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Feature article I wrote and photog'd for Seattle Karaoke Magazine I write and photo for. Story features interviews with Odie and LittleMizzAttitude(Charmin).

http://nwkaraokeguide.net/sept06/canby.php

Photos from left: Charmin's Krew. Odie stading in hawaiian shirt, Charmin(with rock shirt) seated in center.  Denny's, KJ and Kitchen/wait staff.

Dennys will also be featured in an upcoming Karaoke Scene Magazine(and on-line) in the October issue with more photos of participants at the Clackamas County Fair karaoke contest finals sponsord by Canby Denny's. Be sure to order your copy!

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"You know that I sing the Blues and I do not suffer fools. When I'm on that silver mic, it's gonna cut ya, just like a knife"-The SWINGCAT

Well, I do need to elaborate on something I said in the article, that's for sure.  I was quoted as saying, "At first, I thought it (karaoke) was kind of a sideshow activity for amateurs to make fools of themselves."  Up until I started going to Denny's in Canby for karaoke, I had only gone to karaoke maybe two other times in the '90s.  I probably didn't get a good representative sample of karaoke back then.  Those two early times I went, a lot of the singers were the jokester kind who seemed to get a kick out of singing bad.  So I guess I formed an early bad opinion of karaoke.  That attitude has since changed a lot.  I didn't mean to sound snotty!!  LOL

Not  snotty at all--in fact its a VERY HONEST and ACCURATE COMMENT that I think alot of people had and I KNOW STILL HAVE particulary--in the musician community--as I get comments like that from them ALL THE TIME!!  THEY SIMPLY DONT UNDERSTAND THE VALUE POTENTIAL AND OPPORTUNITY OF KARAOKE!!!!!  :) But anyway I thought ODIE gave an EXCELLENT and COMPELLING INTERVIEW---if I didnt think that I WOULDNT have included him in the story!!

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"You know that I sing the Blues and I do not suffer fools. When I'm on that silver mic, it's gonna cut ya, just like a knife"-The SWINGCAT

BTW Kurt, good job on the article!

Thats too kool ! A karaoke newspaper, wish we had one around here. I loved your article, Bet Dennys does too, such good positive publicity. I wish I could afford to come for a visit. Sounds like a fun place to be.Also good idea to have breakfast & coffee right there to soak up some of the alcohol instead of driving right after.Thanks for sharing.

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Kelley
Star Sounds Karaoke & Mobile Recording Studio


[shadow=black][scroll]You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself....KD Lang[/scroll][/shadow]

I'd like the rooty tooty fresh and fruity with an orange juice, a water and sign me up for "You Never Even Called Me by my Name".

There was a place in Austin (much like Denny's) that did karaoke for about two weeks called The Kettle. (Right off I-H35) I was at another karaoke place and some woman came in and was passing out flyers for karaoke at the Kettle. I went over there because they said they were doing it until 3:00AM.

They had the lights way down and were pretty much deader than a doorknob. I saw some people come in and then leave because they didn't know what was going on. (So much for getting more business!)
The only people singing were the two women that owned the business so I was very welcome. It was weird though.....very weird.

The owner probably had complaints from regulars at the Kettle and business must have fallen off because it lasted two weeks from when she handed out flyers.  

I did eat some breakfast while I was there. I guess to help keep them there or something since it was obvious that they were actually driving off business.    [schild=16 fontcolor=FF6347 shadowcolor=00BFFF shieldshadow=1]No pancakes and karaoke anymore?[/schild]

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Who loves ya baby?

Good job on the article, good to put a face to the name Odi

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"Be who you are and say what you feel... Because those that matter... Don't mind...And those that mind... Don't matter."

And all this time I thought my pal Odie was a pretty white cat!  Nice article and PS: do they serve beer at that Denny's? Didn't know they did that--or is the picture with Odie from some other location?

They have a full-line bar/lounge at Canby. Its a separate room from the regular dining area, but all part of the same building. Its in the right hand secition of the building in the pic--just inside of the patio shown in the pic. They have the Kids karaoke on the patio outside. They have beer wine regular hard liquour---full-line full stocked bar.

