Here ’tis:
Tricia Schafer 6:50 PM – mic is off intentionally. tone deaf.
kasey blouin 7:08 PM – okc is gonna wait a round or two 😉
Annie, did you do something different with your hair?
Is it too early to do Christmas songs?
Annie Simmons 7:17 PM – Hey Cari! 🙂
cari carr 7:17 PM – hey annie…
Ricki Hisaw 7:17 PM – Hello lovely friends!
cari carr 7:18 PM – Hi Ricki! We’re a bit late to the party
Annie Simmons 7:18 PM – Hi Ricki!
akschauer 7:19 PM – Hi Molly! 🙂
akschauer 7:20 PM – I have always heard “our lips are sealed” as “I’m a cecile”
I honestly didn’t know the lyrics until Annie sang it a few karaokes ago, haha.
Ricki Hisaw 7:22 PM – LOVE the hello kitty jammers
Annie Simmons 7:22 PM – I’m going to sing that from now on, “I’m a Cecile”, so much better than “I’m a Miranda”
cari carr 7:23 PM – gordon lightfoot….nice
Toby Loftus 7:25 PM – IF you take pictures, you can upload them directly to:
https://taloftus.smugmug.com/upload/LMbZkz/sing
(or just send ’em to me)
Ricki Hisaw 7:25 PM – I’ve always loved that line
Toby Loftus 7:25 PM – Ricki: Therefore, I request “You Send Me”
Ricki Hisaw 7:26 PM – WELL, since you DO send me, I will seriously consider! ❤
Toby Loftus 7:30 PM – no problem, you got this, Laura
Annie Simmons 7:32 PM – I think the businesswoman should sound more like Harvey Fierstein.
You 7:32 PM – Tiny Tim is fine, but if you can raise it higher and give it a lttle more adenoids, that’d be even better.
Laura Handke 7:34 PM – Thanks Annie and David!
kasey blouin 7:35 PM – I am so sorry.. i am trying to figure out the chrome extension, but it looks like it doesnt exist anymore?
Ricki Hisaw 7:36 PM – Good highs Toby!!!!!
kasey blouin 7:37 PM – my speakers are so quiet i can barely hear you guys…
Toby Loftus 7:38 PM – Ricki, will Stacy be joining us?
Ricki Hisaw 7:39 PM – she will not :*(
Angel Annie is BACK
And KITTIES
cari carr 7:40 PM – beautiful
Toby Loftus 7:41 PM – Awww, I had a song just for her. Oh well, it’ll be for all y’all
cari carr 7:42 PM – fun!
Adam Baker 7:43 PM – kasey, what chrome exension is it?
kasey blouin 7:43 PM – toby had put a link in the karaoke group on facebook
Adam Baker 7:43 PM – you can text Adam
Toby Loftus 7:43 PM – One moment, will give you the extension…
kasey blouin 7:43 PM – thanks
Toby Loftus 7:43 PM – https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-meet-grid-view-fix/dakebdbeofhmlnmjlmhjdmmjmfohiicn?hl=en
will require restarting chrome to activiate
“Google Meet Grid View (fix)”
kasey blouin 7:46 PM – i guess i dont know what i am doing because i dont see a way to download it… i will have Jesse look at it later.
Ricki Hisaw 7:46 PM – ANNIE WHAT IS IN THAT BAGGIE
cari carr 7:46 PM – Hahaaaa! A nnie you”ve got the bagged margaritas again!
Toby Loftus 7:47 PM – If you go to that website, off to the right should be a button to “add to chrome.” If it says”Remove from Chrome”, you already have it.
Ricki Hisaw 7:47 PM – I’ll get in
Looking for mike!
Ricki Hisaw 7:49 PM – +9
Toby Loftus 7:54 PM – so cute! So envious to sing duets!
Laura Handke 7:55 PM – Toby, are you in the dating market?
I’ve made a match or two in my day!
Toby Loftus 7:55 PM – Hahaha, thanks. I’m married.
Laura Handke 7:56 PM – Okay, just checking.
cari carr 7:56 PM – You two are adorable.
Ricki Hisaw 7:56 PM – ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
Tricia Schafer 7:59 PM – we dissed the professor 🙂
cari carr 8:00 PM – Hahaaaa
Ricki Hisaw 8:00 PM – Lovely!
