Welcome to the Jungle...

or in this case, my karaoke world

i've decided to blog about my past & current karaoke interactions...mostly to give an idea to other people how hard being a KJ (karaoke jockey) is sometimes...the computer functioning is pretty simple, rotations are easy, the sound board is a piece of cake...the people i come across...*oi*

the first time i did karaoke was at barbara worth...i was underage (who wasn't at barbara worth?), but i had no thought in mind about drinking or telling my friends "oh-em-gee, i'm in a bar!"...i was excited for karaoke...it sounds lame & cheesy, but it's the truth...my mom had invited me & my then bf jeremiah to come out since no one was around singing...of course as a first timer at a karaoke bar, i was pretty shy, but that was at least 3 years ago...my love of karaoke hasn't died down at all, & i'm legal to be in a bar which makes it easier to get in lol...being a part of the audience & working behind the computer, i've come across a lot of people at karaoke...ones who sing average, ones that i'm extremely impressed with, ones that i wish they never came in to sing (but if they're having fun, good for them)...groups of people who come in just for a party but continue to come, a few that we've seen once & never again...we've got a great crowd of regulars that i consider my karaoke family (another cheesy phrase, another truth)...i also love seeing people do karaoke for the first time, & then realizing that it's not so bad after all & have at least 3 more turns...if you've never done karaoke, i suggest you try it at least once in your life...i know i'm making it out to be something great & wonderful...it's just a bunch of people singing...but i see it as a growing community :)

(damn, i am extremely cheesy, put it over some pizza!)

i told a friend today that i'm not a very aggressive person, until i walk into work & realize who's all there...& then i think "ok, this will be a good night"...& then someone comes up to me & starts talking...& i'm thinking "is this over yet?"

this won't be a blog dedicated to people i bag on at karaoke btw (although that was the original thought)...there are singers that really do impress me or are extremely funny characters...i tell people sometimes "oh man this one guy last night", "dude, this chick that came in", blah blah blah, but i think i'd like to get it all down for everyone to see, from my point of view from on stage

so we'll see what happens tonight, yeah?...karaoke @ the owl, 9pm-1am