Night of the Living Sorostitutes!
Just for the record, I love karaoke. Â There's nothing more fun than getting up on stage and doing my best Rick Astley impression. Â I even like bad karaoke! Â The thought of drunken, tone deaf people destroying the popular songs of our time brings great joy to my heart. Â However, Double D Lounge Inc does what it can to suck the life out of karaoke.
More than anything, Double D's clientele ruin the whole experience. Â Do you like hanging around aging frat boys and sorority girls? Â Welcome to Double D! Â These fools flock to this bar and crowd the hell out of it. Â They are rude, obnoxious, and strong in numbers! Â If I can move around without being bumped by somebody or given the stank eye by drunk girls covered in spray tan and skank, then I have an okay time. Â However, weekend nights don't tend to go well.
As for the karaoke guy, he caters to these people. Â Therefore, if you have an independent thought on music, don't bother submitting a song to perform. Â I have a bad tendency to dig deep into the catalog, choosing songs to perform that may not have appeared in the Top 40, and it usually gets thrown aside. Â Regulars certainly get favoritism, and on a crazy night, the wait can be painful.
Guilty by association, the barstaff is forced to be jerks because they are constantly dealing with their terrible patrons. Â If I had to deal with rude people, I probably wouldn't crack a smile either. Â If anything, the staff becomes faceless and robotic because they are constantly running. Â Only the aggressive customers get any real attention from the workers.
My wife and I tried to meet some friends there Saturday night, and we arrived around eleven, only to find a velvet rope coralling about twenty-five or thirty people waiting to get inside. Â Really? Â Are you that desperate to ruin "Billy Jean" in front of two hundred strangers? Â I looked at the line as a blessing, and we went down to the Schlafly Bottleworks for good beer and music.
Find somewhere else to spend your money. Â Surely, there's gotta be somewhere better for karaoke!