Comments on: The Man Who Invented Karaoke (And Why He Didn’t Get Rich From It!) http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/14/the-man-who-invented-karaoke-and-why-he-didnt-get-rich-from-it/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:37:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: choggie http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/14/the-man-who-invented-karaoke-and-why-he-didnt-get-rich-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1946204 choggie Tue, 18 May 2010 00:19:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/14/the-man-who-invented-karaoke-and-why-he-didnt-get-rich-from-it/#comment-1946204 I always tell folks that the word Karaoke means "revenge" in Japanese....the ass-raping of one of your favorite songs by an off-pitched fan, is as bad a nuclear strike against yer home town...as well, the residual damage can last for years. I always tell folks that the word Karaoke means “revenge” in Japanese….the ass-raping of one of your favorite songs by an off-pitched fan, is as bad a nuclear strike against yer home town…as well, the residual damage can last for years.

]]> By: Jax http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/14/the-man-who-invented-karaoke-and-why-he-didnt-get-rich-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1903638 Jax Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:48:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/14/the-man-who-invented-karaoke-and-why-he-didnt-get-rich-from-it/#comment-1903638 He did not invent karaoke, he merely decided to plug it in to the wall. Americans have been enjoying karaoke since 1900, player pianos were the original karaoke. The piano rolls played the piano and the lyrics were written on the rolls. I have a player piano from 1911 and have been singing karaoke since 1972. He did not invent karaoke, he merely decided to plug it in to the wall. Americans have been enjoying karaoke since 1900, player pianos were the original karaoke. The piano rolls played the piano and the lyrics were written on the rolls. I have a player piano from 1911 and have been singing karaoke since 1972.

]]> By: Rick http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/14/the-man-who-invented-karaoke-and-why-he-didnt-get-rich-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1876504 Rick Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:18:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/14/the-man-who-invented-karaoke-and-why-he-didnt-get-rich-from-it/#comment-1876504 there is a big differnce with his machine and the filipino one that got it famous. there is a controversy on who coined the term "karaoke" it was supposedly named by the company who bootlegged the invention from the filipino inventor who tried to get it mass produced by them. the filipino inventor sued the company but thousands were already sold to the masses. even tho they stopped the sale of the pirated machine the name just stuck with it. its actually called the "minus-one" machine. there is a big differnce with his machine and the filipino one that got it famous.

there is a controversy on who coined the term “karaoke” it was supposedly named by the company who bootlegged the invention from the filipino inventor who tried to get it mass produced by them.

the filipino inventor sued the company but thousands were already sold to the masses. even tho they stopped the sale of the pirated machine the name just stuck with it.

its actually called the “minus-one” machine.

]]> By: princess http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/14/the-man-who-invented-karaoke-and-why-he-didnt-get-rich-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1597348 princess Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:29:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/14/the-man-who-invented-karaoke-and-why-he-didnt-get-rich-from-it/#comment-1597348 uh... isnt the first videoke machine invented by a filipino? uh… isnt the first videoke machine invented by a filipino?

]]> By: john parker http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/14/the-man-who-invented-karaoke-and-why-he-didnt-get-rich-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-824261 john parker Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:09:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/14/the-man-who-invented-karaoke-and-why-he-didnt-get-rich-from-it/#comment-824261 hi I would glad to join you,I am a new member of your commodity so can u tell me all what is all about that commodity work for Thanks & Regards jack parker <a href="http://www.alcoholaddiction.orgoklahoma" rel="nofollow">OklahomaAlcoholAddictionTreatment</a> hi
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]]> By: Croniko http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/14/the-man-who-invented-karaoke-and-why-he-didnt-get-rich-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-499256 Croniko Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:15:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/14/the-man-who-invented-karaoke-and-why-he-didnt-get-rich-from-it/#comment-499256 Wow i didn´t know that, he should pantent his invention Wow i didn´t know that, he should pantent his invention

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