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Contests
You probably also require that each contestant bring 20 friends with in order to be eligible to sing in the semi-finals or finals too, only use SC discs, wear dress slacks or dresses, no hats, no gym shoes, no bad smelling cologne..... ! Sounds like a karaoke thing going on around Chicago, they think they are the new American Idol. That's exactly why I hate karaoke contests. I think going into a bar to sing karaoke and have someone hand me a page of rules is just ridiculous. This all started as everyone "suppose to be having fun", now it's like bars and some KJ's want to be the KGB, give it a break, let's all just have some fun. 10 years ago I said when I stopped having fun, I'd stop doing shows. I have "stopped" doing shows after 10 years just because of stuff like this, bar owners, managers, and entertainment directors that have no clue of whats going on in their own establishments, and all the infitesimal bs that we are suppose to put up with. No thank you, if I want to sing, I have the best system around to sing on in my basement, I don't need the hassle, it was fun to do shows and watch all the people have fun every night, that was the good part of KJ'ing. It wasn't even the money for me, it was the satisfaction of doing a good show and people having a good time, period. It's comaparable to those teachers that teach just because they need a job, then go get another job don't teach! Oh well, enough of that or I'll go on all day.
To sum it all up:
Have lot of song choices
Have a good sounding system
Be friendly to people
Get as many people to sing a show as possible
Start on time always
Run a Fair rotation
(Not necessarily all in this order)
IF YOU DO THIS, THEY WILL COME!
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