Karaoke is Back On at Ma Deeter's

I just got word this evening that karaoke is back on for this Wednesday at Ma Deeter's in Luzerne after all. I was really disappointed to hear that it had been cancelled until January, and finding out that we would now be having karaoke again this week just made my night. I am really looking forward to it.

In case you haven't been there before, or haven't read my previous posts, you may not know that Ma Deeter's has had a great karaoke and steak night special on Wednesdays for many years. It is a great way to enjoy a delicious meal and listen to some of the best singers around.

Karaoke Fun at A Friend's House

Since I heard the news that there won't be karaoke at Ma Deeter's any more until January, I was very disappointed... In fact I still am. A friend called me up last night though, and he apparently hadn't gotten the news, so I filled him in on what details I could so that he didn't bother to drive out there to sing and find that it had been canceled.

Anyway, while we were talking, we decided that maybe we should just kick back and sing a few songs at his house instead. I grabbed a few of my karaoke disks, and brought them with me. I had a few new karaoke songs I wanted to try out anyway so I thought that this would be a good time. When I got there he fired up his karaoke machine and we spent the next few hours singing.

You know, karaoke bars can be fun but so can spending the evening with a good friend, singing and having a good time singing karaoke together there. It is a lot of fun to try out new and different songs that you normally might not try in public. Who knows, you just might find something new that you would like to sing.

More Info On Karaoke At Ma Deeter's In Luzerne, MI

We have been enjoying each other's company at Ma Deeter's, singing karaoke and having a great time for the past couple of weeks since they finally got their liquor license back so that our usual Wednesday karaoke night could start again. Of course, this time of year is generally slower at karaoke bars in Northern Michigan because of the cold weather, so Ma Deeter's hasn't been nearly as busy as we had hoped.

Because of this, the owners decided to cancel karaoke for the rest of December. They said that everyone is out Christmas shopping instead of singing karaoke, so karaoke will be canceled until January. I was really disappointed to hear this, especially after such a long time with no local karaoke shows to go to for the past couple of months.

Karaoke is Back On at Ma Deeters!

After a very long wait, Ma Deeters finally has their liquor license and entertainment license back and are once again open for our usual Wednesday night steak and karaoke night that has gone on for many years now. The past few months have really dragged on without my weekly night out with my friends.

The night started out much slower than I expected. I guess most people probably didn't know that karaoke was back on at Ma Deeters again, but as the night progressed things picked up nicely. We all had a great time together and are glad to be back!

Still No Karaoke at Ma Deeters...

It seems like it has been forever since my friends and I have been able to get together to sing karaoke at one of our favorite karaoke bars, Ma Deeter's of Luzerne, Michigan. For more years than I could tell you, Ma Deeter's has had a Wednesday night steak special and karaoke night combination that just can't be beat. Since the return of the former owners, we are all still waiting for the liquor license to go through so that Ma Deeter's can get back to business as usual. In the mean time, we are all missing our regular Wednesday night karaoke there.

Recommendations for Oscoda County...

Ma Deeter's has recently been taken back by it's former owners and though it may take a week or two for all of the legalities to go through as far as the liquor license and such, I think that things will be up and running again very soon. I hope so at least because I have missed singing karaoke there these past couple of weeks. In any case, it is time to give my recommendations for karaoke in Oscoda County, in northern Michigan.

My number one favorite place to sing has for a long time been Ma Deeter's in Luzerne, Michigan. The karaoke show there is run by Jimmy Ferns. The show starts at 7 pm and runs until 11pm, sometimes later, depending on the crowd. For many years now, Ma Deeter's has run a steak special on Wednesday nights along with the karaoke show. It is a winning combination when you can enjoy a great meal and sing or just sit back and enjoy watching the show. There are a lot of great singers there too. You would be amazed at some of the talent that comes into that bar. Not only that, but the atmosphere there is great. It is a family bar, and everyone there is like family. It is a great place to come in and enjoy a night out.

