My weekly karaoke schedule is now up-to-date. I’ve got 6 nights a week right now, so not a lot of fun evening activities for me outside of karaoke. I’m really enjoying the new gigs at Big John’s (Tuesdays) and Upstairs at Joe Pasta (Thursdays). They both feel like old gigs. I did karaoke for 6 months at Big John’s in 2005, and that’s the first place I ever spoke to a karaoke host about the possibility of doing it myself. Over at Joe Pasta, we’ve got bartender Kat and manager Jimbo from my 2 year run at the Rock Lounge in West Ashley. I also used to hang out at that venue a lot ten years ago, so it feels familiar.
You’ll find my new songlist up-to-date as of today (who knows if I’ll have to buy more songs tonight) by clicking the link up there below the title graphic (or this one). There’s 39 new songs. I like to wait til I’ve got 100 or so to print a new list to put in the front of the books. The books are getting pretty bad. They’re worn, old, and no amount of cleaning is gonna get that old beer smell off of them. I might put off printing a new additions list for another month or so and just redo the whole book in September or October. We’ll see how fast the “new songs” list grows. If anyone wants something to sing (besides Grease or Rocky Horror) let me know. There’s a link over on the right side of the page to Tricerasoft. That’s where I buy most of my songs.
On a completely different topic, I am now officially TB11110 of the 501st Legion: Vader’s Fist. Yep, I think that makes me a canon expanded universe Star Wars character. If you see the 501st anywhere in South Carolina, chances are, I’m one of the Biker Scouts. I’ll be dropping in on the Charleston Children’s Museum Friday morning with 2 Tie Pilots, a Sand Trooper and a Death Star Gunner from 11am-1pm. Star Wars night at the River Dogs is Sunday, August 11th. I’ll have to leave early to make it to Upper Deck in time to set up karaoke, but I should be on the field when one of troops throws out the first pitch.
I’ll be at Dragon Con, Labor Day weekend in Atlanta. I might march in the parade with the 501st, but I think I’d rather march with Cobra’s Finest if they’ll let me. I gotta get on that soon. If you’re going to be there and wanna hang out, it’s the closest I get to having a vacation and probably one of the only times you’ll get to see me really drunk. Justin Mackie will be covering my karaoke gigs at Finz and Upper Deck that weekend, and I’ll be back for karaoke at Big Gun on Labor Day.