You 8:04 PM – Toby, was there any audio feedback on my last song? I forgot to plug in my headphones to minimize that effect . . . but I’d prefer not to have to do that.
Ricki Hisaw 8:04 PM – what was that tune?
Annie Simmons 8:05 PM – Angie how many kitties do you have?
akschauer 8:06 PM – Just two. Kubo and Kaia
You 8:06 PM – Not enough to qualify for a Crazy Cat Lady.
akschauer 8:06 PM – Hubby won’t let me get more
cari carr 8:06 PM – Cute names
hahaaa
akschauer 8:07 PM – I’m a suppressed crazy cat lady
Ricki Hisaw 8:07 PM – I loved having three cats (Little Jimmy, 19 yo RIP, Niblet and Nighty Train) — but man that is a LOT OF POOP
You 8:07 PM – Oppressed! Repressed!
akschauer 8:07 PM – My mom has 4
Oppressed
Ricki Hisaw 8:08 PM – Obsessed
akschauer 8:08 PM – haha
cari carr 8:08 PM – nice
Laura Handke 8:08 PM – This song is amazing. I must have a psychological problem; we only have Linn.
Ricki Hisaw 8:08 PM – What is it, can everyone in OK City sing well??
Toby Loftus 8:08 PM – Ricki, you good to go next?
Ricki Hisaw 8:08 PM – Send that water!
cari carr 8:09 PM – Right? This is one fun family
Ricki Hisaw 8:09 PM – Yes
Laura Handke 8:09 PM – Musical family.
Ricki Hisaw 8:09 PM – and their neighbors too!
Toby Loftus 8:09 PM – 👍
Ricki Hisaw 8:10 PM – So lovely
Laura Handke 8:11 PM – Signing off friends, xoxoxo, and Happy Thanksgiving!
Ricki Hisaw 8:12 PM – Omg i love this fam
Adoption papers ON THE WAY
cari carr 8:12 PM – Fightcha for em
Ricki Hisaw 8:12 PM – They are THE CUTEST and MOST FUn
cari carr 8:13 PM – Yes!
Toby Loftus 8:13 PM – Cari, if you have any requests, let us know!
cari carr 8:15 PM – This is so yummy
Annie Simmons 8:16 PM – Looove this Ricki ❤
cari carr 8:18 PM – bravo!
Ricki Hisaw 8:20 PM – Oh so lovely, this is sooooo soooooo sweet
crush
Annie Simmons 8:20 PM – beautiful Angie!
Ricki Hisaw 8:20 PM – #redfox
You 8:21 PM – I love Angie’s contributions anyway, but the string solos are a nice break from all the vocalizing, too. You don’t get that at a karaoke club.
Toby Loftus 8:21 PM – Kiran!
cari carr 8:21 PM – Incredibe…as usual Angie
akschauer 8:22 PM – Romance by Natalja Baklanowa
cari carr 8:23 PM – Annie your kitty is so cute
Annie Simmons 8:24 PM – Thanks! He’s getting old but he’s a ball of love.
Adam Baker 8:26 PM – I’ve had this song in my head for the past few weeks 🙂
kasey blouin 8:26 PM – jesses momma used to sing this song to him. its very special to him. thank you for singing it Kiran
cari carr 8:27 PM – yay!
akschauer 8:27 PM – Lovely, Kiran!
Tricia Schafer 8:28 PM – copa cabana!!!!! love this ! used to dance around the house to it back in the day.
Kiran Prasad 8:30 PM – Love it Toby!
Annie Simmons 8:30 PM – Toby’s dying to do the samba right now
Kiran Prasad 8:30 PM – Great seeing you again after so long!
Ricki Hisaw 8:31 PM – FECK Toby, you slay me!!!
Toby Loftus 8:34 PM – Nice dancing, Tricia! Saw you there too!
Kiran Prasad 8:36 PM – Beautiful Annie! I love that song.
You 8:37 PM – I want Annie to sing me to sleep every night. . . .
Toby Loftus 8:38 PM – ❤️❤️❤️
Toby Loftus 8:41 PM – wake up, little Nokia
Kiran Prasad 8:47 PM – Love it Alicia!
