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KARAOKE LIVE MUSIC CONTESTS EVENTS PEOPLE ARTS COMMUNITY<br />
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www.nwkaraokeguide.net<br />
October 2011<br />
Vol. 9, Issue 10<br />
Rocky &<br />
Kristine’s<br />
Karaoke<br />
We Have Champions!<br />
<strong>Corner</strong><br />
By Rocky & Kristine Fields<br />
Parlor Comedy<br />
Hello there! Welcome to<br />
the October edition of the Karaoke<br />
& Entertainment Guide.<br />
We are dedicated to bringing<br />
you the news from around the<br />
Sound, and all over Washington<br />
State!<br />
This past month, there<br />
were plenty of competitions,<br />
fairs, karaoke shows, new<br />
events, and more to report on.<br />
You'll find we've done a pretty<br />
good job of covering and highlighting<br />
some of<br />
these for<br />
you.<br />
Just<br />
a reminder,<br />
check<br />
out t he<br />
Karaoke<br />
& Entertainment<br />
Rocky and Kristine<br />
Guide’s Facebook and Webpage<br />
for tons more photos than<br />
we can fit in the paper here.<br />
It's hard to believe this<br />
year is already coming close.<br />
It feels like January was just<br />
here and yet, it's October<br />
again. This month we want<br />
to feature a special location<br />
for you and encourage you to<br />
take the time to get there and<br />
check this place out. <strong>The</strong> Parlor,<br />
located in downtown Bellevue,<br />
across the street from<br />
the Bellevue Square Mall in<br />
the Lincoln Square, is unlike<br />
anyplace you've ever been!<br />
As you ride the escalators<br />
to the third floor, notice<br />
See Karaoke <strong>Corner</strong> on page 8<br />
Las Vegas Trip<br />
Winner Crowned<br />
at Turner’s Finale<br />
By Ty Hughes<br />
Everett’s Comcast Arena was<br />
empty and dark on Wednesday,<br />
September 7, but across the street,<br />
Turner’s Dining and Spirits came<br />
alive, pouring music and lights into<br />
the streets of downtown Everett.<br />
Twenty-year veteran Karaoke Host<br />
Steve Cushman, Sing-Along Northwest,<br />
was in top form as he played to<br />
a packed house.<br />
Frank was getting himself<br />
psyched up to sing in the big karaoke<br />
contest finale. It’s been weeks of qualifying,<br />
but it all came down to this performance.<br />
On his way up to the mic,<br />
he commented on KJ Steve’s killer<br />
showtime shirt; “That shirt is oddly<br />
cool… I need one of those.” Indeed, it<br />
was a cool shirt, and seemed to propel<br />
Steve into a persona that suited an excitable<br />
audience. <strong>The</strong> room was filled<br />
with singers and supporters. Christi<br />
and her staff were ecstatic about the<br />
turnout, and kicked it into high gear.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y’re accustomed to being busy at<br />
Turner‘s, especially before and after<br />
See Turner’s Finale on page 3<br />
Photo by DavidConger.com<br />
Janie takes it in a sing-off at Turner’s Everett Sabrina Keys rises above the rest at State Fair Sammy Vijarro becomes a household name<br />
Congratulations<br />
Evergreen Idol<br />
Sabrina Keys<br />
By Rocky & Kristine Fields<br />
<strong>The</strong> Evergreen State Fair has<br />
been a family tradition since 1908.<br />
It all began downtown Monroe, and<br />
moved to it's present location in 1945.<br />
Every summer, 194 acres are<br />
jam-packed with attractions, vendors,<br />
shows, and everything in between designed<br />
to attract over 700,000 patrons<br />
annually to the State Fair.<br />
This year's concerts included<br />
Cheap Trick, One Republic, and <strong>The</strong><br />
Band Perry, to name a few. <strong>The</strong> winner<br />
of this year's hard-fought Evergreen<br />
Idol karaoke contest earned the honor<br />
of being the opening act for <strong>The</strong> Band<br />
Perry, singing the National Anthem<br />
followed by two songs of their choice,<br />
and walking away with $1,000 cash!<br />
Sponsored by Sound Light Karaoke<br />
Store in Everett, Audio-Technica,<br />
and your very own Karaoke & Entertainment<br />
Guide, this year’s contest<br />
drew thousands of potential winners to<br />
many locations throughout the Puget<br />
Sound region. Top contenders gathered<br />
on the Xfinity Courtyard stage over the<br />
See Evergreen Idol on page 2<br />
Sammy Vijarro<br />
Returns Home a<br />
National TV Star<br />
Seattle’s hometown KWCUSA<br />
hero, Sammy Vijarro went on to stardom,<br />
loved and adored by millions,<br />
clearing the judges’ hurdles from Las<br />
Vegas to L.A., to eventually become a<br />
national front-runner on ABC’s Karaoke<br />
Battle USA.<br />
Sammy has become a household<br />
name and National Television Star!<br />
He promised us an exclusive interview<br />
once his journey was complete. Let’s see<br />
what adventures he has to share!<br />
Sammy, how did you originally hear<br />
about the contest that eventually got you on<br />
television in front of millions of people?<br />
<strong>The</strong> same way I typically hear<br />
about all these events, through your<br />
most excellent, and local NW Karaoke<br />
Guide.<br />
Where did this exciting journey begin<br />
for you? I began the qualifying process at<br />
the Waterwheel Lounge in Ballard.<br />
Was all the taping live during the<br />
show? We performed and ABC taped<br />
it in front of a live studio audience at<br />
the various House of Blues locations<br />
See Sammy Vijarro on page 10<br />
October 2011 - www.nwkaraokeguide.net
OBy Gary Draper<br />
riginally from Walla<br />
Walla, Washington,<br />
<strong>The</strong> Gems were one of<br />
the best Northwest rock<br />
bands in the early 60's.<br />
Now, after nearly 50 years,<br />
they are reunited and playing music<br />
again!<br />
<strong>The</strong> current band members are<br />
Larry Loney, Duane Gusse, Ron<br />
"Buzz" Overman, Paul Wheeler and<br />
Jim Reid. <strong>The</strong>y have scheduled a single<br />
performance in Seattle at 88 Keys in<br />
historic Pioneer Square on Sunday,<br />
October 9th from 5 to 9pm. For online<br />
ticket purchases, please visit: www.<br />
Rock<strong>The</strong>Blues.com.<br />
In the summer of 1960, <strong>The</strong> Gems<br />
started taking music seriously and<br />
gave 100% to make the band a success<br />
in the music world. <strong>The</strong>y played<br />
local dances in the Walla Walla and<br />
Eastern Washington area from 1960<br />
to early 1962. By the summer of 1962<br />
they were booking with popular singers<br />
and musicians during their Northwest<br />
tours, including <strong>The</strong> Ventures, Jan<br />
and Dean, Johnny Burnette, Dorsey<br />
Burnette, Donnie Brooks, Johnny<br />
Tillitson, Bobby Bare and Jerry Lee<br />
Lewis.<br />
When they first began learning<br />
to play music and make appearances,<br />
they would perform <strong>The</strong> Ventures<br />
music. Ironically, they ended up touring<br />
with them for several months. <strong>The</strong><br />
Gems (Jim, Larry, Paul and Ron -<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Gems return to rock Seattle’s 88 Keys<br />
Duane had not joined "<strong>The</strong> Gems" yet)<br />
became <strong>The</strong> Ventures opening band<br />
for their gigs. When <strong>The</strong> Ventures<br />
came on stage for their two 30-minute<br />
performances, Ron (Bass), and Larry<br />
Larry Loney, Duane Gusse, Ron “Buzz” Overman, Paul Wheeler, Jim Reid<br />
(Drums) stayed on stage and played<br />
with them, making up their standard<br />
rhythm, lead, bass guitar and drums<br />
instrumentation. Overman tells of<br />
numerous fans voicing discontent<br />
when they saw<br />
only two of the<br />
real Ventures<br />
on stage, but<br />
quickly forgot<br />
about that once<br />
Nokie Edward's<br />
dazzling guitar<br />
work began.<br />
T h i s o l d<br />
photo was taken<br />
in 1963 when<br />
<strong>The</strong> Gems performed<br />
in Canada<br />
along with<br />
Johnny Burnett,<br />
Dorsey Burnett<br />
a n d D o n n i e<br />
Brooks. (Left to<br />
Right) Larry Loney,<br />
Duane Gusse,<br />
Ron "Buzz"<br />
Overman, Paul<br />
W heeler, Jim<br />
Reid.<br />
I n 1 9 6 4 ,<br />
<strong>The</strong> Gems moved<br />
to Portland, Ore.<br />
and played at the<br />
Nagle's Big Apple<br />
until 1965, when<br />
the band finally<br />
broke up.<br />
Ron Overman<br />
went on to fame with Don and<br />
the Goodtimes, writing and singing<br />
their hit song, "I Could Be So Good<br />
To You". Don and the Goodtimes was<br />
formed after Don Gallucci’s exit from<br />
the Kingsmen in early 1964. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
more than held their own with the<br />
many great bands on the 1960s Northwest<br />
scene.<br />
Following is a list of groups and<br />
artists <strong>The</strong> Gems worked for and<br />
with; <strong>The</strong> Ventures - Walk Don't<br />
Run; Johnny Burnett - Dreamin',<br />
and You're Sixteen (Later recorded by<br />
Ringo Starr in 1973); Dorsey Burnett<br />
- Hey Little One, and Tall Oak Tree;<br />
Donny Brooks - Mission Bell; Jerry<br />
Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta' Shakin', and<br />
Great Balls of Fire; Bobby Bare - 500<br />
Miles Away From Home; and Detroit<br />
City; Johnny Tillitson - Dreamy<br />
Eyes, Poetry In Motion, and It Keeps<br />
Right On A Hurtin'; Jan and Dean<br />
- Huge In <strong>The</strong> Surfin' Era (#1 Hit In<br />
Surf City); <strong>The</strong> Cascades - Rhythm<br />
Of <strong>The</strong> Rain.<br />
<strong>The</strong> latest Gems band photo here<br />
includes (Left to Right) Larry Loney,<br />
Duane Gusse, Ron "Buzz" Overman,<br />
Paul Wheeler, Jim Reid.<br />
All five band members are excited<br />
to be back together and pick up where<br />
they left off in 1965. <strong>The</strong> Gems are<br />
now playing all the songs they were<br />
playing back in the early ‘60s. Don't<br />
miss this golden opportunity to catch<br />
an historic event. This is <strong>The</strong> Gems'<br />
first Seattle performance together as<br />
a group in over 40 years! You can bet<br />
there will be many local Northwest<br />
rock legends and celebrities attending<br />
this exciting event.<br />
John Hidey takes 3rd Place<br />
Evergreen Idol<br />
Continued from cover page<br />
final weekend to strut their stuff and<br />
go for the gold. A Formal Evening provided<br />
the attire for the Emcees Larry<br />
LeBlanc, Clay Young, and Bob Justice.<br />
Bob and Clay, are quite the comedians.<br />
It was amusing to watch and listen to<br />
them poke fun at each other throughout<br />
the evening.<br />
<strong>The</strong> show opened with Sammy<br />
Vijarro showing the contestants how<br />
it's done, and the break entertainment<br />
was provided by Take 27, featuring<br />
Larry LeBlanc, Bob Justice, Clay<br />
Young, Mary Younger and Dana Fox<br />
singing some amazing five-part harmonies.<br />
Miss Chari LeBlanc and<br />
Makayla Stokkes wowed the crowd<br />
with their singing and dancing prowess<br />
during extra break times and kept<br />
everyone thoroughly entertained.<br />
<strong>The</strong> judges this year included<br />
past Evergreen Idol winners, Chris<br />
Aymes, last year's Evergreen Idol<br />
winner and current 2nd place winner<br />
of Karaoke Battle USA, Sammy<br />
Vijarro, along with several other local<br />
talents including Matt Standerfer,<br />
entertainer and performer.<br />
Karen Knapp, longtime local<br />
karaoke hostess and singer, Jenna Allison,<br />
who's been in the music industry<br />
for over 10 years, and Mary McPage,<br />
lead singer of the Mary McPage band<br />
were also among the many judges.<br />
Other judges included Dennis<br />
and Pam Cole of <strong>The</strong> Band Together<br />
Band. <strong>The</strong>se two are also music<br />
teachers, instructors and have been<br />
performing locally for years. Dana<br />
Fox, lead singer and songwriter for<br />
the band Dacota, and last but not<br />
least, Lonnie and Helen Meadows,<br />
who've been in the industry for eons<br />
and have opened for mega-groups like<br />
<strong>The</strong> Commodores, were all in charge<br />
of choosing the Evergeen Idol karaoke<br />
contest winner for 2011.<br />
Karen Wessel was the organizer,<br />
score keeper and the secret, behindthe-scenes<br />
brains that kept things<br />
moving along smoothly, along with<br />
Larry LeBlanc owner/operator of the<br />
Lighting and Karaoke Store who ran<br />
the karaoke system with the backing<br />
See Evergreen Idol on page 4<br />
We want to be the<br />
best we can be!<br />
please tell us how<br />
we can improve.<br />
Email us at<br />
Editor@NWKaraokeGuide.net
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Response:<br />
Letter To Editor<br />
(In Response to Super Steve’s Letter,<br />
Published Vol. 9, Issue 9, 2011 issue)<br />
<strong>The</strong>re's much more to what Super<br />
Steve said in his Letter To <strong>The</strong> Editor<br />
last month. From a singer's perspective,<br />
the "legit" shows are a much<br />
better experience.<br />
I've seen more than 100 karaoke<br />
shows in the Northwest over the past<br />
three years since my retirement, plus<br />
many more over the past 18 years.<br />
What I see happening is that<br />
those who rip music onto hard drives,<br />
whether external or direct, generally<br />
