"Mike, what songs are you going to sing tomorrow at Speak & Sing Contemporary Karaoke Practice with Eric Fredericksen?" "Good question, Mike.

So I asked Eric Fredericksen, host of next week's Speak & Sing at On the Boards on St. Patrick's Day for any information he can divulge for what will happen or what we can do to prepare for his lecture.

In case you're interested in leading the crowd through an Irish standard or a drinking song at next week's karaoke event, we've put together a quick list so that you can get to practicing. Write down the songbook numbers (in parentheses) or watch the  linked videos  before Mar 17  to prepare!

Someone just posted this to the facebook event invite for Speak & Sing  next week:

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Amy O'Neal belts out "Everything She Wants" with support from some very enthusiastic back-up dancers. Click on the photo for more images from the event on our Flickr page.

Regina Hackett lays out Eric Fredericksen's track from singing in the shower to becoming a karaoke host extraordinaire.

Read up on it at Another Bouncing Ball.