Monday, November 22, 2010

Do You Hear the People Sing?

Sunday afternoon karaoke with my sister is pure joy. This video is from two weeks ago. Note that we are sharing a snuggie and singing into roses made out of duct tape.

And this afternoon I discovered Broadway aficionados in a couple of my other friends. We sang every word on the first disc of my Les Mis album plus "A Little Fall of Rain" and the finale on the second. Levi and Amanda know every word, hit every note, and don't miss a single cue. Robert and Jackie took some help from the printed lyrics. (I confess it has been awhile since I sat down with the booklet and sang along with Valjean, Cosette, and the others, so I had to peek over their shoulders now and again.)

Then we moved on to selections from RENT and ended with the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah.

Robert must be curious about the storyline between Javert and Valjean, because he is now watching Hollywood's version of Les Miserables starring Geoffrey Rush and Liam Neeson.


5 comments:

Sara said...

Oh.my.goodness. That is awesome.

Kara said...

I'm only sad I wasn't there to sing along!

Christie said...

Oh, soul sister. Why do we live so far apart? Remind me again?

Mike and Amy said...

That sounds like so much fun. I saw Les Mis twice when I was younger - it's my favorite Broadway musical. You make me want to break out my CDs. :)

iMzOOL said...

ran into eddy at the jazz game tonight. it made me think for a second we were back in iowa. oh how i wish i could put the two together and have us at a jazz game all the time! i was thinking about our chicago trip recently...good times. love ya. how are you guys doing?