Open Air, Open Mic

We have open mic night's on campus here at school, and they're ok. It is something about the atmosphere there that just feels uncomfortable. The on-campus coffee house is very much its own community that feeds itself and rewards itself. The performers are members of that community and being there I feel like an outsider.

Luckily tonight was the first open mic night at the blend and it went well. Hopefully next time we will get more performers. We had about 10 or so and it last 90 minutes. Either we need to extend people's time or get more performers to fill the full 2 hr 30 min. The night went real well, though. I played a song that I really enjoy and was hoping I could do justice to. It is not complex, it is just a beautiful song that I was introduced to through this video. You should watch it - it's extremely calming. The music performances ranged from pretty good to great - one girl specifically had some pipes. The spoken word was great too. Save for one that seemed a bit strange, these too were anywhere from cool to very impressive.

I can't wait to do another.