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Grateful
Shares His Gratitude
With
the release of Duets, it made me recollect my thoughts on the
whole concept of Karaoke.
So, I was curious as to the actual personal, psychological benefits
of singing Karaoke that anyone has experienced. I have another
topic I'd like to post on what actually motivates you to sing
and why you do it, but I'll post that one up later. This topic
is somewhat "touchy-feely", but what the heck! Here's
my story …
I
was an extreme introvert growing up as a kid. I rarely talked
and primarily kept to myself. My peers would ditch school to
go to the beach, while I'd only ditch so I could hack on my
computer all day. I remember one summer my father enrolled me
in a "computer camp." One night, they had a dance
as an activity, and I was absolutely petrified! So, I went to
a payphone outside the dance hall and pretended to be talking
to my father to avoid going inside, where there was a strong
likelihood of having to dance and/or talk to someone. I stood
there all night talking to a dial tone until the dance was over.
Ridiculous!
When
I was 19, I got my first job doing technical support for Bally's.
I would go eat lunch in my car every day because I didn't know
how to socialize with anyone. Whenever a coworker approached
me and said something like "How ya doing?", I'd always
respond with a wrong answer such as "Not much." Duh.
I had absolutely no communication skills whatsoever. I couldn't
even look anyone in the eye. I was terrified to even call someone
up over the phone to give them technical support. If someone
told me a dirty joke, I'd blush. It wasn't until I was 20 when
I had my first date!
Now,
10 years later, all that's has changed dramatically. Over time,
I became quite the party animal and become more and more sociable.
I'd look for ways to interact with people. Over the last 3 years
or so, Karaoke has really helped me break a lot of those barriers.
Most of my long-term friends are totally shocked that I can
get up on stage with such ease. Nowadays, I'm more outgoing
and uninhibited than they are! I'm the one prodding them to
put a song up.
Also,
it has really helped me get over fear of public speaking. Two
years ago I was asked to do a 30 minute presentation at our
company's all-associate meeting… in front of everyone.
It was also going to be videotaped. I was thrilled to do it
and wasn't nervous at all! In fact, my presentation was rated
the best out of all of them. I did it on the fly without hardly
rehearsing beforehand. Who would have known?
So,
this is one reason why I'm very grateful for this avenue of
expression. For me, it's become a tool to help me overcome my
social fears, and it has totally helped me become more brave,
outgoing, and uninhibited. Granted, most of this came subconsciously.
It wasn't until after the fact that I realized what impact Karaoke
has had on my life.
-Grateful
Karawolf
- No More Lone Wolf
Prior
to becoming a karaoke regular, I was in a rather unfulfilling
marriage (I was in hell, OK?!?! ). I went nowhere, had no friends,
spent my days off in front of the tube. Were it not for my guitars
and my desire to one day be in a band, I might've cracked. Her
"highness" ALLOWED me my fantasies, but if they were
to come to fruition, they'd be without her. I'd like to say
I'm gonna miss her....not. When I discovered karaoke, I found
something BETTER than the petty differences that plague band
membership. I became an addict. Better yet, I got a life!! I
also met my wife who mothered my daughter...what better reward
could you ask for!
-The
K-Wolf
Diputs
- "stupiD" ? I think Not!
I
have always loved singing, was in a couple of garage bands during
my youth but started having memory problems after dabbling with
some illegal substances. Have never been able to truly recover
from that and it made singing from memory somewhat difficult.
Karaoke brought back all the joy of singing without having to
remember the words to the songs.
-Diputs
Star
Light, Star Bright
Karaoke
has allowed me to touch and be touched by other people in my
life. I have made and sadly lost freinds over the years who
karaoked with my husband and I over the past decade. I have
REALLY enlarged my circle of aquaintances from karaoke. I can't
go anyplace with out seeing somebody who knows me from karaoke
as well as other involvements in my life.
As a child I was very insecure but long before karaoke, that
changed. Karaoke has given me the chance to entertain people
like they were my guests at my own private party, and earn a
good and fulfilling living for my family.
-Karaoke
Star
Sarah
Smiles
I
was always the shy and reclusive child. I had few friends, since
we moved around, not a lot, but just enough to have to start
over one too many times. Being the "new girl" in sixth
grade (the last big move) in a non military town (previously,
we moved with my father in the army until my parents' divorce)
and set amongst peers of a higher tax bracket- I was easy prey.
They wore designer labels, I wore sweats.
