[billyo]

just got a question about the word "karaoke " i've known for years that it was a japanese term meaning empty orchestra, i was just wondering if they ( SC ) paid to use the word " karaoke " to the japanese people who invented karaoke or copied their inventions...i played in asia for years and i used to see this kind of entertainment back then, before it even became popular in the U.S. now to your question of how much i made doing this as a hobby ?..well lets see, i started doing karaoke when cassette was out, probabbly +_ $5,000, when the disc came out, just updating my gears +_$12,000 not including the disc ,laptops (3 ) 2008 Toyota Tacoma 4 door P/u truck $23,000, camper top $1,000, gas, binders, printer/papers etc..(unknown amount )...doing karaoke, i made.....maybe closed to $1,500 taxes deducted...mind you this is just a hobby , this is not including the tunes i bought from itunes,( 6,000 tunes to date @ a .99/1.25 ea.) and diff. dj. softwares, maybe you're wondering why am i still doing this.if i am not making any money...i"ve been playing since i was 18 yrs. old ..simple i love playing music and also gets me out of the house....