Sunday, August 12, 2012

Alyssa Pajakowski

I first got to know Alyssa when I was working on the drama club production of A Midsummer Night's Dream my junior year of high school.  I liked her from the start, she's absolutely adorable yet has a bit of fire to her as well.  She was one of those people who I remember as always being sweet but also had the ability to put someone in their place if need be, and there's something incredibly hot about that.  Thinking about Alyssa though, the one thing that immediately pops into my mind is her voice.  God, that voice...I remember the first time I saw her sing, I think it was for a choir recital.  Seeing this petite girl walk on stage I didn't know what to expect, then she opened her mouth and all my thoughts disappeared.  I got lost in the power and beauty of her voice, the charisma that she displayed standing in the spotlight...it blew me away. 

With a beautiful voice in a woman equally as beautiful, it's no surprise that I can't recall a time when Alyssa wasn't a taken woman.  And while I'm sure that's as big a bummer to me as countless other men who's ears have been graced with the sound of her voice, I have faith that Alyssa is picking only the best for herself.  I haven't seen Alyssa since high school, but I did type in her name on Youtube to see if I could find any recent videos, what I found was her performing in a vocal Broadway contest about a year ago.  Seeing her perform even in video was just as great if not better than I remember, she was radiating confidence in a way that left me with a smile of adoration on my face not only for the entire length of the 3+ minute video.  I hope with all my heart that she continues working with her passion for her entire life and that someday, perhaps when I visit New York, I will go see a Broadway musical on a whim and when I take my seat, the first thing I seen is a beautiful woman walking on stage, a spotlight on her, and it's Alyssa.  Now that, would be a dream come true.

Never stop singing darlin,

-Andrew