I love the Consumer Electronics Show, but it's a bitch sometimes. Today was one of those times. The floor was packed, people were stinky and gross, and you could barely move without running into someone else. On top of that, getting lost was the norm, and I'm doing this all on three hours of sleep. Again, I love this event, but today was really bumming me out.
Then came this guy. I don't even know what this booth was pitching. Probably some karaoke solution. Who cares. All I know is that I was in some crazy hall where there were miles of stupid booths showing neon lights, iPhone covers, and power strips. I came across this small Asian man was making sweet music, performing his rendition of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World." To my surprise, he jumped from his normal singing voice to a Armstrong-ish growly impression (about 30 seconds in).
I smiled for the first time today. This guy saved me. This guy saved my CES. The rest of the day went better. I'll always have this video to make my day brighter. Hopefully it will do the same for you.
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site Japanator. Likes Corgis, Sega Saturn, PSP, iPhone, Photographic tools.
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My train home has been cancelled because of the snow, and now I spend another week without seeing my family or my girlfriend. This hero just saved my evening <3
You have to admire the self-parody involved in a Japanese man singing in Engrish and then doing an Armstrong impression :D I would like to meet this man.
ok, I'm off to bed now, I'm pretty sure that I won't find anything better then this guy on dtoid that I haven't seen yet :-) ( tonight at least ) this was brilliant!
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12:00 PM on 01.09.2010
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I'd think there would be a market for Satchmo Mode in karaoke.
This guy.
That was brilliant.
You have to admire the self-parody involved in a Japanese man singing in Engrish and then doing an Armstrong impression :D I would like to meet this man.
Either way, it's not every day you hear Satchmo Mode coming out of an Asian dude's mouth.
@Cataract,
Perfect comment.
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THE MAN.