High
school changed a lot for me. I fell in love with the stage when
I was in the chorus of "Fiddler on the Roof" in my
Junior year and when I auditioned for the musical for my senior
year, I landed the coveted role of Marian Paroo, the female
lead role in "The Music Man".
Then,
I found Karaoke. As a quick fix between roles, I frequented
Karaoke bars. I went to one so often, I was offered a job, and
here I am today, working in one of the best Karaoke locations
I've found thus far. (Not to say that anyone else's place is
lesser, just that I've found my place for now to grow from).
Another
exciting development is after touring casting offers, I found
a production company with, you guessed it a script about Karaoke
(don't worry, different theme than Duets) and they offered a
role to me. All they need is to get approved for their completion
bond. Filming is scheduled to begin in Jan '01, providing the
cash flow and I'm off to Colorado Springs to film my first movie.
It will be independent and I'm not sure about distribution,
but I'll keep you all posted.
Karaoke has been a wonderful path that I was fortunate enough
to take. It has definately been a springboard to which my life
is launching from.
-Sarah
Mc
Connie
Sings Out
I
was also very timid as a child. I was afraid of everything,
dogs, stairs, mean kids. I spent a lot of time playing by myself.
When I was very little I used to sing at the kitchen table and
my mother would tell me to stop. I would tell her that I wasn't
singing at the table, I was singing at the clock. I would face
the clock on the wall at sing to it. When I was about 5 a neighbor
heard me singing in the backyard. He told my mother that I was
good and that I would become a singer when I grew up.
I
was always exposed to lots of music. Many family members are
singers, or play instruments of some sort. When my sister and
I were about 8 and 10, we would sing on my uncle's tape recorder.
We sounded really good and I'm suprised that my mom never tried
to get us on one of those Sunday afternoon TV variety shows.
She probably figured I would freak out because I was so timid.
I
didn't discover karaoke until I was 40 something. I always loved
to sing, but didn't know how I sounded, until I heard my voice
over a microphone. I was most impressed at the clarity of my
voice and that I sounded much younger than my speaking voice.
I still record my singing and always trying to improve.
-Connie
Shona's
Swan Song
many
words and ideas ring true to my experience with karaoke.
but here is my delightful story.
The year is 1993.I was in a bad marriage. miserable. yucky.
It is Christmas time. One day i was working from home, as my
daughter is sick. On tv is a show called "Lunch Television"
a little local show provided lite fair between noon and 1.
One of the segments unoffically titled "pull-the-unsuspecting-guy-from-the-audience-and-give-him-a-microphone-and-see-what-happens"
comes on.
This
hefty guys gets up and starts doing karoke like he had been
doing it for the last four lifetimes. he is completely natural.
completely confident. completely great. a karaoke god.
I
fantasize that i am not in this wreck of a marriage, and that
this guy is my husband. i dare myself to call the station and
try to get this guys number.
i chicken out. I figure that he is already married with 3kids...
why would he be interested in me?
Fast
foward 7 years. the marriage is over. I am at a bar with friends
and single. I am introduced to a great karoke host... i am impressed.
we date. and he meets my daughter. she loves him. he asks me
to marry him.
i say yes...
fast forward 1 more year.
One day he says he wants to see a tape of something he did on
tv about 7 years ago.
and yes, virigina there really is a santa claus...it was him...
my karaoke god.
that
is my story
-shona
p.s.
we will have a karaoke wedding, (with an open ice cream truck!)
What
Really Matt-ers
For
me, it saved my life!
I had fallen into a dreadful melancholy that was so severe,
I honestly wasn't aware of it until it passed!
I
had been dateless, and nearly friendless since I moved up here
to the Pacific NW. If it weren't for my mom and brother up here,
I would have left long ago, despite it being so damned gorgeous.
My
brother wanted to take me to a karaoke bar "to meet women"
(LOL!), and to keep the peace, for he could be SUCH a whiner,
I went along. I found myself looking in the song book over and
over (longing for the ol days when I used to be in Accapella
Choir), and found myself longing for that Friday to come around!!
One
Friday was special. My brother wasn't feeling good, so he and
I arrived in seperate cars. I began to get REALLY drunk, and
I was in a great mood. My brother ended up bagging, as he was
ready to ralf. I decided to stay, and that eventually gave me
enough courage to fill in the slip.
The
KJ was too cool. I handed her the slip, nervous as hell, and
told her that this was my first time doing this. Giving me an
evil grin, she asked if it was my first time SINGING karaoke.
