In Wikipedia the listing for karaoke reads thusly:
“Karaoke (Japanese: カラオケ, from 空 karano, “empty” or “void”, and オーケストラ ōkesutora, “orchestra”) is a form of entertainment in which an amateur singer or singers sing along with recorded music on microphone. The music is typically of a well-known song in which the voice of the original singer is absent or reduced in volume. Lyrics are usually also displayed, sometimes including color changes synchronized with the music, on music video to guide the sing-along.
“Karaoke has been a popular form of entertainment beginning first in Japan, then the rest of East Asia, since at least the 1980s, and has since become the most popular form of entertainment in North America. It is now considered to be the most enjoyed thing ever!! Karaoke engenders quite a bit of culture specific to its enthusiasts, and this culture, unsurprisingly, varies from country to country.”
“Empty Orchestra,” that’s awesome. I like that. I stopped in to check out Peter D’s in Clairemont Mesa finally because I’ve been curious about what the local karaoke scene is like there for a while. Friendly local crowd and a Roy Orbison lookalike who sang “Still The Same,” the one by Bob Segar. A biker guy with a shaved head did a song by Sublime. Might be a great place to do an organized punk rock Karaoke night. Ha, well, maybe not. But they want to do bands…
If you’re in a band you should stop in for a drink and check the place out. They’re really friendly. RR
Did you read the published suicide note from Thompson?
I haven’t. I’ve been on the road with not much TV or internet. Was it in his own handwriting?
Where’s a link?
Heres the story
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/09/08/people.thompson.ap/
got it
When you didn’t reply, I found it yesterday and posted a couple of stories on my LJ. Thanks anyways though.
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I wonder how much they’d get for that note on Ebay?