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I think we can all agree that karaoke is an alcohol fueled sport, however we also would agree that patrons do go over the line from time to time.  

Now we've all heard about the guy that puked on stage since it appears in every thread over the last month (and here he is again!) and I wonder how many of us would have even let that guy onto the stage.  I would have.  

So the question is how dunk does someone have to be before you ban them from your stage?

I guess I draw the line at the place where it seems apparent that they are going to do some damage to the equipment.  The other way to get a BFD (Barred For Drunkenness) is to be wasted, come up and "sing" something so obnoxiously (anyone heard that stupid Dan band thing yet) that it is apparent that they only want to be on stage to shout profanities or be an @ss.  That guy's second song slip goes right into the done pile at my show.

Let's hear your policy...

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i guess i'm lucky in the fact that the only really drunk people at my shows are the "funny" drunks.  the ones that don't stumble or puke or abuse the equipment.  they just get up, slur the words to any song and giggle alot.  i have had very obnoxious women (why is it that women are worse drunks than men?) who think that because they are female they can get away with whatever they want.  they're the ones who get up and dance with the singer when he/she obviously doesn't want them there.  i politely ask them to wait until it is their turn to sing and they can dance to their heart's content.

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I agree... I get the FUN drunks...

when they argue, it's with the bartender for their tab! !

I DO have a rule I stand by... if you're too drunk to write your slip out... you're too drunk to sing.

nah!  that's some of the most fun i have!  i love trying to decipher the names.  i call them out over the mic, usually with the insinuation that they are soooo drunk they can't even spell their own name, then i get to jack with them by putting in some random song that no one has ever heard and watch the drunk fumble through the first few bars until they realize that "Hey!  this isn't what i wanted to sing!"

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All work and no play make Homer something something

I suppose if someone stand's up from their table, and takes a spill knocking everyone's drinks over along with the table.  Then they zig-zag to the stage, take a step to get on the stage but miss and just wobble around on their hand's and knee's, chances are their performance over the microphone won't be missed anyway.

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When you spell drunk the way you did

How drunk is too drunk?

That's when I can't see to grab my drink, and if I do manage to grab it, I can't drink it....Now you know why I never drink alone

Ok ok, we know YOU don't dig The Dan Band however when I did Total Eclipse that one night (when I was asking about it) it went over extreamly well. The crowd laughed and cheered. The thing was...I wasn't drunk (maybe a little tipsy) but not drunk.

And in reference to you talking about me only singing the song to use profanities...think of it this way...what is the line everyone sings when someone sings Margarittaville...something about the goddamn salt??? Its the same thing here...everytime I heard a girl sing it, the crowd would throw the profanities in as they sang along. And in regards to the other topic where you said something to the effect of guys always getting trashed and doing that song...when I sang it, it was the first time I EVER heard a guy sing it.

I understand you don't care for it, but you don't speak for everyone, and when you get up there and are still sober enough to sing decently...the song is pretty friggin funny...and if you don't believe me...come to Omaha some time and we can show you its not as bad as you claim it is...

And on one other note....

that singing that song like that is also no different than when I sing "At a Medium Pace" or when a girl sings that Wet (@$%&#!) song (cant remember the name) or when someone does Every Sperm is Sacred....if we didn't get cheers for those types of songs...we wouldn't do them...but people like them....

As long as your not trashed and can at least sing them correctly (there is a correct way to singing those songs too)...they are very fun

I agree with ya Mike, if it appears they could damage my equipment (cant stand, leaning on the TV, etc.) then its time to sit it out.  I also agree with the obnoxious ones, (the ones that just wanna yell, curse, and act like an @$$), whether they are drunk or not.

Luckily, we have been able to get friends of the one causing a scene to come and help 'em out before it gets out of hand.  Most groups have designated drivers, it is usually the ones that also have a 'designated drunk' that causes problems.  

At a private party we did, one guest got waaay past the drunk stage, and started trying to do what he thought was singing.....  Luckily the host came over, grabbed him, took his keys away, and told him he had two options, go sleep it off in a spare bedroom, or go sleep it off in the barn, his choice.

Preditor--I don't know why you felt my comments were directed at you personally.  I wasn't referring to your singing or your taset (or lack thereof) in song choice at all.  Don't flatter yourself by thinking that I care what you sing or how you sing it.  Although, maybe my remarks hit a little too close to home for you, I dunno...

I was not commenting on song choince, but rather the fact that the only people who sing that song that way are obnoxiously drunk 20-something guys who only sing the f-ing falling apart part of that song and just shout inanities for the rest of the song, which is long and painful to listen to even when done well.

I have no problem with "dirty" songs or songs with profanity in them.  I have a bunch in my books, and even sing them myself from time to time if the time and place are appropriate because you are right--people do laugh and enjoy them.    

My only problem is with obnoxious drunks and if the shoe fits, wear it.  If not, let my remarks roll on by.

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Don't ask me I obviously haven't figured it out!

I had a nice lady take a spill Saturday night. She fell backwards off
the stage into the tv monitor knocking it over and bending the cup
holder flat againts the stand. Geeezzz

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Hey Big Mike,
   I totally understand what your talking about when it comes to obnoxious drunks who go up there and yell the profanities...it reminds me of when a guy who was really REALLY drunk tried to do a song (cant remember the name) but all he could sing was the "Bum bum bum" part over and over...

  When your too drunk to even sing its not nearly as entertaining. However, if you can sing the song the way its supposdly supposed to be sang...it actually works pretty well. People really dig it when you can pull off doing Total Eclipse with profanities and act like thats how its supposed to be sung...I dunno...I cannot really explain it  LOL

  I guess the best example is just looking at Dan F. from the Dan Band. Before the "band" started...he was drunk at a karaoke bar and sang "I Am Woman" and some hollywood guy heard him and put him in a movie...and now he sells out shows doing these types of songs in LA all the time...

  The reason I feel soo insulted is because with the way you remarked in both of your posts, instead of saying "I don't care for when people do that song" you say "That stupid Dan Band thing" or "Don't do that song because it is extreamly obnoxious"   Like I said, I understand you don't care for it but that is no reason to put it or anyone down because of it...that would be like me telling the world I hate Hate HATE country music and telling everybody how lame they are for singing it...but everyone has their own opinion...and instead of booing a local who always sings "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" I simply applaud him out of pure respect...

And if you sing country music...your not lame  :no: it's just not my cup of tea

you can sing Dan Band stuff at my gig... but you take your life in your own hands...

Seems I always get the violent ones...cursing about gas prices, beer prices, the fair rotation, everything.

Screamers seem to be the drunk ones. I just turn their mic low. Of course
that ticks them off. I remember a night a guy didn't like when I turned him down because he was screaming and he shoved me into the amp.

Sometimes it's people that don't get out much, so they drink past their limit. I find these people are usually my fallers. Nice people that don't know their limit. I don't realise they shouldn't be on the stage until it's to late. I don't want to embarrass them by stopping the music and making them get down. So I stand behind them making sure they don't fall over. If it's a girl I'll put my arm around her while she sings and then help her down off the stage. If it's a big guy I'm in trouble. I usually flag one of the guys down to make sure notheing gets knocked over.

Turning the music off mid song when someone is to drunk is a touchy thing.

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I try and spot my next singer to judge if he/she is too drunk to sing cause I've lost too many mikes and other equipment in the past to let em' up.

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