Toby 7:04 PM – https://taloftus.smugmug.com/upload/ZmWf3L/sing

cari carr 7:09 PM – Hey Angie

akschauer, 7:09 PM – Hello!

cari carr 7:11 PM – HI Anie

annnnniieeee

Simmons, Annie 7:12 PM – Hi Cari!

akschauer, 7:12 PM – Molly on the backup vocals. 🙂

Hi Kiran!

Toby 7:14 PM – sound dropped a couple split seconds there for me

Simmons, Annie 7:14 PM – OKC!

cari carr 7:15 PM – nice!

cari carr 7:17 PM – hahaa

Toby 7:17 PM – WE HAVE ALL LOST WHAMAGEDDON

Simmons, Annie 7:19 PM – LOL

blouin, kasey 7:20 PM – Tiara and her BFF Kirsten will be joining from Tiara’s house. so OKC will be split between 2 houses. Jesse and I are on the North side of the street and Tiara is on the south side 🙂

Toby 7:20 PM – Okay, OK!

Toby 7:22 PM – https://www.whamageddon.com/

https://taloftus.smugmug.com/upload/ZmWf3L/sing

akschauer, 7:23 PM – I taught it to a student last week, on request, so I lost a while ago. Haha!

Simmons, Annie 7:23 PM – Ricki! ❤

cari carr 7:24 PM – Hi Ricki!

Wow… a party!

akschauer, 7:24 PM – You can put me in whenever, Toby.

cari carr 7:33 PM – Beautiful Kiran

Toby 7:48 PM – Gorgeous! I SO MISS DUETS/TRIOS

Simmons, Annie 7:49 PM – LOVE this so much ❤

akschauer, 7:49 PM – Woo! So pretty!

Simmons, Annie 7:50 PM – I wasn’t the only one getting teary during that, just sayin’.

Toby 7:54 PM – Welcome Joe! Wanna sing next, or wait?

Hisaw, Ricki 7:54 PM – Lovely lovely sound, Angie!!

akschauer, 8:04 PM – Thank you, Alicia! ❤

Toby 8:08 PM – Welcome Tiara! I’m afraid I’ve been misspelling your name all this time.

Crist, Tiara 8:10 PM – Its fine. Its not a big deal to me.

Promise you’ve done better than most teachers I’ve ever had.

blouin, kasey 8:12 PM – Jesse called her Tea are uh on purpose for a long time… hahaha

its actually  tea air uh

Crist, Tiara 8:12 PM – Yes. pronounced “Tea air uh”

Simmons, Annie 8:14 PM – Love this ❤

Potmesil, Joe 8:14 PM – yeah!!!!

blouin, kasey 8:15 PM – hi zay!!!

Potmesil, Joe 8:15 PM – sound is amazing Toby

Hisaw, Ricki 8:16 PM – Your piano playing is especially impressive!!

All of that one-handed

Gaines, Ayanna 8:16 PM – Awesome!

Gaines, Ayanna 8:17 PM – Love this song, Kiran!

Toby 8:18 PM – Ayanna, you still good spectating?

or do you wanna sing?

Gaines, Ayanna 8:18 PM – I’d like to sing a song…

Potmesil, Joe 8:19 PM – Very pretty… love this Kiran

Hisaw, Ricki 8:19 PM – So lovely Kiran

Toby 8:19 PM – Ricki, lemme know when Stacy is there. I’ve been saving a song for her for several parties.

Hisaw, Ricki 8:20 PM – She will be here for your next tune! She and Ken are partying with the kitties in the other rom

that is not a euphemism

Crist, Tiara 8:21 PM – I think ill be ready in a couple songs

Toby 8:21 PM – Okay, Tiara, I’ll put you after Jesse and Kasey

Hisaw, Ricki 8:22 PM – I crave her voice, freaking Annie is soooo lovely. NEED ANOTHER HIT

Crist, Tiara 8:24 PM – I just want to make a warning for my facil features… They are NOT directed at yall. 2 loud toddlers in this room will be interesting.

Toby 8:24 PM – No worries, Tiara. 🙂

Prasad, Kiran 8:25 PM – What happened? Was it just my connection lost?

akschauer, 8:26 PM – That was lovely, Annie!

blouin, kasey 8:26 PM – whammageddon lost twice in the same night

Simmons, Annie 8:26 PM – Toby you’re so screwed

akschauer, 8:27 PM – Hi Stacey!

And Ken

Hisaw, Ricki 8:28 PM – Now Ken is massaging Stacy!! It’s getting HOT UP IN HERE

Toby 8:28 PM – Reminder: I’m sure closed captions will be hilarious.

