I just drove passed an Applebees resteraunt and the sign advertised:

"LIVE KARAOKE HERE !"

I'm so sad. So unbelievably sad.
Live ...right.

Shame shame.

The word “Live” and “karaoke” should not even be in the same sentence.

Sadly it gets worse than that. Would you believe that there are actually a few bands here in Ireland that have mini disk players with karaoke songs recorded on disk. They then pretend that they are playing the keyboards, and they just sing along to the mini disks.

I nearly collapsed when I saw this with my own two eyes.

The really sad part is that these mini disk players are catching on really fast here.

Regards.
James.

The problem I would have with that type of entertainment, is whether they're being paid for it or not !!

Any idiot can 'mime' to mini-dics and do that whole karaoke thing... however, it takes a competent individual or group of individuals to do it for real !!

Sh*t, they're moving all IT work in the US, offshore to bloody India (maybe my job too), and now they're playing karaoke music in the bars... STOP the PLANET !!! I WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER CHOICE (like GET OFF !!)...

Regards,
Steve

The word is Entertainment ...pure and simple. How its done doesn't matter anymore. People pay to be entertained. In todays high tecjh world there are many choices and combinations for the "Entertainer" to do it....Right or wrong in your mind means nothing to a happy customer.
As live players dwindle, people still have to be entertained somhow and many have found unique ways to do it. Talent? whats that? Its a sad state of affairs. Find your niche` and Go For a Piece of the Pie my friends before they eat it all!!

Ditto!

Gary

.... and even the food is LOUSY!!!!!.
t

Pie...shmy ....
karaoke is evil, and is NOT live entertainment. No matter how popular it is with the "wannabees" .... it is just wrong to call it LIVE entertainment.

I'm still so sad.........

... and how about when the sign outside a club says "LIVE DJ" ..... what else would he be?!?!?!...
t.

UD .... although some may not sound it, those people ARE live!!! .....
t.



[This message has been edited by tony mads usa (edited 07-13-2003).]

The literal translation (I'm told) of Karaoke is:

EMPTY Orchestra. Now, as i see it - an EMPTY orchestra has NO LIVING THINGS !
Those patrons that are howling into the mics are just complicating the burial process !