Fears

Until now, I harbored a slight fear of public speaking. I don't know why exactly I fear my peers, and cannot say that I am fully cured of this, but this weekend was my first karaoke experience. Let me say, I am hooked.
To set the stage, it was happy hour, NYC, and a friend of mine was bartending and the majority of the patrons were her friends. The bar had just opened for the night, and there were only a few other people in the bar, so my inhibitions were already low. My friend, Natalie, made me some concoction, what I would consider a "girly shot" and told me that my song is next. I had no idea what she had picked for me, but did a short introduction to the bar while the into was playing. She informed them that I was visiting from across the Hudson and that I do not "fist pump". I knew the song, Bon Jovi (fitting?) and had no choice but to take the mic and do my best. After the first few lines, I just looked away from the crowd did what I was up there to do, and in three minutes, it was all done. I followed up by singing five more songs that night, while the bar filled up, and people came and went.
I overcame a major fear that night, and if I can sing in front of people, anyone can..