Capture pics and send ’em here:

https://taloftus.smugmug.com/upload/ZmWf3L/sing

Baker, Adam 8:29 PM – Andrew Ridgeley would be proud.

Toby 8:29 PM – Hi Katie Beth!

and what is your dog’s name?

Baker, Adam 8:30 PM – Are you sure you want to know the dog’s name?

It’s Toby.

Toby 8:30 PM – truly/seriously?

Hisaw, Ricki 8:30 PM – Woof!!

Toby 8:30 PM – And Tiara, what’s your dog’s name?

Hisaw, Ricki 8:30 PM – Ricki

Crist, Tiara 8:30 PM – Copper

Baker, Adam 8:31 PM – I forgot Bella. She just recently joined the family.

Crist, Tiara 8:31 PM – Im afraid yall will see tonight why I’m never singing at my house lol

blouin, kasey 8:38 PM – yes, our giant black lab is named Toby and the newest baby is Bella

Toby 8:39 PM – Everyone, welcome Wendy!

1st timer!

Crist, Tiara 8:39 PM – Hi Wendy!

Toby 8:39 PM – Violinist who performed in my Virtual Brandenburg

akschauer, 8:39 PM – Hi Wendy!

Findlay McLaughlin 8:39 PM – As-salamu  alaykum!

Gaines, Ayanna 8:40 PM – gesundheit!!

Findlay McLaughlin 8:43 PM – I fkn love your guys’ faces

Toby 8:44 PM – Wendy, where are you? Kent, or ?

Gaines, Ayanna 8:46 PM – I’m using this Katie Perry video as part of a final project in a class on racism and pop culture I’m teaching next semester.

Golden, Wendy 8:46 PM – Hi everyone!!! I’m in kelso Washington and I’m so glad I could join you guys tonight!!! Yay winter break!!!!!!!!

Gaines, Ayanna 8:46 PM – Yay winter break!!!!

Golden, Wendy 8:46 PM – Woo hooo!!!!

Toby 8:47 PM – Wendy, so glad you could join! If you have the option to connect with a computer/laptop (if you aren’t already), you’ll see everyone at the same time.

Golden, Wendy 8:48 PM – Let me try

Toby 8:49 PM – adorable

Gaines, Ayanna 8:50 PM – I love Moana!

Toby 8:50 PM – I want mo’ moana

Wendy, I spy a bass in the background. I wanna see/hear you play it!

Potmesil, Joe 8:53 PM – beautiful kids

Gaines, Ayanna 8:54 PM – I have a kid like Isaiah — he’s 13.

Crist, Tiara 8:55 PM – I’m so glad I’m not alone. I love him, but he is exhausting!!

Simmons, Annie 8:56 PM – HeavenYou 7:04 PM – https://taloftus.smugmug.com/upload/ZmWf3L/sing

cari carr 7:09 PM – Hey Angie

akschauer, 7:09 PM – Hello!

cari carr 7:11 PM – HI Anie

annnnniieeee

Simmons, Annie 7:12 PM – Hi Cari!

akschauer, 7:12 PM – Molly on the backup vocals. 🙂

Hi Kiran!

Toby 7:14 PM – sound dropped a couple split seconds there for me

Simmons, Annie 7:14 PM – OKC!

cari carr 7:15 PM – nice!

cari carr 7:17 PM – hahaa

Toby 7:17 PM – WE HAVE ALL LOST WHAMAGEDDON

Simmons, Annie 7:19 PM – LOL

blouin, kasey 7:20 PM – Tiara and her BFF Kirsten will be joining from Tiara’s house. so OKC will be split between 2 houses. Jesse and I are on the North side of the street and Tiara is on the south side 🙂

Toby 7:20 PM – Okay, OK!

Toby 7:22 PM – https://www.whamageddon.com/

https://taloftus.smugmug.com/upload/ZmWf3L/sing

akschauer, 7:23 PM – I taught it to a student last week, on request, so I lost a while ago. Haha!

Simmons, Annie 7:23 PM – Ricki! ❤

cari carr 7:24 PM – Hi Ricki!

Wow… a party!

akschauer, 7:24 PM – You can put me in whenever, Toby.

cari carr 7:33 PM – Beautiful Kiran

Toby 7:48 PM – Gorgeous! I SO MISS DUETS/TRIOS

Simmons, Annie 7:49 PM – LOVE this so much ❤

akschauer, 7:49 PM – Woo! So pretty!

Simmons, Annie 7:50 PM – I wasn’t the only one getting teary during that, just sayin’.

Toby 7:54 PM – Welcome Joe! Wanna sing next, or wait?

