You spot your ex-girlfriend Julie, lurking near the stripper pole. You dumped her for Amy blessed, heart-crawling Amy, seated in a corner booth. Sucking down Jack & Cokes and "pussy shots" specialties at Area 7 (3809 Powerline Rd., Oakland Park) has prepared you for this moment, and the microphone is yours at Scary-Okee, where the horror punk tunes flow. There are 100,000 songs to choose from, but this one Helena is for you and your grrrl. Bellowing out the Misfits sonnet is both therapeutic and frightening: "If I cut off your arms and cut off your legs, would you still love me anyway?/If you're bound and youre gagged, draped and displayed, would you still love me anyway? You spot Amy in the corner; to her you wail: Cutting with a knife,/Blood is spilling everywhere/She will be my wife/Secondary spine. Julie whimpers. But that was always the problem: Julie doesnt scream as well. The saga continues every Wednesday. Entry is free. Call 954-561-9134, or visit myspace.com/scaryokee.
Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Starts: Aug. 19. Continues through Jan. 31, 2009