BAM! I got the joke, and laughed my head off. It relaxed me,
and I felt WONDERFUL about it.
I
don't think (In fact I know I didn't) do Elton John any favors
by singing his song, but IT WAS FUN! I turned in my next slip
right away, and two hours later, I sang my next song.
The
KJ and I developed a great friendship, and she encouraged me
to come to THURSDAYS as they were routinely slow (about 15 singers
aver. rotation) and I would get in more than two songs a night.
As it turned out, I wasn't doing anything on Thursdays either.
Flash-forward
to six months later: I'm a regular at the bar now, people wave
at me and call my name (aka the TV show 'Cheers') and suddenly
I feel like a god! The sobering thought was when my friend Rachelle
(the KJ) told me that I walked in the bar like I OWNED it, but
before, a few months ago, I was the MOST TIMID BIG GUY she'd
ever seen.
Flash-forward
two months later: The Weekend KJ quits, and Rachelle maneuvers
me into telling the owner that I was interested in the position.
Two mins later I had the job as the owner really liked me.
Now,
two years later, I run my own company (partnered with a great
friend)...
But
it was very sobering to realize that Karaoke really saved my
life... I came to that decision when I was told that I STRUTTED
in my hangout... I began to really think on it, and realized
how happy I was.
Thanks
for letting me ramble!
-Matt
Smitty
It
satisfies my need to perform for an audience; It's relaxing;
and it enables me to meet like minded, biologically accommadating
members of the opposite sex.
-Smittykj
...and
the Tony Goes To!
This
fulfills my musical dreams without all the headache of doing
it for real. I get 15 minutes a week in the limelight without
the hassles. And if by chance I muck up a song no one writes
bad things about me in the paper the next day.
-Tony
A
Real Cliff Hanger
When
I started singing at karaoke shows, it was an outlet for musical
expression that had been closed off since early college days
when I used to be in various bands. Once my educational load
became too great, I had to give up music for a while. Karaoke
enabled me to satisfy that urge without having to dedicate half
my life to it at the time...
Now.. I host three nights a week, and it rewards me financially
as well as musically
-Cliff
Ye
Olde Geezer
I've
always loved to sing. During high school, I was in the school
choir and sang in a "folk group" at church. In college,
I took a break from singing to concentrate on my radio career.
But after college, I started singing in a small church group,
then with a civic chorus. Then came karaoke -- and it has been
both "fun" and "satisfying." It's fun --
because I get to sing some popular stuff...and it's satisfying,
because I have always been reticent about singing solos in a
concert setting. Karaoke has also brought me out of a shell
-- in radio, you are in a small room talking to a micropphone,
while at karaoke, you're virtually "out there" alone.
And when the applause comes -- what a rush!
And that's my .02...
-Geezer
Ring
My Bill
I
think karaoke has been the biggest confidence builder in my
case. I used to be very shy even though I've been in entertainment
all my life!! Even when fronting a band for many years, I had
at least four other guys on stage with me and as a DJ in radio,
well no one could see me, could they? With karaoke, you're all
alone out there and all it takes is a little applause and encouragement
and BINGO, your whole outlook changes!!
-Bill
Schwentner
Kev
Rocks!
I've
been singing karaoke for about 6 or 7 years now. My mom got
me and my wife to come to her boyfriend's bar to check it out.
I was amazed because I had never seen it and she would get up
there and sing. My wife kept trying to get me up there but I
was to afraid I would mess up. I kept going back for about five
weeks before I finally got up the courage to try it. I was hooked
like a fish! I had always wanted to front a band and it's still
my dream...But for now it's KARAOKE and it rocks and the people
love it... so until I find a nice tight band, this is my stardom.
And it feels great when they scream and clap for you, a great
confidence builder..DID SOMEBODY SAY KEEP ON ROCKIN'?
-KevRocks
Dan
the Man
I
was the kid who always had an "F" in public speaking.
The first time I tried to give a speech in grade 3, I cried
the rest of the day, and never gave another speech until grade
9. Now I won't shut up. I started singing at karaoke almost
10 years ago, and have met many friends through it. I am always
being recognized when I'm out on my courier run, and get lots
of compliments. I will never forget the time I tried to explain
to my mother on the phone what karaoke was. She's like, "So,
you, who never spoke in school, gets up in a bar, full of people,
some maybe with weapons, and sings, and the music is played
on a stereo, and the words are on a TV?" "Yes, mom".
