| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
| WHY THE 1 YEAR BAN ON CONTESTANTS WHO NO-SHOW FOR SEMI FINALS OR FINALS? FOR STARTERS , ORIGINALLY IT WAS A 2 YEAR BAN, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO GET THAT FIXED, BUT I SUPPORT THE 1 YEAR BAN, FIRST OF ALL WE POST THE DATES FOR THE SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS 6 MONTHS IN ADVANCE, IF YOU CAN'T GET IT OFF, OR WORK FOR A JOB YOUR NOT SURE WILL LET YOU OUT, DON'T ENTER THE CONTEST, IT'S THAT EASY, IT'S A BIG PRIZE AND NOBODY MINDS WHEN WE GIVE OUT FLIGHTS TO VEGAS OR, PAY FOR YOUR HOTEL ROOM, OR WHEN WE GIVE OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, DO YOU KNOW IN THE 5 YEARS I HAVE BEEN AT LOUIES WE HAVE GIVEN AWAY OVER $15,000 IN CASH, THAT'S NO JOKE, AND ON THE ONE NIGHT THAT WE TRY TO RECOUP THAT MONEY, (THE SEMI-FINALS, AND FINALS) AND PEOPLE NO SHOW, THAT HURTS US FINANCIALLY, AND THE CREDIBILITY OF THE CONTEST. WE GAVE AWAY SO MUCH CASH TO PEOPLE WE NEVER EVER SAW AGAIN, THATS THE WHOLE REASON WE STOPPED GIVING CASH AWAY WEEKLY, TOURISTS WOULD TAKE IT AND NEVER RETURN, SO LET'S FACE IT, THE RISK OF NOT BEING ABLE TO COMPETE IN BIG CONTESTS SUCH AS THE CAROLINA OPRY CONTEST WHERE WE GIVE AWAY $2,000 AND THE SUGARLAND TYPE CONTESTS WILL BRING THEM BACK TO OUR SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS, AND WHAT DO I TELL A GUY LIKE BILL OR JIMMY WHO ARE GIGANTIC ASSETS TO THE SHOW, SORRY YOU DIDN'T QUALIFY AND THEN THEY COME OUT AND SEE 7 OF YOU NO-SHOW, IT'S A SLAP IN THE FACE TO THEM AND I JUST WON'T LET IT GO UNPUNISHED, THERE IS TOO MUCH TALENT THAT WANTS YOUR SPOTS, YOU HAVE AMPLE TIME TO MAKE PLANS TO GET THE NIGHT OFF. THE POLICY WAS PUT IN PLACE BY OWNERS, MANAGERS, AND MYSELF AND IT IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE, SORRY I KNOW IT SUCKS. IS JACKIE COMING BACK? RONALD, N.Y. N.Y. THIS QUESTION GETS ASKED MOSTLY AT THE SHOW, BUT A REGULAR TOURIST IF THAT MAKES SENSE SENT ME AN EMAIL, YES OF COURSE SHE IS, JACKIE AS EVERYONE KNOWS BROKE HER ELBOW/ARM SEVERELY, AND I MEAN SEVERELY, SHE IS REHABBING THE ARM, AND SHOULD BE RETURNING FOR SURE BEFORE THE END OF AUGUST, NATURALLY THERE IS INSURANCE ISSUES BEING SQUARED AWAY AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING ON MAKING SURE HER BILLS ARE GETTING TAKING CARE OF, AND THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, BUT SHE WILL RETURN, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KEEP JESSY AS WELL, IT HAS BEEN GREAT HAVING HER BACK HELPING OUT. I DON'T REALLY TRUST