Open Mic-Squires

I finally went to an open mic last night with my neighbor Stephanie. John watched the babies---I wish he could've gone with me though.
I was so nervous to get up and play in front of an audience! Stephanie was a good cheerleader. :) Thanks for going with me. We did a little wine tasting, but I don't tolerate alcohol well so I stuck with my water. This is the nice bartender Jane:




I tried a few songs with the band, but most of the songs I play are not ones you can just jump into and "jam" to, you have to sit down and learn them (i.e. the bossa nova ones) so those didn't go so well, and I could barely hear my voice or guitar over the band...but I was too scared to ask them to change the levels. I already felt like I was making too many demands. I had to borrow this fender because when I got there I realized Lucas had taken off the bolt thingy that held my Ovation's input! I also did a zero 7 song, which was unfamiliar to them, and was in the wrong key...didn't go well either.

So the last song I did was "Ain't No Sunshine," which of course went a little better since it was a familiar song. It's funny...no matter what state you are in, open mic characters/hosts are the same. Hippie dead-heads. This place was big on vegan and tie-dye crap, but it was fun for one night, and the people were nice. If we go back I am going to learn some more popular/easier songs to get used to playing with a band.