![]() ![]() They bring along a plastic box full of karaoke CDs and their own fan club. For more than a year they've been spending Tuesday night at Tulies, eating dinner and then taking turns singing. Three of Tulies' most dedicated karaoke singers are Stacey Chapman and her children, Seth Campbell, 14, and Rebecca Libertini, 8. Of course, not everyone needs a drink to sing. "I sang 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun.' I would never do it again," she said. His wife, Vicki, cheers him on, but for her, once was enough. Izzo said he "fell in love" with karaoke and now needs no excuse to sing, especially one of his favorite Johnny Cash tunes. ![]() "I had a drunk on and sang 'My Way,'" he said. John Izzo of Englewood is an accountant by day, karaoke singer by night. "I specialize in (Pink) Floyd," he said, which he proved later in the evening with his interpretation of a selection from "The Wall." I like the attention of being on stage."īates, 30, now brings his own CDs and is a regular at Tulies. "It was my birthday and I'm not usually a drinker," said Bates, whose karaoke debut was "Eleanor Rigby." He followed that with a Kid Rock song and, he said, "it was all over then. For many, taking that mike the first time involved a little more than inner strength.Įric Bates, a computer technician from Sarasota, credits "liquid courage" for getting him up on stage after nine months of watching his friends at karaoke nights. While all karaoke enthusiasts have their own style and songs, no matter how many tunes they've crooned, they all remember their first time. Mackey is a big Beatles fan his first number was a relatively obscure Beatles song, "Happiness is a Warm Gun." He decided that Radiohead, Limp Bizkit and Red Hot Chili Peppers would have to wait for another night. He said he decides what to sing by "checking out what the scene is." Like many regulars, Kyle Mackey, 32, brings his own CDs for Goplin to use. ![]() But on Tuesday night, few people actually bother with the book. Goplin's playbooks are as thick as the yellow pages and list 6,000 songs, from AC/DC to ZZ Top. at Tulies and several other area nightspots. "It's an addiction," said Glen Goplin, K.J. They knew each other, if not by name by musical preference. They knew the words to their songs and most of the other singers' songs. They provide the vocals as the lyrics scroll across the TV screen.Īt the weekly Tuesday night karaoke at Tulies restaurant, most of the 15 or so singers didn't need the screen. Singers write their name and song of choice on a slip of paper and wait for the K.J. There are karaoke nights all over Englewood, where the crowd provides the entertainment, aided by a karaoke jockey, or K.J., who provides the equipment and songbooks and keeps things moving. That might not be true, but thanks to karaoke, everybody can have 21/2 minutes in the spotlight. Andy Warhol once said that every person will be famous for 15 minutes. ![]()
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