ANYONE OUTSIDE OF THOSE 2 WITH MY STUFF, MY AUDIENCE, AND I KNOW THOSE 2 ARE ON MY TEAM FIRST, AND THATS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN ASK FOR, FROM MY END AT LEAST. DUETS CONTEST ? FROM JLYNN@HOTMAIL.COM (DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE FROM) WORKING OUT THE KINKS STILL, HOPING FOR FALL THAT WILL RUN ALONG WITH THE OPRY CONTEST, TRYING TO DO 10 WEEKS, JUST FIGURING OUT SPONSORS, CASH PRIZES, ETC. I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS, I THINK THIS COULD BE REALLY FUN, AND I KNOW OF SOME REALLY GOOD PEOPLE WHO WORK WELL TOGETHER. IT WILL MOST LIKELY BE WINNER TAKE ALL, WITH A 2 SONG DUET IN THE FINALS. I REALLY AM EXCITED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL THIS COULD HAVE. WHY DO YOU GET SO PISSED ABOUT THE BALLOONS? (NO NAME IN EMAIL, NOT SURPRISED) WHAT YOUR NOT UNDERSTANDING,IS, #1 WE HAVE TO COME IN AN HOUR AND A HALF EARLY TO PUT THEM ALL UP, WE DON'T GET PAID TO DO IT, WE JUST DO IT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, 2 YEARS AGO WE HAD AROUND 20 BALLOONS INCLUDING SOME DATING BACK TO THE SCOTT SHAW ERA STUCK IN THE AC VENT, IT LITERALLY CLOGGED IT SO BAD THE A.C. UNIT BURNED UP, IN A BUILDING THAT IS 40,000 SQUARE FEET, WHEN THE A.C. GOES OUT IT IS HOT AS HELL IN THERE, NO ONE WANTS TO STAY LONGER THAN 5 MINUTES AND BUSINESS IS HURT, STILL THAT IS NOT WHAT UPSETS US, WITHOUT EXAGGERATING INSTALL AMOUNT TO REPLACE THE AIR UNIT WAS ARE YOU READY..... $36,000 FOR THE UNIT, INSTALL, AND SET UP, $36,000 !!! SO WHEN YOUR ASS IS GETTING KICKED OUT FOR TOUCHING THEM, YOU NOW KNOW WHY, AND WHEN I GO TO SOMEONE ELSE'S PLACE OF BUSINESS, YOU WON'T SEE ME EVER TOUCHING SOMETHING THAT I HAVE NO BUSINESS TOUCHING WHAT IS BEST OF THE BEACH ? CONFUSED? MICHELLE A. OF WHITE PLAINS N.Y. GOOD QUESTION, AND THANKS FOR THE EMAIL AND PHOTO'S OF YOUR TIME AT LOUIE'S, BEST OF THE BEACH IS VOTED ON BY MOSTLY LOCALS WHO GET THE CITY'S NEWSPAPER, "THE SUN NEWS" AND SOME TOURISTS WHO VOTE ONLINE FOR EVERY CATEGORY LIKE, SHOPPING, NIGHTLIFE, MINI GOLF, FOOD, ETC. & HAS AN AWARD FOR THE BEST PLACE TO DO IT, ACCORDING TO THE LOCALS, IN THE CATEGORY OF KARAOKE, ALLSTAR KARAOKE AT BROADWAY LOUIE'S HAS WON IT 4 YEARS IN A ROW, 5 IF YOU COUNT SCOTT SHAW'S YEAR AT LOUIE'S, (SCOTT KINDA PAVED THE WAY FOR EVERYONE IN MYRTLE BEACH). WE HAVE SUCH GREAT LOCALS WHO REALLY DESPITE NOT ALWAYS ENJOY LONG WAITS TO SING, STILL TAKE GOOD CARE OF US, AND SO WE KEEP WINNING, I THINK IT IS QUITE AN HONOR THAT WE ARE WINNING, AND I NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT WE ARE GOING TO WIN EACH YEAR, I JUST HOPE FOR THE BEST AND WORK AT MAKING It FUN FOR EVERYONE. THERE ARE SOME SHOWS WHO SAY THEY'RE THE BEST, OR BEST "ON" (LOL) THE BEACH, AND THATS OK, BECAUSE THE ONLY PEOPLE THEY ARE TRULY FOOLING IS THEMSELVES, KIND OF SAD ACTUALLY, AND THE LOCALS KNOW WHERE ITS AT, HOPE THAT HELPS ANSWER YOUR QUESTION WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH LOUIE'S MYSPACE, AND WHERE IS YOURS (JAKE) JOSH DAXTER I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH LOUIE'S MYSPACE, IN YOUR EMAIL YOU TALKED ABOUT THE OUTDATED PHOTO'S. I HAVE A HARD ENOUGH TIME KEEPING TRACK WITH THIS WEBSITE, FROM THE LOOKS AT THEIR PAGE, I GUESS THEY WERE WAITING FOR ME TO TAKE NEW PHOTO'S FOR THEM TO STEAL FROM MY SITE (KIDDING OF COURSE), I DON'T KNOW , I AM SORRY I CAN'T HELP YOU WITH THAT, I AM NOT EVEN SURE WHO EVEN CREATED THAT PAGE, AS FAR AS MY OWN PERSONAL PAGE, HONESTLY, I'M KIND OF A PRIVATE PERSON, WHAT YOU SEE ON STAGE, IS NOT WHAT YOU GET OFF IT. WHAT HAPPENED TO SOX GAMES AT LOUIES? AMY & TODD GRIER (SURFSIDE) (TRANSPLANT MASS RESIDENTS) I WAS OUT OF LINE MENTIONING THAT WE MAY HAVE THE GAMES, THE BASEBALL PACKAGE COST $1800.00 FOR AN ENTIRE SEASON, AND THAT DID NOT FIT IN OUR SPORTS BUDGET FOR 2007, AFTER ALL THEY DID OVER THE OFFSEASON FOR THE SHOW TO IMPROVE, I AM REALLY IN NO POSITION TO BEG THEM TO PUT THE BALLGAMES ON TV. I STILL SAY ASSUMING YOUR A PATS FAN, LOUIES IS THE BEST PLACE TO WATCH THE NFL THOUGH, I AM THERE EVERY SUNDAY TO PROVE IT, HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE A WORLD SERIES RUN AND WE WILL DEFINITELY HAVE THOSE GAMES ON. WE WON THE SERIES FOR THE RECORD IS THE FOG SAFE TO BREATHE IN? CHAD RALEIGH DURHAM WHAT DOES THE SC MEAN WHEN NEXT TO A SONG IN THE BOOK? ASKS MIRANDA FROM MYRTLE BEACH EXAMPLE - BRIGHT LIGHTS (SC) 14369 THIS GETS ASKED ALL THE TIME, IT JUST MEANS SOUND CHOICE, WHICH IS A BRAND OF KARAOKE MUSIC, I PERSONALLY CONSIDER IT THE BEST BRAND OF MUSIC, IT IS IN MY MIND THE MOST ACCURATE PORTRAYAL OF THE ACTUAL ARTIST, ALTHOUGH SOME SINGERS OFTEN LIKE OTHER BRANDS SUCH AS TOP HITS, POP HITS MONTHLY, CHARTBUSTER, DK KARAOKE, AND JIMMY JAMZ FAVORITE SUN FLY (WHICH USUALLY GETS OUT NEW MUSIC THE QUICKEST) THANK YOU THAT WAS A GOOD QUESTION AND ONE ASKED OFTEN. HERE IS A FUNNY QUESTION BUT ONE ASKED ALL THE TIME AT THE SHOW? WHAT'S A FISH? A FISH IS A TERM IN THE KARAOKE BUSINESS FOR SOMEONE WHO YOU NEVER SEE AT THE SHOW EXCEPT FOR A NIGHT WHERE MONEY IS GIVEN AWAY, USUALLY OUT OF TOWNERS (RINGERS) WHO COME FOR THE CASH, BUT WE HAVE PLENTY OF LOCAL FISH AS WELL, IT RUBS THE LOYAL LOCALS THE WRONG WAY SOME TIME, BUT IN TRUTH, I LOVE EM, USUALLY THE OUT OF TOWN TALENT IS REALLY GOOD, AND VERY REFRESHING. AND WHEN IT'S CONTEST TIME IT'S CRUCIAL WE HAVE THE BEST OF THE BEST IN THE FINALS, SO BRING IT ON FISH, IT'S ONLY FITTING, WE'RE AT THE BEACH! IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAVE HAD A QUESTION, AND THEN I GOT 4 IN ONE WEEKEND, 3 HAD THIS ? I THINK YOUR TAKING YOUR SHOW A LITTLE TO SERIOUS, WHY CAN'T WE STICK OUR NICKNAME ON OUR SONG SLIP, IS IT THAT BIG OF A DEAL? NO NAME WAS LEFT ON TWO OF THEM, AND THE OTHER WAS RATSO... OK, FIRST OF ALL IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAVE 12 PEOPLE SITTING IN THE CROWD LIKE BOB'S GRILL OR SOMETHING, WE HAVE 60 PEOPLE ON A SLOW NIGHT, AND THE WEEKEND FORGET IT, IN A SMALL BAR I COULD CALL OUT "STINKY" AND IT WOULD BE OBVIOUS WHO THAT WOULD BE, IN A BAR OF OUR SIZE WHEN EVER WE CALLED OUT A NICKNAME 7 DIFFERENT GUYS WALK ON STAGE, NOT TO MENTION THAT ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS I GUY NAMED "BOB" WHOSE FRIEND WROTE DOWN "TINY" ON THE SLIP IS SO DRUNK THAT HE IS LISTENING FOR HIS NAME THAT HIS MOTHER GAVE HIM AND NOT TINY, SO WE CALL "TINY" NO ONE COMES UP AND THEN, 1 HOUR LATER HE IS PISSED CAUSE WE HAVEN'T CALLED UP BOB TO SING. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. AND THE BIGGEST REASON IS LETS FACE IT (AND I KNOW THIS GAME REAL WELL) IF BOB IS IN THE CROWD AND SIGNS UP MUSTANG SALLY AND THEN HIS BUDDY TURNS IN A SLIP FOR "TINY", 3 SONGS LATER I CALL TINY TO THE STAGE AND BOB WALKS UP, THE CROWD GETS PISSED, JUST LIKE YOU, THEY ARE WAITING TO SING, AND MAN, PEOPLE DEFINITELY KNOW WHO HAS SANG TWICE BEFORE THEM....ASK ANY LOCAL. WHY AM I WAITING TILL 11:15 TO SING A SONG JUST BECAUSE THERE IS A BLOWOUT COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME ON THE BIG SCREEN? RYAN SIMMS, CONWAY S.C. RYAN, THERE IS NO EASY WAY TO ANSWER THIS WITHOUT STIRRING CRAP UP, I AGREE, I LIKE TO THINK OF BROADWAY LOUIES AS A KARAOKE BAR THAT HAS SPORTS ON T.V., BUT IT JUST ISN'T THAT WAY, WE ARE A SPORTS BAR THAT HAS KARAOKE, I FEEL YOUR PAIN, BUT UNDERSTAND, THE OWNERS HAVE POURED A TON OF MONEY INTO MAKING BROADWAY LOUIES A FUN PLACE FOR SPORTS FANS, AND IT IS NOT CHANGING ANYTIME SOON, WE USUALLY ARE REALLY GOOD ABOUT HAVING KARAOKE RIGHT ON TIME AND KEEPING THE GAME ON BUT THE MANAGERS ARE IN A NO WIN SITUATION, IF THEY TAKE THE SOUND OFF THE GAME PEOPLE GET UPSET, AND IF YOU