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Thanks Steven.  Though I look no where near like my avatar; I must admit there's days I feel that old.

Kelly

I think Karaoke has evolved into "just" another form of entertainment .

To me it's still one of the best types of entertainment a venue can have.
Its relativley inexpensive for owner to pay KJ's compared to bands and duets etc.
It is a true crowd participation form of entertainment  when singers sign up and on singers sing from their seats.

I never really looked at Karaoke as "entertainment" for some reason.  Although it obviously is entertainment, to me it was immediately viewed as a new area of music enabling a musician without a band to sing, practice singing, learn their part on an instrument without having to spend alot of time depending on live musicians and band practices, etc..   Just cutting out a track enabling a musician to practice and improve on his own time and still be at home with the wife, kids, etc.."Empty orchestra" really meant guitaroke, or any means of having the best band you really can with you at all times to improve your skill.  Just an indispensable session trainer, and tool for college kids singing in a music school too, to practice show, opera, classical, etc. The improvement of "backing tracks".
So as a person that was into music in a professional capacity, LONG after karaoke ceases to exist as entertainment, folks like me will still be relying on it for backup, and pleasure while playing our instrument, and in some cases attempting to learn to sing in private. It's really one of the best things that ever came along for retired musicians that just don't get out as much ! Can't handle the life-style; perhaps other artistic ego's, etc etc

JMO

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Chuck.

Another question I'd have, and out've respect I don't really want to start another thread.  but my question also (because I feel this has a huge bearing on the entertainment factor as well) is

"How do bars today compare to bars 20 years ago".

What I'm asking is

"If bars were as successful today and generated the revenue they did 20 years ago, how would that affect trend in entertainment, or bar entertainment today ?  Would karaoke have died out sooner and a newer fad have replaced it sooner, perhaps an older form of entertainment ?  or would karaoke be stronger than ever and would gravitate to it today ?"

This to me is also interesting speculation.  Because the success of bars of course in general plays a large factor in their entertainment pay-out.

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Good point Steven. My guess is a lot of the bars that have karaoke today wouldn't. The atmosphere is different, everything is different.

My reply is a simple yet sad one..... 20 years ago I was 3.  HOWEVER!!!! I did visit a karaoke bar with my mother when I was 4 yet those memories have failed me.

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