Good morning, guys and gals. Hope you're having a great weekend. If you missed Saturday Night Karaoke last night, you missed a boat-load of fun, so make sure you join us next weekend!
I have some, uh, quirks- to say the least. I freely admit that I'm not a people person, but I do try to treat all my singers fairly. Of course, there are some thing that'll put you on my bad side pretty damned quickly. Here's a couple from last night:
"You should be nicer to people," said to me by someone who didn't come up for their turn until the third time I called them- and then wanted me to wait "a few minutes" for their friend to sing with them. Said person didn't like it when I said, "no can do, there's too many people here waiting to sing, so either I start the song now and you sing, or you go to the bottom of the list."
I cut people slack when they're in the restrooms (though I do tease them about it when they come rushing out), but smoking? Doing a shot? Finishing your turn at darts? Nah. Those things will be there in four minutes when your song is over. And when there are numerous singers (like last night), it's quite selfish of you to expect me to hold everyone up because you aren't ready.
I'm no pharmacist, or nurse, or transcriptionist. Do schools even teach penmanship any more? For fuck's sake, print your goddamned name- don't scrawl your fucking signature. I literally put someone in for a song as "Dude with Shitty Handwriting."
Other than those two? Seriously, great crowd. Everyone had fun, and that's the important thing (well, that and me getting paid- I don't do it for free!).
Oh, and one other thing. I try my damnedest not to get political (during shows). Booze doesn't mix well with it and you guys aren't there to here me (or anyone else) climb on a soapbox (though I have been known to do it sometimes). That said, there's this:At the same time, let me just say this:
Everyone, regardless of where they're from, the color of their skin, the person they love, or the god they worship (or don't, as the case may be) is welcome to sing with us.
My only condition: Don't be a dick.
Transcripts of the 9-1-1 call show that Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks committed suicide, according to his wife- Melinda- who told dispatchers that her "husband just shot himself" with a pistol and said she witnessed Trucks pulling the trigger.
First responders to the scene say that Trucks was still breathing when they arrived, but didn't live long afterwards.
Investigators refused to comment, saying only that Trucks passed away at home, and that an official investigation was underway. Results from the autopsy performed by the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner’s Office won’t be known for weeks.
Court records show Trucks had been under financial distress, selling his Palm Beach condo in 2011 and having the IRS file liens against his current residence and seeking additional taxes for 2013 and 2014 totaling over half a million dollars.
Long time Black Sabbath keyboardist Geoff Nicholls died yesterday after battling lung cancer. Guitarist Tony Iommi confirmed the news on Facebook.
"I'm so saddened to hear the loss of one of my dearest and closest friends Geoff Nicholls," Iommi wrote. "Geoff and I have always been very close and he has been a real true friend to me and supported me all the way for nearly 40 years. I will miss him dearly and he will live in my heart until we meet again. Rest in peace my dear friend."
Nicholls joined the group after Ozzy Osbourne was canned in 1979, first appearing on the 1980 album Heaven and Hell. He left the group in when Osbourne returned (and who could blame him, really?).
Birthdays today include: Jonny Lang; Adam Lambert; Marcus Verre of Living In A Box; Eddie Jackson of Queensrÿche; Rob Manzoli of Right Said Fred; Louie Perez of Los Lobos; and Charlie Wilson of the Gap Band. #MusicalBirthdays
