My job is to go Buckwild....literally.

Anyone who knows me knows that for almost the past 2 years I have worked downtown Nashville at a bar called "Buckwild Saloon". It's a karaoke bar on 2nd Ave., across from the Wildhorse (if you've ever been to Nashville, you might know where this is). I am a karaoke host 5 nights a week...which means, my job is singing karaoke...not bad.

I work on tips and tips alone, so the past few months have been horrible because in Nashville, no tourist = no money, and not many people come to Nashville for their vacation during the winter months...but once the warm southern air starts to stick around week after week, the tourist population starts to grow rapidly in Nashville, and essentially, so does my bank account. :)

There are definatley down falls to this job...like the fact that my boss is an out of control (and by out of control, I mean OUT-OF-CONTROL) 40 year old man who is pretty much believes that if you're not stumbling drunk, you can't have fun....so this leads to him grabbing the microphone out of my hand and screaming things like "WHO WANTS TO GIVE ME A BL*W JOB?!" and running the majority of my customers out of the bar....thankfully this only happens about once a month...lucky me!....

However, most of the time, he is back in Panama City Beach, FL (where he is from) running his other bars he owns down there. When he isn't in Nashville, my job is a breeze, and I have so much fun working there. I've always thought BuckWild could have it's own reality show. There is always some sort of drama going on within the bar. I am one of about 6 other singers. There are about 10-13 bartenders, most of them beautiful girls. The actual bar at Buckwild serves as a stage, so someone is always singing/dancing on the bar. It definately took some getting used to, considering I had never really stepped foot into a bar until I was 21. I met one of my best friends (Rob) at Buckwild. I've also met some of the worst people I've ever known at Buckwild (these few will remain nameless...). I've seen quite a few celebrities walk through our doors at Buckwild. I've made a 350lb. black man strip down to his boxers and dance on the bar because I sang Beyonce or Mariah Carey (yes, this has happened more than once) hahaha.

Basically, it's crazy, all the time, but I wouldn't trade my job for the world. I love being able to sing almost every night. I love being able to go and hang out with my friends and call it my job. I love working downtown.

I worked tonight, so I thought I would blog about it because not many people actually know what I do for a living here in Nashville. If you're ever in Nashville, make sure you stop by Buckwild and see me! :)

xoxoxo

Emily