Karaoke – Thang Nguyen 555

01/14/2012

My Turn

For years, Newsweek had devoted one-page My Turn for reader’s Op-ed. This move paved the way for crowdsourcing and blogging, which are both technology-enabled (same way the Karaoke machine let the audience to have their turn at the mike). We will come to a point in the future where past practices (museum, musical hall and magazines) criss-cross with…

Pre-Karaoke childhood

We always rushed through dinner to claim our living room space, or call it a stage. Daddy’s mandolin, brother’s violin, and my guitar. But we never played with one another, being from three different generations. So “Du Am”, “Em Toi” and “Le Da” in mandolin. Then “Serenade”, “Guitare D’Amour” either by violin or guitar. Finally…

And the band plays on

Your corporate planners booked an award trip at a remote location, complete with mixer party and Gala. Except for the entertainment part. How would you feel? Just pop in a DVD, have a few drinks? or resort to karaoke to save a few bucks? We need artists, musicians and singers. We need actors who can…