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Venting frustations.... and destressing before bed.
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Author:  Marble [ Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Venting frustations.... and destressing before bed.
Often after a night’s karaoke, I rant and de-stress by telling my partner all the little gripes, all the little things the customers did that annoyed me etc. Well he's in bed, tucked up in the warm and fast asleep. I thought it might be an idea to start a thread which helps us all wind down after a nights/days work.


Tonight, on the whole was a brilliant night. I had a wonderful clientele, the songs flowed, the night was upbeat and all the customers had a great time..... Well bar one....

For about three Christmas’s now, I've asked for a "Karaoke Sucks" t-shirt, so that i can promote the website www.karaokesucks.net. I figure they need the help, since their arguments are poorly formed, and generally quite weak. For anyone with a brain.... I would have assumed that they would realise that in no way do I actually think Karaoke Sucks.

Anyhoo, one of my customers, heard that I wanted one, had never received one, and went out and had one made for me. How chuffed was I. She even made one for herself “Kamikaze karaoke sucks” (which she does actually believe). I love this customer... three years of santa forgetting me... and then wow.... someone actually took the time and effort to get me a t-shirt made. HOW COOL !!

So just before the show started, I changed out of my uniform and put on my great new top. Because, I realise not everyone would understand... I spent quite a few moments on the mic, (whilst singers were walking to the stage) to explain my new t-shirt and the website. Everyone got it.

Until "Mr I fitted the computer karaoke system you are using" saw it. To which in a very snooty voice, told me, that "Karaoke does not suck" and he would appreciate "If I did not slag off his source of Income" and that "I should be grateful for his system which makes my life easier". (I may have paraphrased that a little in frustration... but you get the idea)

GRRRR. Karaoke is not his source of income: downloading, copying and file sharing and charging people for systems is his source of income. Karaoke is my source of income, I work on several shows, and have done for 7 years, I research, chat and debate every thing I possibly can in regards to the industry.

And Double Grrrr. Yes it's a nice system. But, certain tracks on this computer don't play and there is no way of telling until the 10sec intro is over. It's filled with Backstage and DK which in my opinion (and most customer opinions) on the whole are poor brands. There are Multiplex CDG's with the vocals still on them! And the DJ songs, have no order or pattern to them. . . So one minute Gina G, then Frank Sinartra, then a live version of Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

Tripple Grrrr. My own set up is on disc, the book is accurate to a fault and providing the customer writes the number down correctly or I realise their mistake in time... my own show is just as fast (in some cases faster) as any computer I've ever worked on.

His girlfriend then sang, absolutely amazing, great voice, I asked if she would sing again and she said yes. "Mr I fitted the computer system" came up ten minutes later to ask can she sing now, I explained rotation and made a joke about it... and called up the next singer as he started to argue, (I do this a lot.... I can stand and argue all day and essentially stop the flow of the show, or I can call up a singer and continue the debate once they are up) he stormed off; I tried to explain why I done what I did and he either didn’t hear or pretended not to. Time and the sheer volume of singers got ahead of me, I went over and explained why she may not be able to sing a second song. (I do tell all the singers if they are unlikely to get that one final song in). To which he mutters under his breath.... "Well I just re-start the karaoke when you've finished".

Eventually I managed to get most people in, including "Mr I fitted the computer system" girlfriend, by running over 25 minutes. She was lovely, and subtly apologetic for her partner.

Did he thank me for my extra work... did he heck. Did he ruin my night.... a little, Though I did close the show, by joking with the three or so who moaned loudly when it finished, that they weren't allowed to start on me, because if they did, I was calling childline. They continued... I picked up my imaginary phone (you know the one everyone has where the little finger is the speaking end and the thumb is where the sound comes out).

"Hello? Is that childline... I've been bullied all night by customers complaining about rotation and I have three here now that are likely to push me over the edge".


Thanks for letting me rant... I'm off to enjoy my brand new t-shirt!

EDITED for Spelling, Grammar etc
Author:  Nlouch [ Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:42 pm ]
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I adore t-shirts that are likely to offend, in a tongue in cheek way.
Author:  lordairgtar [ Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:56 pm ]
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Love you cheeky Brits!
Author:  MorganLeFey [ Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:27 pm ]
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was that cheeky brits or brats? or are they the same thing?
Author:  Nlouch [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:56 am ]
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LOL, you're from one of the youngest nations - think you guys are brats ;) Heck, I'm old enough to be your father. LOL
Author:  MorganLeFey [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:03 am ]
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well I reside in one of the younger nations but I was born in the 8th century
Author:  MorganLeFey [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:19 am ]
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I am not kidding either when I say that my first ever trip to UK in 2005 we were driving from the lake district and heading to Glastonbury...I wanted to climb the Tor. There was an area of road somewhere around the Malvern hills, is that the red hills?...for a period of about 10km I had the weirdest feeling of deja vu. At the time I didnt take any notice cos I was looking forward to getting to Glastonbury. I thought it was just the excitement of getting closer...but it wasnt, Glastonbury with its much talked about ley lines etc didnt do anything really...but that stretch of road somewhere along the border of wales made me feel like home.
We didnt go back that way...in fact from Glastonbury we went to Wells, then on to Bath and from there to my favourite place Avebury. That is where I knew that Paganism was for me. It was the most magical place. Then on to the Cotswolds and to Stratford on Avon.
I adore England...how could anyone living there not love it with a passion...everywhere you look is history and a story to tell...within walking distance the dialect and accent changes.
The trees as old as time
I live in a young country with a crap health system and no history with the only thing really to rave about is the scenery...sorry I would take Britain any day...overcrowding and all...cos for all the overcrowding, its not too hard to find and oak grove where you can pay homage to the Goddess skyclad
Author:  Nlouch [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:39 am ]
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You're right, those areas of the UK are amazing places. Went on a walking holiday there once, and thoroughly loved the area.