have poor outward sound quality,<br />
chop their music intros, and also end<br />
up with very noticeable built-in key<br />
distortions. On top of that, most of<br />
the rip-off karaoke artists don't know<br />
how to mix for their singers and all<br />
you end up with is "noise." Nor do they<br />
sing well or interact in a professional<br />
manner with their singers. Why do<br />
you think concert sound engineers get<br />
the big bucks? Performers too? Same<br />
should hold true for the karaoke hosts<br />
that do their jobs well and play by the<br />
rules of business.<br />
Today, most of the major disk<br />
manufacturers have MP3 legit downloads<br />
made for commercial use (besides<br />
home use) of a high-grade quality,<br />
even better than disk-play, and<br />
better price per song than years ago.<br />
What I find offensive are the<br />
cheap disk mfg’s playing make-believe<br />
music. I’ve watched decent singers using<br />
these tracks tend to go overly flat<br />
or sharp because the electronic sound<br />
is not ‘true’, and hard for the ears<br />
to pick up on the key that’s playing.<br />
Many times after hearing songs that<br />
sounded ‘off’, I would go on YouTube<br />
to hear how the original song really<br />
sounds. <strong>The</strong> next time I see that awful<br />
disk brand on the screen and a singer<br />
trying to do a halfway decent job and<br />
can't, I'll be prepared to pull out my<br />
fancy ear plugs and smile.<br />
Some karaoke hosts have been<br />
bragging to their audiences that do<br />
not play Sound Choice or Chartbusters<br />
(and Stellar), the ‘real music’, anymore<br />
and try to run their shows with the<br />
See Letter on page 13<br />
Packed with karaoke fanatics, Turner’s Dining & Spirits’ contest finale delights the masses<br />
Turners Finale<br />
Continued from cover page<br />
big events at the Arena.<br />
You’ll never guess who was leading<br />
the charge at the Judge’s table.<br />
Just this tiny, little lady with more<br />
spunk than oughta be allowed. It<br />
was our dear friend Aunty Pumpkin,<br />
and Steve was glad to have karaoke’s<br />
original, and most-accomplished diva<br />
in charge of the judging. She is the<br />
sweetest lil’ thing, she is. We could<br />
do a whole piece on Aunty Pumpkin<br />
herself, and just might! Stop by her<br />
Facebook page at Auntypumpkin Karaokenetwok<br />
and say hi.<br />
Of course, she was surrounded by<br />
Paulina L., KJ Tom, and Samantha<br />
S., each highly qualified to judge the<br />
seven contestants left in the competition.<br />
Some had squeaked through the<br />
Semi-Finals event just a week earlier,<br />
while others sailed through. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
were all here tonight, and each would<br />
perform two songs. <strong>The</strong> best singer of<br />
the night would be handed a trip for<br />
two to Las Vegas as donated by Sandy<br />
Roberts at Sroberts@Passport2Travel.<br />
net! It’s rumored they get a bit more<br />
sunshine than we do up here. Could<br />
be nice!<br />
See Turner’s on page 15<br />
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of the author and does not necessarily reflect the<br />
attitude or opinions of this publication or that of<br />
the supporting organizations.<br />
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13th ave. pub & eatery page 11<br />
b&G automotive repair page 10<br />
bad monkey bar & grill page 9<br />
blue moon lounge page 9<br />
casey’s grill & bar page 12<br />
charley’s restaurant & bar page 13<br />
diamond jim’s page 5<br />
el toro mexican restaurants page 13<br />
getaway spirits page 9<br />
haven pub page 7<br />
hi lo bar & grill page 12<br />
INDUSTRY lounge page 10<br />
johnny’s of fife page 9<br />
karaoke geek page 13<br />
La Palma Mexican Restaurant page 15<br />
lakewood bar & grill page 9<br />
little red hen page 10<br />
LOOSE WHEEL BAR & grill page 16<br />
MVPub page 16<br />
MY CORNER bar page 4<br />
nelson & company cpa page 3<br />
nisqually radio page 10<br />
o’finnigan’s pub page 10<br />
O’HOULIE’S pub page 8<br />
One Eyed Jack’s roadhouse page 4<br />
oscars restaurant and lounge page 15<br />
ozzies page 7<br />
rickshaw restaurant & bar page 8<br />
rooney’s spirits page 8<br />
scott douglas photography page 3<br />
skagit valley casino & resort page 2<br />
SUMMIT pub page 16<br />
talaricos pizzeria page 10<br />
ULTRALOUNGE AT THE parlor page 16<br />
WAYNE’S world page 5<br />
Your local eye beer pong page 8<br />
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13th ave pub & eatery; lynnwood, wa<br />
Calling all ladies!<br />
Calling all ladies! By popular Pajama Contest with prizes to top<br />
demand, the 13th Avenue Pub will three places! 1st place: $100 GC, 2nd<br />
be hosting its first Ladies Night on Place: $50 GC, 3rd Place: $25 GC. Voting<br />
will be decided by crowd response,<br />
Saturday, October 1. Ladies will enjoy<br />
drink specials from 9pm-midnight, so bring all your friends to get in on<br />
including half-priced Cosmos, Lemon a night that's sure to go down in 13th<br />
Drops, Appletinis, Key Lime Pie Martinis,<br />
and $2 well drinks!<br />
And for the guys, come in and<br />
Ave history!<br />
Plus, sing your heart out with pull up a seat for the UFC 136, on<br />
Goddess Carla who will host karaoke October 8, for Edgar vs. Maynard,<br />
and music all night long!<br />
and later, UFC 137 on October 29 for<br />
<strong>The</strong> theme for the evening will be St-Pierre vs. Condit.<br />
“Pajama Party“, so slip into something See you at the 13th Ave Pub in<br />
comfy, from mild to wild, and join us Lynnwood! 1233 164th St SW # J,<br />
for a night of fun!<br />
Lynnwood, WA (425) 742-7871.<br />
Evergreen Idol<br />
Continued from page 2<br />
of Audio-Technica.<br />
All in all, the event was extremely<br />
well organized, and as always, very<br />
professional. Bravo!<br />
Fifteen hopefuls took the stage,<br />
first singing a country song of their<br />
choice and then bringing their best<br />
secondary song during the second<br />
round of finals. All of the competitors<br />
supported one another, cheering for<br />
everyone, representing the karaoke<br />
family proudly. A special cheering section<br />
from Stanwood, stood out above<br />
all others.<br />
What a great show to watch. We<br />
couldn't tear ourselves away during<br />
the breaks for fear of missing a single<br />
moment.<br />
Although there were three ladies<br />
who chose the same song to sing in<br />
the final round, the rules stated that<br />
once someone chose their song, they<br />
couldn't turn back, so each one in turn<br />
tried to make the song their own. Good<br />
sportsmanship was the name of the<br />
game. As you might expect, Adele’s<br />
Rolling in the Deep was the popular<br />
song of choice.<br />
Congratulations to all who made<br />
it to the finals: Lawrence Gordon from<br />
Razzals in Lake Stevens, Jon Hidey<br />
out of One Eyed Jacks in Lynnwood,<br />
Courtney Hollenbeck represented<br />
Razzals in Everett, Kim Johnson<br />
out of Stanwood Hotel & Saloon,<br />
Janie Kelley from Winchesters Everett,<br />
Sabrina Keys coming from<br />
O'Finnigan's Everett, Kate Wirth<br />
sent by Danny's Midway Everett,<br />
Lindsey Urquhart hailing from Tech<br />
City Bowl in Redmond, Ali Leroy also<br />
out of Stanwood Hotel & Saloon, Keli<br />
McVean representing Lakewood Pub<br />
& Grill, Stephanie-Scott from <strong>The</strong><br />
Haven in Tacoma, Ira Siebert sent by<br />
Maxi's Everett, Sabrina Swan also<br />
from One Eyed Jacks Lynnwood, and<br />
Diana Deleon representing Cactus<br />
Moon Saloon.<br />
<strong>The</strong> weather was perfect, the<br />
sound and lighting were excellent, and<br />
the entertainment was absolutely stellar!<br />
In the end, three rose to the top<br />
and chosen as the ultimate winners.<br />
Third place winner, Jon Hidey, took<br />
home a $100 gift certificate for the<br />
Sound Light & Karaoke Store. Second<br />
place, Kate Wirth, received a home<br />
karaoke system with music anyone<br />
would be proud to own, also provided<br />
by the Karaoke Store and the grand<br />
prize winner, Sabrina Keys, snagged<br />
the $1,000 cash and proudly opened<br />
for <strong>The</strong> Band Perry at the Evergreen<br />
State Fair on August 30 in front of<br />
thousands of screaming fans!<br />
Each year, the Evergreen Idol competition<br />
continues to grow. It's worth the<br />
fair admission just to come and watch<br />
the competition, but if you arrive early,<br />
you can enjoy all the fair has to offer too.<br />
Hope to see you next year.<br />
In the meantime, pick up a copy<br />
of the Karaoke & Entertainment<br />
Guide and stay informed! Congratulations<br />
to all of you, and thanks for the<br />
amazing entertainment!<br />
Karaoke looks great at Aces Casino<br />
Family Karaoke<br />
at Aces Casino<br />
By Rocky & Kristine Fields<br />
Karaoke can usually be found<br />
somewhere within nearly every city<br />
around the state of Washington, and<br />
Arlington is no exception. Some refer<br />
to it as Smokey Point, but it's still<br />
Arlington.<br />
Aces Casino, across the street<br />
from the Arlington Airport, provides<br />
karaoke. Your host Shadow claims to<br />
be your "karaoke dream come true" as<br />
well as having the "fastest rotation in<br />
karaoke". How can you resist?<br />
Shadow hosts every other Thursday<br />
at Aces, alternating with Michael<br />
B., another fun host.<br />
Aces features $4 margaritas, and<br />
$3 Modelo, Corona or Pacifico's, plus<br />
$2.99 Tortilla Soup, and $1 Tacos on<br />
Thursdays, to sweeten the deal that<br />
much more. Bring the whole family,<br />
because even the heathens (your children)<br />
can stay until way past their<br />
bedtime for karaoke!<br />
<strong>The</strong>y set up a special room right<br />
inside Ace's door so that everyone can<br />
participate in the karaoke follies. <strong>The</strong><br />
song selection's great, the room's set<br />
up with a good amount of seating, a<br />
stage, a fun host, and food and drink<br />
specials all night. Next time you're<br />
looking for somewhere new for karaoke,<br />
try Aces Casino in Arlington,<br />
and tell ‘em you read about it here in<br />
the Karaoke Guide. Save some cash<br />
on your next trip to Aces by joining<br />
them on Facebook for exclusive moneysaving<br />
coupons you can print right<br />
from their page! Show starts at 9pm,<br />
see ya there.<br />
for more photos visit:<br />
www.nwkaraokeguide.net
Sit down with Evergreen Idol 2011<br />
Sabrina Keys<br />
By Rocky & Kristine Fields<br />
All<br />
the excitement<br />
of the Evergreen<br />
Fair is<br />
over. <strong>The</strong> rides,<br />
the concerts, the exhibits, and the<br />
Evergreen Idol Karaoke Contest complete.<br />
What a great year 2011 was for<br />
the Fair!<br />
I recently sat down with the<br />
Grand Prize Winner of the Evergreen<br />
Idol competition, Sabrina Keys, and<br />
asked her a few pressing questions.<br />
Take a seat and hear what a rising<br />
star has to say about the experience.<br />
Sabrina, how did you hear about the<br />
contest originally? I heard about the<br />
Congratulations Sabrina Keys, 2011 Evergreen Idol<br />
contest through my best friend Kelli<br />
Malloy. She said "Let's do it!", and I<br />
said "Heck yeah!"<br />
Where did you qualify to begin with?<br />
I qualified at O'Finnigan's Pub in<br />
Everett. <strong>The</strong>re is some serious singers<br />
there! Had to give it a shot.<br />
Did you get to hang out with the Band<br />
Perry, and what did you think of them? I got<br />
to meet <strong>The</strong> Band Perry for about five<br />
minutes. Very sweet, shook my hand<br />
and took a picture with me. I said,<br />
"I'm opening for you guys, I'm really<br />
nervous". <strong>The</strong>y all said in the sweetest<br />
country voice, "Aw girl you're gonna be<br />
just fine, you won for a reason!" It was<br />
awesome. True country folk.<br />
What do you think will come of all of<br />
this, any leads or offers yet? This was<br />
such an amazing experience! Never<br />
thought I would be taking pictures<br />
and signing autographs! As of now<br />
I've got more Facebook friends and<br />
memories that will last me a lifetime.<br />
Hopefully I'll run into right person<br />
one day.<br />
What are your future plans now that<br />
your divorce is finalized? God has some<br />
wonderful plans for me, and being<br />
married at this time in my life wasn't<br />
one of them. I will and always will be<br />
Sabrina Keys.<br />
I'm sure you're thrilled about taking<br />
1st Place, what's next for you as far as<br />
competitions go? After this whole experience,<br />
the sky is the limit for me! I<br />
love to sing more than anything, and<br />
if there is a contest, I'll find it and<br />
give it my heart<br />
and soul. My future<br />
looks bright!<br />
I just can't give<br />
up. Music lives<br />
and breathes in<br />
my family and as<br />
long my future<br />
has singing in it,<br />
sign me up!<br />
Anything special<br />
you want to<br />
tell your fans? My<br />
fans... I love it. I<br />
hope if you do get<br />
to see me anywhere<br />
and I've<br />
got a mic in my<br />
hand, I want you<br />
to ride along with<br />
me and feel every<br />
note like Momma<br />
taught me. If you<br />
