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| 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. 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 !!! 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, ALL STAR KARAOKE AT BROADWAY LOUIE'S HAS WON IT 8 YEARS IN A ROW, 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 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. AS OF 2010, SOUNDCHOICE IS ALMOST OUT OF BUSINESS DUE TO THE PIRACY OF KARAOKE MUSIC, SO YOU WON'T SEE MUCH MORE OF IT IN THE FUTURE. 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 6TH 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. ALSO YOU WILL ALWAYS NOTICE IF AT THE END OF THE NIGHT WE HAVE OPEN SPACES WE ALWAYS MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR NEW SINGERS SO THAT EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE. 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 JOANNA, MIRIAM ETC. 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. HOW OFTEN DO YOU UPDATE YOUR BOOKS? SARA SHARPE NMB SC I HAVE RECEIVED NEW DISC'S EVERY MONTH WITH THE HITS IN BOTH POP/ROCK & COUNTRY FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS FROM JIMMY JAMZ UNDER CONTRACT, I ADD THEM IN IMMEDIATELY, AND USUALLY TRY TO KEEP AT LEAST NEW MASTER BOOKS EVERY 45 DAYS OR SO, AND NEW HOUSE BOOKS EVERY 3 MONTHS, YOU CAN ALWAYS APPROACH THE STAGE AND ASK WHAT I HAVE THAT IS NEW THAT IS NOT YET LISTED. DO YOU HAVE GIGS ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE BEACH ? BRYSON CLARK SURFSIDE BEACH S.C. IN YOUR EMAIL YOU TALKED ABOUT LIVING UP IN GARDEN CITY, SO THE BOWLING ALLEY KARAOKE IS CLOSEST TO YOU, YOU MENTIONED YOU WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING OUR END, FIRST OFF THEY DO A FINE JOB AT THE BOWLING ALLEY, I KNOW PEOPLE WHO SING THERE, LOUIE'S IS MY ONLY GIG, ALTHOUGH I DO LEASE EQUIPMENT I OWN TO OTHER PEOPLE RUNNING SHOWS ON THE BEACH, JoAnna WARD HAS HER OWN SHOW, AS DOES IAN GUERRIN AND FROM TIME TO TIME MIRIAM DOES AS WELL, I'M SURE YOU CAN FIND WHERE THEY ARE AT BY VIEWING THEIR MYSPACE PAGE OR FACEBOOK, OUT OF RESPECT FOR BROADWAY LOUIES, MY EMPLOYER, I CHOOSE NOT TO CROSS PROMOTE THEM ON THIS WEBSITE, BROADWAY LOUIES IS MY MAIN PRIORITY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE TALENT QUEST CONTEST A LITTLE BETTER AND WHAT TO EXPECT OUT THERE? BRYSON CARR, M.B. S.C. 10 WEEKS OF QUALIFYING, TOP 2 SCORES IN SEMI-FINALS ADVANCE TO FINALS, FINALS NIGHT 4 SINGERS COMPETE FOR ONE SPOT IN THEIR CATEGORY EITHER POP/ROCK OR COUNTRY, TOP 2 SCORES WIN A TRIP TO LAUGHLIN (FLIGHT, HOTEL, CONTEST ENTRANCE FEE) AND COMPETE FOR $3000.00 IN CASH AND A TON OF PRIZES, PLEASE VISIT TALENTQUEST.ORG FOR ANY QUESTIONS! JOANNA SINGLE ? (CRYPTIC EMAIL LOL) JOANNA IS 100% SINGLE, SOMEONE PLEASE COME AND DATE THIS GIRL ALREADY. BUT HAVE DEEP POCKETS, SHE'S NOT A ROMAN NOODLES GIRL! (I'M KIDDING) AND YOUR WIMP FOR NOT LEAVING YOUR NAME IN YOUR EMAIL. WHAT SYSTEM ARE YOU USING FOR KARAOKE? DJ PRIMETIME JACKSONVILLE N.C. I GET THIS ALL THE TIME, AND WHEN I ANSWER I GET THE SAME...WHAT???? FACE... I'M USING A JB CAVS 99, AND NOT CAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD SOMETHING NEW, I KNOW HOW IT WORKS, I KNOW HOW TO TROUBLE SHOOT IT, I AM NOT A COMPUTER GEEK, THIS SYSTEM WORKS FOR ME, IT'S EASY TO TEACH, THE OLD GIRL RUNS GREAT, AND I WOULDN'T CHANGE IT UNTIL SHE DIES ON ME, AND MY CURRENT MACHINE IS GOING ON 10 YEARS AT LOUIES, AND DESPITE MISSING A FEW BUTTONS, SHE GET'S THE JOB DONE, I CAN'T SEE CHANGING UNTIL I SEE SOMETHING THAT BLOWS MY MIND,AND SO FAR, I JUST HAVEN'T FOUND IT, I PREFER THE OLD DINOSAUR ! ANY NEW PLANS FOR THE SHOW IN 2011? SHANNON RICE GARDEN CITY, S.C. WOULD REALLY LIKE TO EXPAND THE STAGE THIS YEAR, AND PERSONALLY I HATE THE STAGE BACKDROP, I WOULD LOVE TO FIND SOMETHING NEW AND MORE EYE APPEALING BACK THERE, BUT I TRY TO STAY VERY FRUGAL WHEN I AM ASKING FOR LOUIES TO SPEND MONEY, THEY GO BEYOND OUT OF THEIR WAY WITH PUTTING MONEY INTO THE BAR AND SHOW, NOT TO MENTION ALL THEy GIVE FOR THE CONTESTS EACH AND EVERY YEAR. 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 6 1/2 YEARS EVERY NIGHT, AND HAVE ONLY REPLACED ONE LUNG, YES ITS FINE. |
