More demographics: Age range of Hoster users and Karaoke Hosts.

[Lonman]

Mitch even had his share of publisher issues. We had an old Christmas album & the lyrics for White Christmas weren't allowed for print. It said something to the effect - The publisher of this song has denied the right to reprint the lyrics, however the creator of this album assumed everyone knows the lyrics anyway.

[Garry A. Leslie]

Hey All,
Over here we used to have Saturday morning picture shows designed for kids.
Main picture with maybe a little sports programme and a funny usually something like the Three Stooges and a cartoon.
We always started with a visit from the owner of the local zoo who would bring along assorted animals.
Then it was the cinema organist playing a huge Wurlitzer, we all sang along and the screen showed the words with the bouncing ball.
We knew every popular song from about 1900 and when I was old enough I couldn't wait to get into the bars, which all had a piano player you could get up and sing with.
As George intimated nothing new under the sun.
Regards from across the pond.
Garry

[Garry A. Leslie]

P.s.
I meant to add that I have a CDG with "Chicago that toddling town" which says on screen, lyrics withheld by publisher.
I don't know why because I have other CDGs which print the lyrics for this song.
Regards from across the pond,
Garry

[Digital Party]

Wow,...thought I was old at 40. Nice to know that I still have a few more years left. Been doing this 12 years.

[bryant]

You're not old at 40, and neither are we at 50.

[marko]

49 and still going. Just about 14 years now. I owe it all to the great "BillyO" and DJ Greg Anderson out of Erie, Pa. Just about two of the best I have ever had the pleasure to watch, listen to sing and to my advantage the best "stage acts" I have ever outright stolen. God Bless guys wherever you are!!!
Marko

[bryant]

Originally Posted by goonie227

I,ll be 53 in August guess that puts me in the middle here I thought
I was old.
Dick

I'm August 4, how bout you?

[marko]

Jan. 22 and gettin' better every year!

[bryant]

Originally Posted by marko

Jan. 22 and gettin' better every year!

Better at what?

[marko]

everything!!!

[bryant]

Who's get's the youngest award?

[bryant]

If we could get 2 more 45-49'ers, we would have a perfect one-half normal curve.

[bryant]

Oh, oh, the average group is getting older.

man, time flies.

[jay taylor]

34 started this year

[goonie227]

Originally Posted by bryant

I'm August 4, how bout you?

8/30/54

Wish I would have started this bus. before 99 but still LOVE it
as my part time job.
Dick

[buttonpusher]

Looks like my partner (61) and myself (52) are right in there with the rest of you. Our audiences are usually somewhere between late 30s and up. We don't even "own" the newer songs - would have to bleep most of the words!! I've been hosting for 10 years now - my, my how the time flies. I always figured I'd be the oldest female karaoke host in our town and loving it.

[Chuckster1936]

Hey Guys,

I've been doing this for about 4 years now. I started playing with Karaoke in 2000 as a hobby. Got good enough, according to my friends, to go out and do it in public. I've work in bars, but use the background music for entertaining during Happy Hour and during dinner, where I am the only singer. I also do 2 or 3 weekly shows at Retirment and Nursing homes. It is very gratifying and financially rewarding.

I'll be 72 years young in September.

Chuckster

HP Laptop dv4000 with 100 GB drive running Windows XP.
2 External Western Digital 120 GB drives
12,000 songs on hoster
29,000 songs on iTunes
I use a Fender 150 or 250 for my sound system. I don't have to sing over the bar noise, so these work great.

[Garry A. Leslie]

Hey Chuckster,
Good for you, I almost panicked though, when you said you were 72 this year, then I read September and smiled.
Relief.
It's no great thing to boast about your age, but isn't it great to say "Hey look at me, I'm still here and most of my parts are still working, maybe not as good as they did, but I'm still a contributor and giving some of those youngsters in their 50's and 60's a run.
I may still be the oldest at 72 last May, but I'd love to see someone older
come along to take the title.
Regards from across the pond.
Garry

[George]

Age is but a number.

Some are 70, going on 30, while unfortunalely there are also those who are 70, died at 30, but are still waiting to be buried.

All a matter of choice.

[CerealKiller]

I still own two cb's and disney still does the bouncing ball song every once in awhile and I'm one of the young ones