RoviSys 2003 Holiday Party (Lip Synch Competition)

 

 
 
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After 15 years, the RoviSys holiday party has outgrown the President's home. This year 150+ guests gathered at a local inn.
As usual, it's up to us (employees) to provide the entertainment. This year the chief cooked up a lip synch competition. Twelve groups volunteered to compete for substantial cash prizes.
Leading by example, the chief led off with a David Bowie solo.
RoviSys continues to grow and change...so Ch-ch-ch-changes was performed by Johnny Bowie. Modified lyrics resulted in RoviChanges....
I watched RoviSys change in size
But never let the dream
Fade or lose persistence and
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And those enginers that you depend on
As they automate their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through
Ch-ch-ch-Changes
Turn and face the strain
Ch-ch-Changes
Oh, look out your ROVI rollers
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
Turn and face the strain
Ch-ch-Changes
Pretty soon we're going get a little bigger
Time may change me
But you must change too
I said that time may change me
But you must change too
The Three Amigos performed a Bob Seger tune. Their break away pants unveiled classy holiday underware.
Craig's instrumental was inspirational.
A little Old Time Rock and Roll
Seger and his gang raised the temperature of the female audience.
"The Scotsman", a tale at a local pub.
A wee bit too much time at the pub....
Patron curiousity...
And it's true.....
and such a wee thing...
Dan was a Fresh Prince of Belaire. He got extra points for being a solo.
A local Akron band made a guest appearance.
After all these years, they were still well choreographed.
D is our controller.
E is a RoviSys emmisions specialist.
V is a new engineer, wondering if he made the right employment decision
O is in his tenth year at RoviSys, still wondering if it was the right decision.
Whip it!
Whip it Good!
A few of our application engineers Jingled their bells on a tropical island.
John is no Jimmy Buffet
and Todd should never be in the buff..
...and who would ever visit their Margaritaville?
An excruciating long performance resulted in a well deserved gong. No lifeboat was going to save this act.
A "Blue Christmas" was performed by a pink pig.
Synchronized snorting
Brian was the only employee to participate in two acts.
An evil evil group
A long ride on Evil's spaceship might just be the ticket.
Joe's missing more than fingers.
Keith never saw Joanne move like this before.
I can't believe I'm dancing in front of the whole company.
A few sharp dressed men
Top talent from the prestigious Washington Group
This snappy ZZ Top tune received an undeserved gong.
Song selection is a key component of the competition. No chipmunk song has a hope of winning.
Showering the judges with roses failed to sway their view of Alvin and his rodents.
Not a believer.
Fenetech engineers were the "Chain gang"
Judge Candy gave stiff sentences.
Their stiff defense of the gong kept this sad act on stage way too long.
Patience is not a personality trait of Sadaam or Ron.
Toby performed Toby Keith's "I Love This Bar"
...and strummed and sipped masterfully....
Cher was never this ugly.
or sounded this bad...
Sonny's performance overcompensated for Cher.
This profile is even uglier.
The red nail polish may of influenced some judges.
Sonny and Cher received a loud applause for their performance.
After a long deliberation, the judges gave the blue ribbon to Sonny and Cher.
Which was immediately disputed by the second place finisher...... Seger claimed bias and corruption...
Devo secured third place.... whom also registered a judging dispute... then resorted to alcohol to ease the pain.
Dancing continued until late in the night.....
See you next year!