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Hiya all,
Newbie here, I run karaoke at a local bar with my boyfriend. He runs the sound, I run the computer. Now, before I get into specific suckage, let me lay out for y'all just how this works.
1. You look at the song selection book
2. You choose a song to sing
3. You tell me your name and what you want to sing
4. You wait your turn
5. You sing your song
6. Repeat until closing time
This is not a difficult process. We have a computer setup, so all I have to do is input your name and you're in the rotation. Once you're in the rotation, that's your spot. If you were after Joe Bob, you're going to be after Joe Bob all night long unless Joe Bob leaves. We have over 10,000 different songs in our book. If you don't see a song in the book, I don't have it. If you ask, I can try to have it for you next week. All that being said, let me give you some examples of what I put up with. We'll start with the regulars.
OMG Girl
Now this girl has a very nice singing voice. I would enjoy listening to her if not for the fact that every song she sings goes like this:
Sings first line of song
"OMG that sounded terrible!"
Sings another few lines
"OMG I so can not sing this song. I sound like crap"
Sings the chorus
"OMG that was wrong, wasn't it?"
Shut up and sing the damn song already. Even if you did sound terrible, which you don't, you're making yourself look like an idiot!
The Spitter
This guy spits when he talks. And when he sings. And by singing, I mean shouting the words of the song that he knows and babbling the rest. He also feels the need to pull up a stool right next to my chair and sing every other song specifically to me, including changing half the words in the song to my name. So we end up with:
"Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyy y, i hear you callin'
mmmmfphtmmmfgh home right NOW
mftftft and the BOYS are playin' Daisyyyyyyyy
AND WE just mrrgghphfffft the SOUND"
As I hold up a large umbrella and pray for death.
Not to mention the constant stream of suck from them and others.
SKC: Sucky Karaoke Customer
My thoughts in italics
Me: Yours Truly
SKC: What songs do you have?
Would you like me to name off all ten thousand of them?
SKC: Do you have *random song*
Me: Did you look in the book?
SKC: Oh there's a book?
He was standing in front of the book.
Gah
Or even better...
SKC: Do you have *random song*
Me: Did you look in the book?
SKC: Yeah, it's not in there.
Me: Ok let me double check for you...*checks* Ok, I don't have that one but I'll see if I can have it for you next week.
SKC: Can't you just get it now?
And how would you like me to do that exactly? Yes, let me take a moment to pull that song out of my arse for you.
SKC: How many more people until I sing?
Me: Looks like three more before you.
SKC: Oh, ok
*Next person sings*
SKC: How many more people until I sing?
Me: Um, it looks like two more before you.
SKC: Oh, ok
*Next person sings*
SKC: How many more people until I sing?
Ok, seriously. You are bothering me. Sit. Down. Now.
Me: You're right after this person singing now.
SKC: Oh, I'm next?
Me: Yes, you're next.
Then we call him next and it takes him ten minutes to come up there. Dude, don't make me hurt you.
I've got a million of these, but these are the ones I get every single week. I'll be back with more later, I'm sure
And, nice to meet everybody!
Newbie here, I run karaoke at a local bar with my boyfriend. He runs the sound, I run the computer. Now, before I get into specific suckage, let me lay out for y'all just how this works.
1. You look at the song selection book
2. You choose a song to sing
3. You tell me your name and what you want to sing
4. You wait your turn
5. You sing your song
6. Repeat until closing time
This is not a difficult process. We have a computer setup, so all I have to do is input your name and you're in the rotation. Once you're in the rotation, that's your spot. If you were after Joe Bob, you're going to be after Joe Bob all night long unless Joe Bob leaves. We have over 10,000 different songs in our book. If you don't see a song in the book, I don't have it. If you ask, I can try to have it for you next week. All that being said, let me give you some examples of what I put up with. We'll start with the regulars.
OMG Girl
Now this girl has a very nice singing voice. I would enjoy listening to her if not for the fact that every song she sings goes like this:
Sings first line of song
"OMG that sounded terrible!"
Sings another few lines
"OMG I so can not sing this song. I sound like crap"
Sings the chorus
"OMG that was wrong, wasn't it?"
Shut up and sing the damn song already. Even if you did sound terrible, which you don't, you're making yourself look like an idiot!
The Spitter
This guy spits when he talks. And when he sings. And by singing, I mean shouting the words of the song that he knows and babbling the rest. He also feels the need to pull up a stool right next to my chair and sing every other song specifically to me, including changing half the words in the song to my name. So we end up with:
"Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyy y, i hear you callin'
mmmmfphtmmmfgh home right NOW
mftftft and the BOYS are playin' Daisyyyyyyyy
AND WE just mrrgghphfffft the SOUND"
As I hold up a large umbrella and pray for death.
Not to mention the constant stream of suck from them and others.
SKC: Sucky Karaoke Customer
My thoughts in italics
Me: Yours Truly
SKC: What songs do you have?
Would you like me to name off all ten thousand of them?
SKC: Do you have *random song*
Me: Did you look in the book?
SKC: Oh there's a book?
He was standing in front of the book.
Gah
Or even better...
SKC: Do you have *random song*
Me: Did you look in the book?
SKC: Yeah, it's not in there.
Me: Ok let me double check for you...*checks* Ok, I don't have that one but I'll see if I can have it for you next week.
SKC: Can't you just get it now?
And how would you like me to do that exactly? Yes, let me take a moment to pull that song out of my arse for you.
SKC: How many more people until I sing?
Me: Looks like three more before you.
SKC: Oh, ok
*Next person sings*
SKC: How many more people until I sing?
Me: Um, it looks like two more before you.
SKC: Oh, ok
*Next person sings*
SKC: How many more people until I sing?
Ok, seriously. You are bothering me. Sit. Down. Now.
Me: You're right after this person singing now.
SKC: Oh, I'm next?
Me: Yes, you're next.
Then we call him next and it takes him ten minutes to come up there. Dude, don't make me hurt you.
I've got a million of these, but these are the ones I get every single week. I'll be back with more later, I'm sure
And, nice to meet everybody!
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I'm a bit of a karaoke hound when I have the time (for a while, my friends and I went 3-4 nights per week) and I have had professional voice training, so I know I'm not terrible, but it's more for the fun.
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