japanese salaryman style karaoke

According to the website, Seattle's "Rock Box" (located off Pine Street in Capital Hill) offers the experience of "Rocking like a salary-man".  Well, this salary-woman had seen enough Japanese and Korean TV shows where a group of people sing really bad karaoke in a private room -- slamming back drinks and appetizers --  that she really wanted to try it, too.

And since it was my birthday, and everyone had to do what I wanted, it was done. And I loved it!

Anyone who's read my blog for any amount of time knows that my family is not just big into music, but also musical (unfortunately, that doesn't include me...)  With a 10+ year age range difference in attendees, we had a pretty eclectic mix of tunes blasting, including:

• Queen
• Frank Sinatra
• Phantom of the Opera
• Bonnie Tyler
• The Lonely Island
• Dean Martin
• Air Supply
• David Bowie
• Morrisey
• Fun.

There was more, but three drinks in three hours have pushed them from my mind.  Some of the raps I never knew in the first place, but that's alright.  I actually got roped into singing a couple duets myself, which I never thought would happen.

It turned out to be surprisingly affordable, despite appetizers, multiple drinks all around and a private room for 7 people. I'd definitely recommend it.

[More pictures to come.]

that one's mine, hehehehe

Johnny finally started a blog, and one of the perks (besides another look into what's going on in his head when I'm stuck at work all day and sometimes all night) is that he's adding some of his songs, live. Here's the first:



More here.

I'm coming to terms with being a groupie. It's a little embarrassing, but inevitable. :)

i won't find you (song)

I won't find you by John Lindsey (featuring Claude Lindsey) on Spotify

This song is a project Johnny and two of his brothers were working on earlier this year.  He wrote it for our daughter during a particularly difficult time of her adolescence, when the two of us thought we might just go mad with worry and frustration. I think Johnny took comfort in putting some of it to words. 

I won't find you

storm chase in your eye
start it wild
but no, not now

start a fire with a lie
water wild
can you teach me how

never kept you from flying
but you want to fall
to hold any eye

never stepped into my mind
but you know it all
to hold my denial
we find no word true

[chorus]
I can wait for you
I won't find you, I don't need to
I can wait for you
it's only just one moment in time
I won't find you
never need to

storm taste as we die
little wild
but we still smile

storm catching your eye
running wild
wait a while

all caught up in one motion
tear in a heart this hole
for feeling so

so
you find me this way

[repeat chorus]

and this is the end
of one one place in time
one you and me

but I'll still pretend
I don't break apart
and hold as I start to hold on

for you

[repeat chorus]

Johnny (vocals, guitar)
Claude (vocals)
Jesse (drums)
me (groupie with connections)

halleluja on request

Sorry, my camera is overwhelmed by the audio down in the studio. But you can get an idea, at least. Johnny's voice is amazingly versatile and vibrant.