Today, and not for the first time, I wondered if the "musical guest" on SNL was somebody they found busking in the nearest subway station. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I spent hours playing my guitar and singing in the street, hoping to make some extra cash. About 3 hours in, I realized some punk had been walking around with a hat taking money as if he was with me. FML
Today, a man on the subway serenaded me. That's not the issue. He was cross-eyed, making it hard for me not to laugh in his face. FML
Today, at a rehearsal, a friend poked me: "My mother is in the orchestra, guess who she is!" I jokingly answer: "Erm…The fat singer?". It was. FML
Today, I attended a musical. A new song was played, and I thought I'd heard it before because it sounded strangely familiar. I sang along quietly as the song progressed, positive I knew it. Anticipating the next chorus, I belted out the lyrics with all my heart. It was instrumental. FML
Today, I found out that a street performer makes more money than I do. I have a full time job at the bank. FML
Today, I came across a street musician. He looked extremely well-fed already, but his music was pretty good, so I gave him some spare change. As soon as I turned away, he started screaming at me for being "cheap", and chased me half a block before running out of breath. FML
Today, I was singing and drumming on the steering wheel in my car while stuck in traffic, only to realize the car next to me was full of my carpooling coworkers, all staring at me in disbelief. They spent the day at the office requesting songs. FML
Today, I was on the train listening to my iPod on shuffle. The "Oompa Loompa" song came on, and slightly amused, I started humming it. It wasn't until I noticed that the man next to me was a midget that I understood the horrified looks I was getting. FML
Today, I realized at the train station that every day for a month, I've been waving to a cardboard cut-out of a person in the morning. I thought they were real. They're cardboard. FML
Today, I gave a homeless man my last bit of spare change so he could get on the bus. Just as I was about to get on too, I realized I'd lost my bus card. I had to get off the bus and watch as the man waved at me through the window. FML
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Top comments
Nikki 17
That would actually be awesome if they were giving air time to struggling musicians, I don’t see the problem here
RichardPencil 32
That was true in the first few decades of the show. Now, they only book the top acts on the various charts.
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Nikki 17
That would actually be awesome if they were giving air time to struggling musicians, I don’t see the problem here
RichardPencil 32
That was true in the first few decades of the show. Now, they only book the top acts on the various charts.
Crowned Sataness 12
That whole show has gone sadly downhill over the years.
RichardPencil 32
It really goes up and down. The guest host has a lot of influence on that. I find that when they are an actor or actress, those are the best shows. They really can get into characters and make the sketches great.
Chazzster 32
The truth is that musical taste varies a lot. I was not fond of last night’s musical act myself, but I assume that some people liked them. For many of us, our musical style preferences mostly jelled when we were in high school or college. But musical styles and artists change over time… By the way, if you have and use a DVR and record the show and then you start watching it a half hour after it starts, you can fast forward through both the commercials and the music act. (With a DVR you can watch it while it records and also fast forward through the “junk” as long as you wait a while to actually start watching it.)