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fella came up to me, (he's a local karaoke singer) told me that a local venue I never heard of is looking for a Thursday night KJ

I can't believe it; it's tough to find a spot a KJ hasn't hit up yet, these days. I Google the spot online, it's about a year old (makes sense), it's 2 levels, (don't see that everyday, around here) looks stylish inside.

here come the red flags: fella who told me about this spot gave me the spot's contact number. I call. I leave messages with a server. I text. I emailed the venue and a contact person there. I'm not really pressed, it's just that KJs around here scoop up everything so fast, I just wanted to make sure, I shoot my shot; I'm off on Thursdays, and this spot looks kinda cool inside.

nobody responds to my texts, emails, messages. red flag, maybe? I show up on a Thursday night, unnanounced. I kinda see why nobody's called me back. The spot is em-pty. empty, empty, empty. it's only like 8pm and there's only a bartender inside. it's 2 stories, y'all. 2 levels. pretty venue inside. but it's super empty. so empty, I don't tell nobody i'm a KJ just sniffing around.

I'm also heartbroken this spot is in a local town where everyone seems to go to bed early. it's not a party town. at least not this side of town is the party town. there's nothing on this block where this venue is at. this venue is like next door to a children's daycare. c'mon, at night, nobody's around this place. daycare kiddies are at home fast asleep by 8pm.

here's the thing, tho: what if a YEAR from now, this spot is THE SPOT? ya NEVER know what changes a year can make. this spot could put the whole town on the MAP a year from now and all I'll be saying is: man, I had a chance to work there and I blew it.

so, what say y'all? should I give this place a shot? when I visited tonight, I saw 2 young ladies park next to me walk into the spot (while I stayed in my car) and about 7 min later they both returned to their car without anything in hand and drove off. I don't blame 'em. there's nothing in this area, this town goes to be early, at least this side o' town, and the venue was absolutely empty inside, at just 8pm on a Thursday. and it's a 2-level venue, ya'll.

alls I was thinking was, even if I hosted karaoke here, I can't see just drinks holding this place up. yes, this spot serves food, but the whole vibe of the place don't make you wanna sit and eat a meal. I dunno why. just like the 2 girls who abruptly left, it's a beautiful venue inside but it doesn't exactly inspire you to sit around. this venue, as-is, is definitely in the wrong city. i'd bet in any other city, this venue would be the SPOT. any other town. but this venue is unfortuneately in a quiet part of town where everyone goes to bed early. geez, it's pretty enough as a 1-level building. but this spot is 2-levels!! 2-levels of emptiness. drinks alone cannot keep this spot humming, folks need to get gobs of food to keep this spot afloat and I just don't see it.

apparently this spot is doing something NYE and they have weekly trivia. I can't imagine how the trivia is going, there.

but ya never know, a year from now the spot could be the hottest ticket in town. should I toss my hat in the ring and attempt to host karaoke there, see how it goes? am I judging a book by it's cover?

btw, it seems no one has hosted karaoke at this spot, yet. if I get a chance to, I could be their first KJ host.

it's barely a year old. I can't imagine it has enough clientele by now to hold it down.

I was so disappointed pulling up in the parking lot for the first time....like, it's here? y'all can't find no better spot to have a cute 2-story venue but in this quiet, blind-spot, everyones-in-bed-by-7:30pm area?

but who knows? maybe folks would support it and come out if karaoke was there. i'd hate to be regretting things a year later if the spot blows up with another KJ, though I'd be happy for that KJ and the venue

update: a local lady kj just booked this spot to host karaoke, but 2x a month only. SMH. ok, that's bad, to me. they can't even host karaoke weekly. to have it 2x a month only, for starters, folks gonna be confused which night it's at, they'll miss the date, etc.

i'm wondering if the lady kj (a friend of mine) visited this spot before accepting the gig; i see her flyers on facebook. i wonder if i should say something or nah, maybe i'd sound like a hater. i want the venue to win. i want my kj friend to win. but just for me, this venture looks like a losing effort. location, location, location as real estate folks would say.

at least if the karaoke was weekly, i'd be like, maaaaaaybe this could be something. maybe i'm gonna be wrong about this and wrong about this quickly, maybe karaoke will work out here in the long-term. but seeing as for now that karaoke is 2x a month, just for starters, man, the weather is getting warmer, karaoke should be weekly if they can from here on out, maybe?

now, i only visited this spot once. i wonder what it's like on other nights. but from what i saw the one time i visited, the sheer emptiness of a 2-story venue, decked out with all the bells and whistles and it's super empty, is disheartening. it's a new restaurant. it has no town-swag, no buzz on the streets, yet. it's gonna take awhile. football season is months away. it's gonna be tough.

even if folks come for 1 night of karaoke, i dunno if they'll be compelled to come again. like, i got a gig where i host karaoke at the neighborhood bar. i'm right in a residential neighborhood. didn't think i'd dig it, it's a neighborhood bar. i'm finding this spot is always a good call. love seeing folks just wander in. and you can hear the music from outside. folks poke their head in, dressed as-is. like, the 2-story venue really needs this badly. if it was closer to where any street action was, it'd be hopping. but it's in like some business cul-de-sac area and all the businesses around it are closed by the time any karaoke would start. there's nothing rousing or buzzing that i could see in an immediate radius around that 2-story venue at dusk.

so, anyways, someone booked this joint is the latest update. we'll see if i can get more updates. i'm wishing my kj friend well, i won't say anything if i can help it. i'm hoping this spot works out for everyone, hoping i'm wrong. any new, funcitioning kj spot is welcome in my book.