Toby Loftus 8:49 PM – OK City next, then Ricki, Angie and Kiran
Toby Loftus 8:50 PM – Angie, how’s the finger? @#@# E string
wanna skip/stop?
akschauer 8:51 PM – I made it through the last one. There probably won’t be any acrobatics tonight. I’m good to do another round.
Ricki Hisaw 8:51 PM – So good so good so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
akschauer 8:53 PM – Sorry, Toby! I know it’s cringey.
I did not have good knife skills with dinner tonight and cut myself 3 or 4 times. Tiny cuts.
The middle finger is pretty inconvenient though.
Ricki Hisaw 8:53 PM – Damn that sounds as good as the radio!
I never know the country tunes, but damn!
Ken just said, “Everybody in that house sings well!” WTH
Toby Loftus 8:54 PM – Time is Love – Josh Turner (thanks google)
Ricki Hisaw 8:55 PM – and just sitting in the recliner, legs crossed. Jaysus! SEND THAT WATER
Ricki Hisaw 9:01 PM – What is this tune, Toby?? GOOOOOD
she is slaying it!
kasey blouin 9:01 PM – gunpowder and lead
Tricia Schafer 9:04 PM – signing off!! great show, everyone! Until next time….
akschauer 9:04 PM – Have a good night
Annie Simmons 9:06 PM – I just want to play a recording of Ricki singing these songs and sit in a dark room with a strong cocktail.
Toby Loftus 9:06 PM – Absolutely ❤️ this, Ricki!
You 9:06 PM – DITTO!!!!
I’d even smoke a cigarette — if I smoked.
Annie Simmons 9:07 PM – Daaaaaamn grrrl
I might take up smoking just so I can do it while Ricki sings.
akschauer 9:08 PM – I want a cd of Ricki singing lounge songs. SO GOOD!
Toby Loftus 9:10 PM – no worries. If it were viola, you woulnd’t have to
Ricki Hisaw 9:10 PM – HAHA NO smoking David!! heh
Adam Baker 9:10 PM – Wait. Can you tune a viola?!
Toby Loftus 9:10 PM – no need
You 9:11 PM – Now, why can’t I do that with my voice?
Ricki Hisaw 9:11 PM – Niblet was tyring to sing a duet!
Toby Loftus 9:11 PM – Kiran, you up next, ok?
Annie Simmons 9:13 PM – Sooooo lovely!
Ricki Hisaw 9:14 PM – Damn, I can’t wait until we can all meet up in person. I want to give Angie the bigggggest hug for all these amazing violin solos! ❤ HUG SLUT You 9:14 PM – Me TOO! Toby Loftus 9:14 PM – Yes! HUGS! And DUETS/TRIOS Ricki Hisaw 9:14 PM – YESSSSS akschauer 9:15 PM – Aww, Niblet! Ricki Hisaw 9:15 PM – He is so cutes He also loves singing akschauer 9:16 PM – So cute! akschauer 9:20 PM – Nice, Toby! Kiran Prasad 9:21 PM – So talented Toby. Beautifully played! Annie Simmons 9:22 PM – sweet! Ricki Hisaw 9:22 PM – OH poor violas!! OH yay Karen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES YES YES YES akschauer 9:23 PM – Hi Karen! Karen Chow 9:24 PM – Hi! Thanks! Ricki Hisaw 9:25 PM – OOH I love this song!!!!!! Toby Loftus 9:26 PM – Perfect.Song.For.Your.Voice! Toby Loftus 9:28 PM – another blues Toby Loftus 9:29 PM – What manner of beast is that in OK city? kasey blouin 9:30 PM – Sorry… were children at heart. Slime is always at play Ricki Hisaw 9:31 PM – SLIMEEE Karen Chow 9:31 PM – How are you all doing? I just finished watching a wrinkle in time, because Geddy is starting to read it in school Toby Loftus 9:32 PM – Hi Cheyanne! Cheyanne Tillery 9:32 PM – hello! Karen Chow 9:32 PM – Hi!!! Ricki Hisaw 9:34 PM – HI KITTY You 9:34 PM – How do I save all the chat comments, Toby? akschauer 9:34 PM – Evening cuddles Toby Loftus 9:35 PM – I will walk you through it. Basically select all, copy, paste into word or whatever. You 9:36 PM – Oh, sure . . . I can do that. Toby