Hisaw, Ricki 7:54 PM – Lovely lovely sound, Angie!!

akschauer, 8:04 PM – Thank you, Alicia! ❤

Toby 8:08 PM – Welcome Tiara! I’m afraid I’ve been misspelling your name all this time.

Crist, Tiara 8:10 PM – Its fine. Its not a big deal to me.

Promise you’ve done better than most teachers I’ve ever had.

blouin, kasey 8:12 PM – Jesse called her Tea are uh on purpose for a long time… hahaha

its actually  tea air uh

Crist, Tiara 8:12 PM – Yes. pronounced “Tea air uh”

Simmons, Annie 8:14 PM – Love this ❤

Potmesil, Joe 8:14 PM – yeah!!!!

blouin, kasey 8:15 PM – hi zay!!!

Potmesil, Joe 8:15 PM – sound is amazing Toby

Hisaw, Ricki 8:16 PM – Your piano playing is especially impressive!!

All of that one-handed

Gaines, Ayanna 8:16 PM – Awesome!

Gaines, Ayanna 8:17 PM – Love this song, Kiran!

Toby 8:18 PM – Ayanna, you still good spectating?

or do you wanna sing?

Gaines, Ayanna 8:18 PM – I’d like to sing a song…

Potmesil, Joe 8:19 PM – Very pretty… love this Kiran

Hisaw, Ricki 8:19 PM – So lovely Kiran

Toby 8:19 PM – Ricki, lemme know when Stacy is there. I’ve been saving a song for her for several parties.

Hisaw, Ricki 8:20 PM – She will be here for your next tune! She and Ken are partying with the kitties in the other rom

that is not a euphemism

Crist, Tiara 8:21 PM – I think ill be ready in a couple songs

Toby 8:21 PM – Okay, Tiara, I’ll put you after Jesse and Kasey

Hisaw, Ricki 8:22 PM – I crave her voice, freaking Annie is soooo lovely. NEED ANOTHER HIT

Crist, Tiara 8:24 PM – I just want to make a warning for my facil features… They are NOT directed at yall. 2 loud toddlers in this room will be interesting.

Toby 8:24 PM – No worries, Tiara. 🙂

Prasad, Kiran 8:25 PM – What happened? Was it just my connection lost?

akschauer, 8:26 PM – That was lovely, Annie!

blouin, kasey 8:26 PM – whammageddon lost twice in the same night

Simmons, Annie 8:26 PM – Toby you’re so screwed

akschauer, 8:27 PM – Hi Stacey!

And Ken

Hisaw, Ricki 8:28 PM – Now Ken is massaging Stacy!! It’s getting HOT UP IN HERE

Toby 8:28 PM – Reminder: I’m sure closed captions will be hilarious.

Capture pics and send ’em here:

https://taloftus.smugmug.com/upload/ZmWf3L/sing

Baker, Adam 8:29 PM – Andrew Ridgeley would be proud.

Toby 8:29 PM – Hi Katie Beth!

and what is your dog’s name?

Baker, Adam 8:30 PM – Are you sure you want to know the dog’s name?

It’s Toby.

Toby 8:30 PM – truly/seriously?

Hisaw, Ricki 8:30 PM – Woof!!

Toby 8:30 PM – And Tiara, what’s your dog’s name?

Hisaw, Ricki 8:30 PM – Ricki

Crist, Tiara 8:30 PM – Copper

Baker, Adam 8:31 PM – I forgot Bella. She just recently joined the family.

Crist, Tiara 8:31 PM – Im afraid yall will see tonight why I’m never singing at my house lol

blouin, kasey 8:38 PM – yes, our giant black lab is named Toby and the newest baby is Bella

Toby 8:39 PM – Everyone, welcome Wendy!

1st timer!

Crist, Tiara 8:39 PM – Hi Wendy!

Toby 8:39 PM – Violinist who performed in my Virtual Brandenburg

akschauer, 8:39 PM – Hi Wendy!

Findlay McLaughlin 8:39 PM – As-salamu  alaykum!

Gaines, Ayanna 8:40 PM – gesundheit!!

Findlay McLaughlin 8:43 PM – I fkn love your guys’ faces

Toby 8:44 PM – Wendy, where are you? Kent, or ?

Gaines, Ayanna 8:46 PM – I’m using this Katie Perry video as part of a final project in a class on racism and pop culture I’m teaching next semester.

Golden, Wendy 8:46 PM – Hi everyone!!! I’m in kelso Washington and I’m so glad I could join you guys tonight!!! Yay winter break!!!!!!!!

Gaines, Ayanna 8:46 PM – Yay winter break!!!!

Golden, Wendy 8:46 PM – Woo hooo!!!!

