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he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
edited December 2012 in Musicians and Gearheads
well not really, but played an open mic night tonight, just two tunes. pretty fun. cant wait for more
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  • uninnocent-uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    That's great! I've never really played in a public setting, so I can only imagine what it's like.
  • Meg8686Meg8686 Posts: 1,234
    :clap::clap::clap: Nice work sir !!
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Nice! Originals or covers? Open mics are hard to get a good balance of both in.
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    awesome!

    in my experience open mic nights are a good place to meet and network with other musicians. maybe you can find some cool people to play with.
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  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    thanks guys! To clarify, I only played the guitar, no singing. The open mic night they do here every Wed has a house band that anyone's welcome to sit in with or play by themselves. I just sat in and we played NY Heart of Gold, and CCR Bad Moon Risin (which actually got the place jumpin). It was real fun, but the harmonica player was improvising a lot and kind of threw me off a couple times. I think I recovered okay though, being my first time.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,025
    Good job, he.who.forgets! That's inspiring- on my bucket list is the desire to get up the nerve to do an open mike.
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  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    Nicely done.
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  • SD48277SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    Awesome! :clap::clap:
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,446
    nice work, man!!! keep at it!
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Posts: 29,050
    Jamie, that's awesome! Bad Moon Rising is a fun one to play
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    brianlux wrote:
    Good job, he.who.forgets! That's inspiring- on my bucket list is the desire to get up the nerve to do an open mike.
    Do it! You won't regret it.
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  • PJinILPJinIL Posts: 433
    Yes, anyone who is even 'thinking' of trying to make a run at getting up on the stage...DO IT. You'll find even if you make mistakes, the musicians around you will appreciate and encourage your effort. Congrats on your first public performance!

    Open mic nights are great, like someone else had mentioned, for the networking. Maybe work up a duet with a more experienced player for your next outting...
    It's amazing what you hear when you take time to listen.
  • djklambakedjklambake Posts: 2,522
    That's more courage than I could ever muster!
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