-Dan
Metalroke
As
a teen everybody was getting into bands to get chicks. I had
so many chicks I had to get into a band??? But I sick and tired
of the bass player on drugs, guitar players that were alcoholic
, drummers beating people up you get the picture. With karaoke
I am able to rid myself of most of that kind of dysfunction.
In that aspect karaoke has been a life saver and a dream maker.
peace love karaoke
-Metalroke
Dale
Christensen - Karaoke? Absolutely!
"...
what brought me to karaoke? Like most of you, I simply love
music! I have always enjoyed listening to music, singing with
the radio (and the shower thing). But, the thought of singing
alone, in front of a crowd, was absolutely frightening to me.
My
first experience with karaoke involved a business relationship.
Working in a high technology company I became involved in a
project with a great deal of interaction with a Japanese firm.
During the project I was invited by our Japanese partner to
a karaoke bar in Los Angeles. Throughout the entire evening
I was uptight and nervous. So, when it came time for me to sing
I just couldn't do it. I knew that my host was disappointed
and, needless to say, when the project was over our companies
never did business again!
Since
that memorable moment of discomfort I find myself working full
time for a Japanese firm doing business in the U.S. To say the
least, I did not want to offend another person. So, I forced
myself over the karaoke hurdle and "squeeked" through.
Now,
I can't get enough.I
have certainly received more than my share of happiness from
singing on stage (karaoke guests are so generous with their
praise). But, most important is the self confidence I have gained
knowing I can survive a performance. And, from a business perspective,
I have greatly improved my presentation skills.
I
would like to thank two people in particular for bringing karaoke
into my life. First, to Gina who first put me on stage and sang
"Margaritaville" with me. It was great fun. Second,
to my wife Annette, who continues to encourage me to sing because
she knows how much it means to me and she recognizes the benefits
I receive from karaoke."-Dale
Christensen
Reprinted with the kind permission
of Dale Christensen
[Dale Christensen is the Host of
Karaoke at Absolute
Authority]
Shawn
in the Limelight
I never even KNEW I could sing until 1992! I was SHOCKED!
After going through a really crudy marraige and a nasty divorce,
I decided to start living again. I started going out with my
best friend again. She took me to all kinds of cool places,
introduced me to neat people, taught me how to FLIRT again,
and how to generally just enjoy what life had to offer. One
evening, we were at a little hole in the wall bar called "The
Over The Hill Club" in Seagoville, Texas. A man named Michael
Harrison and his sweetie-pie wife, Dena, owners of Mom &
Pop Productions (out of Dallas), were hosting a karaoke show.
I had never even heard of such a thing! These sweet people convinced
me to get up and give it a try. After a couple of drinks, I
said to myself, "Shawn? What do you have to lose?!?!"
and I did it! My very first song I ever sang was "Fancy"
by Reba McEntire. I didn't miss a note! I was absolutly SHOCKED!
I think the audience was, too... I received a standing ovation
(and several drinks to boost!) I WAS HOOKED!!! The feeling that
came over me during those few minutes up on that stage was something
I had never experienced, and I wanted MORE! It was better than
CHOCOLATE, SEX, AND ROCK & ROLL put together! (Basically,
I think I'm talking about adrenaline *smile*).
After a few months of singing twice a week with Mom & Pop,
a man named Joey Triplett, who's band played a lot at Over The
Hill, asked me to sing with his band. I accepted. We were together
for about a year, then I met the man who would be my 2nd husband
and father of my 2 beautiful boys, and I quit the band in lieu
of my man and my family.
In 1995, we moved to Gun Barrel City, Texas to live in the house
my Dad started building in 1973. I had my sons, stayed home
for a LONG time, then started feeling restless. I had to start
singing again. I missed it terribly! So, we found a babysitter
and started going out once a week to karaoke shows so that I
could get my "fix." After a while, in September of
2000, I was offered o KJ job with Denim & Diamonds, which
is a karaoke company based in Dallas, but doing one show here
in Gun Barrel Citym (60 miles away). I accepted and quickly
got more shows in my area. It was a HUGE sucess. Now, after
almost 2 years, I am venturing out to start my own karaoke show,
"Limelight Karaoke."
The most rewarding perk about my job is making people smile,
whiether it's me singing to them, or watching them shine...it
makes everything, good and bad, about the job worth it.
-Shawn
Chappell (aka: Karaoke Pixie)
Sweet
Mysteries of Music
I have a
step-brother that I take out Karaoke singing with me whenever
he calls and asks.
