Hello, I hope everyone had a great weekend. I am writing because I must tell you all about the awesome new entertainment I found.
Starting from the beginning...my friend Bahareh from work called me yesterday (Saturday) and invited me to join her at San Francisco's North Beach Festival. The weather was absolutely beautiful here yesterday so of course a day in Washington Square Park sounded great. The event was incredibly crowded, but drinks and food were surprisingly reasonably priced and the perfect weather put everyone in a good mood so it was fun and festive.
After sitting in the sun for a bit we decided to seek a spot in the shade and went to grab some appetizers and a few beers at an outdoor cafe. Here's where we get to the best part and the very reason for this blog entry: Bahareh's boyfriend suggested we go to DoReMi Music Studio. Let me tell you, no night out is complete without a trip to a place like this!
Its a Korean Karaoke Studio in Japantown here in San Francisco. They offer absolutely nothing but karaoke - no food or drinks - and the place is rather shady. Its a dark little hallway with a row of doors on each side, and it kind of smells funny. I hesitantly peered into the tiny room we were assigned, not quite sure what to expect. What I found is a 7x7 room with a bench going all around, a coffee table in the center, a 50s tv set, a remote control, and 2 microphones. Oh yeah, and did I mention the disco ball?
You go through the book and pick out songs to sing and program them yourself, and the only ones who can hear you belting out Madonna at the top of your lungs are your friends! Plus, you don't have to sit there and listen to the wannabe American Idols who take their karaoke too seriously.
So, at the height of my withdrawals from staying up at SAE singing country music at the top of my lungs with Seth, Scooter, and Matty, I found relief in a Korean Karaoke place right here in the city. I'm not sure its even possible to describe how cool this place is, so you'll have to take my word for it.
That said, I'm still missing the good 'ol days and getting SO excited for my trip back to Missoula. I definitely want to float the river at least once or twice, and am thinking of going to Big Fork for the 4th of July. Hopefully they'll have the one-man band and people will set off fireworks in the Garden Bar. Good times...my goal this year is to remember all of them! I can't wait to get back to the Bodega, and take a trip over to the VFW to hang with some senior citizens. Oh yeah, and get some sweet potato fries and sit on the patio at the Iron Horse.
Starting from the beginning...my friend Bahareh from work called me yesterday (Saturday) and invited me to join her at San Francisco's North Beach Festival. The weather was absolutely beautiful here yesterday so of course a day in Washington Square Park sounded great. The event was incredibly crowded, but drinks and food were surprisingly reasonably priced and the perfect weather put everyone in a good mood so it was fun and festive.
After sitting in the sun for a bit we decided to seek a spot in the shade and went to grab some appetizers and a few beers at an outdoor cafe. Here's where we get to the best part and the very reason for this blog entry: Bahareh's boyfriend suggested we go to DoReMi Music Studio. Let me tell you, no night out is complete without a trip to a place like this!
Its a Korean Karaoke Studio in Japantown here in San Francisco. They offer absolutely nothing but karaoke - no food or drinks - and the place is rather shady. Its a dark little hallway with a row of doors on each side, and it kind of smells funny. I hesitantly peered into the tiny room we were assigned, not quite sure what to expect. What I found is a 7x7 room with a bench going all around, a coffee table in the center, a 50s tv set, a remote control, and 2 microphones. Oh yeah, and did I mention the disco ball?
You go through the book and pick out songs to sing and program them yourself, and the only ones who can hear you belting out Madonna at the top of your lungs are your friends! Plus, you don't have to sit there and listen to the wannabe American Idols who take their karaoke too seriously.
So, at the height of my withdrawals from staying up at SAE singing country music at the top of my lungs with Seth, Scooter, and Matty, I found relief in a Korean Karaoke place right here in the city. I'm not sure its even possible to describe how cool this place is, so you'll have to take my word for it.
That said, I'm still missing the good 'ol days and getting SO excited for my trip back to Missoula. I definitely want to float the river at least once or twice, and am thinking of going to Big Fork for the 4th of July. Hopefully they'll have the one-man band and people will set off fireworks in the Garden Bar. Good times...my goal this year is to remember all of them! I can't wait to get back to the Bodega, and take a trip over to the VFW to hang with some senior citizens. Oh yeah, and get some sweet potato fries and sit on the patio at the Iron Horse.
