cupcake club: Humiliation at 6300 feet

March 28, 2006

Humiliation at 6300 feet

So I went to Tahoe this weekend with 1 friend and 10 strangers (who were, luckily, very friendly). After a long Saturday of snowboarding -- or in my case, reading -- we made a big dinner and settled in front of the TV to play "Karaoke Revolution" on Xbox. Basically, you pick a song and sing it, and are scored by the computer on how accurate your timing and pitch are. With all of my experience on the karaoke stage I thought I'd be a ringer for sure, and did a bunch of trash talking to try to intimidate my competition. Perhaps you can imagine how unhappily surprised I was to come in dead last! The judges hated my version of "Billie Jean." Really, even a girl who was ultimately booed off the stage had a higher score than I did.

Does this story have a happy ending? No, it does not.

Posted by emily at March 28, 2006 5:08 PM

Comments

is there a word that means devastating, but even sadder? i like the idea of karaoke revolution, but would certainly lose. i am pretty sure i have never even approached pitch.

Posted by: nicole at March 28, 2006 9:49 PM

What does a machine know about style and delivery?

Posted by: jenny at March 29, 2006 7:47 AM

I agree with Jenny. Nobody can shake their hips or do a rousing rendition of "Little Pink Houses" like you, Em. That machine is flawed!

Posted by: Katie at March 29, 2006 9:29 AM