Things that make you go.. "Hmmm"

Ok so I'm in a weird sort of philosophical type mood right now and I have all these different questions running thru my mind. Some serious, some silly.

Right now the main one is "Why, as a general rule, doesn't karaoke seem to work in a restaurant or somewhere where a family with children could go"

the other one is "Ho DO you avoid the noid"

and one final one. "If you can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, why can't you pick your friend's nose"



that's all I've got for now

-James

Alrighty then! :sqerr:

There are some places down here that have karaoke in restaurants the local 2 that I know of have had it there for years. Some local pizza places also. I just don't think that they are willing to pay that much but there is a market there, people love to bring their children out to sing.

As far as the nose picking, no way would my friends let me pick their nose. They are just funny like that.

Right now the main one is "Why, as a general rule, doesn't karaoke seem to work in a restaurant or somewhere where a family with children could go"

I would think that the major difference is that restaurants make their money from the "turn-over" of tables. If people stay longer and longer at the tables, they don't put as many customers through, and they don't make as much profit...

Bars, on the other hand, make money when people stay all night and drink, and karaoke offers the perfect excuse to do just that...

Right now the main one is "Why, as a general rule, doesn't karaoke seem to work in a restaurant or somewhere where a family with children could go"
-James


Of my seven regular venues ( 4 weekly, and 3 that rotate Sundays), all but one are in restaurant bars. I do better in these types of venues than elswhere.That being said they all start around 9:30 or 10PM. If I start earlier, I don't allow kids on mic after 9:30PM.


First, a bit of alcoholic lube helps the process. Parents who have kids with them are much more careful. That's the biggie. Also, adults out to have fun and a little escape really want their own time- just why kids aren't invited to most cocktail parties. With karaoke, the "cute factor" wears thin quickly.

I circumvent this with the later starts- after the general dinner hour, cocktail time. Most parents understand that a bar is no place for kids and take them home. Those that don't, will when they find that the kids don't sing after 9:30.

The result is a more intimate and sophisticated crowd that truly enjoys karaoke.


Just my own thoughts.....:sqcool:

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