Odie--in the same NW KARAOKE issue check out the other storys--and particularly the on I did on the Cascade BLues Association--you may know some the people I interviewed in that one.

http://nwkaraokeguide.net/sept06/cascadeblues.php

pics---CBA table at The Bite of Oregon, Greg Johnson CBA president--announcing Journey to Memphis Competition Winners at Waterfront Blues Festival, CBA Pres. & VP at Monthly Public blues meeting at Melody Ballroom, CBA tent at Waterfront Blues Festival.

Here's the link to the article that my editor ran on the Waterfront Blues Festival(I had him come down to the festival for the first time and now he's hooked-he shot these pics and worte the story--I edited it for him)
http://nwkaraokeguide.net/aug06/waterfrontblues.php

Here's the story I did on the Waterfront Blues Festival last year(the first ever on the WFBF in the NW Karaoke--my stoy and pics)
http://nwkaraokeguide.net/2005-08/BluesFest.php

Here's the link to any earlier article that ran on Lonman's gig at The T-BIRD in tacoma:
http://nwkaraokeguide.net/2005-07/Thunderbird.php

Lotsa good karaoke storys and band storys--have a browse through the ARCHIVES option too look.

Enjoy.

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"You know that I sing the Blues and I do not suffer fools. When I'm on that silver mic, it's gonna cut ya, just like a knife"-The SWINGCAT

Kelly--why havent you been subscribeing to Karaoke Scene Magazine?? Its the biggest and best of all?? 60,000 distribution around Los Angeles and nationwide.

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"You know that I sing the Blues and I do not suffer fools. When I'm on that silver mic, it's gonna cut ya, just like a knife"-The SWINGCAT

Canby's Denny's is a fun, small town karaoke hang out!  It has a lot of good singers, Charmin and Cat included of course.  It's great for me because I don't have to drive 20 miles to Portland for some decent entertainment anymore! ha, ha  One mile from home is just fine by me.  LOL  Thanks again Kurt for doing the two articles and all the pics. It'll bring some attention to our small town attraction!  LOL

Charmin looks so cute!...Her man looks like he is out of patience, tho.

Charm, why ain't he huggin on you and lookin proud?...You look squeezable...That boy should be thumpin his chest and up next to you showin off his gal.

This is soooooooo AWESOME to see.  Great article and GREAT idea.  We once did out show in a HOOTERS ..... ..... but it was really a terrific match, believe it or not.  But...... like everything else ..... the place left the Mall it was in .... and so went the gig.  

I think the pics are great too!!  Thanks for showing us this.  This article, shown to other "chains" ..... might give some way to a "new wave" of thinking about Karaoke.  

Three Cheers for DENNY'S!!!

 :worship:  :worship:

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[shadow=tomato]If you want your significant other to pay attention to EVERY word you say::
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We have a Dennys here, but they would never consider Karaoke.

Awesome article!!!

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Will sing or fish for food!!I'm not quite right!!

 I guess I figured whatever was in it would pretty much be on this site too ?? Guess I'll check into that .

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Kelley
Star Sounds Karaoke & Mobile Recording Studio


[shadow=black][scroll]You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself....KD Lang[/scroll][/shadow]

This looks like an awesome family environment!
I sure hope Denny's spreads this concept around the rest of the country!

Story on Dennys that I did back in August 2003 for the Portland Mag I write for:
http://www.positivelyentertainment.com/ ... ennys.html

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"You know that I sing the Blues and I do not suffer fools. When I'm on that silver mic, it's gonna cut ya, just like a knife"-The SWINGCAT

Great article!

I saw something similar in a mexican restaurant and a Pizza Hut in Bellingham 4 yrs ago.

There's a fast food chain thats started doing karaoke on the 1st Tueday of each month called Burgerville--its a drive-thru burger joint---theres one in Canby doing it and one in Portland that I know of--there probably are others also.

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"You know that I sing the Blues and I do not suffer fools. When I'm on that silver mic, it's gonna cut ya, just like a knife"-The SWINGCAT