THINK THE SHOW STARTS AT 9PM AND THERE'S A GAME ON AND U WAIT THEN THE SINGER GETS UPSET, LISTEN WE ARE BEST OF THE BEACH FOR THE 3RD YEAR IN A ROW FOR KARAOKE, AND I HONESTLY THINK THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO GET THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, BEST IN KARAOKE, BEST SPORTS BAR, AND UNTIL WE PROVIDE THAT FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, I DON'T THINK THAT WILL CHANGE, AGAIN YOUR NOT THE ONLY EMAIL I HAVE GOT ABOUT THIS BUT THE KARAOKE CROWD HAS BEEN PRETTY UNDERSTANDING, WE CAN'T ALIENATE OUR SPORTS FANS EITHER. WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH SWEARING IN THE SONGS? ALOT OF PEOPLE ASK ABOUT THIS, THE THING IS WE ARE PART OF BROADWAY AT THE BEACH SO WE ADHERE TO ALOT OF THEIR RULES INCLUDING A DECENCY CODE OF CONDUCT. WE TRY TO BE CAREFUL OF WHAT IS SAID ON STAGE, FROM TIME TO TIME BASED ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE ALLOW SOME SONGS WITH SWEARS BUT DO NOT ALLOW YOU TO WALK ON STAGE AND JUST START SWEARING (KEEP IN MIND WE ARE CONNECTED TO AND ARCADE!) I MYSELF BEING FROM BOSTON CAN BARELY GET THROUGH A SENTENCE WITHOUT SWEARING BUT YOU HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE RULES, WE HAVE A ZERO TOLERANCE FOR IT AND YOU WILL BE THROWN OF STAGE FOR THE NIGHT IF YOU DO IT. THIS NEXT QUESTION COMES UP AT LEAST EVERY NIGHT WHY DO I SEE THE SAME KID UP THERE 3 TIMES SINGING WHEN I HAVE BEEN UP ONCE? JUNE AND RON FROM MONTREAL LET ME START BY SAYING AND THIS IS NOT KISSING THEIR ASS, BUT WE HAVE BY FAR THE MOST LOYAL GROUP OF LOCALS YOU COULD EVER IMAGINE, DURING THE WINTER WHEN NOONE IS HERE TOURIST WISE THESE GUYS AND GIRLS COME OUT EVERY NIGHT. HERE IS AND EXAMPLE IF "ED" SIGNS UP "DEAD OR ALIVE" AND THEN HIS BUDDY "FRANK" SINGING "LINKIN PARK" NEEDS HIM TO DO HIS BACKUP, THEN THAT IS ALLOWED, 2 SONGS LATER "AMY" WANTS TO SING SUMMER NIGHTS (WHICH AGAIN IS HER SONG BUT A DUET) AND NEEDS ED UP THERE, THEN AGAIN THAT IS OK. WE DON'T ALLOW "ED" TO SING 4 OF HIS SONGS AND BRING HIS FRIENDS UP, WE JUST ALLOW WHOEVER IS SINGING, IF THEY WANT SOME HARMONY OR BACKUP TO BRING SOME HELP, WHOEVER'S SONG IT IS WILL BE ON THE MAIN MICROPHONE. HOPE THAT HELPS A LITTLE! WHY WON'T YOU GUYS TAKE MORE THAN ONE SLIP AT A TIME, EVERYWHERE ELSE DOES? JARED (MYRTLE BEACH) FIRST OF ALL WE HAVE ANYWHERE FROM 30 - 60 DIFFERENT SINGERS ON A BUSY NIGHT, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR COMPUTER MONITOR. THAT IS HOW MUCH ROOM WE HAVE TO PUT ALL THOSE SLIPS. WE DO IT ALSO TO BE FAIR