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Also will you play original manu discs we might bring?

Joe is free to work for whom ever he wants to. I don't think it would be an enjoyable experience for me to host such an event. It is true my views on the state of the industry is different from a great many hosts. I have not had as many bad experiences as the rest it would seem. I guess I should apologize for not sharing the idea that 2500 hosts nation wide are going to meet the karaoke needs of 300 million Americans. I still reserve the right to work for whom I chose to.

Your "hobbyist" perspective on this industry is mildly amusing at best.

You started out on this forum by expressing yourself in a reasonable manner. As I've come to "know" you through your posts, I've formed the opinion that you and I don't operate in the same world. This is because you've stated several times that karaoke is not particularly important to you with regard to your income or preferred occupation. That is not true for me. So, Lone Ranger, as you've said, maybe you'll die or quit this profession before things are ironed out. Either way, you will have very little effect on the outcome. Lately, it seems, you've resorted to conjecture and name calling to support your contention that SC is "the beast". The problem with your "fairy tale" is that your peers on this board are capable of discerning fact from fiction. May I remind you sir, that though we may have a difference of opinion, we are all equals at the onset. We are ALL your peers.

[quote+"The Lone Ranger"] Maybe it's so amusing because I find this much to do about nothing. I'm not so tied to this problem financially like the rest of the hosts, that I can step back, and not get as emotional about it. It is true that we don't have the same experiences and that I don't see things the way you do. I thought this forum was for the exchange of ideas. I don't think that I have called a fellow host a name, I might have called the manus a few and I have been corrected for this by Lonman. I guess they are off limits to. As far a feeding the beast I thought it was ok, since I have seen don't feed the Troll quite a bit, would that be more acceptable? The fact is that the manus are seeking to bring all hosts legal, illegal and everything in between under the sphere of influence, and charge them all. I don't consider myself your peer since I'm but a hobby/business person. My opinion doesn't carry as much weight, since I have not given my whole life to karaoke. I can see where all these changes have had an effect on all the full time hosts. It might in time even effect people like myself that do it first of all as a means of artistic expression, and second to make money. I guess I do live in a fairytale world where all hosts can get along and help each other out. The reality of the world and the condition of the economy today will prove this last fairytale to be a myth.

Who knows, despite the way you express yourself here on KS, you may not ever express yourself that way to the general public, certainly not during a show... and that could mean that we've met or I've attended one of your shows and we had a good time, completely oblivious of our difference of opinion.