Lots of swingers there too - apparently...
Author:  MorganLeFey [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:43 am ]
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whats the song? England swings like a pendulum do
Author:  Lone Wolf [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:43 am ]
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Morgan:
I went and checked out that site you linked to! What is wrong with those people other than being from West Virginia where everybody seems to have the same last name and is related to everybody else in the state if you catch my drift. :wink: No wonder there is so much hate in the world when people like that can spew there hate toward others that just want to have a good time. Their rant and rave about people singing karaoke taking away jobs of what they call professional singers is nuts. If they call the songs :vomit: and singers :roll: that are today's rave then they must have gone deaf :allears: somewhere along the way. Today as in yesterday's gone bye there are thousands of garage bands that will never make it past the garage door :bawling: and the lucky few that do really don't sound that good anyway. As for rap singers geez anybody that can rime and act like a fool and wear Mr. T's hand me downs can get a gig.

OK enough rant for now

Lone Wolf
Author:  MorganLeFey [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:46 am ]
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sweety it wasnt my rant it was Marbles :angel:
Author:  Lone Wolf [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:53 am ]
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Yeppers I just realized that

L.W.
Author:  Lonman [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:58 am ]
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Lone Wolf @ Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:43 am wrote:
Morgan:
I went and checked out that site you linked to! What is wrong with those people other than being from West Virginia where everybody seems to have the same last name and is related to everybody else in the state if you catch my drift. :wink: No wonder there is so much hate in the world when people like that can spew there hate toward others that just want to have a good time. Their rant and rave about people singing karaoke taking away jobs of what they call professional singers is nuts. If they call the songs :vomit: and singers :roll: that are today's rave then they must have gone deaf :allears: somewhere along the way. Today as in yesterday's gone bye there are thousands of garage bands that will never make it past the garage door :bawling: and the lucky few that do really don't sound that good anyway. As for rap singers geez anybody that can rime and act like a fool and wear Mr. T's hand me downs can get a gig.

OK enough rant for now

Lone Wolf


I think that site is pretty funny myself. I brought it up a couple years ago, but if you look at any last activity, the last entry was Jan '06. It was basically created by a really bad band (at one time they had their link & recorded songs up, not sure if they still do) that lost their job to karaoke & now blame the karaoke rather than the fact that they just plain didn't have any talent and no one wanted to hire them.
Author:  Marble [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:00 am ]
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When I discovered that site about three years ago, there was rather a lot of frustration and ranting on my part. I remember it being discussed on various forums at time. . . I always liked the slogan though, it has a great ring to it.... and as Nlouch said and i couldn't think of the words last night... wearing it was very "tongue in cheek".

P.S. Morgan I never like glastonbury either (it actually felt very "dark" to me last time I visited), Totnes however in Devon, has a much better feel to it. One day I aim to live there....
Author:  Nlouch [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:04 am ]
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If I ever reach retirement age - Devon FTW!!!!
Author:  Babs [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:04 am ]
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Marble - I love a thread that lets us vent. I usually bore my fiancee with the in and outs of my karaoke nights. It is so nice to be able to vent to people who know what it is like to have a rough night or a great night of running karaoke.

I have a regular that gets on my nerves here and there. Wednesday night she was so drunk she messed up my rotation by coming on stage and playing with the slips. I was out smoking and had no idea she was messing things up. I thought she was going to see when she was up next. It was partly my fault for letting her on stage when I wasn't there. She came up right before I left complaining she couldn't read her personal list of songs. I handed her a magnifying glass and walked away. Normally I would take the time to help someone, but with this gal it's nightmare. I'll help her for a long time figuring out what she will sing next then when it comes time for her to sing she'll be so drunk she'll forget and want to do something different.
Author:  lordairgtar [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:01 pm ]
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MorganLeFey @ Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:19 am wrote:
..for a period of about 10km I had the weirdest feeling of deja vu. then on to Bath and from there to my favourite place Avebury. That is where I knew that Paganism was for me. It was the most magical place. Then on to the Cotswolds and to Stratford on Avon.
I adore England...how could anyone living there not love it with a passion...everywhere you look is history and a story to tell...within walking distance the dialect and accent changes.
The trees as old as time
I live in a young country with a crap health system and no history with the only thing really to rave about is the scenery...sorry I would take Britain any day...overcrowding and all...cos for all the overcrowding, its not too hard to find and oak grove where you can pay homage to the Goddess skyclad


Do you feel you were there in a past existence? Being part Welsh myself, I surely would like the chance to visit some of the older places in GB. I would think that NZ has a lot of places perfect for going skyclad...yes, I know what that is. It's tough being a BAC and respecting the pagan views.
Author:  MorganLeFey [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:37 pm ]
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while I cant agree with them Lordy I respect your right to have yours ;-)
Author:  Boatman [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:25 pm ]
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I went and checked out that site you linked to! What is wrong with those people other than being from West Virginia where everybody seems to have the same last name and is related to everybody else in the state if you catch my drift LMAO LMAO
Author:  lordairgtar [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:43 pm ]
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MorganLeFey @ Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:37 pm wrote:
while I cant agree with them Lordy I respect your right to have yours ;-)

I like pagans, I have friends who are. I also see no reason to hate people who believe in different deities. I guess I am not as closed minded as most of my ilk. My best friend who is a race car driving, model car building, car mechanicking, ex pro wrestling, gay person, and I, have these discussions all the time and we tend to freak out those around us.
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