Toby 8:47 PM – Wendy, so glad you could join! If you have the option to connect with a computer/laptop (if you aren’t already), you’ll see everyone at the same time.

Golden, Wendy 8:48 PM – Let me try

Toby 8:49 PM – adorable

Gaines, Ayanna 8:50 PM – I love Moana!

Toby 8:50 PM – I want mo’ moana

Wendy, I spy a bass in the background. I wanna see/hear you play it!

Potmesil, Joe 8:53 PM – beautiful kids

Gaines, Ayanna 8:54 PM – I have a kid like Isaiah — he’s 13.

Crist, Tiara 8:55 PM – I’m so glad I’m not alone. I love him, but he is exhausting!!

Simmons, Annie 8:56 PM – Heaven

Gaines, Ayanna 8:56 PM – Wait until he starts talking your ear off about the latest video game he’s into — exhausting .

Crist, Tiara 8:56 PM – Thank you, Joe!

Potmesil, Joe 8:56 PM – beautiful harmonies

Toby 8:56 PM – ? ?

Crist, Tiara 8:56 PM – Ayanna, my oldest does this.. Minecraft and Fortnite.. All the time.

Gaines, Ayanna 8:56 PM – RIcki you all sound lovely

Crist, Tiara 8:57 PM – I love hearing them together!

Gaines, Ayanna 8:57 PM – SNAP!!!!!!

Golden, Wendy 8:58 PM – omg you guys are my people!

Loftus, David 8:59 PM – When I went to Japan in 1999(?) to visit our middle brother Ken in Okinawa, I stopped off in Inoyama, a suburb of Nagoya, to see a Japanese cousin, Katsumi, and he took me to a hole-in-the-wall karaoke bar that had only 3 English songs in its catalog, so I had to sing “White Christmas” (in the summer), “New York New York,” and one other I can’t remember at least twice each.

Simmons, Annie 9:00 PM – Angie this is lovely

Toby 9:00 PM – Gorgeous!

Gaines, Ayanna 9:01 PM – Lovely tone, Angie

Tiara Crist 9:01 PM – Katie Beth, Zay says hi!

Potmesil, Joe 9:01 PM – Beautiful Angie!!

Tiara Crist 9:02 PM – Love this

Golden, Wendy 9:02 PM – You play wonderfully!!

akschauer, 9:04 PM – ❤ Aww, thank Laura! Cheers!

Thanks, everyone. 🙂

blouin, kasey 9:05 PM – hi zay zay!! from bay

Findlay McLaughlin 9:05 PM – Love the instrumentarians

Potmesil, Joe 9:07 PM – Love tis piece, Laura… lovely

akschauer, 9:08 PM – Wonderful, Laura!

Golden, Wendy 9:08 PM – Cute kitty!!!!

Gaines, Ayanna 9:08 PM – meow!

Annaliese Quinn 9:09 PM – 😉

Annaliese Quinn 9:10 PM – soooo good!!

blouin, kasey 9:11 PM – wendy, are you gonna sing?

Handke, Laura 9:12 PM – Awesome, you two!

Potmesil, Joe 9:12 PM – thats perfect for u guys

Gaines, Ayanna 9:12 PM – Y’all are so cute!

blouin, kasey 9:12 PM – i love it!!!

WENDY! Is that a bass or a cello behind you?!?!

Golden, Wendy 9:14 PM – It’s my husband’s bass

I like to sing but I’m not prepared so I’d like to just sing along

blouin, kasey 9:14 PM – i watched a Mr. Rogers episode today and it was about how a bass violin is made. I had never heard it called a bass violin before.

I was sure hoping it was a cello and you were gonna play a song for us. I love the cello.

Gaines, Ayanna 9:14 PM – Goodness, that low note! Joe!

Toby 9:15 PM – Annie, did I spy a margarita bag?

Tiara Crist 9:15 PM – Wendy, I’m barely ever prepared for anything, so if you like to sing and want to throw on a tune, do it!

Handke, Laura 9:15 PM – Nice register transition there, Joe!

blouin, kasey 9:15 PM – its true, ive seen the unpreparedness. hahaha. love you T!

Simmons, Annie 9:16 PM – Hello, yes sirree bob,  margarita bag tonight. 🙂

Tiara Crist 9:16 PM – I’ve never shown anyone my unpreparedness… shhhh

blouin, kasey 9:17 PM – i just love all you guys so much!!

Loftus, David 9:17 PM – How do you manage to bag those wild margaritas, Annie?

