kmoney and my karaoke problem.
i seem to have developed a mild addiction to karaoke. i blame kmoney for this. were it not for him, i would spend my saturday nights happily sedated on the couch, blissfully drinking the minutes into my own personal oblivion.
kmoney's and my karaoke history is a long and hazy one. it started after i turned 21 and began frequenting "the ho", which is the trash pit a that few straight entrepreneurs had decided would be a suitable watering hole for the local gay crowd way back in the 70s. thanks guys. tuesday night there was karaoke, and it was around this time i met kmoney and his roomate, lisa. the three of us became inseparable and though none of us remember much, we had a great summer.
after we bored of the tally ho, we remembered that we had discovered the blue star (on my 21st birthday, actually) and that we had really enjoyed the vibe. so that was our new home every monday (and sometimes sunday and thursday) for two years. then lisa moved to chicago, kmoney moved to reading, and i stopped drinking for a while, devoting all of my attention to herbals. then came the lodge.
so now, because we have become regulars at the lodge, i have met many other karaoke freaks (yo trouble) who don't work at 9 every morning and live more than an hour away, unlike kmoney. this has opened up a whole new world full of song where no one is there but a bunch of sad alcoholics who think they're at a motown revival. that's right, i'm talking about weeknight karaoke.
weeknight karaoke is a completely different animal from weekend karaoke. first of all, it's way more low-key. you might not want to attempt 'i will survive' with six of your best drunk girlfriends under these circumstances. no, it is important to choose songs that will not disturb the mood in the room: a slow, easy, alcohol-induced trance, shattered by even the most sedate disco tune. don't wake the beast.
second, the kjs are far inferior during the week. last sunday evening i chose three bum songs, one that was listed in the book, but not in the computer, one that was not the version advertised, and one that completely crashed his system. we were down and listening to otis redding for a good 20 minutes while the bartender attempted rectify the situation. the bartender.
use of a karaoke venue on a non-traditional drinking day (fri. or sat.) requires that you have come to terms with your addiction and accepted it. it is a part of who you are. because unless your birthday falls during the week, weeknight karaoke is no place for the casual singer, or the faint of heart.
kmoney's and my karaoke history is a long and hazy one. it started after i turned 21 and began frequenting "the ho", which is the trash pit a that few straight entrepreneurs had decided would be a suitable watering hole for the local gay crowd way back in the 70s. thanks guys. tuesday night there was karaoke, and it was around this time i met kmoney and his roomate, lisa. the three of us became inseparable and though none of us remember much, we had a great summer.
after we bored of the tally ho, we remembered that we had discovered the blue star (on my 21st birthday, actually) and that we had really enjoyed the vibe. so that was our new home every monday (and sometimes sunday and thursday) for two years. then lisa moved to chicago, kmoney moved to reading, and i stopped drinking for a while, devoting all of my attention to herbals. then came the lodge.
so now, because we have become regulars at the lodge, i have met many other karaoke freaks (yo trouble) who don't work at 9 every morning and live more than an hour away, unlike kmoney. this has opened up a whole new world full of song where no one is there but a bunch of sad alcoholics who think they're at a motown revival. that's right, i'm talking about weeknight karaoke.
weeknight karaoke is a completely different animal from weekend karaoke. first of all, it's way more low-key. you might not want to attempt 'i will survive' with six of your best drunk girlfriends under these circumstances. no, it is important to choose songs that will not disturb the mood in the room: a slow, easy, alcohol-induced trance, shattered by even the most sedate disco tune. don't wake the beast.
second, the kjs are far inferior during the week. last sunday evening i chose three bum songs, one that was listed in the book, but not in the computer, one that was not the version advertised, and one that completely crashed his system. we were down and listening to otis redding for a good 20 minutes while the bartender attempted rectify the situation. the bartender.
use of a karaoke venue on a non-traditional drinking day (fri. or sat.) requires that you have come to terms with your addiction and accepted it. it is a part of who you are. because unless your birthday falls during the week, weeknight karaoke is no place for the casual singer, or the faint of heart.
posted by Bobulah at 4:13 PM
1 Comments:
Thanks for the shout-out, ho bag. Your description of weeknight karaoke is enough to scare off a lot of people and for that I thank you, indeed.
Like any other addict, I am irritated by the casual, "bridge-and-tunnel" user of karaoke. Weeknight karaoke--especially at the hellhole Lodge--brings with it a certain etiquette that is thrown out the window like a tapped cigarette, every weekend.
You are completely deranged, by the way. Never change!
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