Karaoke Night

Had another successful dinner and Karaoke Revolution night last weekend at our place in Emeryville.  We don’t really have any photos from the festivities, so I’ll take this opportunity to go back in time and post some pics from the first Karaoke Revolution night that Steph and I hosted way back in, um, May 2007, for the ladies of Berkeley Optometry (with a special guest appearance!), in celebration of the completion of their 3rd year.   Good job!  =]

Dinner consisted of some Steph and Kenneth classics, like melt-in-your-mouth Swiss Chicken Casserole, as well as some new experiments, like grilled mystery fish à la George Foreman.  We served our guests picnic-style due to a lack of chairs.

Here was the open bar serving a variety of muscats, something-red, and Martinelli’s for dessert.  Check out the very chic square tumblers that elegantly state, “Wow, we apparently never drink alcohol in this household.”

If you put your ear up to a square glass of Martinelli, it sounds like the ocean.  Try two for a stereo effect!

Our in-house expert in Public Health does a final inspection to make sure nobody spiked the Equally-Attractive Non-Alcoholic Beverages (EANABS).

Okay, it’s time to sing!  This is a roughly 90-inch projected display that essentially covers our entire living room wall, which is the only way to play Karaoke Revolution.   In case you haven’t tried it, the American Idol edition of KR is the one where you can sing and have Simon Cowell, Randy, and “Laura” (who looks an awful lot like someone called “Paula”) judge your performance.  Simon is his usually insulting tell-it-like-it-is self, Randy calls everyone “Yo dawg” regardless of gender and skillfulness, and “Laura” is something of a pushover, in my opinion.

This event was proudly sponsored by Logitech, makers of the USB Microphone for the Playstation 2.  Unfortunately, their proud sponsorship didn’t cover the cost of these mics.  In fact, I’m still trying to sell off the two extra mics I bought in my hasty and panicked preparations for this momentous event.  Anyone?

Mic check?  Hmm, maybe this would’ve made more sense if we were playing Charades.  But we’re not, so please turn around so we can start the game!

Okay, let’s start this side of the room with a few easy listening pop favorites: Breakaway, Piano Man, Unwritten, and You and Me (and All Other People).

This photo must’ve taken place before they attempted to conquer Nelly’s rap in “Dilemma”.  Can’t Help Falling in Love?  Heartbreaker?  She Bangs?  I honestly don’t remember.

And… this must be the After-Rapping-in-Dilemma shot.  Yeah, there were a lot of syllables in there… Simon was none too pleased.

We break for strawberry-topped cheesecake and chocolate parfaits before checking out Karaoke Revolution Party and SingStar Pop.  As you may have guessed, karaoke games were the main reason Steph let me get a Playstation 2.

This 1-to-6 male-to-female ratio really brings back memories…  Anyway, that’s all for now!  For the complete collection, feel free to check out Karaoke Night in my gallery.  And don’t forget to reserve your place for the next Karaoke Night at Watergate.  Spots are filling fast!  =]