can sing about<br />
your dog dying,<br />
someone in the<br />
audience better<br />
be crying and<br />
missin' that dog<br />
too. If you accomplish<br />
that, you've<br />
done your job.<br />
That’s sweet.<br />
Anything you'd like<br />
to tell other karaoke<br />
hopefuls? Some<br />
people don't realize<br />
how serious<br />
karaoke is. It's an<br />
artform getting up in front of all those<br />
people. You have to grasp everything in<br />
that song. No matter the song, pretend<br />
that artist is sitting in the front row and<br />
your workin' your booty off to get him/<br />
her to give you a standing ovation.<br />
When can we expect to see an album/<br />
recording from you? No plans of a CD or<br />
album. Wouldn't know where to start!<br />
Lots of emotions in my mind and heart.<br />
I sure could put out a good one though.<br />
Haha, and you'd be the first one I'd tell<br />
Kristine. Love u guys!<br />
Thanks so much for your time<br />
and you know we love you right back!<br />
Hope to see/hear you very very soon.<br />
Congratulations again Sabrina! You<br />
represented Washington State well<br />
at the Evergreen State Fair this<br />
year. We all wish you the best in your<br />
future endeavors, both musically and<br />
personally.<br />
Photo by DavidConger.com<br />
Diamond Jim’s Host Debi kicks off the rotation, glad to be back with friends<br />
DIAMOND JIM’S REST/LOUNGE;<br />
FEDERAL WAY, WA<br />
Welcome back to<br />
Diamond Jim’s<br />
By Ty Hughes<br />
Don’t forget to check out<br />
Debi’s show at Diamond<br />
Jim’s on Wednesday and<br />
Friday. Back by popular<br />
demand, Debi is stoked<br />
to be back with the people<br />
she really loves. She’s just the sweetest<br />
little thing. Did you know she used<br />
to live on a boat? What a cool story<br />
that is.<br />
If you can’t get out on Wednesday<br />
or Friday, how about joining our old<br />
friend Jodee, who is now hosting karaoke<br />
at Diamond Jim’s on Thursdays<br />
and Saturdays. Two of Luke’s finest<br />
now at Diamond Jim’s for your singing<br />
pleasure!<br />
Kellie and the other bartenders<br />
are the staple here. <strong>The</strong>y enjoy a faithful<br />
customer base and frequent visitors<br />
for dinner, drinks, and karaoke.<br />
Many are not aware that Diamond<br />
Jim’s founder, Jim Moore, still<br />
a regular customer, recently passed<br />
away. He was a highly successful<br />
restaurateur back in the day, and had<br />
many friends.<br />
Over the years, Diamond Jim’s<br />
at 1616 South 325th Street in Federal<br />
Way, WA (253) 838-1440 has become<br />
synonymous with outstanding karaoke,<br />
and singers alike.<br />
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Aberdeen, WA<br />
Captain’s <strong>Corner</strong><br />
701 W Curtis<br />
(360) 533-2908 Sun-Thurs<br />
ALGONA, WA<br />
COCO JOE’S<br />
305 1st Ave<br />
(253) 939-2838 ~ Thurs-Sat<br />
Arlington, WA<br />
aces casino<br />
5200 172nd St NE<br />
(360) 386-9740 ~ Thurs<br />
Auburn, WA<br />
B.B. Magraw’s<br />
12715 NE 124th St<br />
(253) 333-8205 ~ Tues<br />
RAINBOW CAFE<br />
112 E Main Street<br />
(253) 833-1880 ~ Sat<br />
SPUNKY MONKEY<br />
124 2nd Street SE<br />
(253) 804-9567 ~ 7 Nights<br />
Bainbridge island<br />
ISLA BONITA<br />
316 Winslow Way E<br />
(206) 780-9644 ~ Thurs, Fri<br />
Ballard, WA<br />
hamburger harry’s<br />
2409 NW Market St<br />
(206) 297-8000 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
waterwheel lounge<br />
7034 15th Ave NW<br />
(206) 784-5701 ~ Thurs-Sat<br />
Bellevue, WA<br />
blue c sushi<br />
503 Bellevue Way<br />
(425) 454-8288 ~ Wed, Thurs<br />
Maple Leaf Chinese Rest.<br />
707 148th Ave. NE<br />
(425) 747-8700 ~ Wed-Sat<br />
rock bottom brewery<br />
550 106th Ave. NE<br />
(425) 462-9300 ~ Fri<br />
steve’s bar & grill<br />
14230 NE 20th St. #A<br />
(425) 747-4493 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
the spot off main<br />
20 103rd Ave. NE<br />
(425) 646-6434 ~ Wed, Sun<br />
Bellingham, WA<br />
el gitano restaurant<br />
1125 E Sunset Drive<br />
(360) 714-1065 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
fairhaven<br />
1114 Harris Ave<br />
(360) 671-6745 ~ Wed<br />
Glynn’s shamrock pub<br />
5309 Guide Meridian<br />
(360) 398-1702 ~ Wed, Sat, Sun<br />
village pub & eatery<br />
3020 Northwest Ave<br />
(360) 734-2490 ~ Fri<br />
Bonney Lake, WA<br />
bonney lake tavern<br />
18212 Hwy 410 E<br />
(253) 863-9904 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
New Peking<br />
21179 SR 410 East<br />
(253) 826-0000 ~ Tues-Sun<br />
Bothell, WA<br />
THRASHER’S CORNER pub<br />
20805 Bothell-Everett Hwy<br />
(425) 481-0211 ~ Sat<br />
Yucatan Mexican<br />
20615 B Bothell/Everett Hwy<br />
(425) 482-2715 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
Bremerton, WA<br />
Kelvin g’s tropic blast<br />
2825 Wheaton Way<br />
(360) 813-1690 ~ Sun-Thurs<br />
OYSTER BAY INN<br />
4412 Kitsap Way<br />
(360) 377-5510 ~ Thurs-Sat<br />
British columbia<br />
ALDERGROVE ROYAL LEGION<br />
26607 Frazer Hwy, Aldergrove, BC<br />
(604) 856-8814 ~ Wed<br />
HIGHWAYMAN pub<br />
32440 Simon Ave, Abbotsford, BC<br />
(604) 859-3711 ~ Sun<br />
SANDPIPER PUB<br />
15595 Marine Drive, White Rock, BC<br />
(604) 531-7625 ~ Fri<br />
Please call before traveling. Times and days are subject to change without prior notice.<br />
burien, WA<br />
ferndale, WA<br />
lUCKY 7 SALOON<br />
CC’S LOUNGE<br />
pioneer sports lounge<br />
12715 NE 124th Street<br />
635 SW 152nd Street<br />
2005 Main Street<br />
(425) 821-7717 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
(206) 242-0977 ~ Mon<br />
(360) 380-0400 ~ Thurs, Sat<br />
Pegasus Pizza & Pasta<br />
EL PIQUE MEXICAN RESTAURANT<br />
12669 NE 85th St.<br />
fife, WA<br />
14445 Ambaum Blvd SW<br />
(425) 822-7400 ~ Tues, Thurs-Sat<br />
(206) 246-2473 ~ Fri-Sun<br />
johnny’s of fife (see ad)<br />
sluggers sportsbar<br />
5211 20th Street E<br />
MICK KELLY’S<br />
12506 NE 144th St.<br />
(253) 922-6686 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
435 SW 152nd St<br />
(425) 821-6453 ~ Sun, Tues<br />
(206) 246-2473 ~ Sun<br />
fort lewis, WA<br />
Tiki’s bar<br />
carbonado, WA<br />
heroes lounge<br />
106 Kirkland Ave.<br />
JBLM Main Bldg. 2400<br />
(425) 827-8300 ~ Sun, Tues<br />
carbonado saloon<br />
(253) 964-0331 ~ Fri 4-9pm<br />
Time out sports bar<br />
101 Pershing Ave<br />
(360) 829-4347 ~ Fri, Sat Gig Harbor, WA<br />
218 Central Way<br />
(425) 822-8511 ~ Tues<br />
concrete, WA<br />
Sunset Grill<br />
4926 Pt. Fosdick Dr. NW<br />
Lacey, WA<br />
hi lo bar & grill (see ad)<br />
(253) 851-8282 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
play pen<br />
45951 Main St.<br />
(360) 853-7946 ~ Thurs, Fri, Sat Graham, WA<br />
3811 Pacific Ave. SE<br />
(360) 350-0861 ~ Mon-Sat<br />
des moines, WA<br />
R&R LIVE<br />
9807 224th St. E, #120<br />
Lake Stevens, WA<br />
barnacles<br />
(253) 375-7155 ~ Tues, Sun<br />
Buzz Inn<br />
22636 Marine View Drive<br />
(206) 878-5000 ~ Sat<br />
issaquah, WA<br />
1801 Main St.<br />
(425) 377-9599 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
EDMONDS, WA<br />
ROLLING LOG TAVERN<br />
50 East Sunset Way<br />
creekside alehouse<br />
MICK FINSTER’S PUB & GRILL (425) 392-2964 ~ Sat, Sun<br />
12410 20th St. NE<br />
24001 Hwy 99<br />
(425) 397-0860 ~ Fri<br />
time out SPORTSBAR<br />
(425) 775-2121 ~ Wed<br />
185 Front St<br />
fuller o’riley’s<br />
Enumclaw, WA<br />
(425) 392-4802 ~ Tues<br />
1625 Vernon Rd.<br />
(425) 334-0604 ~ Thurs, 1st Sat/month<br />
the crystal saloon Kennewick, WA la hacienda<br />
1324 Roosevelt E<br />
CAVANAUGH’S LANDING<br />
621 State Route 9<br />
(360) 825-0099 ~ Sun, Tues-Thurs 1101 N Columbia Center Blvd.<br />
(425) 334-4939 ~ Mon<br />
Everett, WA<br />
(509) 783-0611 ~ Sun<br />
Lakewood, WA<br />
azteca mexican restaurant JACK-SONS SPORTSBAR<br />
1321 SE Everett Mall Way # B<br />
3320 W Kennewick Ave<br />
Bourbon Street<br />
(425) 353-7588 ~ Thurs<br />
(509) 783-4392 ~ Mon, Thurs<br />
6008 Mt. Tacoma Dr.<br />
(253) 584-1570 ~ Thurs-Sun<br />
7th street pub<br />
Kenmore, WA<br />
GALLOPING GERTIE’S<br />
631 N Broadway<br />
double d bar & grill<br />
15417 Union Ave SW<br />
(425) 259-2725 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
7211 NE 181st St<br />
(253) 584-4848 ~ Thurs, Fri, Sat<br />
blue moon lounge (see Ad) (425) 483-9606 ~ Wed, Thurs, Fri La Palma Mexican Rest. (See ad)<br />
1331 Broadway Ave<br />
MVPUB<br />
6020 Main Street SW Suite K<br />
(425) 259-3573 ~ Wed-Sat<br />
6620 NE 181st Street<br />
(253) 582-8349 ~ Wed, Fri, Sat<br />
buzz inn<br />
(425) 486-9962 ~ Wed<br />
Lakewood bar & grill (See ad)<br />
9910 Evergreen Way<br />
7505 Steilacoom Blvd<br />
(425) 353-9620 ~ Fri, Sat Kent, WA<br />
(253) 582-9195 ~ Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat<br />
Cactus Moon Saloon<br />
bad monkey bar (see ad)<br />
Oak Tree Food & Drink<br />
717 128th Street SW<br />
623 Central Ave S<br />
8011 Steilacoom Blvd.<br />
(425) 745-9855 ~ Sat<br />
(253) 859-4800 ~ Sun-Fri<br />
(253) 582-2220 ~ 7 Nights<br />
EVERETT EAGLES<br />
casey’s grill & bar (see ad) Schooner<br />
1216 Broadway Ave<br />
24228 104th Ave SE<br />
5419 100th SW<br />
(425) 252-5192 ~ Sat<br />
(253) 236-4137 ~ Tues-Sat<br />
(253) 584-1919 ~ Sun-Thurs<br />
Hayley’s Bar & grill<br />
charley’s on central<br />
1716 Hewitt Ave<br />
1734 Central Ave S<br />
Lynnwood, WA<br />
(425) 263-9792 ~ Tues<br />
(253) 850-7799 ~ 7 Nights<br />
azteca mexican restaurant<br />
Madison Ave Pub<br />
cloud 9<br />
18920 Alderwood Mall Blvd.<br />
905 Madison Ave.<br />
806 Central Ave S<br />
(425) 672-1771 ~ Fri<br />
(425) 348-7402 ~ Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri (253) 852-9910 ~ Mon-Thurs<br />
13th Ave. Pub (See ad)<br />
O’Finnigan’s pub (see ad)<br />
Golden Steer steak & rib 1233 164th St. SW<br />
13601 Hwy 99 S<br />
23826 104th Ave. SE<br />
(425) 742-7871 ~ Mon, Wed, Sat<br />
(425) 745-4805 ~ 7 Days<br />
(253) 852-1144 ~ Fri-Mon<br />
CHASER’S LOUNGE<br />
Patty’s Eggnest<br />
inn between pub<br />
15620 Hwy 99<br />
6720 Evergreen Way<br />
25412 104th Ave SE<br />
(425) 745-0777 ~ Wed<br />
(425) 353-2200 ~ Thurs-Sat<br />
(253) 854-4453 ~ Wed-Sun<br />
Daverthump’s Pub<br />
TURNERS dining & spirits<br />
jimmy t’s sportsbar<br />
19720 44th Ave. W<br />
2015 Hewitt Ave.<br />
23803 104th Ave SE<br />
(425) 582-8808 ~ Thurs-Sun<br />
(425) 610-4379 ~ Wed<br />
(253) 520-6456 ~ Wed<br />
INN SPORTSBAR & GRILL<br />
everson, WA<br />
mick kelly’s at riverbend 16716 Hwy 99 Ste G<br />
2019 W Meeker St<br />
(425) 743-0700 ~ Fri<br />
Bobby lee’s<br />
(253) 856-6425 ~ Fri<br />
marco’s lounge<br />
108 W Main St.<br />
(360) 966-8838 ~ Thurs-Sat<br />
pony keg<br />
17525 Highway 99, Suite A<br />
8535 S. 212th<br />
(425) 743-6627 ~ Sun-Thurs<br />
fall city, WA<br />
(253) 395-8022 ~ Sat<br />
Old village pub<br />
raging river cafe<br />
SIDETRACK PUB<br />
19265 76th St W<br />
33723 Fall City-Redmond Rd.<br />
10700 SE 208th St, #202<br />
(425) 778-1230 ~ Thurs, Sat<br />
(425) 222-6669 ~ Tues, Thurs<br />
(253) 852-8311 ~ Fri<br />
One Eyed Jack’s (See ad)<br />
Federal Way, WA<br />
STIMPY’S SPORTSBAR & GRILL 14019 Hwy 99 S<br />
25608 Pacific Hwy S<br />
(425) 743-5570 ~ Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sun<br />
Billy McHale’s<br />
(253) 946-7841 ~ Thurs-Sat<br />
taster’s wok<br />
1800 S 320th<br />
(253) 839-4200 ~ Wed, Sat, Sun<br />
vibe<br />
15128 Hwy 99<br />
226 1st Ave S<br />
(425) 787-6789 ~ 7 Nights<br />
diamond jim’s (see ad)<br />
(253) 852-0815 ~ Tues, Thurs, Fri<br />
1616 325th St. S<br />
lacey, WA<br />
253-838-1440 ~ Wed-Sat Kirkland, WA<br />
viking lounge<br />
hitchin’ post<br />
DANNY’S PUB<br />
6318 Martin Way E<br />
2215 SW 356th<br />
11516 124th Ave NE<br />
(360) 456-1555 ~ 7 Nights<br />
253-835-0840 ~ 7 Nights<br />
(425) 889-0127 ~ Tues, Thurs Maple valley, WA<br />
PJ Pockets casino<br />
Casino Caribbean<br />
four corners bar & grill<br />
1320 S 324th St<br />
12526 NE 144th Street<br />
26905 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd.<br />
(253) 529-9298 ~ Tues<br />
(425) 821-2222 ~ Thurs<br />
(425) 432-1004 ~ Tues, Sat<br />
Puerto Vallarta<br />
jimmy g’s grill (tech city bowl) red dog saloon<br />
2002 SW Campus Dr.<br />
13033 NE 70th Place<br />
18606 Renton Maple Valley Rd. SE<br />
(253) 874-4029 ~ Thurs<br />
(425) 827-0785 ~ Fri<br />
(425) 413-8600 ~ Alt. Tues<br />
STARS BAR & GRILL<br />
JUANITA PUB & GRILL<br />
31216 Pacific Highway S<br />
9736 NE 120th Place<br />
Marysville, WA<br />
(253) 946-9734 ~ Fri-Sun<br />
(425) 242-1655 ~ Thurs<br />
Danny’s Midway Pub<br />
VINCE’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT liquid lime<br />
14824 Smokey Pt. Blvd.<br />
32411 Pacific Highway S<br />
12015 124th Ave<br />
(360) 659-2248 ~ 7 Nights<br />
(253) 839-1496 ~ Sat<br />
(425) 825-9658 ~ Sun, Wed<br />
JR’s Steakhouse & Bar<br />
1352 State Ave.<br />
(360) 658-7747 ~ Tues<br />
List your karaoke show here for free! Call (425) 282-4610<br />
maxi’s<br />
9611 State Ave, Ste C<br />
(360) 659-0879 ~ Thurs-Sat<br />
Saigon Gardens<br />
10013 Shoultes Rd.<br />
(360) 653-9725 ~ Sun–Wed<br />
Milton, WA<br />
Milton Wok<br />
2800 Milton Way<br />
(253) 952-2888 ~ Thurs–Sat<br />
Mill creek, WA<br />
twisted lime island pub<br />
3916 148th St SE<br />
(425) 948-7882 ~ Wed, Thurs<br />
