Hola!

 

Karaoke, it is said, first appeared in a bar in Kobe City some 20 years ago. It seems that the resourceful bar owner prepared musical accompaniment tapes to be used when his regular guitar player couldn't show up. These tapes consisted only of a backing track - allowing regular bar-goers to get up and have a crack at belting out the tunes themselves.

 

Singing has always played a part in Japanese socialising - from ancient times parties have been livened up by one (or more) of the guests breaking into song and being accompanied with clapping from the other party guests - so it's not hard to see that this idea would prove popular….

 

Two decades on and Karaoke (a Japanese abbreviated compound word - "kara" coming from "karappo" meaning "empty" and "oke" from "okesutura" meaning "orchestra") has seemingly taken the world over - most of the known world indulges in this particular form of entertainment and Japan even has special roadside booths where you can have a break and a sing now!

 

So come along and belt out your favourite track and help me celebrate my birthday at 'The Gallery Rendezvous', 53-55 Beak St, London, W1F on Thursday 5th August, 7pm til late.

 

RSVP ASAP

 

Cx

karaoke

hmmmmm

 

may do

 

depends on my practicals etc as don't know their timings til the week before

 

(also my dad almost brought the first karaoke unit to the UK, but the guy who ran his local, that he was going to buy it for thought that no1 wud get up and make a fool of themselves by singing badly. How wrong was he)

i friggin love kareokis but much prefer a good old kareoki nite in a pub than that half read mumbo jumbo of a booth haha

 

doubt id get a sitter

Try Dani, it will be a right laugh. It's a little Chinese restaurant and they have these rooms at the back you can hire out. I done it for my 22nd and it's probably one of the funniest times I have had.

 

More the merrier!

il try but ive so much goin on with court so im travellin up and down the country and movin in my flat iv barely time to go clubbin let alone kareoki must admit i usually go kareoki at drinker moth bout once a week in harlow but shhhhhhhh hehe

 

sounds like right good fun.

 

and you did your homework

Right then troops, anyone in London tonight and fancy joining me for a drunken laugh, going to Turnmills after for Incoming (Caroline Banx and AndyWhitby)....any takers?

Hey Chloe, happy birthday.

 

Can't make it tonight unfortunately and sadly wont be making it to Dance Valley...

 

Will keep you birthday kiss and drink when I next see you hon.

 

Have a fantastic one.

Rx

Hey Chloe

 

Happy Birthday.

 

I'm working tonight, so i won't be able to make it into London to see everybody make a fool of themselves at the karaoke.

 

Have fun!

QUOTE (russelldust @ Aug 5 2004, 10:10)

Can't make it tonight unfortunately and sadly wont be making it to Dance Valley...

How come you're not going to Dance Valley Russ?

No worries Rach.

 

Rus, can't believe your not going to DV. Will miss you mate, will have to hook up soon though! Hope your heads feeling better.

Chloe as you know have problems making a week night, so have a great night & a wicked burpday sweets xx

QUOTE (Lisa @ Aug 5 2004, 10:20)

Chloe as you know have problems making a week night, so have a great night & a wicked burpday sweets xx

Cheers darling.

Don't think I'll be able to make it either babe, you should have given more notice.

 

Have a great one and Happy Birthday.

Kether, Chloe posted this thread a few weeks back i think