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Thank you for responding, I hosted shows for over 20 years the way you are describing how you prefer to host your show. I ALWAYS had lag time because people want to change their songs. I don't know what trap you are referring too. My show runs remarkably quicker the way I run my rotation now. The rotation is posted on the screen, I always announce the next singer and the sing on deck. The customers know that they must have their song ready by the time they get back to the stage. I don't know how many singers you have at your shows but by 10:00pm I have over 30 singers practically every nite I am working. By the customer screen the singers also know the rotation, their names are always put in, I don't have to worry about putting the song in the rotation yet. After the first singer, the next singer knows they will be next, so they come and tell me what they are singing. I never forget because I put it in right then when they tell me. I have no lag time between songs unless the singer doesn't sing then I call the next person up. I have trained my customers to be ready when their names are called or they know that their name will be put at the end of the rotation and the next singer's name will be called. Experience removes the lag time. I am very proactive with my customers. I have them fill out a survey and ask for their opinions about my shows. Every single customer likes the way I run my rotation. Their first thought when they get to the venue is getting their name into the rotation. They know that after their name is in that they can get seated, comfortable and relaxed before they decide what they are singing, the song decision can wait. I have a large following because they know that they are taken care of, I have a strict rotation, I DO NOT show favoritism to anyone, I DO NOT take bribes from singers to be put up in the rotation, they respect that. I have a great sound system (I am a sound engineer), everything is geared to the customer.
To answer your question: When you have an average of 34+ singers a nite, you work 6 nites a week, 5 hours per nite, your customers are using the request forms for uses other than a request form, yes they do get expensive.

The KJ (Mr. Music) there does take bribes in fact he insists on it. It is very unfortunate that he does that. My business has grown since he started doing that. I had a Tuesday off 3 weeks ago. I went in at 8:30p I put 3 songs in and he didn't call my name until 12:45p. I did not bribe him and no one at my table bribed him either. We sat and watched others sing over and over again. It was a slow night. To me, that is not good business. Oh well. If you are ever back in this area get ahold of me. I'll show you my legal catalog. I can show you all the discs I own for all the songs I have also. He may have over 100K songs on his great hard drive that he bought on the internet.