Free coffee, hang time, other beverages "real nice."

Newsdate Monday, May 1 ("May Day"), 2006:
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Says singer/songwriter John Caparoon of the "Youth Ministry Volunteer Appreciation Night" at the Windsor Road Espresso Royale, "Well, it was a nice party. And [my wife] Deb and I really had a good time. Got to hang out ... and talk to each other in an adult setting!. It was real nice."

Sources indicated that the local kid did a "great job" and "won over the crowd." Event organizer Greg Hunt commented, "[He] really ought to do that more often. ...everyone loved [him]." Even the understandably jaded employees reportedly found the set enjoyable.

Ironically, Caparoon entered his set tentatively. "I was afraid to sing at first. I held back until [Greg] prompted me, and it got more hoppin' in there. I was afraid that I would bring things to a dead halt, and it seemed like ... a nice conversation filled room. Didn't want to kill that."

"I will subdue you all with my screaming vocals! Ho ho!" the singer did not say.

Despite the slow start, things soon warmed up nicely. Caparoon stretched out with a one-man acoustic rendition of the Britney Spears classic, "Hit Me Baby One More Time," and was joined, impromptue, by an audience member who contributed both backing vocals and interpretive dance. He later commented, "When that didn't shut things down, I pretty much knew I could do whatever I wanted. ...I could just blast away at it."

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Seriously, it was a really good time and I'm glad I did it, and I'm really glad Greg asked me to. Thanks, everybody, for asking about it.