Screw Shamrock Idol!

So, I told you all I had entered this Shamrock Idol contest and just missed the cut to the next round. Well, I ended up backing into another singing contest last week and long story short, I WON!!

Here's a brief explanation: Toucher & Rich are absolutely hysterical radio DJ's out here in Boston. They do the afternoon show on WBCN weekdays and are a freakin riot! They are essentially grown up frat boys with funny contests, firey tempers, and loveable sidekicks like Adolfo Gonzales (a 300-pound hispanic 21-year-old who's not exactly the brightest bulb) and Crash Clark (a 40-something walking disaster). Needless to say, I'm obsessed with the show.

So, they had advertised this Heavy Metal Karaoke night a few times. I heard about one a while back but couldn't make it. Then all last week they were advertising the next one at none other than "The Bell in Hand" aka the bar I work at. So I decided to go.

Really, I had just planned on going to take in the scene. As I said before, the guys are pretty darn funny and the "Tards" (people who listen to their show) are just as amusing. I like to sing, duh, but was turned off by the "heavy metal" aspect of the contest. Well, after a half hour, I noticed some people weren't singing heavy metal songs so I decided to check out the band's list.

Sure enough, there was No Doubt's "Just a Girl", a song I loved during the college years and had sung at least twice before. The thought of performing it with a live band in front of a huge crowd got me all pumped, so I signed up. Fifteen minutes later I was on stage, rocking the room.

Honestly, I flubbed some of the words in the middle of the song, but I got back on track and closed it very strongly. The guys from the show (many of whom I had already introduced myself to and chatted with) were really digging my performance because I was getting the crowd going and singing pretty dang well at the same time.

Half an hour later, they called up three finalists: Me, the only other girl who sang, and Gunner, a Tard to the highest degree. It was crowd vote and it came down to me and Gunner. With a roar from the crowd, I was announced the winner!!

So what did I win? Oh, just a super cool $350 Palm Treo phone and a trip to the second round of competition. I had to pay to enter Shamrock Idol and all I got was a crummy T-shirt!! This contest was free, WAY more fun, and I won!! So screw Shamrock Idol!!