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It’s that time of year again! The Riser team gathered together to fill their bellies with egg nog punch and their hearts with holiday cheer at the Janda’s residence for the annual Holiday Sham-a-Lam. The usual activities ensued… foosball battles, pool sharking and gluttony. This year’s highlight, as all would agree, was the the iPad 2 gifted to each employee. The smell of aluminum and high quality packaging filled the Riserites hearts like Santa’s bowl full of jelly. We’re already looking forward to next year’s festivities!

Thank you Santa Riser!

Perhaps there was no demand for this. Perhaps there was questionable talent involved. These two minor stumbling blocks didn’t stop the Riser team from performing their rendition of Monster Mash as a Halloween treat for their fan. Yep, I said “fan” (thanks Mom for your support). William Hung has got nothing on us. Enjoy…

Riser is known for superior creative, top notch programming and all around congenial personalities. But have you ever witnessed “Hero” by Alfredo, Josh’s Hobgobbler, Janet’s Supersonic Whistle, or Mike’s Chunky Chicken? We suspect you have not.

Now is your chance to learn the additional talent’s of the Riser team by watching the video below. If we could make a living doing these things, we’d do it for sure. Check out other videos from the Riser team on our Vimeo site.

The Riser team took a long lunch to catch 20th Century Fox’s latest blockbuster, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” Not only was it better than working, the movie made a few of us less embarrassed (and possibly even proud) of our hairy backs and itchy pits. Check out some reviews from our team and be sure to catch our home grown trailer “RISER of the PLANET of the APES” available on our Vimeo. Be sure to watch the official trailer and learn more about the movie at the official site at apeswillrise.com.

“I give it two opposable thumbs up!”
- Nate

“Way better than Planet of Bill Gates!”
- Josh

“Conveys both the exuberance of being a monkey lover and all of the potential pain it can bring!”
- Alfredo

“ee e a hoo hahaa ooh ohh ahh ahh!”
- Rachel

“I give 4 1/2 bananas out of 5.”
- Curious George

“If Rise of the Planet of the Apes were a candy bar, it’d be a ‘Pay Day’ bar, cuz this movie was money!!!!!!”
- Mike

“Everyone loved the movie and when I say everyone, I mean everyone.”
- Janet

“Better than a trip to outer space.”
- Albert, The First Monkey In Space

“If I were a monkey’s uncle, I’d want to be Caesar’s!”
- Jeff

“Best movie ever made by someone other than Peter Jackson.”
- King Kong

“I want some of what they were having!”
- Carol

“Wait……I just realized what happened to the ‘humans’ who DID have some. Scratch that.. Haha. (Clarify: I’d want some IF I were a monkey.)”
- Carol