Findlay McLaughlin 9:19 PM – Beautiful voice ❤

blouin, kasey 9:19 PM – who was our friend that was classically trained in opera?

akschauer, 9:24 PM – I know my friend Rebecca has some classical training. She joined for a few but hasn’t  been able to join lately.

Handke, Laura 9:24 PM – Cari, are you classically trained?

Deborah Ginsberg 9:24 PM – Hi

Gaines, Ayanna 9:24 PM – Hi!

akschauer, 9:24 PM – Lisa Kent is another one who comes to mind who has obvious training.

Hi Deborah!

blouin, kasey 9:25 PM – i think it was rebecca

that sounds right

could you please let her know that i would love to have her back soon?

akschauer, 9:25 PM – Yes, of course! ❤

blouin, kasey 9:25 PM – thanks

akschauer, 9:27 PM – It was lovely, Toby!

Golden, Wendy 9:28 PM – How do you create a backing track?

Gaines, Ayanna 9:29 PM – RIcki knows how to create a backing track

Toby 9:29 PM – I will let Rebecca know.

Thanks, Angie.

blouin, kasey 9:29 PM – thanks Toby

Hisaw, Ricki 9:29 PM – Kiran is so lovely, I am listening to my husband and my girlfriend waxing rhapsodic about her beauty and singing!

akschauer, 9:30 PM – You can search for karaoke versions of songs on YouTube and there are also ways to remove the vocals (Ricki can talk you through it).

Loftus, David 9:30 PM – If you don’t have a digital copy of the origial Google “YouTube to MP3” and run a YouTube copy through it, then run the result of that through vocalremover.com

Potmesil, Joe 9:30 PM – love blondie!

Golden, Wendy 9:31 PM – I think I know how to do that!! I had to do that for a few students assignments this term

Toby 9:31 PM – how to find/make your own karaoke tracks:

Finding Backing Tracks

I’ll be happy to walk anyone thru it.

blouin, kasey 9:32 PM – i know i should be singing without vocals, but i am so nervous and i think i drown out the vocals well enough with my own voice, but i dont know because i havent ever heard myself sing

Toby 9:32 PM – Whatever you choose, that’s just fine.

Golden, Wendy 9:32 PM – I think I can do it!!  Does anyone else like Hamilton as much as me???

blouin, kasey 9:32 PM – i tried several times to watch hamilton and just could not get into it.

Gaines, Ayanna 9:32 PM – I LOVE HAMILTON

Tiara Crist 9:32 PM – Ive never watched it, but have heard the songs

Handke, Laura 9:32 PM – Kiran, you can’t hear me, but I’m harmonizing with you

Hisaw, Ricki 9:34 PM – SO SOS SO SOSOOSOOOSOOO hot

Gaines, Ayanna 9:34 PM – Annie, love this song

Toby 9:35 PM – I’m jealous of Annie’s vocal range. So low, so high, ALL GOOD.

Hisaw, Ricki 9:36 PM – I love listening to her ❤

Those margaritas make her sooo smoooth

blouin, kasey 9:38 PM – I LOVE EARTHA KITT!!!

Hisaw, Ricki 9:40 PM – THIS IS YOUR SONG, Ayanna!

LOVES IT

Deborah Ginsberg 9:42 PM – Great Ayanna!

Gaines, Ayanna 9:42 PM – Thanks!

Toby 9:44 PM – more voice

akschauer, 9:45 PM – Beautiful voice, Wendy!

Golden, Wendy 9:47 PM – I need a mic like hers!!! Better sound and a dancing prop!!!!!

Toby 9:47 PM – Really well done, Wendy!

I’d be happy to help you optimize your setup, Wendy. Often takes just minutes.

Golden, Wendy 9:48 PM – Thanks!!! Lets chat more!!!

Toby 9:48 PM – you’re on!

Toby 9:55 PM – Great job, Katie Beth!

Hisaw, Ricki 9:55 PM – ❤ ❤ ❤

Deborah Ginsberg 9:56 PM – Thanks for the songs- got to go

Such a great job all!

Golden, Wendy 9:57 PM – I am so glad I’m here and I get to dance to all your fabulous songs!!!!!

blouin, kasey 9:59 PM – that gold dog behind her is called zoey

Golden, Wendy 9:59 PM – You’re amazing

Moms are my heros!!

Hisaw, Ricki 10:00 PM – OMG SO CUTE

Golden, Wendy 10:00 PM – This is beautiful

Simmons, Annie 10:01 PM – Tiara has a beautiful voice but she’s also AMAZING. So sweet. ❤

Golden, Wendy 10:02 PM – You are a treasure to those kiddos!!

Annaliese Quinn 10:02 PM – its perfect!