Monroe, WA<br />
Eddie’s trackside bar & grill<br />
214 N Lewis St.<br />
(360) 805-5305 ~ Tues<br />
j.R. phinickey’s<br />
18960 State Route 2 #194<br />
(360) 794-5310 ~ Mon<br />
keg-n-cue<br />
202 S Lewis St.<br />
(360) 794-9980 ~ Fri<br />
Mtlk. Terrace, WA<br />
azteca mexican restaurant<br />
22003 66th Ave W<br />
(425) 672-0601 ~ Fri<br />
getaway (see ad)<br />
24309 56th Ave W<br />
(425) 771-8478 ~ Thurs-Sun<br />
o’houlie’s pub (see ad)<br />
21919 66th Ave W<br />
(425) 776-1833 ~ Thurs-Sun<br />
Mt. Vernon, WA<br />
big rock cafe<br />
14779 State Route 9<br />
(360) 424-7872 ~ Alt. Sats<br />
la hacienda mexican<br />
2009 Riverside Drive<br />
(360) 848-6260 ~ Fri<br />
riverside lanes (dragon inn)<br />
225 Riverside Lane<br />
(360) 424-4221 ~ Wed, Fri<br />
normandy park<br />
archies mexican restaurant<br />
17821 1st Avenue S<br />
(206) 436-0850 ~ Sat<br />
north bend, wa<br />
mount si tavern<br />
45530 SE North Bend Way<br />
(425) 831-6155 ~ Sat, Alt. Sun<br />
Oak harbor, WA<br />
bayside / element<br />
656 SE Bayshore Dr.<br />
(360) 682-2403 ~ Tues, Thurs<br />
TOCGS<br />
880 SE Pioneer Way<br />
(360) 679-5100 ~ Sat<br />
OLYMPIA, WA<br />
bailey’s motor inn<br />
3333 Martin Way<br />
(360) 455-8862 ~ 7 Nights<br />
Frankie’s<br />
3663 Pacific Ave. SE<br />
(360) 412-1330 ~ Thurs-Sat<br />
hannah’s bar & grille<br />
123 5th Ave. SW<br />
(360) 357-9890 ~ Thurs, Fri<br />
Urban Onion<br />
116 Legion Way<br />
(360) 943-9242 ~ Thurs, Sat<br />
Parkland, WA<br />
2121 Pub<br />
2121 112th St E<br />
(253) 536-2100 ~ Wed, Sat<br />
ALL SEASONS SPORTS BAR<br />
12232 Pacific Ave S<br />
(253) 531-1022 ~ Sat, Sun<br />
black star pub & grill<br />
158 100th Street S<br />
(253) 535-6688 ~ Thurs<br />
bOTTOM’S UP SPORTS BAR<br />
14422 Pacific Ave S<br />
(253) 539-8000 ~ Sat<br />
lady luck cowgirl up<br />
14114 Pacific Ave S<br />
(253) 538-4996 ~ Sun<br />
El Toro mexican (see Ad)<br />
13719 Pacific Ave.<br />
(253) 536-9735 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
Haven Tavern (See ad)<br />
12510 Pacific Ave.<br />
(253) 537-5150 ~ Thurs-Sat<br />
Continued on page 11
ozzies; seattle, wa<br />
singing for cash at Ozzies<br />
7<br />
By Rocky & Kristine Fields<br />
As reported, Ozzies downtown<br />
Seattle, hosted another fabulous karaoke<br />
contest where they gave away a top<br />
prize of $500 cash to one lucky karaoke<br />
singer on September 24, 2011.<br />
Excited hopefuls<br />
showed up early in anticipation<br />
of what was to<br />
come. <strong>The</strong>y brought lots<br />
of friends and supporters<br />
along, but seemed just a<br />
little bit nervous, yet<br />
confident. We arrived<br />
earlier than expected,<br />
which was a good thing,<br />
because within the first<br />
hour of karaoke, the<br />
room filled to capacity.<br />
Ozzie’s gorgeous<br />
host, Deanna, opened<br />
the show with Dirty<br />
Deeds by AC/DC. She<br />
promptly got the show<br />
going by bringing up a<br />
regular singer, and then<br />
announced that the next<br />
singer would be the first contestant in<br />
the competition. She worked in every<br />
contestant, and those who weren't even<br />
aware there was a contest that night,<br />
weren‘t put off in the slightest.<br />
Each contestant ended up singing<br />
around three songs each, give or take,<br />
depending on whether or not they were<br />
in the room at the time their names<br />
were called. Deanna wasn't strict or<br />
even regimented, just very relaxed<br />
and emphasized the fun. <strong>The</strong> party<br />
lights were flashing, the music pumping,<br />
and the patrons were all having<br />
a great night out.<br />
A group of firefighters came in<br />
and asked to sit at our table since we<br />
pretty much had the only seating left<br />
in the room at that point. Of course<br />
Kelli is awarded $500 cash after taking 1st Place at Ozzies<br />
scores, and announced the winner.<br />
Congratulations to… Kelly! <strong>The</strong> crowd<br />
cheered, her friends gave her a standing<br />
ovation, all the other contestants<br />
congratulated her, and she sang an<br />
encore song to celebrate winning the<br />
$500 cash.<br />
Congratulations to all of the contestants<br />
who made it into the top group<br />
of singers who competed. <strong>The</strong>y were all<br />
very, very good. I'm glad I wasn't judging<br />
this one. Misha, Kelly, Rebecca,<br />
Johnathan, Johnny, and Seven really<br />
gave everyone a great show.<br />
Ozzies serves food late, has great<br />
bartenders and staff, and of course an<br />
awesome karaoke host! What more<br />
could you ask for in a karaoke location?<br />
And actually, they even have a<br />
LOT more to offer than that, honestly.<br />
Ozzies boasts two levels of fun, and<br />
karaoke seven nights a week! Live<br />
music, DJ Dance, and breakfast, lunch<br />
and dinner served every day of the<br />
week. Sports on all the big screens,<br />
and happy hour every day! If you<br />
can't find what you're looking for here,<br />
you're not looking hard enough.<br />
Becca’s fanbase came prepared to cheer her on to greatness<br />
we welcomed them. <strong>The</strong>y joined in,<br />
singing, laughing, and enjoying their<br />
beverages.<br />
Ozzies has pool and a DJ in the<br />
back of the room during Thursday night<br />
karaoke too, so if you want a break from<br />
singing, you can always head on back<br />
and get your dance on, request a song,<br />
or just have a change of scenery.<br />
We had a delicious, reasonably<br />
priced dinner, and the service was<br />
good too - a big plus in my book!<br />
At midnight, Deanna tallied the<br />
<strong>The</strong> Seattle Firefighter’s group enjoyed every bit of the karaoke at Ozzies<br />
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Jeremy Hotz, Nationally renowned Comedian<br />
Karaoke <strong>Corner</strong><br />
Continued from cover page<br />
the stunning artwork dangling over<br />
your head; colorful chandeliers light the<br />
way to this posh downtown nightclub.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Parlor is well-staffed, friendly, and<br />
warmly inviting. Show your I.D. at the<br />
door, then proceed to your destination.<br />
On Thursday nights at 7:30pm,<br />
come out to the Parlor Live, a high-falutin’<br />
comedy club located inside the Parlor.<br />
Take in a professional, live comedy<br />
show that will have you rolling in the<br />
aisles with laughter. After the comedy<br />
show, the party continues in the Ultralounge,<br />
where you can sing your heart<br />
out with Positive Promotions Karaoke,<br />
featuring Sandra Dee as your hostess.<br />
We gathered a group of friends, made a<br />
reservation, and piled in for the comedy<br />
show. Three full tables of us ordered<br />
up a slew of delicious appetizers and<br />
entrees, not to mention a bunch of<br />
cocktails! I had the chicken enchiladas,<br />
my friend Taz ordered a huge appetizer<br />
feast that feeds eight people! And, yes,<br />
she shared. It included beef satays,<br />
shrimp satays,<br />
buffalo wings,<br />
crispy fried artichoke<br />
hearts,<br />
crab stuffed<br />
mushrooms and<br />
pan seared pork<br />
ribs, all served<br />
o v e r a hu g e<br />
mound of parmesan<br />
waffle fries.<br />
Absolutely decadent!<br />
Others ordered<br />
meals from<br />
lobster ravioli,<br />
salads and burgers,<br />
to grilled<br />
prime rib.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y had Asian-inspired appetizers,<br />
American favorites, and elaborate<br />
offerings as well. Try the shrimp, crab<br />
and fresh chile quesadilla! I was so<br />
full I didn't get to indulge in the baby<br />
elephant ears, or the cheesecake bru-<br />
Bellevue’s Parlor Live hosts big name comedians from all over the country<br />
<strong>The</strong> gang had a blast at Sandra Dee’s show at the Parlor<br />
lee! Guess I’ll just have to go back for<br />
the experience of dessert alone!<br />
If you end up staying late, you<br />
can order breakfast (served after<br />
11pm), and they have a full menu<br />
available all night long - a real bonus<br />
for all you party hearty types.<br />
Thank goodness they had Monster<br />
energy drinks, Rockstars and the like.<br />
We partied like rockstars and ended up<br />
hanging out all night long singing karaoke<br />
after an excellent comedy show.<br />
<strong>The</strong> comedy shows feature wellknown<br />
comedians. In October, Kevin<br />
Nealon from the hit Showtime series<br />
"Weeds" will be performing live. Could<br />
be a good time to delve into that dessert<br />
menu. Check out the Parlor Live’s<br />
comedy lineup at www.parlorlive.com<br />
and get your tickets in advance to see<br />
your favorite comedians.<br />
As for the karaoke, Sandra Dee<br />
runs a top notch, first class show. I<br />
must say, there was some serious talent<br />
at the Ultralounge on the night<br />
we visited. With no cover charge, the<br />
karaoke show fills up quickly, and<br />
the rotations are lengthy, but well<br />
worth the wait. I even felt comfortable<br />
enough to get up there and sing, and<br />
for those of you who know me, I will<br />
NOT sing, unless I feel completely<br />
confident in the host, the sound system<br />
and of course in myself!<br />
Sandra Dee throws in some<br />
dance songs throughout the night to<br />
get everybody out on the dance floor<br />
and loosen up a bit. A bunch of us did<br />
the Electric Slide, and later we danced<br />
along to some of the singers.<br />
Karaoke starts at 9:30pm, directly<br />
after the comedy show. We were lucky<br />
enough to have gotten the V.I.P. treatment,<br />
sitting close to the stage at a<br />
booth large enough to accommodate our<br />
entire group. <strong>The</strong> lounge is designed so<br />
that people gather around the edge of<br />
their huge, expansive, seemingly neverending<br />
dance floor and booth seating.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Ultralounge is really very<br />
elaborate. Upon entering the Parlor, on<br />
the right is the first of two full-service<br />
bars. This 42-foot bar features a full<br />
length ice rail to keep your drinks cold!<br />
<strong>The</strong> second bar is located in the back<br />
and serves the same incredible drink<br />
menu. <strong>The</strong>y also feature private rooms,<br />
and lots of billiards! With $5 million<br />
invested, Parlor Billiards accommodates<br />
up to 800 guests, features 17 pool<br />
tables, and two private billiard rooms<br />
containing three tables each. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
rooms are available for private events<br />
and can be rented for private parties.<br />
Serious pool players and novices alike<br />
will appreciate the full-service pro<br />
shop, the validated parking, and the<br />
free WiFi as well. For your convenience,<br />
they have pagers to summon<br />
your server to your pool table.<br />
See Karaoke <strong>Corner</strong> on page 12
MVPub & Sportsbar; kenmore, wa<br />
Lightning strikes the MVPub<br />
9<br />
By Ty Hughes<br />
Eric is a professional karaoke<br />
host, soundman,<br />
and performer out of<br />
Kenmore, Washington.<br />
Owner of Lightning<br />
Karaoke & Sound and<br />
singer for local cover<br />
band Timeline, Eric runs a fully-legal<br />
and legitimate karaoke show featuring<br />
an extensive library of songs every<br />
Wednesday night at Kenmore’s newest<br />
sportsbar, the all-new MVPub.<br />
Chuck and Loni, a father/daughter<br />
team, recently took ownership of<br />
the bar. <strong>The</strong>y’ve done a stellar job of<br />
promoting all they have to offer the<br />
community. <strong>The</strong> dark woods from top<br />
to bottom keeps the customers feeling<br />
warm and comfortable whether<br />
they’re singing karaoke, playing<br />
darts, pulltabs, or just hangin’ out<br />
with friends around the bar watching<br />
the football game. Chuck and<br />
Loni have put an emphasis on hiring<br />
quality staff members at every level.<br />
did a killer Aqualung, and Steve killed<br />
Painted Black. Everybody was up<br />
dancing, shakin’ their groove thang.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n Phil walks in. Been hearing<br />
about this Phil guy all night. Suddenly,<br />
we’re in the presence of Sammy<br />
Hagar’s twin bro! Everybody rushes<br />
to his side. <strong>The</strong> guy’s like a rock star<br />
‘round these parts. Catch his own karaoke<br />
show sometime over at the Red<br />
Onion in Madison Park. So he rocks<br />
out on the mic singing Like A Stone<br />
and the room melted.<br />
Cool crowd at the MVPub. Come<br />
on out and see how karaoke is really<br />
done. Eric and the gang love getting<br />
brand new, first-time singers up too,<br />
so don’t be shy.<br />
He’s got over 30,000 songs broken<br />
down into two bright, clean books, one<br />
by Artist, the other by Title. Eric has<br />
built a solid following in the area over<br />
the years. Says he’s got four other fully-licensed<br />
CAVs systems ready to go,<br />
MVPub’s Host, Eric, Lightning Karaoke<br />
and would love to place these in any<br />
location requiring a legally compliant<br />
show. Contact Eric by email at KenmoreSound@Comcast.net,<br />
or see him<br />
in person Wednesdays at the all-new,<br />
and most awesome MVPub, located at<br />
6620 NE 181st Street, Kenmore, WA<br />
