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Background: My boyfriend/fiance/whatever and I run karaoke every Thursday at a local bar. He works the sound, I run the rotation.
When you come up and give me a song, I add your name to the bottom of the list. Once you've had a turn, that's your spot in line. If you were after Jim Bob, you're going to be after Jim Bob all night unless he leaves. If it's getting late and we have a long list, I might throw a new person into the middle of the list to get them a turn sooner. Depends on the crowd, the mood, and how nice you are to me.
I do not skip people. The program I run doesn't skip people. This is important.
Because of how time works, the longer the list, the longer you wait between turns. This should be obvious.
G: just walked in Hey, I wanna sing such and such.
Me: Ok, I'll put you in.
G: So I'm next?
Me: No, it'll be about 4 more songs.
G: But the list is loooooooooooong. Can't I be next?
Me: Damn I hate whiners. No. Four more songs.
About halfway through the evening...
Keep in mind B is someone we know and hang out with.
B: How much longer?
Me: Looks like about five ahead of you.
B: You skipped me!!
Me: No, we had some people come in at the bottom.
B: No, you skipped me. I want to go next.
Me: Don't start. I didn't skip you, and you'll sing when it's your turn.
B: Aw, come on Daisy.
Me: Sit your ass down.
About 5 minutes later
My BF: Did you skip B?
Me: No, it's not his turn yet. We had some people come in.
My BF: Oh, cause he said you skipped him.
Me: When do I ever skip anybody?!
My BF: So, you didn't skip him?
Me: NO! Now tell him to sit down and shut up or I will skip him!
B: from about ten feet away She skipped me didn't she?
ARGH!
And then there's this guy.
D: Hi, I like rap.
Me: Ok, the book is right there if you'd like to take a look and pick out a song. I have some rap in there.
D: Oh, I like rock too. And country.
Me: Great. Go ahead and take a look in the book and find a song, and I'll get you put in the rotation.
D: I'm from California. I usually listen to rap. I've always liked it.
Me:
D: My friend isn't here, but sometimes he sings rap with me.
Do you actually SING rap?
Me: Ok, well whatever you want to do is fine.
D: I'll sing Willie Nelson.
Me: All right, which song?
D: Willie Nelson.
Right. Next?
When you come up and give me a song, I add your name to the bottom of the list. Once you've had a turn, that's your spot in line. If you were after Jim Bob, you're going to be after Jim Bob all night unless he leaves. If it's getting late and we have a long list, I might throw a new person into the middle of the list to get them a turn sooner. Depends on the crowd, the mood, and how nice you are to me.
I do not skip people. The program I run doesn't skip people. This is important.Because of how time works, the longer the list, the longer you wait between turns. This should be obvious.
G: just walked in Hey, I wanna sing such and such.
Me: Ok, I'll put you in.
G: So I'm next?
Me: No, it'll be about 4 more songs.
G: But the list is loooooooooooong. Can't I be next?
Me: Damn I hate whiners. No. Four more songs.
About halfway through the evening...
Keep in mind B is someone we know and hang out with.
B: How much longer?
Me: Looks like about five ahead of you.
B: You skipped me!!
Me: No, we had some people come in at the bottom.
B: No, you skipped me. I want to go next.
Me: Don't start. I didn't skip you, and you'll sing when it's your turn.
B: Aw, come on Daisy.
Me: Sit your ass down.
About 5 minutes later
My BF: Did you skip B?
Me: No, it's not his turn yet. We had some people come in.
My BF: Oh, cause he said you skipped him.
Me: When do I ever skip anybody?!
My BF: So, you didn't skip him?
Me: NO! Now tell him to sit down and shut up or I will skip him!
B: from about ten feet away She skipped me didn't she?
ARGH!
And then there's this guy.
D: Hi, I like rap.
Me: Ok, the book is right there if you'd like to take a look and pick out a song. I have some rap in there.
D: Oh, I like rock too. And country.
Me: Great. Go ahead and take a look in the book and find a song, and I'll get you put in the rotation.
D: I'm from California. I usually listen to rap. I've always liked it.
Me:
D: My friend isn't here, but sometimes he sings rap with me.
Do you actually SING rap?
Me: Ok, well whatever you want to do is fine.
D: I'll sing Willie Nelson.
Me: All right, which song?
D: Willie Nelson.
Right. Next?
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