sing/play guitar at an open mic night.

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This would be a very cool experience…makes me think of seeing Billy Pilgrim at Eddie’s Attic some years ago.
Ovation, 12 string, or even a Balalaika (Dr. Zhivago style)...it’s all good and so very creative and expressive.

I have always wanted to have the courage to do this. I know that I would be nervous out of my mind. I write my own songs and put them to music on my guitar and sometimes i record them just for myself and have only let a handful of people ever hear the things that I have done. I write my heart and soul into it and it really just leaves me vulnerable to those people shows my inside my heart to them. Yet I feel that knowing that people are listening to my heart and may feel the same way and may be inspired by it or may jog their minds to think differently about something may be well worth it. I think it would be an amazing feeling a sense of pride and satisfaction and release of emotion all at the same time. I always said that I wanted to be one of those hippie chicks that played at coffee houses or hole in the wall bars at nights ..and sold my art on the sidewalks during the day…the simplistic satisfaction of it is what my heart has secretly wished for forever. I was born in the wrong time.

There is alot of support when you get up on stage. Plus I met my first band at an open mic night. And uncovered some awesome new acts before anyone else…

I used to play a lot more, but it was basically for friends and co-workers. It’s been almost a year since the last live performance so I think a good re-introduction (aside from the massive karaoke I’ve been doing) would be to find an open mic night and hit it. I’m a little timid about doing it myself so I may enlist a friend for a crutch…