open mike report
Jun. 21st, 2003 01:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jfbSouth Bay Folks Open Mike, 2003-06-19
Philip Rodriguez--a great singer-songwriter who, unbeknownst to him, played a pivotal role in getting me up on stage and singing a couple of years ago--played violin with me on "Snowblinded". That was a real treat, but not actually as much a treat as just getting to hear Philip's set. I also finally obtained a copy of his CD, which I highly recommend.
Daphna suggested a cello would work well with "Snowblinded". I think she's right, and wish I knew a cellist.
Mike Simpson brought his new Epiphone Mandobird, which is really cool. After the open mike was over he asked me to play "Snowblinded" again so he could try out the electric mandolin on a big PA in a big good-sounding room. So we did that. Then I stayed with the late-night jammers and pecked out parts on piano, mandola (Mike's) and even violin (Daphna's).
That was fun, but, in light of my recent medical concerns, really stupid. Pain in the morning.
Early in the evening, Mike pointed at my guitar: "One of those was recently sold on the strength of your name." It seems he was at Gryphon and saw someone considering a Taylor Big Baby. Mike told this guy he knew someone named Erik Ostrom who played one and liked it, and it turned out the guy had seen me play "From a Late Night Train" on it at the Espresso Garden. He bought the guitar. "Of your fifteen minutes of fame," said Mike, "I think I just used up about 8.3 seconds."
Philip Rodriguez--a great singer-songwriter who, unbeknownst to him, played a pivotal role in getting me up on stage and singing a couple of years ago--played violin with me on "Snowblinded". That was a real treat, but not actually as much a treat as just getting to hear Philip's set. I also finally obtained a copy of his CD, which I highly recommend.
Daphna suggested a cello would work well with "Snowblinded". I think she's right, and wish I knew a cellist.
Mike Simpson brought his new Epiphone Mandobird, which is really cool. After the open mike was over he asked me to play "Snowblinded" again so he could try out the electric mandolin on a big PA in a big good-sounding room. So we did that. Then I stayed with the late-night jammers and pecked out parts on piano, mandola (Mike's) and even violin (Daphna's).
That was fun, but, in light of my recent medical concerns, really stupid. Pain in the morning.
Early in the evening, Mike pointed at my guitar: "One of those was recently sold on the strength of your name." It seems he was at Gryphon and saw someone considering a Taylor Big Baby. Mike told this guy he knew someone named Erik Ostrom who played one and liked it, and it turned out the guy had seen me play "From a Late Night Train" on it at the Espresso Garden. He bought the guitar. "Of your fifteen minutes of fame," said Mike, "I think I just used up about 8.3 seconds."
