Open Mic
After a eight month sabbatical from playing out I jumped back into the open mic scene last night.
Typical open mic in a bar situtation. Wide range of styles and abilities. I came up after a very good duo. I did a three song set. That seems to be the magic number. One original and two covers. I've been working out a bunch of stuff in open tunings of late and used the open mic to give them a test drive. The original is in open G, the covers in D.
I've always had a bit of a problem with stage fright. Maybe anxiety is a better word. I kept thinking of Rockets comment and I'm para phrasing here. "There are lots of real things to worry about in the world, why worry about performing". Maybe it helped. I was a bit nervous but once I got going, I wound up having a pretty good time.
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic
hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs.
There's also a negative side."
--Hunter S. Thompson
Guitars: Dean Sweet Wood 00R, Martin D2R, Guild D60, Guild D35NT, Morgan Monroe M30, OS baritone Uke