Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned "karaoker," you can still supersize your singing adventure. Visit Honolulu's Metromix site — http://www.honolulu.metromix.com — for intel on planning a karaoke outing. Metromix has the lowdown on everything from the importance of fueling up before your night out to pacing yourself, so you don't rock yourself out in the first half hour. And, oh yeah: We've also got a roundup of Honolulu's best karaoke spots.

HOLIDAY CALENDAR

GOT CRAFT FAIR? GET LISTED

The Island Life section's annual holiday craft fair calendar will be published soon. If you are sponsoring a fair, send us the details: fair name, time, date, location, types of merchandise and a phone number we can publish with your listing. Submission deadline is Sept. 22. Send to: Holiday Craft Fair Calendar, The Honolulu Advertiser, Island Life Section, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Craft Fair Calendar" in the subject line; or fax to 525-8055.

FINAL WORD

"I would never write an autobiography, because my life was very boring. Football is a very monotonous existence, and I didn't get caught up in the women and the drugs. But I knew things were going on around me, and that ... incited my imagination."

Mark Bavaro , former New York Giant and new author of a novel, "Rough & Tumble," in Entertainment Weekly