(425) 486-9962.<br />
Eric enjoys a fun-loving following of karaoke peeps at the MVPub in Kenmore<br />
Each and every Wednesday from<br />
9pm-1am, Eric steps in and takes over<br />
the sound system at the MVPub, giving<br />
random bar patrons the opportunity<br />
to make their dreams come true!<br />
His passion is music, his business is<br />
karaoke. He does this better than most<br />
you’ll find.<br />
Nestled into a cozy, sunken karaoke<br />
room in the middle of the all-wood<br />
interior of the MVPub, avid karaoke<br />
singers and diehard fans of Eric’s show<br />
take the stage and let it all hang out.<br />
Real good folks like Jim and Nancy,<br />
Barbara and Brian, Hugh, Phil, and<br />
Ian can hardly resist the colorful stage<br />
lights, and exuberant accolades from<br />
like-minded friends at the MVPub.<br />
A humongous screen with lyrics<br />
is projected all across the front of the<br />
performer and onto the wall behind<br />
the singer. A great effect for the audience,<br />
and sets the mood for a good<br />
show. It’s certainly not hard to follow<br />
along with the lyrics, no matter how<br />
obscure the song might be.<br />
And the food is awesome. Six gourmet<br />
burgers to choose from for around $8,<br />
soups and salads, sandwiches, plus<br />
brisket, alfredos, and pulled pork<br />
entrees, all for just $6 to $14 each. If<br />
you come in later, and still want to<br />
get something to eat, they serve a late<br />
night menu from 10pm-close.<br />
Wednesday night karaoke is a<br />
great experience at the MVPub. $3<br />
well drinks, and $2.50 pounders will<br />
always treat your wallet with care.<br />
Sometimes it’s something as simple<br />
as saving money that will have perfect<br />
strangers singing out loud in front of<br />
each other. This is frowned upon when<br />
riding the commuter train heading to<br />
work. Here they praise you. It happens<br />
every time.<br />
Greg danced around, engaged the<br />
crowd, and thoroughly entertained. He<br />
and Barbara later joined for a sweet<br />
duet. Nancy warned that Jim’s version<br />
of Crazy was amazing. She was right.<br />
Jim pulled himself out of her bear hug<br />
long enough to bestow his gift. Brian<br />
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ABC’s Karaoke Battle USA Top 4 Finalists<br />
Sammy Vijarro<br />
Continued from cover page<br />
across the country. Everything that<br />
you saw on ABC TV was pre-taped.<br />
None of it was aired live.<br />
Did they cover all expenses during this<br />
crazy adventure?<br />
Yes, but I don’t think all the tabs<br />
were picked up by the same company<br />
or entity. I believe that the different<br />
branches of the show (Las Vegas as<br />
opposed to LA) were paid for by different<br />
entities.<br />
What is Host Joey Fatone like?<br />
Joey is a very likable fella. That’s<br />
why we’ve seen him hosting various<br />
shows. And he didn’t disappoint here<br />
either. He made it fun for all of us.<br />
He’s playful and raw at times but<br />
he’s a grown-up dad too, no longer, a<br />
young teen heartthrob. So I think that<br />
makes him a good balance as a show<br />
host. I liked him.<br />
Incidentally, I told Joey about the<br />
prior connection I have with him:<br />
When I competed, several years ago in<br />
Nashville at the Dick Clark National<br />
Singing Championship, I competed<br />
with his older sister, Janine Fatone.<br />
That was back when NSync were just<br />
becoming well known.<br />
What do you think will come out of all of<br />
this, any leads or offers yet?<br />
Nothing of significance yet. But they<br />
did just finish airing the show this<br />
past weekend. So we’ll see what the<br />
coming weeks and months bring. I<br />
am very hopeful and optimistic about<br />
the future.<br />
We saw your wife Bonnie at the finale show,<br />
was she able to accompany you through the<br />
whole thing?<br />
She was not able to be with me in Las<br />
Vegas. But as you saw, she was able to<br />
be with me in Hollywood.<br />
Sammy V. on set for Karaoke Battle USA<br />
Any bloopers we didn't get to see that<br />
were memorable or anything funny you<br />
can share?<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are some on the Web site at<br />
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Karaoke_USA,<br />
but one in particular<br />
comes to mind. All throughout<br />
the tapings, in all four regions of competition,<br />
I guess people were trying to<br />
get Joey to do some NSync moves on<br />
stage. I personally heard it a couple of<br />
times in Vegas and in L.A. He always<br />
just shook his head “No!” On the final<br />
day of taping, some audience members<br />
got a wild hair, probably bribed the<br />
soundman and, on a taping break,<br />
they rushed the stage and began to<br />
lip-sync to NSync’s “Bye bye bye”.<br />
<strong>The</strong> way they danced and knowing<br />
the moves perfectly, it was so funny!<br />
We were all laughing ourselves silly,<br />
including Joey. Suddenly, he couldn’t<br />
contain himself any longer and rushed<br />
up to the stage and promptly joined the<br />
group, dancing “NSync” with them.<br />
Of course the crowd went berserk at<br />
that point. I so wish I had that on<br />
video. It was a highlight of the week<br />
in Hollywood.<br />
Will you be going to see Wilson Philips when<br />
they come to town in December?<br />
That is my plan. I asked Carnie Wilson<br />
to get me backstage. She said,<br />
“Yes”, so I hope it will happen. She<br />
was so sweet to me, and my family. I<br />
really want to see her in action.<br />
I'm sure you're not thrilled about finishing in<br />
2nd place, but you have an amazing grace<br />
about you and take things in stride. What's<br />
next for you as far as competitions go? Anything<br />
planned for the near future?<br />
Well, there is a certain amount of<br />
disappointment when one loses, no<br />
matter how far he/she has come. But<br />
you are absolutely right, I love God<br />
and simply wait to see His purposes in<br />
outcomes like this. Many times, a loss<br />
in the immediate can be a blessing in<br />
the long run, on many levels. I believe<br />
God has a plan for the gifts He’s given<br />
to me. I hope to achieve that plan.<br />
In the immediate, I will pursue a deal<br />
with either a major talent agency and/<br />
or record company. I believe I have<br />
music, voiceover work and possibly<br />
even acting, in my future. As for competing,<br />
I am always appreciative of<br />
how competition polishes my chops,<br />
so I will likely continue to compete as<br />
time and circumstances permit.<br />
Anything in particular you’d like to tell<br />
your fans?<br />
Yes, I want to send them all my most<br />
heartfelt thanks and appreciation for<br />
the many, many words of encouragement<br />
and prayers of support. It really<br />
does mean so much. I believe it all really<br />
truly does affect how everything<br />
turns out. And while I did not win<br />
the competition, I don’t believe it is all<br />
over. I believe God has so much yet to<br />
do with me and I pray that I will be<br />
able to go where He guides.<br />
Anything you'd like to convey to other masters<br />
of karaoke?<br />
Keep on singing. We all love to hear<br />
people sing because we all have some<br />
appreciation for singing. We carry this<br />
instrument around with us, albeit at<br />
varying levels of proficiency, and those<br />
who have the privilege of performing<br />
possess a gift from God to ‘speak’ to<br />
others. Regard that gift to the utmost<br />
and you won’t be so disappointed if you<br />
sometimes lose the race.<br />
When can we expect to see a new album/<br />
recording from you?<br />
As soon as possible. But I don’t know<br />
for sure, exactly when that will be. I<br />
have so much to do regarding that.<br />
But I have already posted, and will<br />
continue to post some of my music on<br />
my new Web site to get a little taste<br />
of it out there. Be sure to log in for a<br />
visit and check it out; www.sammyvijarro.com.<br />
Sammy, thanks so much for your<br />
time. Hope to see/hear you very soon<br />
and often! “Thank you and I’m lovin’<br />
you right back. <strong>The</strong> pleasure is all<br />
mine. See you soon.”
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Continued from page 6<br />
Skeeter’s<br />
1718 99th St. E<br />
(253) 531-5900 ~ Thurs-Sat<br />
pasco, WA<br />
hut restaurant & bar<br />
605 N Road 27<br />
(509) 543-9580 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
port orchard, WA<br />
BEACHSIDE GRILL & BAR<br />
1604 Bay Street<br />
(360) 874-2221 ~ Tues-Sat<br />
Puyallup, WA<br />
forbidden city<br />
1402 E. Main<br />
(253) 845-6655 ~ 7 Nights<br />
main garden<br />
1106 E Main<br />
(253) 848-7222 ~ Sun, Tues, Thurs-Sat<br />
RIO BLANCO MEXICAN REST.<br />
214 39th Ave SW<br />
(253) 770-0841 ~ Sat<br />
summit pub (see ad)<br />
9502 Canyon Rd. E<br />
(253) 536-1588 ~ Fri, Sun<br />
Redmond, WA<br />
Palmers East (KK)<br />
7853 Leary Way NE<br />
(425) 867-3837 ~ 7 Days<br />
Kids Karaoke 9pm-10pm<br />
Renton, WA<br />
benders<br />
10716 SE Carr Rd.<br />
(425) 277-3307 ~ Wed, Thurs, Sun<br />
BURNETT’S PUB<br />
340 Burnett Ave S<br />
(425) 271-8240 ~ Thurs, Fri<br />
CASA DURANGO<br />
1306 Union Ave NE<br />
(425) 793-9501 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
JaCK’S BAR & GRILL<br />
3901 Northeast 4th St # 105<br />
(425) 271-8851 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
JP’S BAR & GRILL<br />
1055 Sunset Blvd NE<br />
(425) 255-9213 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
LOVE’S LANDING<br />
205 Airport Way<br />
(425) 271-8566 ~ Wed-Sun<br />
no bull saloon<br />
1190 Sunset Blvd. NE, Ste. E<br />
(425) 277-4337 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
R BAR & GRILL<br />
17178 116th Ave SE<br />
(425) 228-7811 ~ Wed, Thurs, Sat, Sun<br />
TROPHIES<br />
247 Park Ave N<br />
(425) 276-5836 ~ Mon, Tues<br />
uncle mo’s SNAPPY INN<br />
321 Williams Ave S<br />
(425) 917-3130 ~ Thurs-Sat<br />
vince’s italian restaurant<br />
2815 NE Sunset Blvd.<br />
(425) 226-8180 ~ Wed-Sat<br />
Rochester, WA<br />
Little Red Barn<br />
6222 197th Ave. SW<br />
(360) 273-5439 ~ Sun-Thurs<br />
Roy, WA<br />
Roy Tavern & eatery<br />
106 McNaught Rd.<br />
(253) 843-2680 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
SeaTac, WA<br />
BullPen Pub Bar & Grill<br />
20011 International Blvd.<br />
(206) 824-4070 ~ 7 Nights<br />
Please call before traveling. Times and days are subject to change without prior notice.<br />
Gregory’s Bar & Grill<br />
18220 International Blvd.<br />
(206) 248-8185 ~ Wed-Sat<br />
Seattle, WA<br />
atlantic crossing<br />
6508 Roosevelt Way NE<br />
(206) 729-6266 ~ Mon<br />
atrium bistro<br />
11740 15th Ave NE<br />
(206) 365-2500 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
blue c sushi<br />
3411 Fremont Ave N<br />
(206) 633-3411 ~ Thurs<br />
Changes Tavern<br />
2103 North 45th St.<br />
(206) 545-8363 ~ Sun, Wed, Thurs<br />
chao bistro<br />
1200 E Pike Street<br />
(206) 324-1010 ~ Thurs<br />
chapel bar<br />
1600 Melrose Ave<br />
(206) 447-9777 ~ Wed<br />
Citrus ULTRA LOUNGE<br />
1001 Fairview Ave N #2000<br />
(206) 402-6364 ~ Mon<br />
Columbia city theater<br />
4916 Rainier Ave S<br />
(206) 722-3009 ~ Wed<br />
Crescent Lounge<br />
1413 E Olive Way<br />
(206) 720-8188 ~ 7 nights<br />
dante’s steak & grog<br />
5300 Roosevelt Way NE<br />
(206) 525-1300 ~ Mon, Wed<br />
dubliner pub<br />
3515 Fremont Ave N<br />
(206) 548-1508 ~ Mon, Tues<br />
finn maccools<br />
4217 University Way NE<br />
(206) 675-0885 ~ Thurs<br />
four SEAS RESTAURANT<br />
714 South King Street<br />
(206) 682-4900 ~ Thurs, Fri<br />
fourno’s<br />
4733 University Way NE<br />
(206) 729-5195 ~ Tues<br />
fuel<br />
164 S. Washington St.<br />
(206) 405-FUEL ~ Wed<br />
fusion ultra lounge<br />
722 NE 45th St.<br />
(206) 774-9296 ~ Tues<br />
GOLDIE’S AIRPORT<br />
3924 Airport Way<br />
(206) 622-1119 ~ Wed-Sun<br />
heads or tails bar<br />
12534 Aurora Ave N<br />
(206) 440-3288 ~ Thurs, Fri, Sun<br />
hula hula bar<br />
106 1st Ave N<br />
(206) 284-5003 ~ 7 Nights<br />
industry lounge (see ad)<br />
6601 E Marginal Way S (Georgetown)<br />
(206) 762-3453 ~ Sun<br />
jabu’s pub<br />
174 Roy St.<br />
(206) 284-9093 ~ Sat<br />
kate’s pub<br />
309 NE 45th St<br />
(206) 547-6832 ~ Wed<br />
little red hen (see ad)<br />
7115 Woodlawn Ave NE<br />
(206) 522-1168 ~ Mon, Wed<br />
Mandarin gate<br />
10000 Aurora Ave N<br />
(206) 527-0709 ~ 7 Nights<br />
Marco polo bar/grill<br />
5613 4th Ave S<br />
(206) 762-3964 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
nectar lounge<br />
412 N 36th St<br />
(206) 632-2020 ~ Tues<br />
Ohana Japanese<br />
2207 1st Ave.<br />
(206) 956-9329 ~ Sun<br />
ozzie’s (see ad)<br />
105 W Mercer St.<br />
(206) 284-4618 ~ 7 Nights<br />
RED ONION TAVERN<br />
4210 E Madison St<br />
(206) 323-1611 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
Rickshaw (See ad)<br />
322 N. 150th<br />
(206) 789-0120 ~ 7 Nights<br />
Shay’s Restaurant<br />
15744 Aurora Ave.<br />
(206) 363-8877 ~ Sat<br />
Scarlet tree<br />
801 NE 65th Suite C<br />
(206) 523-8888 ~ Tues<br />
Scorecard bar & grill<br />
543 NE Northgate Way<br />
(206) 367-2620 ~ Thurs<br />
SKYLARK CAFE & CLUB<br />
3803 Delridge Way SW<br />
