One of my early mentors and singing coach had a foolproof warming up excersize he insisted was a MUST! He would open a pint of rye whiskey, using his mouth and teeth on the cap, and slowly turning the bottle with his LEFT HAND until the cap was off! When that was achomplished, he would sample the contents, judging it's quality, and then start singing ... very loudly. The more he drank ... the more he sang ... VERY LOUDLY! Bob(deckman)Nelson ((AKA ... bad bad bob))