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Live Band Karaoke Vs Pole Dancing Demos
Pole dancing isn't something one normally equates with a karaoke night, let alone the Live Band Karaoke.
But this is exactly the absurd mixture I witnessed last Tuesday night at The Drake Underground. And in a peanut butter-and-chocolate kinda way, it actually worked. A little G'N'R, a little gyrating on a pole, followed by some Sex Pistols....
In between sets led by house band Shark Week, was some titillating pole dancing demonstrations, courtesy of Aradia Fitness.
A few times the singer on stage, or a spirited fan, decided to have a whirl on the pole in front of the stage. Classy.
Pole dancing isn't just for the gals, either.
A gymnast-like bodied guy got into some awesomely contortionist-like poses while working the pole.
Aside from the regular shenanigans and the addition of people meeting their sexy side, there were giveaways of Pear Jam's 10 reissue, with free CDs to anyone who sung a Pearl Jam song.
After seeing Matt ace an Oasis song at the last Live Band Karaoke, I thought I'd be in for a treat when he took to the stage, but his version of Eddie Vedder left me looking forward to the next pole dance all the more.
When he got off the stage, he started to appease the crowd's cheers as he made his way towards the pole.
Slowly he unbuttoned his shirt and started to undo his belt buckle, but spared us (and surely himself) the embarrassment.
After the night was through, I had heard all the Even Flow and Jeremy I could take for another 10 years.
The highlight of the evening for me was when this short, quiet young woman took the stage (pictured below) and proceeded to belt out You Oughta Know by Alanis.
Gord Light (below, right) and his band were in fine form, in spite of several requests to play songs off their list of over 100 rehearsed songs in their repertoire.
It's always good to see someone belt out a soulful rendition of Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye live on stage at a karaoke night. Especially with a live band.
There was this one pole dancer who wore knee-high, patent leather, stiletto platform boots. I wondered how she even mounted that pole with them on.
What do you think would work better with karaoke, if not pole dancing?
Photos by Roger Cullman.
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I know this might not fit in, but the music writing on BlogTo is just weak.
what's the point of just shitting on what someone has done?
The weird thing is they read through the whole thing then take the time to actually comment on it, only to say something rude and un-productive.
Every time I picture the same fat, useless Kevin-Smith look alike who lives in his mother's basement and dedicates hours a day to fantasy video games. He's like an old piece of furniture in my mind. Said old sofa has no social skills, smells like rotten milk and is more pathetic than mean. What I'm trying to say is: Wow on--in my mind, you're this total waste of space. (i'd like to believe otherwise, but you're just so damn good at solidifying it with comments like the above).
The girl dancer in the boots is Lin, she's an instructor at Aradia and on pole dancing nights, they get their students up to practice tricks in front of a crowd. Some of those students were super bomb no?
Live Karaoke is the most fun you have have with your clothes on in Toronto for sure. Way better than whatever the 2009 version of Zelda is!
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Poleoke
Take a chill pill. People have opinions.
Generally when people leave a comment, they're doing so to tell themselves that they're different from everyone else. It's more a reflection on the personality of the commentor.
You sound pretty mean and pre-occupied with stereotyping people.
All in all, I'm glad I read this review. I've been meaning to get my ass in gear and check out live karaoke. I've known one of the guys in the band for over a year now and keep telling him I'll come out some time. I'm so lame that way. Now though I might check it out. Even if it is at the Drake (*silentdryheave*).
www.worldpoledance.com
the comment above was just a stab at the writer.
i'm more curious as to how/when comment sections turned into a self-important game of hating on people with no real solution to the flaws they so liberally point out.
Oh my god, roger didn't know that Marvin Gaye sang that song, quick, let's publicly humiliate him on the comments section of his own piece.
I just wanted Wow On to know what I picture when i read that kind of stuff. If he had constructively criticized the piece or gently corrected him, Roger probably would have felt the comments section was a good tool in editing.
And opinion and an insult are two different things is all I'm sayin'.
i hope i win you over at the next live karaoke at the drake (cause clearly I'm a great singer, ha)
which used to be at Tattoo Rock Parlour by the way, so this seems infinitely better by comparison.