Corporate Karaoke Blast At Clackamas Hotel

 
Seasons Greetings and welcome to the start of company holiday parties.
 
On Saturday, December 1, 2012, DJ Steve Marker played for a group from OHSU at the Governor Hotel in downtown Portland for the fifth straight year and I hosted corporate karaoke and dancing for a new client from Southeast Portland at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas, Oregon.
 
Guests were greeted by the company owners at the main entrance while I played uptempo holiday favorites such as, ‘Winter Wonderland’, ‘Let It Snow’ and ‘Sleigh Ride.’ Following dinner, each employee was presented with a gift via a raffle drawing that proved to be very popular with employees (somebody won a chainsaw!), before the Wild Bill’s gaming tables opened for gambling fun.
 
I have noted previously on this blog that casinos at events like this can provide tough competition for the dance floor, but I was pleasantly surprised to find this group ready to do both and the karaoke and dancing had some takers right out of the gate. Plus, it’s tough to resist the catchy hook of ‘Gangham Style’… that song is a monster right now and some people may have left their chips at the table to join in on the action 🙂
 
Guests sang everything from Bon Jovi’s ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’ to Vanilla Ice’s ‘Ice Ice Baby’. This corporate karaoke party was supposed to end at Midnight, but everyone was having so much fun, we went extra time. However, the venue had a policy of no music past midnight, so after about 20 minutes, we had to wrap it up. The night ended with nearly everyone singing Skid Row’s ‘I Remember You’, dedicated to a co-worker who passed away last year. It was a moving finish to a great evening.
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