Singing in the shower

As a young boy I enjoyed watching the old “Flintstones” cartoon series – you know, the one with Fred, Wilma, Barney, Betty, Pebbles, Bam-Bam and Dino. Most of my memories of that iconic show have long faded away, but one episode has stuck with me all these years.
 
This particular show started out with Fred, Barney and a couple of other guys agreeing to take part in a talent contest at the Buffalo Lodge, and they spent most of the program rehearsing a song or two. And let me tell you, by the time the day of the contest rolled around they were sounding GOOD! The problem was, they had rehearsed individually while they were taking their baths.
 
Well guess what? When they arrived at the Lodge on that fateful day to begin their final rehearsal (actually, their only rehearsal as a group), they quickly discovered that they couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket because they weren’t in a bathtub!
 
At first they were perplexed, but then a light bulb (did they actually have those back in the Stone Age?) went off over Fred’s head and he came up with an idea that saved the day and won them the talent show…
 
When their turn to sing came up, Fred and Barney rolled a large bathtub on wheels out onto the stage and the four of them jumped in and started “washing up”, singing their song as an astonished but appreciative audience listened and clapped away. This Flintstone-style barbershop quartet brought down the house with their masterful vocals and the contest was theirs for the taking.
 
Now I have a little admission to make: I like to sing in the shower myself. After all, nowhere else on the planet can I sound like Josh Turner when he’s having his best day. I guess it’s the combination of the amazing acoustics and the rhythmic “background music” of the splashing water, but I do my best singing when I’m all covered with soap and shampoo. I like to call it one of life’s precious little “equalizers”.