shteyt a bokher, shteyt un trakht, trakht un trakht a gantze nakht
last night was the best open mic i've attended in a long time, despite the annoyances near the beginning.
i was second to go on stage, and everybody was talking *really loudly*. i started with "The Real World" and could hardly hear myself over the noise. i replaced the lyrics "they're all songs now" with "it's really loud... in here" but nobody noticed my very obvious hint except the people who weren't being loud. it doesn't bother me when people talk while i play, but when people are shouting so they can be heard over the music, it gets rather irritating. after my set, one of the non-loud people said "sorry everyone was being so loud"... which was surprising. i was glad i wasn't the only one who cared about the noise level and that i wasn't just being Miss Picky Rockstar. my set was distracted and rather bad overall, and i was so irritated that i was considering leaving, but i decided to stay, and i'm so very glad i did.
the loud people quieted down and/or left near the end, and the very last act was... The Lady Racers. eeeee! i didn't even know they were playing! i've been requesting "Me and Latoya" at all of their shows i've been to since the summertime, and they'd never played it... but last night they did, and i didn't even request it!!! it was awesome.
as for today... lotsa work, busy, choir practice, sleepy now. and also, Croatian cookies. many of them. i need to learn some self control when it comes to cookies.
i was second to go on stage, and everybody was talking *really loudly*. i started with "The Real World" and could hardly hear myself over the noise. i replaced the lyrics "they're all songs now" with "it's really loud... in here" but nobody noticed my very obvious hint except the people who weren't being loud. it doesn't bother me when people talk while i play, but when people are shouting so they can be heard over the music, it gets rather irritating. after my set, one of the non-loud people said "sorry everyone was being so loud"... which was surprising. i was glad i wasn't the only one who cared about the noise level and that i wasn't just being Miss Picky Rockstar. my set was distracted and rather bad overall, and i was so irritated that i was considering leaving, but i decided to stay, and i'm so very glad i did.
the loud people quieted down and/or left near the end, and the very last act was... The Lady Racers. eeeee! i didn't even know they were playing! i've been requesting "Me and Latoya" at all of their shows i've been to since the summertime, and they'd never played it... but last night they did, and i didn't even request it!!! it was awesome.
as for today... lotsa work, busy, choir practice, sleepy now. and also, Croatian cookies. many of them. i need to learn some self control when it comes to cookies.