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December 10, 2003

It's so ha-a-a-ard...

We haven't mentioned something we've known about for a few weeks now, because it's too painful. As of Tuesday, December 30th, Mary Beth James will no longer be the host of Mary Mary's All-Star Karaoke.

Girl-E is psyching herself up for the impending desperate sense of loss. What will life be like without Mary's kind, supportive encouragement, her playful banter, her gorgeous bangs? Is there anyone else in the world who can look cool by marching in place with her hand to her head in salute, to pretty much any song ever recorded? And what about her ecclectic willingness to start the night off with anything from Springsteen to Minogue? There is no way the new guy is going to fill her sneakers. He'll probably do Aerosmith and Bon Jovi songs every week. Maybe the occassional rendition of "Chocolate Salty Balls" for laughs.

We do understand Mary's decision, however. When you've enjoyed her local celebrity status for over four years, doing the same thing every week with the same loveable but clingy karaoke zealots, it may be time to branch out. One person only has so much love to give.

Girl-E has already announced to her family that she'll be coming home from skiing one day early to attend the farewell bash. She and Girl-C are already scheduling rehearsals for their duet of "The Girl Is Mine," during which they will of course be fighting over Mary. Dibs on Paul, by the way.

Posted by The Twins at December 10, 2003 10:33 AM

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I think marching in place while saluting is most ideally done to "Billy, Don't Be A Hero," although it would also work well with "In The Navy."

Posted by: Jess at December 10, 2003 11:09 AM

No, see what you have to appreciate about Mary is that she looks fabulous doing it to songs that would not generally be considered ideal for such a thing.

Posted by: EV at December 10, 2003 11:10 AM