Oh, You Bubbly Fuck!!!

I just finished one for my beloved Rich. It's under three minutes. It took some fiddling to get the scroll as perfect as I wanted and I did some work with Reaper (music editing program) to create a click track intro for a song that comes in pretty fast and furious. I'm happy with the result and hope Rich will be pleased.

I am now working on sort of the opposite. It's something I would consider a classic rock song that I'm surprised doesn't have any existing "professional" or DIY community Karaoke video that I've been able to track down. It's a 5 minute 47 second long song with a huge number of instrumentals. Those of you who know my karaoke crowd at the Mint may already know exactly who put in the request. I'm determined to make it work, but guys....this is gonna be a bitch.

Just a reminder that I am taking requests. I'll make you a freebie, but if you like a cup of coffee is always welcome. My brief is to make dreams come true with the songs that no one has made or is making and that people might never have heard of.

OK, back to work.

I'm up to 65 home-made karaoke videos on the YouTube Channel.

Please come, like and subscribe, if you are a karaoke person.

https://www.youtube.com/@karaokegalpresents64

I'm taking requests, but only for stuff that does not currently exist either from legacy companies or within the DIY Karaoke community. And I will accept a tip for the price of a cuppa.

LOVING THE NEW SERIES....getting to watch Australia AND the New UK at the same time. The new UK is soooooooo good. I love them all. I think I'm rooting for Jason, even though (I'm up to episode 3) that already seems a bit of a long shot. I don't think it's an American VS UK think, it might be an East Coast thing though.

Reminder to self: Never put up a song for Karaoke, based on trying to impress the current crowd. By the time you get up,( the crowd will have changed. (Hence I ended up singing a loud, raucous, obscene banger to a half-empty bar that where the vibe had completely changed from rowdy to chill.) OOPS!

All the drabbles from the 2011 Drabble-a-Day project have now been posted to A03.

Way more than expected. As with the Rosie Jones situation, I need to trust that Alex, the Andys etc all know what they're doing. (You know, except for the US version.)

Really looking forward to the New Years Treat. I LOVE Hannah Fry. Along with Victoria Coren Mitchell and David Tennant, she is my favorite HIGNFY host.

Not much else to report. Karaoke making precedes apace. I'm looking to take commissions on a sliding scale. If you have a "karaoke dream song," that has yet to be made by the commercial companies, please get in touch via message here or my YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@karaokegalpresents64

The current season of Taskmaster UK is great. I don't LOVE Rosie, and I sometimes have trouble understanding her, but sometimes she and I are exactly on the same page....definitely the rocket in the pocket. So when she was "Well done, me," I absolutely concurred.

I'm rooting for Jack. But I'm predictable like that. Can't wait to hear the Podcast this week.

I noticed I was still getting the occasional comment from a new reader and I figure anyone who starts the journey should have the opportunity to go all the way.

Yes, I was one batshit crazy tin-hatted fangirl. I really miss the passion I had for House MD, the characters, the actors and my fever-dream version of their lives. I also find it hard to believe I created that much content.

The Kevin Spacey stuff----YEARS before anybody had accused him of ANYTHING....I thought it was a funny idea based on his and RSL's shared passion for Eugene O'neill.

I still love my version of Uma Thurman....and my Uma and Ethan as the Greek Chorus.

Thanks again and forever to Beta Goddess Carol who was with me every step of the way and who made me a better writer than I was before or since.

Anywho...it's all there, in one place, since who knows how long LJ will exist or be read even if it does exist.

The whole shebang!

My Karaoke Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@karaokegalpresents64

I'm getting better (I think) at making custom Karaoke tracks for songs that do not exist by either the commercial or "home-grown" Karaoke makers.

If you're a Karaoke singer, check out the channel and if you have a request, get in touch.

And I realize it's totally a me thing and it means I'm able-ist. I just do not find Rosie Jones funny or fun to watch. I haven't even told hubby she's on the new series. Not sure if I'm going to just feign surprise, which is going to be difficult because I have told him about Jack Dee, who I LOVE!


Speaking of British comics, I was supposed to see John Bishop this past Friday, but he had to cancel and the re-schedule wasn't feasible for me to work out on short notice. Hope he and the family are ok and it's not related to the horrible thing that happened in Southport.

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Two weeks to my Summer Holiday to Puerto Vallarta. I bought a bathing suit today. Oh joy.

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We've started watching Grace. I'm shocked that there's literally only one fic on A03. This is a John freaking Simm character we're talking about. Also hilarious to see how many Who alumni are floating about even if they haven't shared screen time with Mr. Simm before.