Now Bobby K knows that this site is all about karaoke information and reviews…. BUT when it comes to saving his readers a buck or two, he jumps at the chance. That’s why when he found out about PayPal’s new holiday special ($20 off a $50 purchase at select retailers when you pay via PayPal), he couldn’t pass up the chance to forward the savings on to his readers. Stop by Musician’s Friend (code PAYPAL) to buy karaoke gear for yourself, and then hit up 1-800-FLOWERS (code PAYDEC) to get that bouquet for Mom. She deserves it after listening to you yelp in the microphone all these years in the living room.

Oh, and you’re 35… consider moving out and getting your own place. Tell the realtor that Bobby Karaoke sent ya.

P.S. See you all at Orchid Karaoke tonight!

You might consider Scotland a harmonious place, but you’d be wrong! According to Scotsman.com, a 33-year-old landlord was cited by police after being accused of headbutting a woman during a fight about karaoke. Now, I can’t say I’ve never been driven to the brink over the topic of karaoke. In truth, I have. BUT I’M NOT PROUD OF IT. Karaoke is supposed to be inclusive and bring people together - the universal language, man! Now look at what is happening. I think it is time to karaoke John Lennon - Imagine.

Official American Idol CD-G Training Discs are available. This is sad. Real karaoke artists know that those people on American Idol are just wannabes who will never understand the true nature of karaoke as an art and a science.

I have spent a good part of the last 7 years in the karaoke industry and I can assure you that American Idol is not karaoke. In fact, I’d bet my shiny new M-Audio Sound Check Dynamic Microphone on it.

I can’t stop you. So if you are going to practice karaoke for American Idol, get this mic and start singing. Just don’t call it karaoke, you trader.

The people want to know if Bubba Mac’s in Somers Point does karaoke. If you know, please comment.

Bridgewater Pub
22 S. Laurel St.
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
856-455-9551
Karaoke @ 9pm on Wednesdays! Worth the hike…

Tuckahoe Inn
Route 9
Tuckahoe, NJ 08223
609-390-3322
Lori Kelly’s Karaoke Party @ 10 pm on Sundays at this little happening joint in Marmora!

Karaoke Brass Rail (Part of Studio Six Night Club)
12 South Mt. Vernon Ave.
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
609-344-2222
Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday: Karaoke with Millie and Friends
Karaoke Contest, $250 grand prize, $25 weekly first place prize, complementary cocktail for second place. Only the best compete… so stay awake, stay alert, stay alive out there.

DiDonato’s Bowling Center and Cocktail Lounge
1151 White Horse Pike
Hammonton, NJ 08037
609-561-3040
DJ Sal Rodio Karaoke from 9pm to 1am on Friday and Saturday nights

Juan Pablo’s
3801 Pacific Avenue
Wildwood, NJ 08260
609-729-6500
You can’t go wrong with Johnny Taco on Wednesday nights… super Wildwood Karaoke!

Kix McNutley’s Bar
63rd Street and Landis Avenue
Sea Isle City, NJ 08243
609-263-7286
Never been there, but on Friday and Saturday nights… the karaoke starts early - 8:00!!! Then on Monday, get your trivia fix and karaoke fix with Tommy @ 9pm… plus, no cover that day. Prime Locals bar.

O’Grady’s
3903 Atlantic Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
609-344-9263
DJ Steve O’s Karaoke Competition on Sunday Nights… late night at 11, baby! An Atlantic City tradition for karaoke lovers. Email them at ogradyac@verizon.net.

Pistol Pete’s Beef N’ Beer Saloon and Restaurant
1000 Black Horse Pike
Pleasantville, NJ 08232
609-484-1000
“Catch a Rising Star” Karaoke with Frankie Showboat at 10:00 on Friday. Then, come back on Saturday night for the Extreme Karaoke Party with DJ Ron (no, not that jerk Ron from the coffee shop)… 10pm to late-late night 3am! That’s some sorry karaoke at 2:50 in the morning, folks. For the brave: Open Mic Night Sundays … starting at 8pm. Pistol Petes is South Jersey Karaoke at its finest. Very classy.

W.L. Goodfellows and Co.
310 E. White Horse Pike
Absecon, NJ 08205
609-652-1942
Great Food, Great Times… and on Friday and Wednesday… Karaoke with Mike Maggio (8 pm) JUST DO IT! Check out the micro-brew list. Been there for 20 something years. Recommended by locals. Sing your heart out, karaoke-style… as it has finally arrived in Absecon.

Bernardi’s Restaurant and Lounge
140 E. Wheat Road
Vineland, NJ 08360
856-696-1461
If you’re brave… you’ll do karaoke VINELAND STYLE. They do it right. DJ Doug Smith covering the scene Thurs - Sat nights at 9pm. No cover on Thursday!

Tell them Bobby karaoke sent you. They’ll probably say “Bobby Who?” Or they’ll give you a discount…

Once again, Bobby Karaoke turns out to be THE DEFINITIVE SOURCE for karaoke news. Our ongoing coverage of the Chinese karaoke scene (here and here) has garnished us with several awards. But perhaps the greatest award of all, especially in the karaoke world, is imitation. Variety, the daily Hollywood rag, has decided to publish a weeks-late story about the new Chinese karaoke taxes. As Justin Timberlake would karaoke, Cry Me A River.

Sands Atlantic City is now a goner. Finished, dead, kaput. It closed on November 11th, 2006 with little fanfare (though it did score a mil in revenue that day) after having been in operation for over 25 years. It will be replaced with a new casino resort opening in 2011. My only hope is that the owner, Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. (lead by “Karaoke Carl” Icahn), will retain the karaoke spirit that permeated throughout the once-great Atlantic city casino. Who could forget sweatin’ it to the oldies with DJ Big Al and karaoke at Swingers Lounge? I know I won’t soon forget it… I intend to be in town in 2011 to check out the new digs. Don’t disappoint me, Karaoke Carl.

