Goodbye 2005 Part II

It would be inappropriate if we didn't bid 2005 farewell with adequate pomp and fare.

Which is why New Years Eve found all of us at Keats, awkwardly clearing our throats and generally in different stages of preparation for a big night of karaoke.

After several weekends of Keats karoke, we've now mastered the secret to successful public performances:
- Do NOT perform until you have imbibed a sufficient amount of alcohol. In fact, do not perform until everyone else has also imbibed a sufficient amount of alcohol
- Choose a popular song that everyone else sings along to - the more they sing the less you have to
- Dance outrageously enough to distract attention from the singing
- It's great to choose a partner to go up with, with the intention that you will just mime along and let them do the singing; just make sure they haven't picked you with the same intention. Otherwise there will be a lot of embarrassing silent miming.

And so Ilajna and I cut the rug with some of our practiced numbers, singing and jigging and generally contributing to the merriment. This time we outdid ourselves, what with 'I will Survive', 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', 'Angel of Harlem' and 'Livin on a Prayer'. Between these songs, we catered to the straights, the gays, the guys, the gals, the cools and the cheesys. Yep, we aim to please. Faithful as always, Azdadoobie, Caveboy and Adle formed the most ardent fanclub any (aspiring) singers could wish for.

The next morning, as we whipped up a large communal breakfast of scrambled eggs, homefries and toast, we re-hashed the previous nights events squawking in variously hoarse voices. The inevitable aftermath of six hours of karaoke.

Later that day, as we caught up with Inihtar for a coffee, she asked, "So when do I get to come to Keats karoke?!" I beamed at her. This was going to take karaoke to a whole new level.