Sigonella Idol

Hi everyone! I had the best time last night at the third annual Sigonella Idol!! It is more of a talent show than a competition and it is sponsored by the AOSC (all officers spouse club) to raise money for the senior scholarship fund. I went ultimately to see the performance of not only my neighbor, Manny, but also of my friend Leslie and her husband Gary, who all performed as a live band the song "Short Skirt, Long Jacket" by the group Cake. It was so funny! The lead singer was the orthodontist from the base, Leslie and her 2 friends were the back up singers, Gary was playing bass, and Manny was on drums--there were a few others, but I cannot remember their names. A few other really good performances came from "Madonna" singing "Dress You Up (in my love)", a man singing "Mrs. Jones" was really talented and soulful, and an Italian man named Massimiliano Constantino who sang "Con Te Partiro" (Time to Say Goodbye) so perfectly it gave us all goosebumps. As I later learned, he is on his way to "making it big", so remember that name!

Another highlight of the show was the "Kamakazee Karaoke" which happened about 5 times inbetween song blocks. People could pool money to get someone up to sing karaoke. The person nominated could either match the money raised against himself, or sing karaoke. Well, someone raised $200 for 2 of the COs (commanding officer--THE head people) of the base to get up and perform, and they did! It was so funny!

Phil was gone to Naples with the soccer team, so he missed the show. The team lost pretty majorly, like 0-9 or something. They also lost at home last weekend to the American School of Rome, 1-4. They will be playing Marymount next weekend, then flying to Milan the weekend after that, then tournament in Ramstein, Germany after that. After that, no more sports!! Oops, did I sound too enthusistic about that??:)