In related news, it has been reported that two other new casinos might spring up in Atlantic City. This can only be good news for karaoke lovers. Unless they ripped down Planet Rose to do it. But they won’t, so it’s cool.

Looking for a DJ to karaoke your event in the Alantic County area? Starving to get the mic in granny’s hands? Perhaps always wanted to bring a little karaoke excitement to your Sunday brunch? Well, Bobby Karaoke was searching the Internet and found the following DJs raring to go in Atlantic City, NJ. Karaoke - great price (maybe!), at your location (definitely!), on your time (definitely!)… all of these karaoke DJ’s offer those thing. What’s up now, kids?!

Goody Goody Karaoke
6 W Black Horse Pike
Pleasantville, NJ 08232
609-646-4141

All Star Dj’s Karaoke & Entertainers
Somers Point, NJ 08244
609-926-3111

All American Karaoke
7411 Pacific Ave Apt 5
Wildwood, NJ 08260
609-522-0379
(Atlantic City area karaoke rental. Also serving Cape May County.)

Above & Beyond DJs (or click here if that doesn’t work)
4204 Harbor Beach Blvd., Unit 105
Brigantine, NJ 08203
609-266-1099
(This DJ may or may not do karaoke!! So let Uncle Bobby know if you find out…)

Mikee T & Co Entertainer
Linwood, NJ (Suspiciously located in Ventnor on the map and with the whole “822″ thing goin’ on….)
609-822-4658

The Music Kitchen - Bi-lingual Atlantic City Karaoke (but will travel up to 3000 miles to do it!)
(In the biz since the 1980s, these guys represent what tri-state karaoke means to me. $600 - $2000 per event, see the site)

J & A DJ’s
Philadelphia, PA
Jerry: 215-533-3305
Andy: 215-760-3935
(Serving karaoke to all of New Jersey, Delaware, and Eastern Pennsylvania)

Deztiny Productions Entertainment - Karaoke
Wildwood, NJ
215-917-5165
(Area code doesn’t match … this guy may be bologna)

Karaoke Therapy
Linwood, NJ
718-494-2447
(Area code doesn’t match … this guy may also be bologna. BK isn’t here to judge.)

Satin Sounds DJ Entertainment
Turnersville, NJ Karaoke Group (50+ miles from AC, but they will travel down to do some kar).
(See site for contact information)

Bob Morgan Entertainment
NJ Karaoke Provider
856-207-3643
(Nice name, pal! Excellent wedding demo DVD - watched it 16x. Won’t blast music, and will play in the rain. Pro disc jockey service … but can you karaoke, son?!)

Don’t forget to tell ‘em Bobby sent ya.

In follow-up to our brilliant, breaking coverage of the new “fees” threatened on Karaoke club owners in China, we would like to be the first to announce that the city is resisting the threatened fees with it’s own version of the Boston Tea Party… we like to call it the KaraoKEE Party. HAHAHAA!!

Okay, truth be told, it isn’t all quite that dramatic. According to the Shanghai Daily, it turns out the Entertainment Industry Association opposes the collection of karaoke royalties as it doubts the validity of the charge levied by the China Audio and Video Association. Mad props, guys.

Pressconnects.com, the official site of the Press & Sun-Bulletin of Greater Binghamton, NY has produced an awesome list of karaoke events this Friday in Binghamton.

If I ever die, I hope Heaven is Binghamton. If I ever own a yacht, I will certainly sell it and buy a home in Binghamton. If I ever… well you get the point. What I’m trying to say here is that Binghampton is Karaoke Capitol of the World 2006, according to BobbyKaraoke.com.

For all those doubters out there, here is a partial list of the karaoke goin’ down this Friday night (11/25/06):

• Garyoke, The Pit Box, Route 12A, Chenango Bridge. 9 p.m.
• Karaoke and Dance with The Lovebug, top 40; Alexander’s, 10 Lake Ave., Binghamton.
• Karaoke Plus with Marty & Jill, oldies; American Legion Post 1645, 177 Robinson St., Binghamton. 8 p.m.
• KARAOKE WITH CAROLE CANFIELD, Mosquito Lounge & Grill, 10 Glenwood Ave., Binghamton. 9 p.m.
• Karaoke with DJ Thaddeus, Wizeguys, 116 Glenwood Ave., Binghamton.
• Karaoke with PHIL, top 40; Hallstead American Legion Post 357, Hallstead, Pa. 8 p.m.
• Karaoke with the dREAMSEEKER, Rock B Tavern, 157 Conklin Ave., Binghamton.
• Karaoke with the Maddog, Wingz, 208 North St., Endicott. 10 p.m.
• MADISON’S MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR KARAOKE, top 40; Mary’s Bar, 85 Castle Creek Road, Binghamton. 9 p.m.
• Starlight Karaoke, variety; Owego Bowling Alley, Bodle Hill Road, Owego. 9 p.m.
• wild nights karaoke, Maine Street, Route 26, Maine. 8 p.m.
• Wired-4-Sound Productions DJ/Karaoke, On The Roxx Bar & Grill, 35 Washington St., Binghamton. 10 p.m.

Between Madison’s Magical Mystery Tour Karaoke, Karaoke Plus, and Garyoke (A close friend of Bobby K’s), you can’t go wrong in Binghamton, New York. Keep in mind.. all of this is going on in ONE NIGHT IN BINGHAMTON! Karaoke is life there. I’m hopping on a plane right now. Don’t laugh. I’ll see you there.