Jillian’s is FUN! Community Blog

Universal and Pasadena have become old pro’s at teaming up to get our name and venues out in any way possible.  We start scheming weeks in advance about how we are going to do something with our set-up, presentation & materials that will make us stand out from the rest.  Thanks to our organic mini-cupcakes, awesome Nintendo Wii set-up, and our “green friendly” sales kits on Cd’s we defintely stood out from the rest.  Not to mention we were the only ones without the standard white table cloth.  We were told by almost every attendee, not to mention multiple vendors that our booth was the most elaborate and impressive.

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a little thanks goes a long way

sf hosted a party of 5 ppl in our martini lounge to watch john hopkins vs virginia in a game of lacrosse - the party netted $200 - we left a message for the client to thank him for hosting his event with us and to make sure it was a great time. i got a call back this morning thanking us for calling him and saying how he plans a ton of parties a year and his biggest pet pieve is when he doesn’t get a thank you follow up call.  even if the event went well and he doesn’t get that call he doesn’t rebook with them… note to self - call everyone to thank them and keep taking those little parties!

Award winning karaoke at its finest……only at Jake’s

On these chilly nights we have been having in Pasadena only the warmth of our fiery and hearty old fashion chilly could keep up with the daily travelers of Pasadena until one night. All the lights were lit, the stage was set and people were ready to party like no other. It was a Thursday night, one to remember, one night to start for a brighter future our guests. The suspense was like no other for our first Karaoke Competition night. What started to be only one or two names wanting to join turned out to be 32 people. Jimmy B. was on fire getting the crowd going and the emphatic cheers of their favorite songs being sung by Karaoke Heroes. You can hear the latest hits from Chris Brown and No Doubt to Smokey Robinson and Blondie it was intense. Even Simon couldnt cut a knife into our crowd for being so energetic and singing along. Plus, great drinks made by our infamous Jake’s bartenders kept the crowd wanting more. Even our famous Paddy-O came out to sing “Comedown” by Bush. With the patient waiting we had our winner, he was from the newly founded Pasadena Karaoke group who were looking for a place to perform. They said’ ” We have to thank Ray and all the Jake’s staff for putting together such a great event. We think we found our home, Jake’s is our place to be!” Ever since that night Karaoke has been the place to be in Pasadena and I thinks its going to be that way for quite awhile.

Jaime