A Legend In His Own Minefield

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Getting Mobbed Up - The Disappointing Conclusion

Getting Mobbed Up - The Disappointing Conclusion

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John Mendelssohn
Oct 16, 2010
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Making karaoke singers pay what amounted to protection money before letting them into clubs was the fun part. But I was soon given tasks that weren’t nearly as enjoyable, and had me working 15- and 16-hour days. In the afternoon, I was to go to karaoke bars that hadn’t installed the new South Korean machines that permitted the operator to disable the pi…

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