves away from where it should be!
So there you have it, the ALC, they are fabulous, wonderful and amazing!! One day we might go on tour and you may get the chance to see us, but for now it is generally just unfortunate passers-by in the street and the poor people who came into the bar for a quiet drink, only to find out that there way karaoke and the next four songs when listed to be sung by...you guessed it...the ALC!!
Salutations All!
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I am going to make a slight amendment to this entry and it appears to have caused some considerable distress to one of my fellow ALC members and I fear this may cause tension within the ranks, which would be most unfortunate and unwelcome all at the same time...so here goes!
ReplyDeleteIn my introductions to each member of the ALC I described Miss Rivka Morley as someone who has an "almost pathological inability to remember lyrics to any song, ever"...this may have been a little unfair, in fact, if I am going to write a retraction I might as well write it properly, it was unfair. While her lyric remembering skills do not match those of our two lyric-masters (Miss Rebecca Lee and Miss Nemo Craig) she is certainly not as bad as I made her out to be. In fact, in a very short period of time has learnt all of the lyrics to a number of 'Rent' songs word perfectly, as well as nearly two whole 'Script' albums and is currently working on learning all of the lyrics to a 9 minute long song (which contains very little repetition)! So, avid readers, you see, my statement was unfair and inaccurate and with the wonderful benefit of hindsight (and considerable reminding of the rash generalisation contained within) I now formally retract it.
Rivka Morley is both a vocally and lyrically adept member of the ALC, this combined with her flawless control of the role of Chairperson means that there is no way the ALC could possibly function without her ever...no Riv, no ALC...there I said it!
So awkward moment...when I google imaged 'Rebecca Lee teacher" this photo came up. We may have to fix this problem...being a professional and all.
ReplyDeleteOn another note OMG I can't believe how long ago this was!! One of the best times ever!