For me, going out in public is a typical thing. I love going out to dinner, movies, shopping and whatever else I like to do. One thing I do not like to do is go to clubs. When I say clubs, I think loud music where I can't hear myself think. I didn't like them when I was younger and as I get older, I like them even less. But I had heard from Connie Marie (on this forum) about some CD's who frequent a place called The Friendly Moose in North Carolina. I thought it was another club but I was assured it wasn't. I looked at their web site. It's advertised as a restaurant & bar. Nothing CD related or GLBT is listed. I thought, am I looking at the right web site??? I decided to try it anyway. I go to mainstream places all the time so it wouldn't be the first.
I invited Connie to go with me because I didn't want to go alone to a new place. Connie wasn't able to go but she suggested I go with Tara. You may remember Tara D Rose from this forum. She had been there before & so I felt a lot more comfortable going there. She & I had PM'd each other last year and were acquaintances.
I met Tara at a local Wal-Mart. After a quick introduction, she got in my car and we headed on the 2 hour drive to the Moose. Tara is a very nice person. I felt very comfortable with her the whole time. We talked about our lives & the usual stuff.
We arrived at the Moose, walked into the bar area which is very small. It has 4 tables, 7 bar stools and a juke box. There were about 15 patrons in the bar area. Tara stopped at the bar to order us some drinks. I looked around and this was one of the few times I felt a little uneasy. All eyes seemed to be on US! But no one made any comments. Weree they just checking us out? We ordered our drinks and walked out to the back patio where they were doing Karaoke.
We found a table & settled in to enjoy the night air and listen to people sing. We were the only CD's there. Despite that, it was a relaxing environment and I started to relax. Tara signed up to sing a song. I wasn't so sure about a CD singing karaoke. Not that I thought Tara was a bad singer, I just thought we might get run out of there. As it turned out, my fears were unfounded. Tara is a great singer, and the crowd loved her. I ordered a dinner (fish & chips). We talked about many things, including Tara encouraging me to get up & sing. I've done karaoke before on a cruise ship. I like to do it, BUT I never did it as Kim. As I said earlier, I've been out in the normal public a lot, but to stand up & sing in the spot light?!!!??? After a little more prodding from Tara, I let her sign me up to sing one of my favorite songs.
The crowd didn't boo or stone me & I really enjoyed it. That was it, I was sold. I REALLY like this place. It has good food and a friendly atmosphere (thus the name "The Friendly Moose"). Tara sang a few more songs & I sang one more. Then we called it a night and headed home. The 3 hours flew by & my new friend Tara headed home. Tara, Thanks for a good time. We need to do it again.
Now that I look back on it, I asked myself "Did I really do that?" I did. As proof, I will post pics in the picture gallery.
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