Comics & Singers Wanted

[lfmwriter]

Test out your Standup Act or sing Karaoke
Come out and enjoy AOME’s “Night of Song & Laughterâ€� – hosted By Len & Elaine Monahan

THURSDAY NIGHTS - starting at 7 P.M.- Beginning Dec. 1st

The Yosemite Lakes Park Clubhouse
The Blue Heron Lounge
30250 Yosemite Springs Pkwy
Coarsegold, CA

We want to provide a supportive environment for talent. Please keep your comedy bits reasonably clean (Tonight Show standards) and 3 to 5 minutes in length.

If you have any questions, call (559) 692-2148 –All Occasion Music & Entertainment

[Kahlua Kid]

Sounds Fun!

Is this Len who I think it is? Saw you last Saturday night - you were hosting the birthday Karaoke party at the Blue Heron?

Figured out that darn song's band! Newcomer knows it!

[beautiful_mess38]

Cant sing but I'm good at making people laugh http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/rofl5.gif

[Yosemite_Wolf]

I wonder if they let kids in to do the kareoke? yours would def take over!! LOL. (though one might fall asleep on the mike.....)

[lfmwriter]

Hi Kahlua Kid. Yes, I’m the one and same Len. (Never thought I’d actually ever write a sentence like that.)

Elaine says the song in question is “What is Loveâ€� by Haddaway. The film (A Night At The Roxbury) also uses: “Disco Infernoâ€�; “Pop Muzikâ€�; “Beautiful Lifeâ€� and N-Trance’s “Do You Think I’m Sexy?â€�

Newcomer’s a friend of ours. She’s talented, smart and can really dance, so I’m not surprised she knows the answer.

I thought one of the highlights of the evening was Barbara and Gang’s “Girls Just Want To Have Fun.â€� Liz, Heather, Jim, Clifford and Brent were great too.

We’ve got some untapped talent in this area, and it’s going to be interesting to watch people perform comedy. We want to create a supportive environment where people can refine their standup. It takes time to develop an act. Even Jay Leno still tests his monologues on comedy club audiences – and Jay’s a natural! Actually, I’d love to film the entire process of putting this thing together, getting footage of the acts before, during and after, etc. If you know anyone who’d like to work with us on a documentary, have him or her give us a call. Specifically, we’d need a videographer. Our number is (559) 692-2148.

Beautiful Mess, come on out and give it a try. We’re looking for 3 to 5 minute bits. It’ll be a real experience.

Yosemite Wolf, I don’t think there’ll be any kids in the bar that night – not unless they’ve skipping a dinner engagement at Chucky Cheese. I think kids would be allowed in, however, with parental accompaniment. I remember getting kicked out of a bar when I was 12. I was thirsty and feeling particularly generous after collecting all my paper route money. So I walked in the place, sat at the end of the bar and said, “Soda pop for everybody!â€� Didn’t work.

[Mysteefied]

I'm going to try and make it, Hopefully I can find the place, Spoke to Len tonight, and Elaine, they seem really cool. I'd like to see some of you sing. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/rofl5.gif

[Kahlua Kid]

If we can, we'll come out and play. (Usually don't on "school" (Work) nights!)

Newcomer is my hubby Len - I'm the dancer... ok, my reputation really does proceed me around here! But Newcomer is the crooner and knows music and bands in one note - no kidding!

It would be fun to put together a "Name that Tune" event - we've always wanted to do that for a fundraiser for the Kennedy's Disease Association (non-profit we founded about 6 years ago).

If we can be there - we'll see ya!

[lfmwriter]

Hi again,

This link should take you to Yahoo Maps and show the location of the clubhouse: Blue Heron Lounge (http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?newaddr=49&taddr=30250+Yosemite+Springs+Pkwy&csz=93644&country=us&tcsz=93614&tcountry=us&oerr=4004)

Basically, if you're coming from Oakhurst, travel south on Hwy 41 to Yosemite Lakes Park and turn right.

Len

[lfmwriter]

Hi folks,

I just want to keep you updated. We had a pretty good first night. People had fun, and we had some good singers. I was the only one telling jokes but I'm hoping to get other people up there to perform along with me. It's a great place to test out your comedic material and see how well you're able to catch flying fruits and vegetables. I caught enough to keep me in salad for a week.

Bon appetit,

Len

[Yosemite_Wolf]

were you guys out there last nite on the 3rd? Stone River was scheduled for 9pm and our feet get itchy if we cant dance by 9.

messy and I could make the YLP laugh... cos they all need a good laugh. And the Newcomer I know is Male....

[lfmwriter]

Hi Yosemite Wolf,

We weren't there on the 3rd - only on the 1st. I recently met the guys from Stone River and they're a pretty good group.

My mistake. I thought "Necomer" was a mutual handle for both Kahlua & hubby. I think I remember seeing their picture together under that handle. Anyway, I was refering to the KK.

