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That description means almost as little to me, as a good pair of stability running shoes would mean to Troy. However, even a music-moron can hear that this guitar is crisp, loud, and absolutely beautiful sounding.
Mark Lenaburg made the guitar ... Thanks to all of you that helped with this gift and especially thanks Mark. Troy hasn't stopped smiling all weekend. I am listening to him play it as I type this. The bonus gift is for me. I love listening to Troy play and sing ... the new guitar automatically equals more listening time for me.
With Aaron and Harold in town, only one weekend left of summer, and everyone named Livesay finally Malaria-free - we decided to head north to the beach for Saturday and Sunday.
To our surprise after dinner Saturday night there were fabulous entertainment options.
A Filipino lady running Karaoke at a beach bar in Haiti ... Listening to a Brazilian guy sing the song from Evita (Don't cry for me Argentina) totally in falsetto ... Followed by another guy with a make-your-ears-bleed rendition of Sinatra's "My Way".
A Filipino lady running Karaoke at a beach bar in Haiti ... Listening to a Brazilian guy sing the song from Evita (Don't cry for me Argentina) totally in falsetto ... Followed by another guy with a make-your-ears-bleed rendition of Sinatra's "My Way".
What is weirder than this? What is more fabulous than this?
Troy and Aaron warmed up with Wind Beneath My Wings. Later in the night there was a trio of pretty impressive harmonies as a woman joined them to perform Lean On Me. (Jen has video to upload).
Troy went back to his roots (and by his roots I mean his parents roots) and sang some Simon and Garfunkel. At the very end of the night they finally figured out that the score had nothing to do with how good you sounded or your pitch. (They held the claim to lowest score.) It has everything to do with timing the words exactly as the machine has them timed. Time them well and sound horrible, YOU WIN!!
They sang the second to last song and won with the high score of 97 on that goofy "I get knocked down" Chumbawamba song. The lady that they beat by one point had a mean looking and muscular boyfriend who wasn't too happy about them taking the prize bottle of wine in the final moments.
In the end the wine was shared and everyone left the contest happy. It was a very fun 32 hour getaway.
Thanks to Rebecca and Melissa for caring for Moses for us.
Tomorrow we head to our first Day of school ... we'll be on our way there in 12 hours.
I have way too much to organize to be sitting here smiling at these dorks singing cheesy songs.
11 comments:
Tara and Troy,
I've been following your blog for awhile and have been so blessed by your honest account of living in Haiti. It really blesses ME to see how you guys are changing Haiti.
I also just really wanted to tell you that video was probably the most entertaining thing I've seen in a LONG time! lol And Troy sounded great for singing a Bette Midler song! KEEP UP GOD'S WORK!
Tara (from NM)
Hil.a.ri.ous
Oh, that was waaaaay awesome. I'm crying it's so stinkin' funny. And Aaron is the pro musician? Troy has great timing and pitch. Can't wait to see Jen's video. Please, please, please post a link here.
Terri U. in Colorado Springs
P.s. The only thing that could have made it better would be the guys doing interpretive dance.
Terri U.
One of my favorite songs! Yes, that is the key to getting a high score at a karaoke, timing! Thanks for sharing the video.
Brilliant. Best post ever!
What fun! BTW what kind of wine do they have in Haiti????
Troy does have a very beautiful voice. I am glad you shared that fun night with us. (Thanks Jen for video!)
Tara - u r so right on! That video was THE BEST! Oh the joy of it. They sounded great!
I always love your blog...your family and the crazy love of it all just inspires me and this video just added to that.
How cool are these people and where do we find them??? In Haiti of all places.
Do you ever see Franchette, she pops into my mind every now and then, praying for her.
Wine: There is a ton of wine here. Well, okay, not a ton but it is very easy to buy wine in the little grocery stores that are around Port au Prince. They seem to carry a lot of wines from S.America. So - mainly imported wine to answer your question.
Franchette: Yes Molly! Saw her Tuesday. She and her son are well. He is very plump and things are good with them. Thanks for your prayers!
So fun to run into you guys at Indigo. Unfortunately we arrived Saturday morning on the red eye and while we were tempted to power through the karaoke that night, we chose bed. Looks like we MAJORLY missed out :)
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