A Quite Different Open Mic
08/04/19 17:22 Filed in: music
Last Thursday I was at the bi-weekly Open Mic at the Sanctuary once again. Whilst I was on the way into Liverpool on the No.17 my phone rang and it was Bobo checking if I was coming. His message to me basically being 'It may well just be me and thee.' It was the first day of the Grand National meet and it was a crap, wet day. In addition a few regulars were either ill, away and/or not answering their phones.
It turned out in the end that there were three of us who played guitar; Bobo, Kevin Zen and me. I ended up playing about seven songs or so including a couple of new ones out there live for me: 'Down By the Water' and 'Whiskey in my Whiskey'
Can't remember my set list completely but it included:
Even without Matt Author being there a couple of people did readings of stories and poems.
This galvanised me into action and I read three of my poems which I could access from my website after putting them up last week: Schroedinger's Poem; Night Football and New Year Audit.
And then most audaciously read the entire first chapter of my WIP: The Wobbly Odyssey. It seemed to go down quite well and definitely makes me think I WILL tidy it up a little and submit it for Pulp Idol.
All in all it was a quite different Open Mic night, but not poorer for it.
It turned out in the end that there were three of us who played guitar; Bobo, Kevin Zen and me. I ended up playing about seven songs or so including a couple of new ones out there live for me: 'Down By the Water' and 'Whiskey in my Whiskey'
Can't remember my set list completely but it included:
- Heart Breaks Like the Dawn
- Down By the Water
- Sweet Carolina
- Whiskey In My Whiskey
- Somewhere Down the Road
- You Couldn't Get Arrested
- One I Love
Even without Matt Author being there a couple of people did readings of stories and poems.
This galvanised me into action and I read three of my poems which I could access from my website after putting them up last week: Schroedinger's Poem; Night Football and New Year Audit.
And then most audaciously read the entire first chapter of my WIP: The Wobbly Odyssey. It seemed to go down quite well and definitely makes me think I WILL tidy it up a little and submit it for Pulp Idol.
All in all it was a quite different Open Mic night, but not poorer for it.
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