KS - Huntsville

Day 3 - Huntsville Regional Auditions The Karaoke Superstar "Performance Convoy" actually moves in two vehicles. The first vehicle is the van which carries the equipment and the crew. Terry Molinaro is the crew manager. He coordinates load-in, set-up, breakdown and load-out. I'm not sure how he fits all the gear in the van. We have a new KS backdrop on stage - it's huge! Plus a sectional stage, the P.A., the regular booth - whew! Somehow it fits.

With Terry is Dave Dube who handles the sound mix for each contestant. This is Dave's first year. He rolls the tracks for the singers.

Rozz Maassarany is our Promotions Manager but tonight whe was not with us, so Terry did double duty. The second vehicle leaves later, carrying the judges and host. Tonight, Junky was host; I was a judge, with my friend Charles West from Port Sydney and Cathy Faubert from Huntsville.

There were six contestants and I happy to tell you that tonight's performance was much better than last night in Barrie where most singers were rather weak. Tonight, two were outstanding, two were really good, one was weak and one was amazing but the song choice missed the criteria, which is unfortunate. But, the semi-finalists are not yet decided. That happens next Tuesday.

The Huntsville crowd totalled about 100, about double that of Barrie last night. And, Huntsville was excited and supportive of their singers! Very well done! Tomorrow night, Newmarket!