It's a revolution.
In the spirit of hawt bitches, I'd like to tell you about a little get-together I attended last Saturday. The purpose was simple: have a good time. The means were noble: sing karaoke.
My stitch 'n bitch friends have the love for the karaoke, and I've got to love them for that. So, in fact, do the staff of Molly Darcy's, where we have our weekly meetups. (In fact, tonight is SNB night, but I totally skipped it so I could hang out with Lee, who was out of town for over a week until last night. I missed that crazy guy.)
But these gals take it to a whole new level. They have a game called Karaoke Revolution.
This game is available on Playstation 2, Nintendo GameCube, and, I think, another game system that escapes me right now. In this game, you first create a character to represent you, to be the embodiment of your voice. The process is not unlike in the Sims: you select face, hair, clothes, accessories, build. Then you pick the venue in which your character will sing. Then you pick your song.
You sing into the provided microphone, and the game tells you if you are on key and on tempo. And the "crowd" either cheers or boos.
You can even get booed off the stage. Wow!
The gathering began as you might expect a gathering of knitters might: with discussions about and pawing at yarn. Anne brought some poundage of Caron's and some miscellaneous skeins for our perusal. Here was the gem of the night:
We quickly ascertained that the famous brand in disguise must have been Red Heart as this was a skein of 100% acrylic yarn with the same texture as Red Heart. Why the disguise, though?
Then came the signing. Here's Sarah, accompanied by her backup dancers, Mary and Michelle:
Mary sings; Sarah drinks:
Is this expression a reaction to a song selection or a character being built onscreen?
Karaoke is very relaxing.
Play it again, Michelle.
Yours truly:
There were even prizes to be had in the form of Pez dispensers and hand-made flowers!
Did Anne sing a gospel song?
I didn't realize how late it got until just before I left. I didn't get home until 5:38 a.m., and the sun was rising. Good times!
My stitch 'n bitch friends have the love for the karaoke, and I've got to love them for that. So, in fact, do the staff of Molly Darcy's, where we have our weekly meetups. (In fact, tonight is SNB night, but I totally skipped it so I could hang out with Lee, who was out of town for over a week until last night. I missed that crazy guy.)
But these gals take it to a whole new level. They have a game called Karaoke Revolution.
This game is available on Playstation 2, Nintendo GameCube, and, I think, another game system that escapes me right now. In this game, you first create a character to represent you, to be the embodiment of your voice. The process is not unlike in the Sims: you select face, hair, clothes, accessories, build. Then you pick the venue in which your character will sing. Then you pick your song.
You sing into the provided microphone, and the game tells you if you are on key and on tempo. And the "crowd" either cheers or boos.
You can even get booed off the stage. Wow!
The gathering began as you might expect a gathering of knitters might: with discussions about and pawing at yarn. Anne brought some poundage of Caron's and some miscellaneous skeins for our perusal. Here was the gem of the night:
We quickly ascertained that the famous brand in disguise must have been Red Heart as this was a skein of 100% acrylic yarn with the same texture as Red Heart. Why the disguise, though?
Then came the signing. Here's Sarah, accompanied by her backup dancers, Mary and Michelle:
Mary sings; Sarah drinks:
Is this expression a reaction to a song selection or a character being built onscreen?
Karaoke is very relaxing.
Play it again, Michelle.
Yours truly:
There were even prizes to be had in the form of Pez dispensers and hand-made flowers!
Did Anne sing a gospel song?
I didn't realize how late it got until just before I left. I didn't get home until 5:38 a.m., and the sun was rising. Good times!