As earlier posted, I had the pleasure of attending a Thursday night show over at Smokey Bones on S. Hurstbourne. The KJ presiding there was none other that FKP alum April Wedekind. After the show closed up, I managed to coax her out for an interview with yours truly. She graciously said yes, with the only hitch being that, should the actual audio of said interview ever reach the light of day, my life was forfeit. Hehe
The Fuzzy One: Heya folks, this is the Fuzzy One, comin' at you here from Smokey Bones on Thursday Night Karaoke, and I have one of our favorite hosts here, April.
April Wedekind: Hi Johnb-- um Fuzzy One.
TFO: First of all, how the heck have you been. I haven't seen you normally since way back when, when you started your karaoke singing career over at Mr. G's as a bartender. Tell us about that.
April: That was many, many moons ago. That was back in 2002 when I started working there. And we had a few different karaoke hosts before we finally scored the greatest one ever, Teri, with French Kiss Productions. I've since moved on. Gone up to Chicago for grad school, and I have come back. I now work at Yum! Brands during the day. And my fun job is this one right here, where I get to host karaoke at Smokey Bones.
TFO: How did you end up landing the job here at Smokey Bones?
April: A lot of years knowing Terri, and a lot of years helping her out through different things.
At this point, the interview was invaded by a ninja, one Lance Sorrels. He is a local karaoke junkie, and had to be shooed away :)
TFO: In all honesty, how does it feel to be on the other side of the mic, as it were?
April: It's a lot of fun. I still never know what song to sing, though.
TFO: I still enjoy it when you do "A-Tisket, A-Tasket", but that's always be a favorite of mine. Anyway, what's it like being up here at Smokey Bones? Do you like the atmosphere?
April: Absolutely! It is so much fun up here. Everyone in here is just down to have a good time. They get silly, they do little dances, and the line dances!. They like to do the Cupid Shuffle, and the Apache. They will get up there and sing N'Sync and Backstreet Boys. We just have a great time.
TFO: If Smokey Bones ever optioned to do another night of karaoke, what would your opinion be of that?
April: It's a great idea. We finally built this crowd up, and I know that they'd all be happy to have another night to come out here, partake at Smokey Bones, hang out with their friends, play beer pong... I've even seen them break out hulla hoops!
TFO: What do you like best abut being a host, not just here, but in general?
April: I love just hearing everyone just get up there and sing. Whether they are fabulous singers, or they just wanna have a good time. It's just so much fun to see other people having that much fun.
TFO: We had spoken earlier about your start at Mr. G's, but what did you do prior to that?
April: I was a DJ for WQMF, The Fox, The Star, and I was also a production operator for Talk 790.
TFO: Wow, you voice has gone a lot of places. And, as a final question; where do you see yourself in 5 years? You said this was your fun job, after all.
April: Making websites from a remote tropical location. (She laughs)
TFO: I see. So you never have to commute. I can see that. Well, April, thank you for agreeing to come out and let me interview you, and I hope to see you soon.
And there you have it. April is a happy part of the FKP family, and now you know a little bit more about here. As do I.
I have one more post to do, in this three part Smokey Bones Extravaganza, so I will drop off for now.
The Fuzzy One
(Deletes the audio recording, but not before secretly making a copy, for later blackmailing. Muahahahahahahahaha)
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