Another fantastic place is the American Legion Post in Luzerne, Michigan. The karaoke show there is also run by Jimmy Ferns and it also runs from 7 until 11 pm. They only have karaoke on the first Tuesday of every month, except sometimes on special occasions. They have some wonderful singers there too.

I also enjoy the Wild Turkey Saloon in Fairview Michigan. The karaoke show there is hosted by Lowell Fox. They have karaoke every other Saturday beginning at 9pm. I have a lot of fun singing there and enjoy some fantastic singers when I go, but unfortunately the every other Saturday thing kind of throws me off. I guess I should write it down because I always forget which week they have it so I always seem to miss the right week. Anyway, it is fun there when I make it so hopefully I'll manage to start catching the right week more often.

If you like things loud, you might enjoy Northwoods, or Big T's as it is now known. They have karaoke on Thursday nights starting at 9pm in Mio, Michigan. It is a little too loud for me when I am trying to talk with my friends, and although I have an open mind to all types of music, I have only been there a couple of times and felt that they really didn't play to the crowd that was there. I mean, if you have a lot of older people in the bar, do you really think that the songs with explicit sex lyrics are what you would be playing? Maybe it is just me, but I wasn't impressed. Anyway, I didn't have a problem with singing there, but I would have had more fun if they hadn't made some of my friends feel uncomfortable with their antics.

I really have nothing against any of the karaoke locations in Oscoda County. I have enjoyed singing at all of them at one time or another, I just enjoy some more than others. Of course we all have different tastes so I guess that if you want to know for sure, you will have to try some of them out and see for yourself which karaoke spot you prefer to sing at.

In the near future, I will let you know about some of the other karaoke spots where I have visited, and some that I currently sing at from time to time that are outside of Oscoda County. I think that you might enjoy some of them too. Maybe one of them might even be closer to home for you, but remember that if you are ever in the northern Michigan area, you should stop in and check out your choice of any of the karaoke spots that I have mentioned here. I think that you will have a great time, and I would love to sing a song with you.

More Local Karaoke Shows In Michigan

Eventually I branched out into surrounding areas. I started singing at a couple of other local bars. I went to Sky Ranch for quite a while although eventually the crowd thinned out so much that it got a bit boring there. I ended up looking elsewhere for entertainment. I returned there about a year or two ago when I heard that they were having karaoke again, but there was practically nobody in the bar. I guess that all I can say is that at least it was a good place to practice if you are shy about getting up in front of a lot of people. I did get to sing a lot of songs that night.

The other local place I sang was a little bar in Fairview, Michigan called the Wild Turkey. At the time the show was run by J.J.Harmon, a friend of mine who recently passed away. I only stopped in a few times while he was there because they wouldn't allow my daughter to come in and sing with me because she wasn't 21 years old. Since we could sing together at another bar, we went to the other bar instead.

Lowell Fox runs the karaoke show at the Wild Turkey now, although they only have karaoke every other Saturday. It gets confusing for me, and I keep forgetting which week to go. I haven't been there in a while, and I know that I missed it again last weekend.

Ma Deeters

One of my favorite places to sing for the past several places has always been Ma Deeters in Luzerne, Michigan. Jimmy Ferns who, along with his wife Phyllis, treat the whole karaoke gang like family run the karaoke show. It's great when the whole bar becomes one big happy family, and we all have a good time singing together.

There are some exceptional singers there too. I'm sure that most of you would be impressed by some of the local talent from this area. Jimmy's show is at Ma Deeters every Wednesday night from 7-11pm, sometimes later if there is a crowd.

Some of my Favorite Places to Sing

I first started singing at Northwood Gardens, now known as Big T's in Mio, Michigan. I quickly branched out to Ody's on the Lake, also of Mio. It wasn't long before I started began singing at Ma Deeters, which is still one of my favorite places to sing today.

I stayed pretty much within my home county for a while before moving on to other areas. Later on, I joined some of my friends in singing in some of the surrounding areas as well. Stay tuned for more information on some of the other karaoke places where I have enjoyed singing over the past few years.