Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Irresponsible and Loving It
Got drunk tonight and sung karaoke! Look at my pictures, no commentary uuntil tomorrow when I sober up...
[Sober Edit 10/5: Some commentary added]
The rates were chopped in half as part of a Tigers' Victory Sale. Drinks were complimentary which didn't include beer but it did include shôchû which will get you just as drunk if you drink enough of it. I had about seven glasses.
From left to right: Mizuki, Mai and Maki. Obviously, they're happy to be here.
Unlike American karaoke "bars," this was a "box" establishment. The rates are hourly. Here, Ryuhei shows off for the camera.
Yoshi's turn to sing (and show off a little).
Alrighty, now it's my turn to belt one out.
I suppose those things weren't intended as hats but what else would we use them for? We already had microphones so we didn't need to yell any louder.
Since there were six (later seven) of us, we had rented two rooms and people moved in between them whenever they felt like it. Maki's on the mike while Yoshi and Yuki (who just arrived) observe from afar.
That's right, time for the power move: "New York, New York."
Notice that the video has absolutely nothing to do with the song. This often produced a humourous contrast of images, such as scenic shots of the Metro-North Railroad while I sang Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher." Japanese songs, on the other hand, often featured the actual music video playing behind the words.
I ended up singing at least eleven songs including a few Japanese songs for good measure. I don't think I sang anything particularly well (in either language) but I suppose that's hardly the point in karaoke; we were all equally unskilled but loved every minute of it. Only pros like Hyde really blow anyone away at this.
[Sober Edit 10/5: Some commentary added]
The rates were chopped in half as part of a Tigers' Victory Sale. Drinks were complimentary which didn't include beer but it did include shôchû which will get you just as drunk if you drink enough of it. I had about seven glasses.
From left to right: Mizuki, Mai and Maki. Obviously, they're happy to be here.
Unlike American karaoke "bars," this was a "box" establishment. The rates are hourly. Here, Ryuhei shows off for the camera.
Yoshi's turn to sing (and show off a little).
Alrighty, now it's my turn to belt one out.
I suppose those things weren't intended as hats but what else would we use them for? We already had microphones so we didn't need to yell any louder.
Since there were six (later seven) of us, we had rented two rooms and people moved in between them whenever they felt like it. Maki's on the mike while Yoshi and Yuki (who just arrived) observe from afar.
That's right, time for the power move: "New York, New York."
Notice that the video has absolutely nothing to do with the song. This often produced a humourous contrast of images, such as scenic shots of the Metro-North Railroad while I sang Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher." Japanese songs, on the other hand, often featured the actual music video playing behind the words.
I ended up singing at least eleven songs including a few Japanese songs for good measure. I don't think I sang anything particularly well (in either language) but I suppose that's hardly the point in karaoke; we were all equally unskilled but loved every minute of it. Only pros like Hyde really blow anyone away at this.
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I'm loving it! Too bad I couldn't see it for myself. Glad you bringing your favorite "New York New York" to Japan.
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