Karaoke

We're still well looped from the drinks we were sure weren't even alcoholic. They were. For about $8.50/hr, we checked out karaoke with friends and it was ... a good time. If you've seen "Lost in Translation," we just did ... that. All you can drink mystery drinks were included in the price and me thinks we got our money's worth. Shimpei got things going with a rousing version of Bon Jovi's "Living on a Prayer," and I can't exactly remember where things went from there. Miho and Momoko were absolute professionals and even knew the choreography for their selections ... amazing. Cortney had been out (at a karaoke bar) till 6 a.m. the night before (a real trooper) but didn't miss a note ... truly inspiring. Dan had "genki" galore, as the picture above makes clear -- the song: "Friends in Low Places." Lori & I waded through "Bohemian Rhapsody" (that one's harder than it first appears), "Jesus of Suburbia" (that one's longer than it first appears), and "You're the One That I Want" (I thought that one would be easier than it was). By the end, we were all screaming "Y.M.C.A" by the Village People, jumping up and down on the seats, and generally making asses of ourselves ... money well spent! Here's the evidence ... (I'm too far gone to say much more, so I'll leave it at this. Farewell from Tokyo!) ...