You should come out and do some standup. I think we're going to have one or two more comics next Thursday. By the way, who's "Messy"? I don't know the players yet.

Hope to see you there,

Len & Elaine

[lfmwriter]

Update:
Last Thursday we had a great crowd. We had some terrific singers, and Sharon G. got up and did some story telling. No one wet their pants at my jokes - but I'm used to that. Russ got the big laughs of the evening with his rendition of AC/DCs "Big Balls." He's a talented guy, and we're hoping to have him do something next week. Amanda, Neil, Rob, Debbie, Jerry (Coarsegold's Elvis) and others sang. (Sorry, I don't know all the names yet.)

[lfmwriter]

Update: The word is really getting around, and there was a great crowd last Thursday (12-22-05) - with some really fine singers. We still need to get the message out to http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/eusa_dance.gif comics http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/eusa_dance.gif. A few people told me they want to get up and try out a routine but were afraid. That's understandable. But the truth is, you'll never learn how to swim if you don't enter the pool. We won't be there on December 29th because we're doing a wedding. But we'll be there the following Thursday, January 5, 2006. Hope to see you then.

[cloeybelle]

what if my singing is comedic?

[lfmwriter]

Hi Van's Mama,

That's fine. You can sing funny or tell jokes with a sing-song voice or whatever. The idea is to have fun.

Len

[CatdaBrat]

My oldest son can make people literally fall to the floor laughing, holding their sides and saying it hurts and begging for him to stop because they can't breathe, but his kind of humor can sometimes be very politically incorrect -- it would never fly in most places where the public goes, but probably 95% of all people would die laughing in a private setting with that guy. Yesterday he even had his straight-laced, religious grandmother in out-of-control laughing fits.

[feelinfroggie]

I have been told I am funny looking. Will that help or work?

[lfmwriter]

Hi Catabrat,

Politically incorrect is okay. I'd love to see his act. Bring him down and have him give it a go. And if grandma ever becomes a holy roller, that out of control mode will come in real handy.

Len

[lfmwriter]

Hi Feelinfroggie,

We have nothing at all against people who look like frogs or vice versa. Just make sure you don't come down on a day the restaurant is serving French cuisine.

Len

[CatdaBrat]

Len: He is currently preparing to move out of the area, so probably wouldn't have a chance from this point on to do anything besides packing, but I will at least tell him about your invitation. I am not sure how he feels about getting up in front of people in public, but he sure has friends and family rolling on the floor.

[lfmwriter]

Hi Catdabrat,

We won't be there this Thursday (December 29th) but we'll be there the next week, January 5, 2006. (God, it's hard for me to write 2006! Time moves too quickly.) I'm sorry to hear he's moving out of the area. We need as many funny people around here, and no doubt you're going to miss him. If you want to stop by and say "hi" it'd be great to meet you both. If he wants to try something on stage, he's more than welcome. But there'll be no pressure on him to perform.

Len

[lfmwriter]

Hey everybody! Check out the "weirdest place on earth": Skinwalker Ranch (http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4275629). When you go to this site, click on "Scientists Study 'Skinwalker Ranch'" and watch the video.

[CatdaBrat]

I think I am a skincrawler.

[SierraSnows]

Very strange

[Mysteefied]

hmmm...I'd like to see some of that video they say they have.

[lfmwriter]

Hi Mysteefied,

It was nice seeing you again at Gotschalks. They had some pretty good sales going on that day, and we found a few things to buy.

If you click on "Scientists Study 'Skinwalker Ranch'" the video should open up. Hope it works for you.

UPDATE: We're going to be at the Blue Heron Lounge this Thursday, January 5th. Last Thursday we weren't there due to a previous commitment. And, no, it did not involve a straitjacket.

[lfmwriter]

http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif <span class="ev_code_RED">COMICS & SINGERS WANTED</span> http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

Hey you – the freaky acting dude with the eye in the middle of your forehead. Do people laugh at the way you look? Do they say, “You should be on stage…better yet, be under itâ€�? Then come on down to the Blue Heron Lounge and try out your standup (clean material only please). It’s held every Thursday night starting at 7 PM and provides a great opportunity to rehearse your cyclops routine in a “not yet ready for prime timeâ€� environment.

Or if you just want to sing the William Hung version of “She Bangsâ€� or “La Dodo la Doâ€� by Celine Dion, you can get up and do some karaoke. We’ve got thousands of karaoke songs for you to choose from.

The Blue Heron Lounge is located on Clubhouse Drive in Yosemite Lakes Park. Arrive early if you’re hungry. You can eat in either the restaurant or the lounge. If you have any questions (and not questions like “What’s the literal English translation of ‘La Dodo la Do’?) call Len at (559) 692-2148 – (All Occasion Music And Entertainment)