Hobbit , as I share your gift of being virtually tone deaf & as I am incapable of even singing intune , I usually reserve my performances for in the shower or singing in the car where my voice is drowned out by the radio.
As far as actually singing in front of other people , well this would only ever occur at a function after just the right amount of alcohol had been consumed.
All allegations the next day that I was trying to sing & generally acting like a pork chop were simply met with denials & assertions that " it was a gee up ' as I would never do anything like that no matter how drunk.
This worked pretty well for me until about 15 years ago at my nephew's 21st.
After a very late night , we had just finished our mandatory bacon & eggs on the barbie when we were asked to gather in the lounge room.
To my horror , one of the kids had recorded the entire evening on their phone & was uploading it to the large screen T.V.
While watching myself gyrating on top of a table , shirt unbuttoned , trying to emulate Elvis , before ungraciously falling off , was a little embarrassing but it was worth it for the amount of laughter that it generated that morning.
The following week we had another family gathering for my sister's birthday and the next morning the only thing everyone was interested in was watching the recording.
While there was some disappointment that Les had behaved himself , there were plenty of other characters & situations that provided much laughter.
The intimate moments caught between particular family members , the absolute honesty of kids when asked to speak into the microphone , the true reflection of the night caught on video , to be able to be shown to those kids in years to come.
All I have from my 21st is a few grainy photos , how wonderful it would be to be able to simply put in a disc to re - live that night.