This song is special. It is one of the rare songs that is connected to so many people and memories over a span of several years that they all blur together like a movie montage. It was the song of choice for Friday night karaoke at Dino's in Las Vegas almost EVERY Friday night (It probably still is if the group is still going there).
It brings back the face of Danny G, the Karaoke Master. I love that man, no one can sing "Baby Got Back" and then ease into "Tiny Dancer" like he does.
I see at least a dozen or more people that made this Friday night pilgrimage. Some were always there, others were in and out as their lives allowed, but we were all members of "Packin and the Packinettes" and we were all rock stars on Friday.
Some of the group: Packin, Anna, Vanessa, Terri, Carla, James, oh I can't even begin to name them all. I don't even remember when it started, or how it began. It was just what we did.
Some of the memories:
Packin wanting lipstick for something she was up to and being given the long-lasting kind without her knowledge. (You have to know Packin to truly understand, lipstick is pretty foreign to her.)
Bobbi in the parking lot afterwards, too drunk to go inside to find the ladies room.
Duck Farts - look it up. Just know they may temporarily change your sexual orientation!
Anna's cleavage, enough said! Oh, speaking of cleavage, Sabrina and her Rockabilly look and amazing voice.
Some girl trying to get in on the fun on stage and being put quickly in her place.
Jack Daniels making me think I could sing like Cher.
Included in the movie trailer in my mind are multiple scenes from B-52s concerts as well. Arriving hours early to be first in line. Everyone in line knowing each other like it was a family reunion, not a concert in the transient city of Las Vegas. The stage out in the water and the crowd dancing and swimming around. Money literally going down the drain.
It was a crazier time in my life that I wouldn't even try to keep up with now. But I will never forget these moments.
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