Loftus 9:36 PM – Cheyanne looks ready!!! Cheyanne Tillery 9:36 PM – xD Ricki Hisaw 9:37 PM – that baby kitty is so sleepyyyyy YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS akschauer 9:38 PM – Very fun Toby Loftus 9:42 PM – Cheyanne, where you traveling with your mom, or are they still on the road? Karen’s’ shirt and wall are perfect for this song. Ricki Hisaw 9:44 PM – HOW are we just finding out about this NOW????? Cheyanne Tillery 9:44 PM – I stayed home, but she did just back just this afternoon 🙂 She was really tired so she said she’d catch ya’ll next time! Toby Loftus 9:45 PM – Glad they are home safely Ricki Hisaw 9:46 PM – OMG Cheyanne Tillery 9:46 PM – me too 🙂 Ricki Hisaw 9:47 PM – Jays us Toby Loftus 9:47 PM – YES Annie Simmons 9:47 PM – Wow Cheyanne, beautiful! Ricki Hisaw 9:48 PM – You sure are I think Cheyanne just BROKE KARAOKE akschauer 9:49 PM – ❤ Toby Loftus 9:50 PM – Cheyanne is singing about herself Ricki Hisaw 9:51 PM – Damnnnnn Kiran Prasad 9:51 PM – Amazing voice Cheyenne! Cheyanne Tillery 9:52 PM – Thank you! akschauer 9:55 PM – Have a good night! akschauer 10:04 PM – Night Annie Simmons 10:09 PM – SWEEET Cheyanne Tillery 10:09 PM – very nice! Toby Loftus 10:10 PM – John Williams is always a bear to play Ricki Hisaw 10:12 PM – Toby, what show is thsi? Cheyanne Tillery 10:12 PM – jurassic park Ricki Hisaw 10:12 PM – Thank you! Cheyanne Tillery 10:12 PM – 😉 Ricki Hisaw 10:13 PM – I feel like a DINO and a WINO kasey blouin 10:15 PM – i am sad i missed jurassic park. I could sort of hear it downstairs. wtf did i just walk in on? hahaha Ricki Hisaw 10:17 PM – That was creepy!!! SO GOOD kasey blouin 10:17 PM – cracked me up how david was going word for word with Toby Cheyanne Tillery 10:19 PM – I’m probably just gonna do one more song then head out 🙂 Toby Loftus 10:21 PM – Next: David, Karen, Cheyanne kasey blouin 10:24 PM – Annie- is that a giant donkey over your left shoulder?? Ricki Hisaw 10:24 PM – Bunny? Annie Simmons 10:25 PM – It’s a rabbit head. I used it to wake up my daughter a couple of weeks ago. kasey blouin 10:25 PM – like a scene from the godfather? Ricki Hisaw 10:25 PM – HAHAH Annie Simmons 10:25 PM – No I was wearing it. kasey blouin 10:25 PM – ok. hahaha Karen Chow 10:25 PM – Funny! kasey blouin 10:25 PM – was she freaked out or what Annie Simmons 10:26 PM – YES. It worked out perfectly. kasey blouin 10:26 PM – thats awesome Annie Simmons 10:30 PM – Karen you pick the best songs Cheyanne Tillery 10:30 PM – i agree! Ricki Hisaw 10:32 PM – Damn this group has so much talent, it is ridiculous Toby Loftus 10:33 PM – crazy good people with mad skillz Ricki Hisaw 10:33 PM – Cheyanne is a curve killer!! DAMN GURL Toby Loftus 10:33 PM – takes one to know one, Ricki Ricki Hisaw 10:34 PM – ❤ Back at you! Karen Chow 10:35 PM – I’m going to head out Bye everyone! Ricki Hisaw 10:35 PM – NO PRESSURE Ricki Hisaw 10:41 PM – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nBSuAEyLnE Wake up call! Rae Lynn on The Voice — and here she is singing it with MIRANDA L Ricki Hisaw 10:46 PM – Holy S akschauer 10:48 PM – This is such a nice version Ricki Hisaw 10:48 PM – That was beautifullllll akschauer 10:52 PM – ❤ Annie Simmons 10:52 PM – I love it when Ricki sings Elton John akschauer 10:53 PM – I was thinking the same thing So good kasey blouin 10:56 PM – 85, i dont know any beatles songs really either… Ricki Hisaw 10:56 PM – OMG people!! THE BEATLES