Mike (aka
Ramblin' Rosco) had a pretty serious head injury from a motorcycle
accident when he was only 16 years old. For some time he was
partially paralized all down the left side of his body. Over
the last 30 some years he has regained most of his motor skills,
but he does have a little bit of a limp. The part of his brain
that was injured is the same part that is affected in people
with epilepsy, so he has to take medication to prevent seizures.
His memory is greatly effected and he has difficulty holding
a conversation. He often stutters, rambles or mid-sentance he
stops because he completely forgets what he was talking about.
I feel so bad for him when he is trying tell me a story but
he can't get his meaning accross the way he wants to. His appearance
and demeanor look sometimes like drunkeness to people who don't
know of his affliction.
Music (and
Harley Davidsons ) are his whole world. The man can sing! Even
though he can hardly speak a whole paragragh without stopping,
he can sing beautifully without a stutter or a pause! I am truly
touched when I hear him sing because I know how happy it makes
him! I've been told that singing uses the other half (creative
half) of the brain, and that is why he can sing. I guess is
is sort of like the singer Mel Tillis who stutters when he speaks
yet sings beautifully.
-Diane
Diane is
a karaoke enthusiast and the brains behind "My
waste of Cyber-space"
A
Holiday to Remember
I
live in Britain, 3 Years ago my wife Elaine and I decided to
holiday in America for the first time. We decided on New England
to break us in gently. I contacted the local chat sites to get
some hints and tips for what to do etc. I received an Email
from Sandra also UK asking if I received info to pass on to
her and vice versa... Well eventually after exchanging regular
Emails I asked when are you going and yes you've guessed it
the same time as us. Where do you live? Turns out 6 miles from
me... spooky. anyway we decide to meet in America (Capt Parkers
pub in West Yarmouth) KARAOKE freaks they were we got a guided
tour of all the bars in the area tourist or not.. Eventually
Sandra's Husband Andy persuaded me to debut in Buds Country
Lounge in Hyannis he accompanied me with What A Wonderful World
and left me alone on stage half way through. (Learning to ride
bike comes to mind) I was off the buzz of the applause was great.
I must say though American Karaoke fans are more appreciative
of people willing to "give it a go". So we returned
again to Cape Cod 2000 and Andy planned all the venues again
and San Francisco and Monterey 2001 (Marriott Hotel excellent
venue in Monterey. There are great voices out there (not me),
not famous because they don't fit into producer Boxed Minds!
Anyway thanks America for making 2 Karaoke singers Andy McQueen
& Larry Bartle very welcome. Best Wishes all for the future
and keep those larynxes belting them out. One negative note
Andy wants to ban "I will survive"!
-Larry
Roy T's Transformation
My story
goes back to the year 1954. I was just ten years old & how
my cousin who was sixteen said Roy..you`ve just got to listen
to this new kid from the south who sounds so different. He's
being talked about everywhere. So I did & that was it, for
this "southern kid" was Elvis Presley! I went out
& bought his very first album. It was simply called"Elvis
Presley. I still have it today & yes it's wore out &
my name is scratched all over the front... but oh! what treasure!
When my
parents would leave the house I would turn every light out in
the house & play that record over & over & over.
I used to drive my father crazy at other times too. In 1956,
when Elvis starred in his first movie " LOVE ME TENDER
", I wasn't allowed to go the movies at night. The "ROXY'
was clear across town & things could get a little rough.
My dad said NO!!! you can attend the matinee Saturday. Well,
I was twelve yrs old & I wasn't going to Elvis with kids!
So I rebelled against my dad & snuck off to see Elvis. I
loved the movie & decided to stay for the second showing.
It was late after a long walk home. I didn't dare go into the
house so I went across the street where my old school house
was. It started to rain I was freezing sitting on the front
steps of that school. Around 1:00 am I said well I better get
this over with & walked into the house & who was sitting
at the kitchen table..yup! my Mom & my Dad! All my Dad did
was look at me puzzled & walked up the stairs to bed stopping
long enough to say to my mom...you handle him..I give up!
I realize
this a long story but it shows my love for Elvis Presley that
it made me a "rebel", sort of anyway. I then pursued
music & had my own bands but they just couldn't play the
background music like Elvis had. I gave up at wanting to sing
Elvis music until this Christmas when my wife bought me a VocoPro
Duet karaoke machine & since then I have become Elvis again.
My past rushed back! I turned all the lights out once again.
I sang Elvis. I sound a lot like him singing & I thank God
for that gift. My friends, relatives all want cassette albums.
After all these years my dream has come true.