(206) 935-2111 ~ Mon<br />
the barrel tavern<br />
11051 1st Ave S<br />
(206) 244-7390 ~ Wed, Fri, Sat<br />
WAYNE’S WORLD (SEE AD)<br />
1832 South 120th Street<br />
(206) 433-8658 ~ Sat<br />
yen wor garden<br />
8580 Greenwood Ave<br />
(206) 784-7422 ~ 7 Nights<br />
Shoreline, WA<br />
drift on inn<br />
16708 Aurora Ave. N.<br />
(206) 542-1010 ~ Wed, Thurs<br />
Royal Unicorn<br />
615 NW Richmond Beach Rd.<br />
(206) 542-2169 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
SELENA’S FAMILY RESTAURANT<br />
14622 15th Ave NE<br />
(206) 659-4925 ~ Wed<br />
woody’s bar<br />
19508 Aurora Ave N<br />
(206) 542-8781 ~ Wed<br />
silverdale, WA<br />
old town bistro<br />
3388 NW Byron St.<br />
(360) 698-9463 ~ Tues<br />
www.oldtown-bistro.com<br />
smokey point, WA<br />
longhorn saloon<br />
18802 Smokey Point Blvd.<br />
(360) 653-4760 ~ Sat<br />
Snohomish, WA<br />
buzz inn harvey field<br />
9900 Airport Way<br />
(360) 568-3970 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
collector’s choice<br />
215 Cypress Ave (Behind Rite Aid)<br />
(360) 568-1277 ~ Thurs<br />
Oxford saloon<br />
913 1st Street<br />
(360) 568-3845 ~ Wed 7pm-11pm<br />
piccadilly circus<br />
1104 1st Street<br />
(360) 568-8212 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
Spanaway, WA<br />
J.R.’S WHISTLESTOP<br />
22225 Mountain Hwy<br />
(253) 847-0111 ~ Fri, Sat (All Ages)<br />
Oak Tree food & drink<br />
18299 Pacific Ave.<br />
(253) 847-3818 ~ 7 nights<br />
Y sports bar & Grill<br />
23517 32nd Ave E<br />
(253) 230-3845 ~ Tues-Thurs<br />
spokane, WA<br />
CHINESE GARDENS<br />
5207 East Trent Ave<br />
(360) 629-2888 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
Stanwood, WA<br />
stanwood hotel & tavern<br />
26926 102nd Ave. NW<br />
(360) 629-2888 ~ Fri<br />
Sultan, WA<br />
loggers inn<br />
215 Main St.<br />
(360) 793-1923 ~ Sat<br />
Tacoma, WA<br />
bILLY B’S PUB & GRUB<br />
1213 S 56th Street<br />
(253) 314-5260 ~ Thurs<br />
bob’s java jive<br />
2102 South Tacoma Way<br />
(253) 475-9843 ~ Sun-Fri<br />
bUCK WILD SALOON<br />
11401 Steele Street S<br />
(253) 537-0801 ~ Thurs<br />
charley’s Rest. & bar (see ad)<br />
6520 19th St. W<br />
(253) 564-9454 ~ 7 Days<br />
CHEERS DOWNTOWN BAR/GRILL<br />
2611 Pacific Avenue<br />
(253) 627-4430 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
el toro mexican (see ad)<br />
5716 N 26th St.<br />
(253) 473-3309 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
Engine House #9<br />
611 N Pine St.<br />
(253) 272-3435 ~ Thurs, Sat<br />
FIRWOOD ROCK LOUNGE<br />
734 Pacific Ave<br />
(253) 212-9717 ~ Mon<br />
Flying Boots<br />
614 S 38th Street<br />
(253) 475-9628 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
gloria’s bar & grill<br />
8201 Pacific Ave<br />
(253) 475-5877 ~ Tues-Sat<br />
home plate tavern<br />
1042 S Sprague Ave<br />
(253) 272-9713 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
jazzbones<br />
2803 6th Ave<br />
(253) 396-9169 ~ Mon<br />
kabuki japanese<br />
2919 S 38th St #B<br />
(253) 474-1650 ~ 4th Sat<br />
krickett’s family restaurant<br />
14815 Pacific Avenue S<br />
(253) 531-1970 ~ Wed, Thurs<br />
loose wheel bar/grill (see ad)<br />
6108 6th Ave<br />
(253) 301-1647 ~ Mon, Wed<br />
north point bar<br />
6210 29th St. NE<br />
(253) 927-7767 ~ 7 Nights<br />
O’Malley’s Irish Pub<br />
2403 6th Ave.<br />
(253) 383-3144 ~ Tues, Wed<br />
pacific lanes<br />
7015 South D St.<br />
(253) 474-0594 ~ Thurs-Sat<br />
puget sound pizza<br />
317 South 7th<br />
(253) 383-4777 ~ Tues-Sat<br />
spuds pizza parlor<br />
7025 Pacific Ave<br />
(253) 475-3366 ~ Sat, Sun<br />
sTONEGATE LOUNGE<br />
5421 South Tacoma Way<br />
(253) 473-2255 ~ Mon<br />
List your karaoke show here for free! Call (425) 282-4610<br />
tempest lounge<br />
913 Martin Luther King Jr<br />
(253) 272-4904 ~ Thurs<br />
the mix<br />
635 St. Helens Ave.<br />
(253) 383-4327 ~ Thurs-Sun<br />
thunderbird lounge<br />
7121 Waller Rd E<br />
(253) 539-1995 ~ 7 Nights<br />
the swiss tavern<br />
1904 Jefferson Ave<br />
(253) 572-2821 ~ Wed<br />
Westgate bar & grill<br />
5928 North 26th Street<br />
(253) 756-7072 ~ 7 Nights<br />
Tukwila, WA<br />
White Horse<br />
14935 Interurban Ave. S<br />
(206) 242-2842 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
Tumwater, WA<br />
bally-hoo pub<br />
316 Schmitd Pl. SW (Off Custer)<br />
(360) 534-9557 ~ Odd Thurs<br />
University Place, WA<br />
jade palace<br />
3810 Bridgeport Way W<br />
(253) 564-7170 ~ Thurs-Sat<br />
UP Station<br />
8305 27th Street SW<br />
(253) 460-3510 ~ 7 nights<br />
Sun: 2-6pm and 9-2am<br />
West Seattle, WA<br />
chelan cafe<br />
3527 Chelan SW<br />
(206) 932-7383 ~ Thurs, Sat, Sun<br />
rocksport bar & grill<br />
4209 SW Alaska St.<br />
(206) 935-5838 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
skylark cafe & club<br />
3803 Delridge Way SW<br />
(206) 937-3463 ~ Mon<br />
talarico’s pizzeria (see ad)<br />
4718 California Ave SW<br />
(206) 937-3463 ~ Sun-Tues, Thurs<br />
the bridge<br />
4439 35th Ave SW<br />
(206) 402-4606 ~ Wed<br />
west seattle eagles<br />
4426 California Ave. SW<br />
(206) 938-4426 ~ Fri (Sept-May)<br />
Yen Wor<br />
2300 California Ave. SW<br />
(206) 932-1455 ~ 7 nights<br />
White Center, WA<br />
Locker Room Tavern<br />
9633 16th Ave. SW<br />
(206) 762-9805 ~ Wed-Sat<br />
Triangle pub<br />
9454 Delridge Way SW<br />
(206) 763-0714 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
WHITE CENTER EAGLES<br />
10452 15th Ave SW<br />
(206) 248-1400 ~ Wed, Sat<br />
woodinville, WA<br />
CHAN’S PLACE<br />
14203 NE Woodinville Duvall Rd.<br />
(425) 483-2223 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
www.chansplaces.com<br />
rooney’s spirits (see ad)<br />
17626 140th Ave NE<br />
(425) 481-3586 ~ Fri, Sat<br />
Yelm, WA<br />
white horse tavern<br />
107 Yelm Ave<br />
(360) 458-4555 ~ Mon, Wed, Thurs<br />
willoughby’s<br />
113 Yelm Ave<br />
(360) 400-2240 ~ Mon-Thurs<br />
October 2011 - www.nwkaraokeguide.net
12<br />
Pizza Palace; Snohomish, wa<br />
2nd Annual Tony Bridges Band Family Night Out!<br />
By Rocky & Kristine Fields<br />
For the second year in a row,<br />
<strong>The</strong> Tony Bridges Band held it's now<br />
annual "Family Night Out!" at the<br />
Pizza Palace in downtown Snohomish<br />
last month.<br />
<strong>The</strong> band recently returned<br />
from Nashville where they opened<br />
for Darryl Worley, and hung out with<br />
Montgomery Gentry at the Tennessee<br />
River Run. <strong>The</strong> 5K run, benefits the<br />
Darryl Worley<br />
Foundation, which has existed<br />
since 2001 and serves special needs<br />
for people in West Tennessee, Northwestern<br />
Alabama and Northeastern<br />
Mississippi. Additionally, it supports<br />
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital,<br />
Le Bonheur Children's Medical<br />
Center, the Cystic Fibrosis<br />
Foundation, and the Darryl Worley<br />
Cancer Treatment Center. <strong>The</strong>ir<br />
being there was not only a lot of fun<br />
and a great life experience, but it was<br />
for a great cause too!<br />
<strong>The</strong> family night out begins<br />
with pizza! Served buffet style, pizza<br />
is brought out four at a time, along<br />
with salads, pop, ice cold water, and of<br />
course dessert too. <strong>The</strong> Pizza Palace<br />
holds lots of people, it's three levels<br />
deep, and a whole lot of fun. <strong>The</strong> downstairs<br />
is set up kind of like a kids basement<br />
gameroom, with hoops, games, a<br />
Disney movie playing, and lots of room<br />
to run around. <strong>The</strong> upstairs features<br />
a large open area where tables are set<br />
Tony Bridges eggs on his guitarist, Chris, at their annual Family Night Out in Snohomish<br />
up and you can look out over the crowd<br />
on the main level without being in the<br />
middle of it. <strong>The</strong> main level, where all<br />
the action is, features a bar, several<br />
old-school video games to play (free!)<br />
for everyone to enjoy, seating, a dance<br />
floor, a stage, and of course the Tony<br />
Bridges Band for Family Night Out.<br />
<strong>The</strong> event began at 6pm, and went until<br />
just after 10pm, which was nice as it<br />
wasn't too terribly late for the kids, and<br />
we adults got home with enough time<br />
to unwind as well. Saturday nights are<br />
great for a family night. We were happy<br />
to have been able to make this event for<br />
the second year in a row. <strong>The</strong> band has<br />
added several new songs to their playlist,<br />
and some more original tunes, plus<br />
they’ve got some great harmonies going<br />
on. <strong>The</strong> band typically plays country<br />
music, but we also heard a little Sweet<br />
Home Alabama, La Bamba, Come Together<br />
by the Beatles, and a couple other<br />
covers that everyone really enjoyed.<br />
People were dancing on the dance floor<br />
the whole night long and the band kept<br />
crankin’ out the tunes. Even Tony's<br />
smallest family member, Maxwell,<br />
played along with a tambourine and<br />
singing some of the tunes to everyone's<br />
amusement! He's just a little guy, but he<br />
had it all goin’ on. He even made a little<br />
tip money for himself.<br />
Partway through the evening,<br />
the band took a break and they pulled<br />
raffle tickets, that were for sale all<br />
night until the drawing for only $1<br />
each! This year they had quite a few<br />
sponsors and gave away lots of great<br />
prizes. We won the first prize of the<br />
night, a $20 gift certificate for Ezell's<br />
Famous Chicken. Other prizes included<br />
gift certificates for the Olive Garden,<br />
Gotta Go Espresso, Twisted Cafe'<br />
in Woodinville, Round Table Pizza,<br />
Dalton Midway (lube, oil and filter) in<br />
Clearview, signed Tony Bridges merchandise,<br />
Glow Bowling for six at Evergreen<br />
Lanes, a $50 gift certificate to<br />
Grocery Outlet in Monroe, a one-night<br />
stay at GuestHouse Inn & Suites, and<br />
a 3-month membership to Snohomish<br />
Fitness Center for a couple! Again, all<br />
the raffle prize money was donated to<br />
the Darryl Worley Foundation, as was<br />
the $60 dollars raised (by yours truly)<br />
during a silent auction for an autographed<br />
football jersey, a t-shirt from<br />
the Tennessee River Run, also signed<br />
by Darryl Worley, Montgomery Gentry<br />
and the Tony Bridges Band members,<br />
a magazine featuring the bands and<br />
other assorted memorabilia from the<br />
River Run. We are happy to report that<br />
we won the silent auction and glad to<br />
donate to this very worthy cause!<br />
<strong>The</strong>re were a couple hundred kids<br />
and adults present when we arrived<br />
at the event,<br />
plenty of food<br />
and drinks to<br />
go around and<br />
lots of hugs and<br />
smiles.<br />
Little Maxwell joins in<br />
I f y o u<br />
haven't yet, join<br />
Tony Bridges’<br />
Facebook page<br />
and get in the<br />
know for next<br />
year's family<br />
night out event. It's a ton of fun, and<br />
if you're like us, you'll plan on making<br />
it an annual event for your family too.<br />
<strong>The</strong> cost this year was only $30 per<br />
family! It's not often you can go eat<br />
all the pizza, salad, pop and cookies<br />
you can handle for your whole family<br />
for only $30 bucks!<br />
Lots more photos online at www.<br />
nwkaraokeguide.net. We look forward<br />
to seeing you next year, same place,<br />
around the same time of the year.<br />
Keep your eyes on this publication for<br />
dates and showtimes to catch the Tony<br />
Bridges Band.<br />
October 2011 - www.nwkaraokeguide.net<br />
Karaoke <strong>Corner</strong><br />
Continued from page 8<br />
For more information on upcoming<br />
events, visit their Web site and<br />
browse around for the group rates.<br />
You’ll find the pricing is very reasonable<br />
for what you receive, and the<br />
facilities are well worth the price.<br />
With over 20,000 square feet of<br />
space, <strong>The</strong> Parlor has done a fantastic<br />
job of utilizing every inch. For an out<br />
of this world karaoke experience, come<br />
out on any given Thursday beginning<br />
at 9:30pm. We highly recommend that<br />
you step out of your usual locations<br />
from time to time and enjoy something<br />
new and different.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y have a dress code, but it's<br />
not suits and ties, or dresses and<br />
heels, just respectable clothing; no flip<br />
flops, hats, or saggy, baggy clothes.<br />
Well, that's it for this month's<br />
Karaoke <strong>Corner</strong>.<br />
Grab your<br />
chance to try<br />
something new<br />
th is month,<br />
and put <strong>The</strong><br />
Parlor on your<br />
“To Do” list.<br />
We're always looking for fun,<br />
different, and unique venues to write<br />
about, so if you have a favorite place<br />
you'd like to see featured here, send<br />
us a note, email or feel free to call<br />
(425) 359-9450, rocknkris@yahoo.<br />
com or Facebook us at Rocky and/or<br />
Kristine Fields.<br />
We love bringing you karaoke<br />
news, live entertainment venues and<br />
contest information. Send us your<br />
thoughts, questions, comments or just<br />
say hello! See you next time, and until<br />
then, remember to keep on singing!