kasey blouin 10:57 PM – T was born in 94 and she loves the beatles You 10:57 PM – I know the lyrics to approximately 125 Beatles songs. . . . Ricki Hisaw 10:57 PM – HEHEHEHE OH man You 10:59 PM – I lectured on the Beatles for an entire class period of three or four periods of Mr. Jim Barnes’s U.S. history classes when I was a junior at Marshfield High School in Coos Bay in . . . oh, it must have been about 1976. akschauer 11:01 PM – I was a nerd in high school who listened to the Tchaikovsky violin concert every night before going to sleep. I have not learned to appreciate popular music until recently. akschauer 11:05 PM – I think I’m done for the night kasey blouin 11:05 PM – angie, got any more phantom songs? akschauer 11:05 PM – But I’ll stay and watch Ricki Hisaw 11:05 PM – Wait — are we supposed to plan these? ; ) akschauer 11:05 PM – I do… did you have a request? kasey blouin 11:05 PM – i love them all to be honest You 11:05 PM – Well, I was listening to my Dad’s Bartok, Stravinsky, and Ravel records at home . . . as well as his Oscar Peterson, Modern Jazz Quartet, and Fats Waller discs. kasey blouin 11:05 PM – music of the night is always a fav Ricki Hisaw 11:06 PM – This is my second favorite of all Beatles tunes ANNIE ❤ akschauer 11:06 PM – I’m just not that cool, David You 11:06 PM – What’s your first, Ricki? Ricki Hisaw 11:06 PM – I Will You 11:07 PM – That’s a gprgeous one. My personal faves are “Nowhere Man” and “Fool on the Hill”. . . . Ricki Hisaw 11:07 PM – Yours>
akschauer 11:07 PM – Ok, I’ll do one more for you, Kasey
Toby Loftus 11:07 PM – Ricki, whose rendition was your Cry Me A River?
Ricki Hisaw 11:07 PM – Julie London
kasey blouin 11:08 PM – thanks angie =)
akschauer 11:08 PM – Beautiful, Annie!
Ricki Hisaw 11:08 PM – Beau-ti-fricking-ful!!!!!
I love when Annie sings, I can’t wait to do DUETS WITH HER
And drink MARGARITAS in a GLASS
Annie Simmons 11:09 PM – Margaritas in a bag are boss!
akschauer 11:09 PM – OMG, duets between you two… ❤ ❤ ❤
Annie Simmons 11:10 PM – I’m going to start making a list
Toby Loftus 11:11 PM – I will sing harmony on every song youse guys sing if you let me
Toby Loftus 11:14 PM – I’m getting tired. Shall we make this the last rotation? How many want to sing another?
Annie Simmons 11:15 PM – I’m getting tired too… we could finish it up.
Toby Loftus 11:16 PM – Okay, will complete this rotation and I’ll close it out.
Toby Loftus 11:17 PM – The songlist for this party will include all the artists
Love it if someone captures some pics of these last few songs.
You 11:20 PM – I got some pics. But I also have a lullabye prepared. . . .
Toby Loftus 11:23 PM – Photo upload link:
https://taloftus.smugmug.com/upload/LMbZkz/sing
Ricki Hisaw 11:25 PM – Song written by RANDY NEWMAN
Which seems so random, but
Ricki Hisaw 11:28 PM – Nazareth also recorded it, along with so many others – But BR is the one I have heard the most
Ricki Hisaw 11:31 PM – Love this song, thank you David!
Toby Loftus 11:31 PM – Featured in “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”
Ricki Hisaw 11:32 PM – oh who is going to sing that song at the next karaoke??? yesssss
You 11:36 PM – According to Wikipedia, a surprising array of artists have recorded “Hushabye Mountain,” from Bobby Gentry to Pink Martini and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd.
Danny Elfman even recorded it for the “Nightmare Before Christmas” soundtrack, but didn’t use it.