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Being made to feel welcome and.........................

WILL THEY PLAY MY OWN CDG's THAT I BRING!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!

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"You know that I sing the Blues and I do not suffer fools. When I'm on that silver mic, it's gonna cut ya, just like a knife"-The SWINGCAT

Likes:
1. A Personable host - one who seems to care about the customers (singers and nonsingers) by making them feel welcome -- introducing themselves to new singers, etc. Not just standing behind the board and ignoring everyone.
2. A book that is up to date and clean. (Not sticky pages, all sorts of songs that aren't in the book)
3. A reasonable selection of music but with the ability to play my CDG if I take it with me (usually new music, not in anyone's book yet, or something kind of obscure -- I sing a lot of blues).
4. A decent mix - don't expect perfection but at least an attempt to make singers sound good.
5. A crowd that pays attention to the singers and claps for each singer, great or not - I believe a host can train people to do this.

Dislikes:
1. Cold host that treats people like idiots and makes singers feel like they're intruding.
2. A show that doesn't start on time, especially when that time is advertised.
3. A host that takes an interminable time between singers, even when the rotation is long.
4. Poorly mixed sound.
5. DEAD AIR.
6. A crowd that ignores everyone but their homies.
7. Drunk singers that aren't singing, just yelling and shouting expletive-deletives.

Deal breakers

A host that takes bribes !

Rotation - people singing 2 or 3 songs in a row, playing favorites, losing my slip

Unfriendly atmosphere - people not clapping, can't get a drink, host doesn't interact with audience

A host that thinks the night is all about them.

Music sets in between singers



Things I love

Fair rotation
Friendly patrons
Friendly host
A host that doesn't set and forget for the night
Good bar service
Adequate equipment
At least a few of my favorite songs to sing

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There are a few things that will keep me from coming back to a show:
1. A host who runs an unfair rotation or is a complete jerk to the singers.
2. A host who inserts themselves into the rotation when there is a big rotation (If I'm waiting more than 45 minutes to sing each time and yet the host is singing, that's a problem for me).
3. Audio that is literally painful to listen to. If it's giving me a headach, I'm not staying.
4. A song selection that is horribly out of date (i.e. no song from the last 2 years).

As far as the perfect show, no one has one. And I think that's because even if such a thing did exist, two completely different shows could both be perfect. There's more than one way to skin a cat and much depends on the venue, their clients, etc. For me, I know I've always got something to learn in all aspects of what I do. I refuse to ever believe that I know everything there is to know about audio engineering, hosting, or anything else in between.

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DJ Tony
Let It Rip Karaoke

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No Lordairgtar, it was at a place called the Roadhouse, 5 corners in Grafton. Since you dj car shows, it's next to Wayne's Drive-In where there's a Wednesday night cruise. I Know YOU would never do that, WOULD YOU?

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