Gaines, Ayanna 10:03 PM – Laughter of children is like music to me

Toby 10:05 PM – When we can, I will pay money to sit in a club and listen to Ricki sing

Simmons, Annie 10:05 PM – Yes!!

Loftus, David 10:06 PM – I’m there!

akschauer, 10:06 PM – It’s a date!

Golden, Wendy 10:06 PM – That was so lovely!!!!

Potmesil, Joe 10:07 PM – that was beutiful!

oops  beautiful

blouin, kasey 10:08 PM – hi karen!!

Toby 10:08 PM – IF you are ready to sing, I can put you in one more after this one, Karen.

Oh, and I had a request for you that I forgot to send you, Karen.

Chow, Karen 10:09 PM – Okay, what is that?

I have no idea what to sing

Toby 10:09 PM – Do You Really Want to Hurt Me

Culture Club

blouin, kasey 10:09 PM – i love that song!!!!

Toby 10:10 PM – I know it’s kinda last minute/put you on the spot, but I thought you could do it justice.

Hisaw, Ricki 10:12 PM – Yay Angie!!!!!!!

❤

Gaines, Ayanna 10:13 PM – Rock that Vince Guaraldi Trio!

Hisaw, Ricki 10:13 PM – Hi Karen!! So happy to see you

Chow, Karen 10:14 PM – Nice to be here!

Simmons, Annie 10:14 PM – Hi Karen yay!

Chow, Karen 10:15 PM – I will sing that song and I can be put into the rotation

akschauer, 10:16 PM – Kasey, Rebecca says hello and that she misses us all, with hearts ❤ ❤ ❤

Tiara Crist 10:17 PM – Toby, the kiddos would like to sing a song before they go to sleep if you have time to put us in

blouin, kasey 10:17 PM – yay 😉 will she make it to a karaoke soon?

Potmesil, Joe 10:17 PM – perfect song for you David

Baker, Adam 10:18 PM – Yeah, it suits you well.

Toby 10:18 PM – Lovely Fats Waller

akschauer, 10:21 PM – I don’t know when she’ll be able to make it again. I think she’s had some internet issues.

blouin, kasey 10:21 PM – thats a bummer

akschauer, 10:22 PM – Cougars!

Toby 10:22 PM – Karen, let me know wen you are ready, and I’ll put you right in.

akschauer, 10:23 PM – Definite bummer. I’ll ask her about it next time we talk.

Chow, Karen 10:23 PM – Sure, I guess I’m ready

blouin, kasey 10:23 PM – goodnight!!

Toby 10:24 PM – Okay, Karen, after Adam?

Chow, Karen 10:24 PM – Sure

Gaines, Ayanna 10:25 PM – You’re multitalented, Wendy!

Hisaw, Ricki 10:27 PM – My favorite movie + Adam!!!

Simmons, Annie 10:28 PM – Does anyone remember what time of year they used to play this on tv? It was once a year.

Potmesil, Joe 10:29 PM – i thought it was christmas time

adam sounds great

Gaines, Ayanna 10:30 PM – I love Culture CLub!

Simmons, Annie 10:30 PM – That was great

Gaines, Ayanna 10:30 PM – Adam, you were awesome

Golden, Wendy 10:31 PM –  I’m just a music teacher

Gaines, Ayanna 10:32 PM – No one is JUST a teacher, Wendy… 🙂

Golden, Wendy 10:32 PM – 🙂

Toby 10:32 PM – Karen get’s extra kudos> I requested this song of her, oh, 20 minutes ago.

Potmesil, Joe 10:32 PM – voice sounds great tonite!!

Simmons, Annie 10:33 PM – Awesome!

Hisaw, Ricki 10:36 PM – Beautiful, Joe!

Gaines, Ayanna 10:37 PM – Nice silver bells!

akschauer, 10:37 PM – Such a lovely voice!

Potmesil, Joe 10:38 PM – thanks you guys!

Simmons, Annie 10:38 PM – LOL

Potmesil, Joe 10:41 PM – toby!!!go for it!!!

Gaines, Ayanna 10:41 PM – whoo hoo Toby!

Golden, Wendy 10:43 PM – I gotta know if there are still Hamilton fans on this meet???

Gaines, Ayanna 10:43 PM – YES

Golden, Wendy 10:43 PM – Ok I’m in

Gosh annie you’re beautiful!!!!!

Hisaw, Ricki 10:44 PM – She so is — TOTAL CRUSH

she is EVERYBODY’s TYPE

Golden, Wendy 10:44 PM – For sure

Gaines, Ayanna 10:45 PM – totally

Toby 10:45 PM – Wendy, just so you know, all songs/genres are acceptable

and embraced

Loftus, David 10:46 PM – You missed our R to X-rated night a month or so ago.

