Karaoke Night
This is as good as it gets when you're on tour in Tokyo. The trade show was over and Scott and I were taken out for a night on the town. After a hearty meal of raw fish-- I had rice and chicken, thanks-- we were on our way.

When we walked in the building I felt as if I was in a hotel lobby. The difference was that instead of getting a room to sleep in, we got a bar room to have our own private Karaoke party.

In Tokyo, Karaoke is very popular among business associates. It's a sign of respect to clap, cheer, or cry when the people you do business with sing you a song.

We were treated to stunning performances of many of today's top Japanese love songs. We were also lucky enough to witness a Japanese version of Ricky Martin's La Vida Loca, "Ah chi, ah chi, chi ah, chi ah!" Scott started things off in English with a solo rendition of "Hound Dog" by the King himself. Next, he and I did a duet of "Roxanne" and tried our best to keep up with Michael Jackson's "Beat It". To top the whole night off our Japanese distributor, Tony, sang us a beautiful version of the theme from the Titanic...

I had just bought myself my first video camera earlier that day and of course, I was kicking myself that I didn't have it along. I did however manage to get some stills. Evidence for later...