Ray sings his favorites under Geodaddy’s supervision at Stars in Federal Way<br />
STARS BAR & GRILL; FEDERAL WAY, WA<br />
Karaoke is O.K. at Stars<br />
<strong>The</strong> dart players will come over for a<br />
song or two between matches. Karaoke<br />
and darts get along just fine. Two pool<br />
tables split the room, and the bar is<br />
sunken into the ground, nearly two feet<br />
lower than the floor, so you’re actually<br />
looking down at the bartenders. Val is<br />
their head ‘tender and teams up with<br />
Monica to make one efficient machine.<br />
Even though you’d still be looking down<br />
at Val if she was on the same floor,<br />
you’ll love her sexy grit. She’s good at<br />
what she does<br />
and provides<br />
A+ service at<br />
Stars, all of<br />
them do.<br />
Geodaddy’s<br />
currently<br />
building his<br />
audience, and<br />
For<br />
By Ty Hughes<br />
those of you who<br />
were wondering,<br />
our buddy George<br />
“Geodaddy” Hobson found himself a<br />
sweet little gig, right close to home.<br />
Stars Bar & Grill in Federal Way is<br />
happy to announce that you can catch<br />
the “It’s OK (Only Karaoke) Show”<br />
every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday<br />
night from 9pm-close.<br />
George’s smile is quite a bit bigger<br />
and brighter these days. Not only<br />
did he land the perfect gig after a<br />
long search, but he jumped on the fast<br />
track to Sound Choice compliancy. His<br />
proactive, full-disclosure approach to<br />
the powers that be at Sound Choice,<br />
just as the first round of lawsuits were<br />
delivered, paid off in spades. After<br />
careful inspection, he’s been given<br />
the golden seal of approval by Sound<br />
Choice execs, complete with a nice wall<br />
certificate for compliancy. George has<br />
been given the green light to offer his<br />
singers at Stars all the Sound Choice<br />
they can sing, and he likes that a lot.<br />
He sets up in the corner, opposite<br />
a very busy dart area. <strong>The</strong>y must have<br />
five or six dartboards that get a lot of<br />
action with leagues and tournaments.<br />
Brian busts it loose!<br />
invites you to<br />
join him on<br />
the weekends for some outrageously<br />
fun karaoke, where anything goes.<br />
Well almost. Ask George for a limerick,<br />
see what happens.<br />
Join the party going on right now<br />
at Stars Bar & Grill; 31216 Pacific<br />
Highway South, Federal Way, WA<br />
(253) 946-9734.<br />
Season opens with supernatural comedy<br />
Red Curtain Foundation opens<br />
its 2011-2012 community theatre<br />
season with Noel Coward’s classic<br />
comedy, “Blithe Spirit,” running<br />
Sept. 23 through Oct. 9 at the Historic<br />
Everett <strong>The</strong>atre, 2911 Colby<br />
Avenue in downtown Everett.<br />
Socialite and novelist Charles<br />
Condomine, played by local stage<br />
favorite Asa Sholdez, invites the<br />
eccentric medium and clairvoyant,<br />
Madame Arcati (Heidi Heimarck), to<br />
his house to conduct a séance, hoping<br />
to gather material for his next book.<br />
<strong>The</strong> scheme backfires when he is<br />
haunted by the ghost of his annoying<br />
and temperamental first wife,<br />
Elvira (Jennifer Ropella), following<br />
the séance.<br />
<strong>The</strong> mischievous Elvira makes<br />
continual attempts to disrupt<br />
Charles' marriage to his second wife,<br />
Ruth (Suzanne Soule), who cannot<br />
see or hear the ghost.<br />
It’s ironic that the ghostly story<br />
will be presented at the Historic<br />
Everett <strong>The</strong>atre, which has its own<br />
reputation as a haunted venue.<br />
<strong>The</strong> resident ghost, who has been<br />
given the moniker of Smilin’ Al, has<br />
been perceived as a friendly entity,<br />
although he is known to be mischievous<br />
at times too.<br />
“Blithe Spirit” is a lighthearted,<br />
yet well-written supernatural comedy<br />
by one of the great writers of our<br />
time. <strong>The</strong> cast features local community<br />
theatre favorites, and the show<br />
is directed by Daniel Guttenberg.<br />
Shows are Friday and Saturday<br />
nights at 8pm and Sunday afternoons<br />
at 2pm September 23 through October<br />
9. Tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com<br />
or through the<br />
theatre’s box office at (425) 258-6766,<br />
are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors,<br />
students and military personnel.<br />
Red Curtain Productions is<br />
the producing entity of Red Curtain<br />
Foundation for the Arts, a non-profit<br />
arts education organization located<br />
in north Snohomish County. Visit<br />
www.redcurtainfoundation.org for<br />
information.<br />
13<br />
Letter To Editor<br />
Continued from page 3<br />
basic Pioneer, and brands that have<br />
gone out of business. What are they<br />
going to do, pull Sunfly next? Rumors<br />
are flying across-the-pond for them to<br />
get their pirate share too.<br />
CAVs systems loaded with oddball<br />
brands makes for a very boring<br />
evening with bad sound. And those<br />
older CAVs are so slow!<br />
Those hosts and venues that have<br />
removed their Sound Choice, etc. from<br />
their collections are, in essence, telling<br />
their audience that the rest of their<br />
collection may have been acquired in<br />
a non-commercial, roundabout way,<br />
avoiding all licensing. In the long run,<br />
they will lose their faithful Sound<br />
Choice singers. Even though they<br />
haven’t put out anything new, Sound<br />
Choice is the most requested karaoke<br />
brand of music of the 21st century.<br />
Legitimate hosts have told me they<br />
are seeing folks for the first time that<br />
were traveling by word-of-mouth, look-<br />
ing for places that played their favorite<br />
Sound Choice disks.<br />
Super Steve is one of those rare<br />
people that grew up singing karaoke<br />
and honing his craft. He recognizes<br />
quality, exudes quality, and should be<br />
listened to. Steve’s influence is unavoidable<br />
at Charley's in Fircrest, where the<br />
DJ booth and stage area is designed<br />
well. Charley’s music collection is<br />
vast. Pride of management, along with<br />
Steve's music/singing ability makes<br />
Charley’s an excellent karaoke venue<br />
for the ‘younger’ audience. DJ Tom is<br />
also a quality karaoke host here, giving<br />
Super Steve the night off at times.<br />
I look forward to the day where<br />
the many legitimate hosts can advertise<br />
their venues as compliant shows.<br />
KIA A, Chartbuster, and Sound<br />
Choice have started national Web sites<br />
for this, but we sure could use a local<br />
listing those who have gone through<br />
voluntary audits and can publicly announce<br />
their compliancy. <strong>The</strong>n maybe<br />
I can leave my earplugs at home.<br />
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Hosts Seeking locations<br />
locations seeking hosts<br />
Looking for a good time at your bar or private party? Crucial<br />
Karaoke is your GOOD TIME solution! We have thousands of karaoke songs and<br />
are constantly updating our catalog. Call 425-864-2216 or email kjmayday@crucialkaraoke.com<br />
for booking in greater Seattle area.<br />
Digital D.J. Northwest has been In operation since March of 1993. It is our<br />
job to provide all pro DJ & Karaoke Music at all events, clubs, lounges, taverns, and<br />
dance halls. Digital DJ NW has up to 250,000 songs available. Booking hotline:<br />
(360) 943-7039<br />
Experienced Karaoke host; four quality systems and all legal music, no<br />
pirated music. We can provide quality karaoke shows for restaurants, bars, clubs,<br />
fund raising events, private parties and class reunions from Seattle to Everett. Host<br />
is a no smoker and non drinker. Call Frank at 206-214-6383.<br />
SOUND RIGHT PRODUCTIONS - Available to host regular nightly shows in N.<br />
King or S. Snohomish Counties, your equipment or mine. Songs updated monthly!<br />
Great customer service, 8 years experience. Parties, weddings, special events. Call<br />
Glenn at (425) 971-1274.<br />
D&D Productions for hire as DJ and KJ - We have our own equipment,<br />
travel most anywhere, reasonable pricing and always have discounts going on. Hire<br />
us for any occasion, we’ll host anything. We have tons of great quality DJ songs and<br />
legitimate, great quality karaoke songs. Check us out at www.ddproductions.org or<br />
call (253) 880-7701 or (253) 561-3256.<br />
NEW HOST LOOKING FOR LOCATION. Seattle to Everett, any night of the week!<br />
Energetic, likeable, people-person. Fair-minded, loves sharing music with others. Lots<br />
of karaoke friends. Contact Chris at 206-963-3062. Does not have equipment.<br />
Seattle to Tacoma eTC. Fun and entertaining karaoke host for your club, bar,<br />
lounge, birthday, wedding, private parties or any event. Also do singing telegrams.<br />
call edward at (253) 486-3680 or e-mail: edwardbrazier11@live.com<br />
KARAOKE HOST for your club, bar, or event. Available for pierce and parts<br />
of lewis, south king and thurston counties. Long term contracts available. Over 15,000<br />
karaoke songs in english and over 2,500 in spanish and more online every few weeks.<br />
My setup will get your location dancing and singing. Call Michael at 253-205-9856.<br />
WE BUY KARAOKE COMPANIES, profitable or not. Get ca$h NOW and KEEP<br />
YOUR SHOWS through our exclusive buy-then-hire program. Call today for a confidential<br />
consultation, 360-441-1331.<br />
Event Source NW Seeking “FUNERGIZED”, Extraordinary Emcee’s, DJ’s, Emcee/DJ<br />
Teams, Fantasy Casino Card Dealers, Game Show Hosts, And Set-up Crew<br />
for a growing company who’s been in the NW for 19 Years. Pay is WAY above industry<br />
averages! Please call Troy for an opportunity to “Try Out” - (206) 818-2532.<br />
Karaoke By Robby Professional karaoke host with own equipment and over 16<br />
years experience. Polite, sober, non-smoker with personalized customer service and<br />
faithful following in Western Washington from Ferndale to South Seattle. Currently<br />
Between Bothell/North Seattle to Marysville. Robby Treichel (206) 963-4082<br />
Anonymous Productions will host politely without smoke breaks, flirting,<br />
drinking on the job, off-color remarks, filthy language or late starts. Will work from<br />
Blaine to Everett area. Competitive pricing and free consult at our store-front, 3205<br />
Northwest Ave, Bellingham. Call Mike at 360-319-7121<br />
Host with two systems available! Karaoke hosting, DJ Services, Private<br />
Parties. Available anytime in the Seattle and South Seattle area. Contact Ron Von<br />
at Orange Guy Entertainment: 206-755-2632.<br />
Hostess Rose available South Sound and Olympia area, with or without<br />
equipment. Eight years experience using all types. Call Rose at Tiger Rose Entertainment:<br />
253-473-3922 or email: tigerrose@nubiz4u.com<br />
Northwest Entertainment Karaoke available for booking. Call Toll Free<br />
1-877-588-6626. Address: 5108 N. Ash, Spokane, WA 99205<br />
Seattle to Tacoma, Gig Harbor, Bremerton, Poulsbo, Puyallup<br />
Parties, Weddings, Clubs, Bars. Available 7 nights a week. 16,000 + karaoke<br />
songs and a wide selection of dance music. Contact Michael Kennish of Raven<br />
Entertainment Karaoke & DJ for pricing; 253-988-1539 or Darkmessenger5@aol.com.<br />
SPOTLIGHT KARAOKE Are you looking for a good show? Well, Spotlitght is serving<br />
your area! All digital,19,000+ song selection. Available for parties, weddings,<br />
clubs, taverns, bars, pubs, and/or any occasion. Call Luke and book your show now.<br />
Exceptional rates. 425-346-6000 Lukevaule@msn.com<br />
KroaknKing Music: Host available in King and Pierce Counties, Nightclubs,<br />
Bars, Taverns, Restaurants, Parties, Weddings. 21,000+ Song/Karaoke Selection<br />
on Jukebox, 500-Watt Powered Mackie Sound, Friendly DJ with exceptional Rates.<br />
Call Robert James at 253-797-9460.<br />
Karaoke Host Available any day of the week in Pierce, King, Thurston Counties!<br />
Private parties, corporate parties, school parties and fundraisers. Call Entertainment<br />
Masters at 253-566-6891, Leanna Mason.<br />
Karaoke Unlimited/Michael Coleman available for hosting in Thurston,<br />
Pierce, Lewiston, King and Snohomish counties. 2200+ CDGs. 360-789-3490<br />
All Ages Karaoke Venues<br />
bARNACles 22636 Marine View Drive, Des Moines • (206) 878-5000 • Saturdays<br />
daffodil bowling center 1624 E Main Ave, Puyallup • (253) 845-9166 • Fridays 8:30pm<br />
DODGE CITY Bar & grill 304 NE 4th Ave, Camas • (360) 833-1044 • Thursdays 7-10pm<br />
JR’s Whistle stop 22225 Mtn. Hwy E, Spanaway • (253) 847-0111 • Fri & Sat 9pm-Close<br />
OXFORD SALOON 913 1st Street, Snohomish • (360) 568-3845 • 1st Wednesdays 6-8:45pm<br />
Palmers east 7853 Leary Way NE, Redmond • (425) 867-3837 • Saturday 9–10pm, Sundays 8-10pm<br />
stonegate restaurant 5421 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma • (253) 472-7493 • Mondays ‘til 10pm<br />
<strong>The</strong> following statements and content in no way<br />
reflects the views and opinions of the Editor or this publication<br />
Those @#%$@# “Payoff stayers”<br />
Ooooh, I’m really effin’ PISSED<br />
OFF this month!<br />
Just as a quick note; because this<br />
karaoke rag has paid advertisers, I<br />
cannot mention bars, or hosts, but I<br />
can mention general areas. You might<br />
be able to figure out the place, if you<br />
pay attention to what was going on<br />
around you.<br />
So there we were, out for a night<br />
of karaoke, me and my large-breasted<br />
friend. If you were there, you’ll remember<br />
her, she was the dark-haired MILF<br />
who stood up, turned, and her left boob<br />
knocked over some guys beer!<br />
We each sang a couple of times<br />
and I was like, “I'm done”, but Big<br />
Boobs still wanted to sing. <strong>The</strong> guys<br />
always come over and tell her what<br />
a great job she did, bulging in their<br />
jeans. She knows you guys just want<br />
a closer look at those big sexy twin<br />
sisters! Oh, and just a note guys, when<br />
Big Boobs was talking to you and the<br />
guy with the Affliction shirt, the other<br />
guy bought her a drink!<br />
You guys thought you were covertly<br />
brushing against her boobs<br />
and getting away with a cheap thrill<br />
without her knowing, the fact is, she<br />
rubbed her boobs on you purposefully,<br />
just to see how many times you would<br />
come back using some excuse like,<br />
“Um hey, do you sing?”<br />
Oh and one more thing, when<br />
you were all over there staring at<br />
her hard nipples visible through that<br />
tight tee she wore, she knew you told<br />
your buddies it was you’re “accidental<br />
brush” that must have turned her on.<br />
Sorry to burst your bubble guys, but<br />
she tweaked them herself! It was so<br />
funny watching you dorks fall all over<br />
yourselves! “Stupid men anyways!”<br />
she said when we were driving home.<br />
Just wanted to let you cheap thrill losers<br />
know that she totally played you!<br />
Now back to the point of the “Payoff<br />
Stayers". Big Boobs and I are sitting<br />
there watching when this guy walks<br />
up to the host and hands him a wad<br />
of greenbacks. Next thing we know,<br />
the host comes over to our table and<br />
asks her if this guy can sing in front<br />
of her because his friends are leaving<br />
and he wants to get in one more song<br />
before they go. She said, “Sure, that's<br />
fine”. <strong>The</strong>n he asked a couple of other<br />
people in the rotation, and they said<br />
okay too. So, this guy sings before us,<br />
which is fine, but then the asshole<br />
doesn't leave! He’s still there during<br />
the next rotation and sings before Big<br />
Boobs again! Now, I’m telling you, Big<br />
Boobs doesn't get mad very often, but<br />
this pissed her off so bad her nipples<br />
got all hard again!<br />
She sang her next song, and some<br />
guy comes over, sets his beer down<br />
and says, “That was awesome, are you<br />
gonna sing another one?” Suddenly<br />
Big Boobs gets up, absolutely furious,<br />
turned around and knocks over this<br />
