It feels almost shameful to have enjoyed so much Karaoke without telling anyone about it! And it’s been on the most unlikely of days: Wednesday and Sunday nights. Rather than wait forever to write full stories, here are some quick notes from the past few months. Agave, Rockwall Harbor After having a great time at [...]
In the song “Rocky Mountain High”, John Denver sings about “coming home to a place I’ve never been before”. In a way, that’s what the Texas Star was like. The very first joint where I sang Karaoke was a little dive called One Nostalgia Place, where the drinks were cheap and strong, everyone knew each [...]
Read more about Homecoming at Texas Star Club (plus bonus report from Paradise) »
I don’t watch TV. When I was a teenager and left my parents’ home, I took a dozen towels, but a TV was the furthest thing from my mind. When a relative gave me a TV for Christmas, I used it to watch Texas Rangers games — with the TV sound turned off and the [...]
Read more about ABC’s Karaoke Battle USA Hits Perfect Pitch »
It’s always fun to be at the first night of a new Karaoke event — there’s always a surprise in store. A few times, it’s been clear that the gig wouldn’t be around long. Decanter in Bishop Arts, for example — they never promoted the Karaoke event, didn’t work fairly with the DJ crew, and [...]
If I’d had time, I would have written up a preview of this new Karaoke gig, but with kids getting out of school and a horse about to foal, there hasn’t been time. But there was no way I could miss this — the new Thursday night gig with Totally Twisted Karaoke at Decanter Restaurant [...]
Read more about Quick Hits: Decanter Restaurant, Oak Cliff/Bishop Arts »
I’m trying not to let the perfect be the enemy of the good... I want to do a large-scale writeup of every Karaoke night, but all I end up with for my efforts is a half-written draft on my desktop, and nothing on the blog. So here’s the first installment of a hopefully-frequent blog entry: [...]
Read more about Quick Hits: Return to Six Flags, and Carmen at White Rock »
I’ve been away from the Karaoke blog, but not from the scene. And it’s been better than ever, now that we’ve got a whole bunch going with us. I’ve always noticed how much fun it is when a whole table full of friends is cheering on their singer — and now that I’m in that [...]
Read more about Rockin’ the Paradise with Totally Twisted Karaoke »
I originally posted this review to my KHYI-Fans email discussion list, an unofficial forum for fans of indie alt.country station KHYI 95.3 The Range. My fiancée Bibi (yay!) and I went to the Susan Gibson concert at Poor David’s Pub last Friday (February 11, 2011) — it was the first time I’ve been to the [...]
It’s hard to find the best Mexican restaurants. Like hole-in-the-wall joints of any cuisine, they’re not flashy — you just have to try a place and see if what they’re doing works. Their best advertising is word-of-mouth. That’s how I found Los Lupes — when Bibi took me there for our first date. The food [...]
Read more about Karaoke at Los Lupes in Duncanville (plus bonus Live Band report from The Bone) »
Way behind on updates, so I’ll try to run through them quickly! Better with a special friend Almost exactly a year after I discovered how much I like Karaoke, I made a new discovery: it’s even better with a friend! Especially if it’s your best friend, and you’re in love. Bibi’s first time to see [...]
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