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March 14, 2020 was the last time we all got together in person for karaoke. As of today, that was 64 weeks ago. Coming up June 19th, that long dry spell comes to an end when Saturday Night Karaoke returns to the Iron Horse Tavern.
Now you just know you want to be there- because you know it's gonna be nuts. And that's before I start fucking up (you know it's gonna happen, I know it's gonna happen, so let's just deal with it, huh?). 

And- just so you know- there will be some changes to the way we do things. 

• For starters, we're going to be sanitizing the microphones between each singer- spraying and wiping them down with medical-grade alcohol- and topping them with a new, disposable windscreen for each singer. This is to protect you guys from any bugs (COVID or otherwise) that might be hanging out, waiting to make you sick (or me, I'm a damned magnet for colds and flus- how I managed not to get the plague is a testament to how much I actually enjoy staying home).
• For health and safety reasons, we must insist that you do not approach singers during their performances unless they invite you to do so. (I.e., don't come "lean in" and start singing, or "dance up on them", or anything like that- you know what we mean). We get it- you're out, you're having fun, you want to cut loose. But we have to keep in mind that there's still a potentially serious illness going around. For this reason, we also ask that you keep an arm's length distance between yourself and the host.  
• From now on, our system for taking singer requests will be 100% paperless. This means there will be no songbooks and no request slips, and minimal person to person contact. Reasons for this: 
  A) It's safer for the host, health-wise, as there will be less close contact between them and a bunch of random people.
  B) It means less for the hosts to have load in/out for gigs.
  What were paper request slips will now be digital, via an online portal unique to our show. All you need to do is go to connectkaraoke.com and enter the show name (show names will be posted no less than 30 minutes before the show begins) and use the access code (again, provided for free at the venue on the night of the show) to browse or song list- the same song list we look at to enter your songs. 
  
  
  Once you're at our show page, you can search by title or artist, or you can check the queue to see exactly when your turn is coming up (keep in mind that the queue may be shuffled as we see fit to allow new singers to get their chance to join in the fun, or for other reasons). 
  There is no registration, no fee, and no credit card info required to view the site, or to sing along (though you can sign up for an account if you like to avoid having to come up with a secret code). Southpaw Entertainment Karaoke shows are absolutely, 100% free for our singers (though we certainly don't object to gratuities- just saying).
  To sign up to sing, simply enter the relevant details as shown below (your secret code can be whatever you want it to be if you choose not register- again, it's not required). Your request comes directly to us, and that's all you need to do. 
  
  
  
  
  

Now, we realize that there might be a bumpy transition from the "old" to the "new" way of doing things, so our songbook is available in PDF form by dropping us an email requesting it (and we promise not to sell your email address or any of that sort of fuckery). We also ask that you please bear with us, because the transition's going to take to getting used to for us, too.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. We look forward to seeing you on the 19th.