You're not good enough to sing here

[RailMom]

Originally Posted by CerealKiller

I've asked the people who told me some of these stories and alot of them come from nashville, where alot of people are triing to make it in the music scene. I've had so called producers come to my show to check out certain singers. Having been in the music scene if a producer can't check you out at one of your live shows and doesn't have a studio to hear you sing in you probably don't want them to produce your songs. Like most of you have said its about having fun. and i'm glad to see you agree

I'm a singer. Moonlighted a few as a KJ fill-in... but traditionally a singer nonetheless. I HAVE been to a show like that. I was in California, at a rather popular location, in a rather large hotel chain lounge that did karaoke. I came in about 30 mins into the 4 hour show. Never been to the show before. Someone else told me about it. It took me the better of 2 mins to pick out my song and when I turned it in, the KJ looked me up and down, put my slip in a TIME CARD PUNCH, and snarled "thanks".

Granted, I'm not much to look at, but ****-it, I'm a customer!!! After THREE hours, I still did not get called to sing, yet the rotation came and went a few times. When I asked the KJ his reply was, "I don't know you, can you even sing?!?!?!" I was sooooooo insulted, I just left.

It only takes one moment to lose a customer FOREVER. I remember the hotel and the KJ. He's out of business... and I will never stay at that hotel for employing a pig!