My Fabulous Karaoke Weekend

Yaaaaaaayyyyyy!!! It's a well known fact that I LOVE karaoke. It's a little known fact that people NEVER want to go with me. Suffice it to say, I rarely get to indulge in this little fetish. Well, tonight my dreams came true!

Last night I received a little phone call from Ms. Sabrina Sextina. It went a little something like this:


Me: Hello
Her: Hey
Me: Hey, what's up?
Her: Not much, not much. Watcha doin'?
Me: Eh, getting ready to meet Roxane.
Her: Who's Roxane?
Me: The girl who lived in Spain for a while.
Her: Oh.
Me: Yeah.
Her: Sooo...what are you doing tomorrow night?
Me: Not much. Grading, I guess.
Her: Well...we were thinking of going to karaoke and I know you think no one ever wants to go with you, so I'm inviting you.
Me: Hahahahahahahaha. Heeheeheeheeheeheehee. NO WAY! Really?
Her: Ok, you're too excited.
Me: Yaaaaaaaaaayyyyy!!!! Yaaaaaaaayyyyy! Hahahahahahahaha. Yes! Let's go!!! Thanks for inviting meeeeeee.
Her: Okay, I don't know now. You're way too excited.
Me: Heeeeeeeeeeee. I love karaoke!!!!
Her: I'll give you a call tomorrow.

And so we went! Tonight! It was me, Sabrina Sextina, John Jackoff and Richard. Yeah, I know. That last name's kind of plain. Blame his parents.

We went to the kind of karaoke joint that offers private rooms. I have to say, it was all very Lost in Translation. The place is run by some really young, hipster Japanese guys with wayward youngsters loitering in the foyer. It's a very dodgy place. Somehow, we felt right at home. We knew we'd be loudly screaming every song, so we obviously needed to be someplace where we wouldn't disturb the tuttering set.

I still feel so excited! I don't think I could possibly describe the way I feel, but let me tell you that not all songs are suitable for karaoke. Destiny's Child is not suitable karaoke. Funnily enough, Green Day is suitable karaoke. So is Queen. We performed a rousing rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody". Sextina and I also belted out a mean "Rock and Roll all Night" by KISS. We even stood up and rocked out (there are couches in each private room, so we mostly lounged around and sang.) Jackoff and Richard did an excellent "You've Lost that Loving Feeling" and Sextina and Jackoff performed a very competent "Wanted Dead or Alive." Later, Sextina and I to' up the place Detroit-style with Eminem's "Lose Yourself." Detroit whaaatt? Yeah, but I have to give the award of the evening to Richard for his mind-blowing rendition of a song that I have never heard of before called "The United States of Whatever." He rocked it! (Did I just say that?) It was hilarious! I had to look up the actual song, and I have to say that Richard's version is better! See the video from BBC Radio 1 here.

Yeah, baby! I love karaoke. Sextina promised to go once a month! I'm holding you to it baby! Thanks for inviting me!! I love you!!!!! (I said that last part so that she won't be mad that I posted more pictures of her. Don't her and Jackoff make a great couple?)