Chow, Karen 10:46 PM – Beautiful!

Golden, Wendy 10:46 PM – Ok I totally missed out on x rated night

Tiara Crist 10:46 PM – x rated was…. interesting hahahah

blouin, kasey 10:47 PM – i dont know that it was that interesting… Tiara and I HAD A BLASTY BLAST!!

Tiara Crist 10:47 PM – Remember that one night… we were unsupervised and I sang Season’s Greetings……… mmmmmhmmm

Chow, Karen 10:48 PM – What song is this? I really like it

I feel like I should know it

But??

Toby 10:48 PM – Everyone sing!

Tiara Crist 10:48 PM – Rhiannon Fleetwood MAc

Chow, Karen 10:48 PM – Thanks

Tiara Crist 10:49 PM – You’re welcome!

blouin, kasey 10:51 PM – but did you sing seasons greetings? I didnt think we went through with that

where we that toasted that you actually did that song?!?!

Tiara Crist 10:51 PM – No….. I totally did… ahahaha

DO HAMILTON!!!!

Potmesil, Joe 10:53 PM – wow

Toby 10:53 PM – holy smokes

Hisaw, Ricki 10:54 PM – yes yes yes

Simmons, Annie 10:54 PM – Wooo!

akschauer, 10:54 PM – killin’ it!

Potmesil, Joe 10:54 PM – what a voice

blouin, kasey 10:54 PM – Adam and Alicia- staying up late tonight 😉

Tiara Crist 10:54 PM – DANNNNNNNNNNG!

blouin, kasey 10:55 PM – GO WENDY!!!

Gaines, Ayanna 10:55 PM – Throwing down — damn!

Baker, Adam 10:56 PM – Adam has been setting a bedtime lately, so we’ve been getting reasonable sleep. However, vacation is starting, so that’s going out the window 😀

blouin, kasey 10:57 PM – hooray for VACAY!!

why was this child nervous? lol! you go girl!!

Tiara Crist 10:58 PM – No clue!!!!

Chow, Karen 10:59 PM – I’m going to head out!

It was great seeing all of you!

akschauer, 10:59 PM – On Disney+

Gaines, Ayanna 10:59 PM – night Karen

akschauer, 10:59 PM – Good night, Karen!

Golden, Wendy 11:02 PM – Lovin’ the leather!!!!!

Hisaw, Ricki 11:03 PM – Love the song, love the singing, LOVE THE LEATHER

Potmesil, Joe 11:05 PM – love Journey

Gaines, Ayanna 11:05 PM – Journey rawks

Tiara Crist 11:06 PM – Isaiah likes your kitty

Toby 11:06 PM – Pics so far:

just a few

Golden, Wendy 11:07 PM – I dont’know if you need permission. but if you want to use my box feel free

Hisaw, Ricki 11:08 PM – That’s whawt she said

Golden, Wendy 11:08 PM – You have a beautiful voice

Toby 11:09 PM – We have an embarrassment of riches in terms of talent in this group.

blouin, kasey 11:10 PM – DAVID, your background changed….?

Loftus, David 11:11 PM – Yeah, I had to switch off my usual desk in the bedroom for the living room ’cause the management decided to go to bed.

blouin, kasey 11:11 PM – makes sense

akschauer, 11:12 PM – Good night!

Tiara Crist 11:13 PM – Thank you everyone!

Gaines, Ayanna 11:14 PM – RIcki, I swear…

akschauer, 11:15 PM – Right?

blouin, kasey 11:15 PM – puppy dreams are the best

akschauer, 11:16 PM – The contrast is startling, haha

Loftus, David 11:16 PM – Can this marriage be saved?

Toby 11:17 PM – Champagne with a Whiskey chaser

Gaines, Ayanna 11:17 PM – Whiskey? Try 151

Toby 11:18 PM – I stand corrected (or stagger)

Golden, Wendy 11:19 PM – I have one more if there’s time!!

I am having SOOOO much fun

Toby 11:20 PM – Excsssselent

Simmons, Annie 11:22 PM – Beautiful Angie! ❤

Hisaw, Ricki 11:22 PM – ❤ ❤ Angie ❤

Golden, Wendy 11:23 PM – It must be so lovely to have an accompanists in your home

Golden, Wendy 11:24 PM – Forget about the neighbors!!!!

akschauer, 11:25 PM – I’m switching to listening mode

Gaines, Ayanna 11:26 PM – an accordion!!!

Toby 11:27 PM – omg, Wendy, an accordion?!? I want to play with you!

Hisaw, Ricki 11:28 PM – This is one of my favorite David tunes!

