lead singer is addicted to karaoke...

[powderfinger]

Originally Posted by Stewie26

And Mark Twain is famous for his Fictional charactors. You know the saying here on TB. No pictures, no cousin.

“The reason truth is stranger than fiction is that truth has a better author.”

-Stuart Taylor

[jondog]

I thought you might be telling the truth until the One Hit story . . . Mark Twain would've kept me guessing!

[marmadaddy]

Originally Posted by powderfinger

Decent? Man, I am the Mark Twain of TalkBass.

Apparently delusional tendencies run in your family.

Best karaoke I've ever seen: Chinatown Montreal circa 1990. Chinese opera being sung by an octogenarian. Find a way to plausibly work THAT into the narrative and I'll be impressed.

[AltGrendel]

Whether the cousin exists or not, it's still an interesting thread.

[MarkMgibson]

"Never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn".

[powderfinger]

So the night before Xmas Eve, the crew went to the local pub to catch a band of old school cats play a special Xmas show (it's a yearly thing). During the break, cousin went up to them, and asked if he do a song or two with them. They told him, yes. Cousin said during the next break he would bring his karaoke machine in (he had it in his trunk), and that he would just set it up and do a couple songs then. They told him no, and he flipped out. He almost got kicked out of the bar. During this commotion... his date leaned over and told me he embarasses her everywhere they go. She also said he is a selfish human, as well as a selfish lover. She then leaned over and kissed me on the lips. He saw this, and made a bee-line toward me. He tripped over a cord, and ended up kicking the band's tip jar across the dance floor and it rolled out the door. Dollar bills were EVERYWHERE. The band was frantically trying to grab up the money. Cousin then picked up a pool stick, jumped up on the bar, and began to yell, "NO ONE TAKES MY WOMAN.. I AM THE GREATEST SINGER IN THIS TOWN". All of a sudden, the waitress jumped up on the bar, and kicked him right in the jewels. His knees came crashing into the bar, and he fell sideways, and his head landed in one of those yellow industrial mop buckets. We had to assist him to the car. Needless to say, we are all banned now.

[Waffles and Scotch]

Originally Posted by AltGrendel

Whether the cousin exists or not, it's still an interesting thread.

Was an interesting thread...

[powderfinger]

Originally Posted by Waffles and Scotch

Was an interesting thread...

Well, at least you're still reading it. And that goes for something. I appreciate the support I get here in dealing with cousin.

[Beersurgeon]

I love getting caught up on this thread!!

So what's going to happen with the girlfriend?

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by Beersurgeon

I love getting caught up on this thread!!

So what's going to happen with the girlfriend?

[powderfinger]

Originally Posted by Beersurgeon

I love getting caught up on this thread!!

So what's going to happen with the girlfriend?

Well, she is really cute, nice, and has a good job. He and I both met her the same night, and kind of hit it off, but that night he was so overbearing, and in her face, he's the one who got her number. So whatever... Im not an aggressive guy when I go out. Im not out looking for "some tail", or to "hook up". Im sure not going to fight over a woman, esp. with my own cousin. So he and her went out a few times.

She said that dating him has been a horrible experience, and that she should have just gone out with me. I told her no worries, and that its fine. She then said, "I picked the wrong guy". I shrugged it off, and then she laid one on me.

But Im not going to date her. Obviously its gonna cause friction with a person who needs no additional friction, drama, or excitement in his life, if I do, so Im not. Guy code, right?

Anyhow, it's all good now. I told him she was drunk, and had laid one on me, and that it wasnt a big deal. He was fine with that, and he knows she doesnt want him. I think he feels better now knowing Im not going to go behind his back and date her.

[rust_preacher]

Originally Posted by powderfinger

Well, she is really cute, nice, and has a good job. He and I both met her the same night, and kind of hit it off, but that night he was so overbearing, and in her face, he's the one who got her number. So whatever... Im not an aggressive guy when I go out. Im not out looking for "some tail", or to "hook up". Im sure not going to fight over a woman, esp. with my own cousin. So he and her went out a few times.

She said that dating him has been a horrible experience, and that she should have just gone out with me. I told her no worries, and that its fine. She then said, "I picked the wrong guy". I shrugged it off, and then she laid one on me.

But Im not going to date her. Obviously its gonna cause friction with a person who needs no additional friction, drama, or excitement in his life, if I do, so Im not. Guy code, right?

Anyhow, it's all good now. I told him she was drunk, and had laid one on me, and that it wasnt a big deal. He was fine with that, and he knows she doesnt want him. I think he feels better now knowing Im not going to go behind his back and date her.

I would not have that much restraint... Hats off to you man!

[MarkMgibson]

Hot chick vs. Demented Cousin - you won't have many simpler choices to make than that.

[James Judson]

Karaoke is way better than a band. No drama, the guitar player is never to loud, the drummer plays the right tempo every time and if you drink enough booze the singer sounds great.

I like singing parody words to the music. Seems to entertain those that haven't had to much to drink.

[tastybasslines]

Originally Posted by powderfinger

So the night before Xmas Eve, the crew went to the local pub to catch a band of old school cats play a special Xmas show (it's a yearly thing). During the break, cousin went up to them, and asked if he do a song or two with them. They told him, yes. Cousin said during the next break he would bring his karaoke machine in (he had it in his trunk), and that he would just set it up and do a couple songs then. They told him no, and he flipped out. He almost got kicked out of the bar. During this commotion... his date leaned over and told me he embarasses her everywhere they go. She also said he is a selfish human, as well as a selfish lover. She then leaned over and kissed me on the lips. He saw this, and made a bee-line toward me. He tripped over a cord, and ended up kicking the band's tip jar across the dance floor and it rolled out the door. Dollar bills were EVERYWHERE. The band was frantically trying to grab up the money. Cousin then picked up a pool stick, jumped up on the bar, and began to yell, "NO ONE TAKES MY WOMAN.. I AM THE GREATEST SINGER IN THIS TOWN". All of a sudden, the waitress jumped up on the bar, and kicked him right in the jewels. His knees came crashing into the bar, and he fell sideways, and his head landed in one of those yellow industrial mop buckets. We had to assist him to the car. Needless to say, we are all banned now.

This is hilarious!

[powderfinger]

Originally Posted by James Judson

Karaoke is way better than a band. No drama, the guitar player is never to loud, the drummer plays the right tempo every time and if you drink enough booze the singer sounds great.

I like singing parody words to the music. Seems to entertain those that haven't had to much to drink.

The parody singing can be pretty funny, if the singer is halfway witty about it. Cousin will not parody, of course, as he is a staunch believer in doing karaoke the "right way".

[Chef FourString]

Originally Posted by powderfinger

The parody singing can be pretty funny, if the singer is halfway witty about it. Cousin will not parody, of course, as he is a staunch believer in doing karaoke the "right way".

Just persuade him to move to Japan. He'll have a blast with his karaoke and you can date the girl. It's a win, win.

[MarkMgibson]

Originally Posted by Chef FourString

Just persuade him to move to Japan. He'll have a blast with his karaoke and you can date the girl. It's a win, win.

Now there's a thought! Karaoke Kousin would be in his element in Japan. He probably would be a star.

[Tankdave]

UK subscriber here, bloody spiffing read so far

[powderfinger]

Originally Posted by MarkMgibson

Now there's a thought! Karaoke Kousin would be in his element in Japan. He probably would be a star.

If he moved to Japan, he'd probably try to start up a band.