TO EVERYONE SO THAT AS MANY NEW SINGERS CAN SING, WE TAKE YOUR FOLLOWING SLIP WHEN YOU COME UP TO SING, PLUS WHEN PEOPLE HAND US 6 SLIPS, THEY THEN TEND TO CHANGE THEIR MIND WHEN THEY GET UP TO SING SO I WOULD RATHER YOU JUST HAND IN ONE AT A TIME TO KEEP THINGS RUNNING AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE. THIS ALSO BENEFITS THE SINGERS THAT ARRIVE EARLY, THE EARLIER YOU ARRIVE THE MORE YOU GET TO SING. WHAT IS THE STORY WITH TIPPING? LET ME MAKE THIS VERY VERY VERY CLEAR, DOES IT HAPPEN... YES, HAVE YOU BEEN TO A SHOW WHERE IT DOESN'T IF YOU SAID YES, YOUR LYING.IS IT ABSOLUTELY 100% FREE TO SING,,,,,,YES!!!!! IF WE ACCEPT YOUR SLIP, YOU ARE GOING TO SING BEFORE WE CLOSE.... GUARANTEED DON'T LET ANY OF MY EMPLOYEES OR AUDIENCE TELL YOU DIFFERENT IT DOES NOT COST ANY THING TO SING! AND I MEAN THIS IN A NICE WAY $5.00 IS NOT GETTING YOU UP ANY QUICKER! $5.00 IS NOT WORTH THE HEADACHE OF LISTENING TO EVERYONE COMPLAIN .... TRUST ME! WHY PICK UP THE BOOKS SO EARLY ON SOME NIGHTS? IN THE PAST THEY USED TO LEAVE THE BOOKS OUT UNTIL CLOSE, AND THEN PEOPLE WHO WALKED UP AN HOUR BEFORE WE CLOSE WOULD TURN IN SLIPS AND MEANWHILE THE SONG ROTATION WOULD NEVER EVEN COME CLOSE TO REACHING THEM, SO THEY WOULD SIT AROUND AND WAIT AND THEN GET LET DOWN THINKING THEY WERE GONNA SING, IT MAKES SENSE FOR THE BAR YOU SIT THERE AND WAIT AND DRINK WE MAKE MONEY OFF YOU AND THEN YOU GET SCREWED, GOD BLESS OUR MANAGEMENT, THEY WOULD RATHER YOU NOT GET PISSED AT THE END OF THE NIGHT AND IF YOU CAN'T SING HAVE THE CHOICE OF GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE, ALOT OF PROPS TO THE MANAGEMENT WHO PUT YOUR FEELINGS AND NEEDS BEFORE THEIR BOTTOM LINE. CAN WE BORROW JAKE OR JACKIE FOR A DUET? IF WE KNOW IT ..... ANYTIME!!!!! A FRIEND OF MINE GOT BANNED FROM LOUIES, IS THIS NORMAL? NO NAME, JUST AND EMAIL ADDRESS. NO, THAT IS NOT NORMAL, AND THAT IS HANDLED BY MANAGEMENT, WHATEVER WAS DONE IN THEIR EYES WAS ENOUGH TO SET THEM OFF, MY ADVICE BEHAVE AT LOUIE'S AS IF IT WHERE OWNED BY YOUR FAMILY, AND YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM. IT'S A BAR NOT A CIRCUS, WE HAVE RULES LIKE EVERY OTHER PLACE OF BUSINESS. IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS EMAIL ME MYRTLEJAKE@HOTMAIL.COM AND I WILL REPLY ASAP |
WE USE THE EXACT SAME FOG AS THE ALABAMA THEATRE AND THE CAROLINA OPRY, ITS SIMPLY A WATER BASED MINERAL OIL, THE GUY SITTING NEXT TO YOU SMOKING IS 900 TIMES WORSE, I HAVE BREATHED IT IN FOR 4 1/2 YEARS EVERY NIGHT, AND HAVE ONLY REPLACED ONE LUNG, YES ITS FINE. |