Karaoke Krooner – Upbeat Musings

The winter doldrums are upon us. Some nights, coming home from work, it feels so good to put on your sweats and just relax. Forget going out, doing anything.

But, if you are true karaoke diehard, these are the nights where you might stick closer to home instead of driving to the further-out shows. With the economy being the way it is, I like to support the local karaoke shows, right in my town. And because we go out so much, I know that I have 19 places to choose from during the week (Aha! A hint to my location). Some nights there might only be a choice of one or two shows, but still, they are close to home and that counts for something.

New Year’s Eve, we hopped around, but ended up back near home just to be with our singing friends.
Over the years, we might become more than superficial friends, but for now, I’m fine with visiting their garage sales, carpooling to different karaoke venues as we hop from place to place, or supporting hosts as they start a new show at a new venue. I play with the idea of having a karaoke party at my house and inviting a bunch of friends, but alas, if they are all singers, we’ll get no sing time. What a dilemma!

One thing any longtime Karaoke & Entertainment Guide reader already knows is the listing of venues in the Guide only lists those venues that believe promoting their show is worth three dollars per month. You should always make a phone call if you are checking out a new place further from home, because shows come and go according to whether they are getting enough people in or not. New shows are smart to get listed in the Guide because it helps get the word out to their target audience. The older venues that stopped listing in the Guide are missing the boat because lots of people in the region just don’t know about them.

My honey and I do what we can to support ALL the shows. Unfortunately, the alarm clock rings way too early on the weekdays to stay out late every night, but we really do try.