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One day, as I was hanging out in the CCHS smoking section (still in disbelief that we had one of those), Chris Belanger walked up to me and said: “SING”. "Ummm...could you be a little more specific?" He hastily requested 'Patience' by Guns N Roses. I was on the spot but cleared my throat, whistled the opening to the song, and sang about six seconds when Chris interrupted and said, “Good enough. You're in." He went back to sucking on one of his beloved green Craven A cigarettes and I was informed by Jon Holm that I would be singing lead with their band at the Variety Show. Or at least, I'd be lead singer at the audition.

On the day of the audition, we started jamming, I started whistling, and got to about 10 seconds of singing this time, when Mr. Praw yelled "CUT!" and added, "Ali Hassan, I think you're doing enough in the Variety Show already, don't you?", which felt like a relatively kind way of saying "Kid, you don't got it." I went on to co-host the Variety Show, possibly planting the seeds for a future of telling jokes and hosting events. I always wonder what my life could have been: toiling away for years in bars as a mediocre singer, getting free drinks, hanging with rock stars and meeting all kinds of beautiful women who worshipped the ground upon which I walked. Instead, I have one solitary wife who loves me and four well-behaved children. Sigh. Thank you Mr. Praw. 

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