SO GOOD

Love it

Also — HANDSOME

How does he get hotter each month???

Hisaw, Ricki 11:30 PM – Loved it!!

Golden, Wendy 11:30 PM – IT TOOK THE WHOLE SONG TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CHORDS

Toby 11:31 PM – well, those weren’t easy/predictable chord progressions

Golden, Wendy 11:31 PM – Every time I though I was on track it changed

Toby 11:31 PM – Brings me back. For several years I played violin with my father on accordion in my home town in a restaurant Annie worked in.

Golden, Wendy 11:31 PM – I can NOTplay accordian’

Loftus, David 11:31 PM – You can’t catch me, Wendy!

Golden, Wendy 11:32 PM – But I’ll Try

Simmons, Annie 11:32 PM – I really love this song

Golden, Wendy 11:38 PM – That was fun!!

Golden, Wendy 11:42 PM – Jeez Annie, I love your voice

Loftus, David 11:43 PM – Everybody does. We all want her to do the final lullabye of the night ever time we do this.

Golden, Wendy 11:44 PM – I agree

Does she know Blue Moon?  I love that one

Hisaw, Ricki 11:44 PM – ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤

FECK

so good

akschauer, 11:50 PM – I’m done for the evening. Just observing now. 🙂

Toby 11:50 PM – Okay

🙂

Tiara Crist 11:51 PM – I love this song

Hisaw, Ricki 11:51 PM – I like her and her voice and playing instruments!  We are now friends – BOOM

Toby 11:51 PM – I love this rendition. It is so more intimate and fragile than with the screaming guitars

Gaines, Ayanna 11:52 PM – Yeah, what Toby said…

Loftus, David 11:52 PM – Oh my god, this is so freakin’ gorgeous. . . . .

Toby 11:52 PM – geez, I’ve never been moved by this song. Until NOW

Gaines, Ayanna 11:54 PM – I love this song.

Toby 11:55 PM – The story behind the inspiration of this song is really moving and important, too.

akschauer, 11:56 PM – Much love to you all in OKC. Prayers for Jesse’s mom.

Golden, Wendy 11:57 PM – Wicks up for Jesse’s mom!!!

Hisaw, Ricki 12:01 AM – MOM for the WIN!!!!!

akschauer, 12:01 AM – Beautiful, Tiara!

Toby 12:03 AM – Ayanna, you have one more?

Golden, Wendy 12:03 AM – OMG Ricki I can’t see you but I can HEAR you and you sound so amazing

Gaines, Ayanna 12:03 AM – Nope, I’m good for tonight!

Toby 12:03 AM – Wendy: bring up the participants list, find the 2nd Ricki, and Pin her.

Push Pin will lock your view on her.

Tiara Crist 12:06 AM – So…. I changed my mind. I’m losing my patience with that little one who just refuses to stay in his bed, so I’m out for the night. Its 2am and mom is touched out and so tired of whining.

Gaines, Ayanna 12:06 AM – Good night, Tiara! Night to the littles!

Toby 12:06 AM – Okay, Sleep well, Tiara! Lovely singing as allways

akschauer, 12:06 AM – Good night, Tiara!

Tiara Crist 12:07 AM – Thank you all for having me once again! Good night!!

Simmons, Annie 12:07 AM – Night!

Gaines, Ayanna 12:08 AM – Rosie is rampaging the spice rack, trying to tell me that it is bedtime. I’m sticking it out…

Golden, Wendy 12:13 AM – I need to stop trying to play david’s tunes and just dance to them!!!

Toby 12:13 AM – playing is fine too. You will see Ricki and me do that often too.

Hisaw, Ricki 12:19 AM – OMG I am so excited

I KNOW WHAT THIS IS

I was JUST bragging to Ken about you singing this!!!

YES YES YES YES YES

Hisaw, Ricki 12:21 AM – This is HO HO HOT

akschauer, 12:22 AM – That one fits your voice so well!

Golden, Wendy 12:22 AM – I love how many different styles in this group

Golden, Wendy 12:29 AM – I could listen to you sing forever

Gaines, Ayanna 12:33 AM – Wow!

Toby 12:34 AM – oh man, the heights!

Loftus, David 12:34 AM – Holy cow. She get HIGH!

Simmons, Annie 12:38 AM – This is really lovely

Toby 12:38 AM – It is! And I’ve never heard this before.

Loftus, David 12:38 AM – I haven’t either! The beautiful surprises just keep coming all night. . . . .

akschauer, 12:39 AM – ❤ ❤ ❤

akschauer, 12:43 AM – Thank you, Toby! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! Looking forward to the next one.