guys beer with her left tit and said,<br />
“Not in this effed-up rotation!” She<br />
turns to me and says, “Come on Dee<br />
Effin, lets go! So we left.<br />
So, all the way home, she ranted<br />
about that damn "Payoff Stayer”. I<br />
finally convinced her that the host<br />
probably really believed the guy was<br />
planning to leave with his friends<br />
after his song, so it wasn't really his<br />
fault. But he shouldn't have taken the<br />
guy’s money! And even if the guy did<br />
stick around, the host shouldn't have<br />
let him sing in front of everybody else<br />
like he did.<br />
She finally calmed down and we<br />
talked and laughed about the tittie<br />
pervs and how Big Boobs plays games<br />
with these guys. Hell, she even told<br />
me some games she plays with girls<br />
interested in her tits!<br />
Well, that's it boys and girls. If<br />
you don't like it, then don't read my<br />
shit! If you got something to say, post<br />
your comments on the Karaoke & Entertainment<br />
Guide’s Facebook page.<br />
Because it is! Either leave me a note<br />
or shut the eff up!<br />
~ Dee Effin Truth<br />
Michelle, Ronnie, and Melody hoist a shot in honor of Bad Monkey owner Mike’s birthday
THE VILLAGE INN PUB & EATERY; BELLINGHAM, WA<br />
Hail to the Uncanny Valley<br />
RBy Rocky & Kristine Fields<br />
ocky and I set out to<br />
expand our horizons<br />
yet again, and ventured<br />
north to Village<br />
Inn Pub & Eatery in<br />
Bellingham, WA. A<br />
good friend of ours was<br />
celebrating a birthday party, and we<br />
heard there would be a "live karaoke<br />
band". What better excuse is there?<br />
<strong>The</strong> Village Inn Pub is located at<br />
3020 Northwest Ave in Bellingham.<br />
Call them at (360) 734-2490 to find<br />
out what's happening on any given<br />
night of the week. I called, and got<br />
Gavin on the phone. He was actually<br />
our bartender for the evening as well.<br />
He was helpful, and made us feel very<br />
welcome - always a plus when visiting<br />
somewhere new.<br />
We arrived safely, with the help<br />
of our navigational system and Yahoo<br />
maps (thank god for Yahoo!). We were<br />
hoping to grab a bite to eat, but we<br />
just missed their cut-off time, so we<br />
would only be able to stay as long as<br />
our tummies would allow.<br />
Our friends had a huge table right<br />
Turner’s Finale<br />
Continued from page 3<br />
<strong>The</strong> remaining contestants were<br />
truly grateful to be part of this contest.<br />
<strong>The</strong> party spilled over from table<br />
to table, and included the entire room.<br />
Win or lose, everybody was gracious<br />
and fun.<br />
Steve handed every contestant<br />
a beautiful basket of goodies to recognize<br />
their achievements thus far.<br />
What a great gesture. That’s how you<br />
go above and beyond.<br />
Frank, dressed in his baddest<br />
black and white cowboy formals, didn’t<br />
need Steve’s shirt<br />
to nail Ring Of<br />
Fire for a very appreciative<br />
crowd.<br />
A different Christie<br />
took us all on<br />
quite a ride when<br />
she sang Erikah<br />
Badu’s On and<br />
On. Daing! Hard<br />
to even call that<br />
karaoke it was so awesome.<br />
Our new Scottish friend, Allistair<br />
opened up with a smooth Mack <strong>The</strong><br />
Knife, Bobby Darin style. Johnny C.<br />
came running through the crowd from<br />
the back of the room and sang In My<br />
Hands Again. <strong>The</strong> audience was on<br />
their feet.<br />
Laura piped in with It’s A New<br />
Day by Buble, followed by Janie, a big<br />
crowd favorite, who performed Cowboy<br />
Cassenova. Shelly took up the rear<br />
to remain most fresh in the minds of<br />
the judges as they convened, singing<br />
Journey’s Faithfully. <strong>The</strong> amazing<br />
level of talent at Turner’s that night<br />
escaped no one.<br />
Even the resident street bum<br />
was groovin’ on the sidewalk in his<br />
wheelchair. <strong>The</strong>se judges are surely<br />
faced with soul-searching decisions<br />
to be made.<br />
Christie voted into ultimate sing-off<br />
in front of the stage where a greatsounding<br />
band called "<strong>The</strong> Uncanny<br />
Valley” were in full swing. As we greeted<br />
our friends, we recognized a bunch<br />
of other people too, so it was kind of cool<br />
to hang out with everyone for a while<br />
outside of our own karaoke show.<br />
<strong>The</strong> band itself consisted of four<br />
members; Jonathan on keyboards,<br />
Dave on bass, David on drums, and<br />
Jesse playing guitar. <strong>The</strong> keyboard<br />
player, Jonathan, even whipped out a<br />
trumpet when certain songs called for<br />
it. We were really impressed!<br />
Nicole gets up for a bit o’ band-backed karaoke goodness at the Village Pub<br />
In the second round, Frank<br />
jumped up on the bar, leading the room<br />
in That’s Why <strong>The</strong>y Call It <strong>The</strong> Blues.<br />
Christie did Bruno Mars’ Grenade, one<br />
of my absolute favorites. Allistair, just<br />
two years into his karaoke life, got the<br />
crowd going with Sweet Caroline.<br />
In his best hippie getup, Johnny C.<br />
thrilled the room when he started in on<br />
Sister Christian. Laura cracked under<br />
the pressure and left the competition.<br />
<strong>The</strong> entire bar surrounded Janie<br />
when she sang I Will Always Love You.<br />
That girl is seriously gifted. After wiping<br />
a tear from our eyes, Shelly, a new<br />
grandmother, presented the judges<br />
with Bonnie Tyler’s<br />
Total Eclipse<br />
Of <strong>The</strong> Heart.<br />
Kevin was on<br />
hand, recording<br />
the entire event<br />
on his big ol’ professional<br />
video<br />
camera to post<br />
on his new Website<br />
designed for<br />
Blues music lovers. Keep an eye out<br />
for Kevin, he’s not hard to miss with<br />
that camera. Stand back and give him<br />
some space to work his magic.<br />
Just as Steve had finished mentioning<br />
that Monday nights at Turner’s<br />
was Industry Night, plus karaoke<br />
good times every Wednesday, and Ladies<br />
Night was Thursdays, the judges<br />
presented him with the results.<br />
As if to build even more suspense,<br />
Steve announced that Turner’s would<br />
be starting another contest in October!<br />
Check in with Steve or Christi at<br />
Turner’s for details on this one.<br />
Okay! After months of qualifying<br />
and semi-finals, singing their way into<br />
3rd Place… Johnny C.! Yeah! Johnny<br />
wins a $50 GC and his very own private<br />
karaoke party at Turner’s! Way<br />
to go, Johnny!<br />
And in 1st Place it was a tie! Janie<br />
and Christie had managed to tie for<br />
1st Place. <strong>The</strong>y are both such incredible<br />
singers. <strong>The</strong> judges asked them to have<br />
a sing-off to determine the winner.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y were happy to oblige.<br />
Christie gave us everything<br />
she had singing At Last, and Janie<br />
stunned the audience with It’s All<br />
Coming Back To Me Now. Janie wins<br />
the sing-off and takes 1st Place and<br />
the trip to Las Vegas!<br />
Congratulations Janie! What a<br />
fantastic finish!<br />
Both Janie and Christie could record<br />
an album right now! Christie was<br />
handed a $100 GC and her own private<br />
karaoke party compliments of Sing-<br />
Along Northwest for landing 2nd Place<br />
in Turner‘s first karaoke contest.<br />
<strong>The</strong> atmosphere is enough to get<br />
you into Turner’s Dining and Spirits,<br />
but the homemade food, and specialty<br />
drinks will keep you coming back!<br />
Stop in, bring some friends and<br />
sing for a chance to win at Turner’s<br />
every Wednesday night.<br />
Turner’s Dining & Spirits; 2015<br />
Hewitt Ave, Everett (425) 610-4379.<br />
<strong>The</strong>ir song selection was well<br />
over 100 strong, plus they take song<br />
requests and will attempt the new<br />
stuff just for their karaoke singers.<br />
Nicole gave us Space Oddity, and Willard<br />
followed with Mother by Danzig.<br />
Angelique and her buddy Marcia sang<br />
F*ck You by CeeLo, and the birthday<br />
boy, Stephen, sang Just What I Needed.<br />
<strong>The</strong> music was lively, and most of<br />
the lyrics were available on printed<br />
sheets. I wasn't brave enough to give<br />
it a try this time around, but might<br />
consider it sometime in the future<br />
when I had more time.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Uncanny Valley features the<br />
music of Abba to Jason Mraz, Michael<br />
Jackson, Beatles, Jimmy Buffet, CCR,<br />
Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, as well as<br />
Lady Antebellum. Even Adele was on<br />
the list!<br />
Huge props to these guys, we've<br />
seen a lot of karaoke-type bands in<br />
the area, but these guys are the most<br />
well-rounded and versatile yet. It's not<br />
about playing loud, for these guys it's<br />
about loving the music.<br />
Contact the Village Inn Pub or<br />
see them on Facebook: <strong>The</strong> Uncanny<br />
Village, to stay updated on their performance<br />
schedule. It's well worth the<br />
drive and the extra effort, believe me!<br />
Bellingham’s Village Inn Pub<br />
also provides regular karaoke on<br />
Friday nights, as well as other events<br />
from time to time. <strong>The</strong>y have four<br />
pool tables, pulltab bowls, and the<br />
bar is huge!<br />
We had a great time. I completely<br />
forgot how hungry I was until the band<br />
took a short break, and we headed out.<br />
But, man, will we be back!<br />
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October 2011 - www.nwkaraokeguide.net
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Area Contests & SPECIAL events<br />
area contests<br />
13th Ave pub & eatery<br />
1233 164th st. sw • lynnwood • (425) 742-7871<br />
tues & thurs: texas hold ‘em tournament<br />
100% Added, $15 Buy In, 6:30pm • Championships 1st Tuesday<br />
weds: free Trivia w/brandon 6:30pm-9:30pm<br />
aces casino<br />
5200 172nd St NE • Arlington • (360) 386-9740<br />
tues & sats: beer pong competition<br />
BAD MONKEY BAR & GRILL<br />
623 CENTRAL AVE S • KENT • (253) 859-4800<br />
thursdays: beer pong competition 9PM<br />
casey’s bar & grill<br />
24228 104th Ave se • Kent • (253) 236-4137<br />
wednesdays: live music jam 8PM<br />
ALTERNATING WEEKS; BLUES AND ROCK<br />
BRING YOUR MUSIC-MAKERS & JAM WITH ROGER ENDERS BAND<br />
SOUL STRIPPER, OR SUBVINYL JUKEBOX!<br />
CHARLEY’S RESTAURANT & BAR<br />
6520 19TH ST W • TACOMA • (253) 564-9454<br />
TUESDAYS: SCARYOKE CONTEST 9PM, FREE ENTRY<br />
HI LO BAR & GRILL<br />
7296 BAKER STREET AVE • CONCRETE • (360) 853-8000<br />
THURSDAYS: KARAOKE CONTEST<br />
7PM-CLOSE • $50 RANDOM DRAW<br />
HULA HULA BAR<br />
106 1ST AVE N • SEATTLE • (206) 284-5003<br />
SATURDAYS: SPEED DEMON KARAOKE<br />
10:30PM LIGHTENING ROUND. HOW FAST CAN YOU SING?<br />
JOHNNY’S OF FIFE<br />
5211 20TH ST E • FIFE • (253) 922-6686<br />
sundays: vacation package giveaway<br />
WATCH THE SEAHAWKS FOOTBALL GAMES HERE AND<br />
QUALIFY TO WIN LAS VEGAS OR RENO VACATION PACKAGE<br />
MOndays: vacation package giveaway<br />
WATCH MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAMES HERE AND<br />
QUALIFY TO WIN LAS VEGAS OR RENO VACATION PACKAGE<br />
Contest & Event Listings are<br />
Free with ANY Size Ad<br />
jr’s steakhouse<br />
1352 State Ave • Marysville • (360) 658-7747<br />
mondays: beer pong competition<br />
jet bar & grill<br />
800 164th St • Mill Creek • (425) 743-4593<br />
suns & thurs: beer pong competition<br />
mondos bar & grill<br />
5800 198th St sw • Lynnwood • (425) 775-6110<br />
mondays: beer pong competition<br />
ONE EYED JACK’S ROADHOUSE<br />
14019 HWY 99 • LYNNWOOD • (425) 743-5570<br />
FRIDAYS: CHASE THE ACE FRIDAYS 9:30PM<br />
CHANCE TO WIN CASH AND PRIZES EVERY TIME YOU SING!<br />
SATURDAYS: TEXAS HOLD ‘EM 3pm & 6PM<br />
SATURDAYS: lip-sync contest 11PM<br />
r bar & grill<br />
17178 116th Ave SE • Renton • (425) 228-7811<br />
tuesdays: beer pong competition<br />
sidetrack pub<br />
6503 Evergreen Way • Everett • (253) 852-8311<br />
wednesdays: beer pong competition<br />
the spot off main<br />
20 103rd Ave ne • Bellevue • (425) 646-6434<br />
thursdays: beer pong competition<br />
THE VARSITY GRILL<br />
1114 Broadway • Tacoma • (253) 627-1229<br />
FRIDAYS: ROCK-BOT LIVE BAND KARAOKE 9PM<br />
SEE THEIR CALENDAR AT: ROCK-BOT/CALENDAR.CFM<br />
special events<br />
SATURDAY, OCT 1<br />
ONE EYED JACK’S ROADHOUSE<br />
14019 HWY 99 • LYNNWOOD • (425) 743-5570<br />
LIVE MUSIC W/LACERO & ESITU NO COVER<br />
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DRINK SPECIALS<br />
SEMIAHMOO RESORT<br />
9565 Semiahmoo Parkway • Blaine • (360) 318-2000<br />
LIVE MUSIC W/BLUES UNION 9PM-12AM<br />
PACKERS LOUNGE • TICKETS AVAILABLE AT www.semiahmoo.com<br />
WANTED!<br />
Part-Time<br />
Ad Sales Reps<br />
commissions paid monthly<br />
Must have Email, digital camera,<br />
reliable transportation<br />
and valid driver’s license<br />
(425) 282-4610<br />
SATURDAY, OCT 8<br />
13TH AVE PUB & EATERY<br />
1233 164TH ST. SW • LYNNWOOD • (425) 742-7871<br />
UFC #136 - EDGAR VS. MAYNARD III 7-10PM<br />
(2) .....................................................<br />
10’ HD SCREENS, OVER 25 HDTVS • KARAOKE TO FOLLOW<br />
SEMIAHMOO RESORT<br />
9565 Semiahmoo Parkway • Blaine • (360) 318-2000<br />
LIVE MUSIC W/FALCON GRADY 9PM-12AM<br />
PACKERS LOUNGE • TICKETS AVAILABLE AT www.semiahmoo.com<br />
SATURDAY, OCT 9<br />
88 KEYS DUELING PIANO BAR<br />
315 2nd Ave S • Seattle • (206) 839-1300<br />
LIVE MUSIC W/THE GEMS 5-9PM<br />
RARE SHOWING, NOW REUNITED 60 YEARS LATER<br />
THURSDAY, OCT 13<br />
JOHNNY’S OF FIFE<br />
5211 20TH ST E • FIFE • (253) 922-6686<br />
buckshot jazz 7:30PM, NO COVER CHARGE<br />
LAS VEGAS OR RENO VACATION PACKAGE GIVEAWAY!<br />
COME IN EARLY FOR DINNER • FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS<br />
SATURDAY, OCT 15<br />
ONE EYED JACK’S ROADHOUSE<br />
14019 HWY 99 • LYNNWOOD • (425) 743-5570<br />
live music w/4 OUTTA 5 NO COVER<br />
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DRINK SPECIALS<br />
SEMIAHMOO RESORT<br />
9565 Semiahmoo Parkway • Blaine • (360) 318-2000<br />
LIVE MUSIC W/JB QUARTET 9PM-12AM<br />
PACKERS LOUNGE • TICKETS AVAILABLE AT www.semiahmoo.com<br />
FRIDAY, OCT 21<br />
PARAMOUNT THEATER<br />
911 Pine St • SeattlE • (206) 467-5510<br />
CHRIS TUCKER LIVE 7:30PM<br />
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE PARAMOUNT BOX OFFICE<br />
OR ONLINE AT WWW.PURCHASETICKETS.COM<br />
SATURDAY, OCT 22<br />
ONE EYED JACK’S ROADHOUSE<br />
14019 HWY 99 • LYNNWOOD • (425) 743-5570<br />
live music w/BOOMTOWN NO COVER<br />
DRINK SPECIALS<br />
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SEMIAHMOO RESORT<br />
9565 Semiahmoo Parkway • Blaine • (360) 318-2000<br />
LIVE MUSIC W/MARION WESTON 9PM-12AM<br />
PACKERS LOUNGE • TICKETS AVAILABLE AT www.semiahmoo.com<br />
FRIDAY, OCT 28<br />
SKAGIT VALLEY CASINO RESORT<br />
5984 N. DARRK LANE • BOW • (877) 275-2448<br />
HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR BALL 8PM<br />
IN THE PACIFIC SHOWROOM • TICKETS AT WWW.THESKAGIT.COM<br />
SATURDAY, OCT 29<br />
13TH AVE PUB & EATERY<br />
1233 164TH ST. SW • LYNNWOOD • (425) 742-7871<br />
UFC #137 - st. pierre vs. condit 7-10PM<br />
(2) 10’ HD SCREENS, OVER 25 HDTVS • KARAOKE TO FOLLOW<br />
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BAD MONKEY BAR & GRILL<br />
623 CENTRAL AVE S • KENT • (253) 859-4800<br />
karaoke halloween costume party 9PM<br />
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WEAR YOUR BEST COSTUMES • DRINK SPECIALS<br />
SEMIAHMOO RESORT<br />
9565 Semiahmoo Parkway • Blaine • (360) 318-2000<br />
LIVE MUSIC W/PAUL KLEIN TRIO 9PM-12AM<br />
PACKERS .....................................................<br />
LOUNGE • TICKETS AVAILABLE AT www.semiahmoo.com<br />
WAYNE’S WORLD<br />
1832 South 120th St • Seattle • (206) 433-8658<br />
karaoke halloween costume party 9PM<br />
WEAR YOUR BEST COSTUMES • DRINK SPECIALS<br />
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October 2011 - www.nwkaraokeguide.net