Open Mic

I went to an open mic last night. I’ve never performed at an open mic before. I’ve heard stories about them, and to some degree they get a bad rap, and now I know why. There’s a beauty to them. Anybody can get up and sing a song or do what you want to do. There were a few people who wanted to express themselves a little too much. They forgot about their audience. Self-indulgence I think it’s called. One guy didn’t want to leave the stage. He played a couple of long drawn out songs. The host finally started clapping when his song came to a lull. It was a nudge, a subtle hint to get off the stage. The singer-songwriter was offended by it. The guy gave the artist a bad name.

           The other musicians were very nice. I got up and did my two tunes, and they went over pretty well. I’m going back next week to try out some more new songs. Guinea pigs that's what I need. Guinea pigs.