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Stop watch???

Yes Jer......the ol' stop-o-de-tiempo..... .

Since the topic of 'memory' (or lack thereof) has once again reared it's ugly head, and since my short term memory can be as little as about seven seconds, I can definitely see me in this fellow's song:

www.youtube.com/embed/9nndS22Qda0?rel=0

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Earl
(BS, PHD & Certified CurmuDJeon)

[font=Times New Roman]"Growing Old may be mandatory... but growing UP is still optional."[/font]

What post??? Derail what???? Who, me??

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Earl
(BS, PHD & Certified CurmuDJeon)

[font=Times New Roman]"Growing Old may be mandatory... but growing UP is still optional."[/font]

good one Earl...

Thank you Earl! I'm still smilin...but can't remember why.... ?

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Once ours are in the line-up, they are in the line-up for life. If they haven't picked a song by the time it is their turn, we pick it for them. It usually only takes once.

I have seen it.
She is more efficient than Compuhost.

Huh????

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KingBing Entertainment C'mon Up! I have a song for you!!! [font=MS Sans Serif][/font]

Sssshhhhhhh.
I can do a good deal on a USB hard drive.
/Sssshhhhhhh.

*Scratches Head* I use Compuhost myself and I still intermix. On Friday nights I'm lucky if I get through three rotations, with some of them being as many as 35 singers.

I definately try to get in those who haven't sang already.... like Lonman said, first rotation is first come first serve with first rotation cut off when I get to about 15 singers.

I Run my show the way I want and adjust, based on how things are going. Many times I'm at the 12 singer mark till 10:30 (we start promptly at 9... I usually open with two dance songs at 8:50 and make an announcement, but if I don't have 8 singers on my list by start time, I feel its slow... ), So I might do a dance mix set between. Regardless, I always reserve the last 15 mins.. (that's 1:15 am cut off for karaoke)... for a dance mix set, and then promptly do last call. The idea being to get everyone out with their bill paid by 2am. The bar can incur fines if bills are rung up after 2.

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So for 20 dollars you are willing to lose customers?
You have chosen ....poorly

I agree 100% with Bruce on this.
Prostitute karaoke.

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and the same person states that no one EVER sings two songs in a row at her show.............. Unless you throw $20 at her right after singing your first song, maybe?

RULE # 4 RULE # 4 RULE # 4 RULE # 4 RULE # 4 RULE # 4 . Don't get mad at me. It's a RULE that allows me to take bribes.

I'd be out of there so fast her head would spin....Oh and I'd make sure to let the manager of the Hotel know why he just lost a table full of customers.

Hallelujah and Amen! That is the fairest way to run a rotation. The guy who shows up late has to wait just as long as the person who just got finished singing a song.

Too many people just add people to the end of the list so if you arrive at the right time; you get to sing next. Usually those people realize that they just hit the karaoke rotation lottery and leave immediately after singing; in hopes that they can pull the same move somewhere else. Bad policy in my opinion. I've crossed places off of my list for doing that. You could be two singers away from being next and then WHAM! ten new singers walk in the door and now you are 12 singers away from singing again. VERY VERY VERY UNFAIR IMHO. That is the worst type of rotation policy.....unless the new singers ALWAYS show up as the 1st person in the rotation is singing; which is hardly ever the case. What really sux is when you are one of the first people in the rotation and your wait time constatntly increases while people who just showed up keep getting put in front of you.

If I just got done singing and I have to wait an entire rotation before I get to sing again; then so should everyone else; including the people who just walked in and haven't sung yet. FAIR IS FAIR!

I wouldn't mind. If it helps keep karaoke going at the place, I'd be willing to wait for it. Much more willing than I would be to "wait for a few singers before we start", listen to pre-recorded music, which I can get at home any time I want, or wait for a dithering host who tolerates people sauntering to the stage and taking 2 minutes to decide on their song.

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Alas for those who never sing, but die with all their music in them.
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

I do this exact thing as well.

[quote="So for 20 dollars you are willing to lose customers?
You have chosen ....poorly[/quote]

I agree 100% with Bruce on this.
Prostitute karaoke.[/quote]

Funny, some people on here think that, what they do, how they think things should be done, is not only US law, but World law. Different things work for people in different areas. Not only in Vegas, but at many shows throughout the US, you can tip, anywhere from 5 to 100 bucks(to people in charge) to get better seats. No law against it. If a KJ bumps somebody up for any amount, that's their call, and your call is simply to attend a show like that, or not. People on here are too often, Judge & Jury. Every show I've ever been to, a $20 bill for a bump up would be rare, per karaoke show. Guess I don't hang out with all those high rollers, like some peeps on here.......edit......yes the manager/owner of the Venue should be cool with that practice.
Prostitute Karaoke?..... you've been listening to too much Rush Limbaugh....

PyleDriver wrote:
We run our rotation as such. If were up and running and you just arrived and give us song, you go in front of the person currently singing. Meaning you have to wait until everyone sings again. There's no top or bottom of the list. It's much like a clock. If you come in when singer 4 is singing then your now in the 3.5 spot. If there's 9 singers, then you wait until singer 3 is finished (eight singers)...Stops cold the guys who come in late to the show and think they get to sing right away...


So what do you do if you get say 10 new singers while #4 is singing? Does this mean that #4 must now wait until #'s 1-3 sing (from the old rotation) and then the 10 new singers and then he gets his turn now making him #14 instead of #4? Not to mention the people that were right after him.

I know its a stretch but I have seen 10 people come in as a group, all singers and the smart ones will either have slips made out or very quickly fill one out.

Just wonderin'

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I sang at a karaoke club in Hawaii a few years back that required a "donation"of at least $1 to submit a song. I stuck to the minimum and as far as I could tell, so did everyone else. It was a week night with a light attendance so I can't say if a $5 donation changed the order. I went with the flow since everyone had to pay to sing.

-Chris

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