open mike

As threatened a couple of days ago, I went to the open mike at the Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River tonight. Chris and I both went but played separately.

There weren't very many people there, but I liked pretty much all of the musicians, and the fact that there weren't that many of them ensured that I actually got to play (unlike last time I went to an open mike).

I had planned to play guitar pieces, but the soundman offered to set up a keyboard for me, so I ended up doing three piano pieces: Leadbelly's "Bourgeois Blues', my own 'Hybrid Car' (which I did in the wrong key unfortunately), and Ray Charles's 'I Believe To My Soul'.

I also got some knitting done, so I think that at the knitting party I'm throwing on Friday I actually have a shot at finishing, or mostly finishing, the slippers I'm making.

Anyway, the open mike was pretty good, so if there are any musicians in the Providence/Boston area are looking for one I would say that it's worth checking out. There's a $3 cover. [more info] [calendar] Next week I'll be busy going to a knitdrinkprov thing but hopefully I'll make it out to Fall River again sometime soon.

Plans

Done today: took out trash, made up shopping lists.
Tomorrow: Go shopping, tidy, clean laundry, make cookies. With luck, Ed Wood DVD arrives. Dance band practice.
Friday: Do mildly secret thing, finish tidying, cook food. With luck, Doctor Who DVDs arrive. Enjoy party.
Saturday: To be determined. Go to Massachusetts? Go to cgoldfish's party? Go to Stone Soup and participate in a hoot?
Sunday: Go to Schenectady for family event. Return from Schenectady from family event.

two things that made me laugh just now

this comic about dinosaurs
this comic about daleks

Also, shopping is complete! Except for a few things I need to buy tomorrow, such as ice.