Only you
singers out there know what I mean when I say what a feeling
that brings. There is actually a lonely & indescribable
emotion that comes when you sing, especially a balled in which
every emotion is stirred. Now, I can leave my children a piece
of my life. Now, maybe they can understand my love for music,
singing & Elvis. Maybe, just maybe if you have someone who
misunderstands your love for singing, etc., they can read this
& have just a little better understanding of it. I `m 58
yrs old now but at least for a little while I'm a teenager again.
What a wonderful gift I've been given by almighty God.
ps: Now
when I sing in public I dedicate "LOVE ME TENDER "
to my Dad & whisper to him....Dad! You were right! I was
too young! I love you! forgive me! ..and this song is for you!
- Roy T
A
Point To Ponder
My story
doesn't go back very far, and probably won't be enteraining
to the hardcore karaoke crowd at all, unless you are into the
nostalgic mode of "Oh, I remember those good old days".
I was sitting
in the seediest bar of town, and in my town, they are ALL seedy
bars. Karaoke was running and I was drinking, without even a
thought of going on stage and making an ass of
myself in front of a bar full of low lives, and bikers, all
of whom would probably kick my a*s. But alcohol is a weird and
wonderful evil. So I got up on stage, after a healthy many ptichers
of beer, and began to belt out "Kiss from a rose"
By Seal. Now you may not know this, but this song is very hard
to do well. At least, it was hard for me seeing as the only
singing experience I've had before that was watching the Toronto
Blue Jays win the World Series back in '92. So I horribly sucked,
and was definitivly booed off stage. However, I was not beat
up (good thing).
So months later I again happen to be in a karaoke bar, and decided
that maybe I would give it another shot. This time I didn't
get booed off stage, and actually, a few people clapped (probably
drunk, but they still count). And then began my 3 year and counting
addiction to karaoke. I now currently am a KJ and have been
approached by many a band needing a lead singer, but I've become
kind of a symbol in the local bar. Most of the crowd knows that
I was once a horrible singer, and now I've become quite the
crowd favorite.
Wow, this
story is too long. Uh the moral is sing karaoke and you can
be a star too. Plus girls buy me lots of drinks and they can
for you too.
Keep singing.
Ryan
Steve
Shares
A friend I had met back in 2000 got me acquainted with
this interesting form of entertainment, taking me to go to this
bar. He showed me "The ropes", what to do, what not
to do, put up songs, and sing them. I got hooked instantly,
and I've enjoyed it since.
There have
been times where there was a lag (me not being able to go to
a Karaoke event due to conflicting schedules), but when I do,
I end up with a feeling of happiness associated with it (doesn't
happen all the time, but I do leave feeling much better after
a bad day).
Karaoke
is my way of singing the songs that I love listening to the
most. Now that I've stumbled upon Dog & Pony, I haven't
looked elsewhere since. With the thousands and THOUSANDS of
songs to choose, I've been able to sing songs I couldn't sing
anywhere else, because they don't have as huge of a selection
that these people have, and I thank them greatly :
Rasta
Reminisces
While working outside Halifax, NS as Club DJ in 1994, the Owner
announced to the crowd, that *I* would be running some Karaoke
shortly (they had just added a Karaoke system to the club). I
resounded "NO, I am a DJ, not a Karaoke Host... I don't do
Karaoke!!" He quickly put his hand over the microphone, and
said "Who Pays You?", and sheepishly, I said "You
Do" and he went right back to announcing the start of the
Karaoke Show (with me hosting it). I didn't want to be the host,
to start singing myself until the requests came in. I don't mind
when I have a belly full of Black Rum, but not working a show!
Times change,
my own "Dancetime DJ Services" grew to include Karaoke
as well as being a Dance DJ, although the latter is my forté.
Since I mostly do mobile shows on Weekends, I made my own "night
out" on Thursday nights, and I took a liking to "Moetown
Karaoke" (www.geocities.com/moetownkaraoke) in Lower Sackville,
NS, and on occassion, I hosted shows for Maurice Aucoin (The
Persuaders). Since I am presently working in Ottawa, returning
to Halifax for my DJ Gigs, I was introduced to the Dog and Pony
Sound following it from The
Ugly Iguana to O'Briens
(and places in between), and will likely checkout the new
location where the The Hound
is hosting.
I claim full responsibility for getting Black Rum back to the
bars,...ah.. Black Rum, the drink that creates singers. I am
more of an Entertainer than a Singer, but when you think I sound
good.. we are both getting tossed for being ripped.
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