The First Step
So the past couple of days, I've been throwing around the idea of playing some music, since there won't be any auditions coming for about a couple of months, and a music career is much easier to juggle than an acting career, at least when you have another job. but it's been about 8 -9 months since I've played a show, so yeah, nerveous.
but the heartland cafe (big venue in roger's park here in chicago) has one of the biggest open mic nights in chicago, so I decided a couple of days ago, that I would go for it.
So on the day off, yesterday, when steph reminded me at about 2 pm, I freaked out, the prospect of playing music in front of people in chicago literally overwhelmed me. I freaked out, and when we got back to our house, I sat down to figure out what in the world I was going to play, if I was going to do it at all.
So since steph went out to get a new cell phone and pick up the new tom waits album for me, I began work on a new song. (I have alot of new stuff in the eight month hiatus.) I finished the rough edges in the song, and I headed out into the night to get to the heartland cafe. On the walk, I almost decided to turn back, and now, it was not because of nerves, but because of the rain. complete downpour. So, by the time I reached the venue, I was so soaked they got me towels. (At the present time this morning, my pants have yet to dry.)
So eventually, when it was my time, I played my song, everything went really well, and they went nuts and wanted me to play another song, so I did. And I got asked back for next week, so I'll be there, hpoefully with something even better.
so I've done it, taken my first artistic step in chicago, and I think I could go after anything now.
but the heartland cafe (big venue in roger's park here in chicago) has one of the biggest open mic nights in chicago, so I decided a couple of days ago, that I would go for it.
So on the day off, yesterday, when steph reminded me at about 2 pm, I freaked out, the prospect of playing music in front of people in chicago literally overwhelmed me. I freaked out, and when we got back to our house, I sat down to figure out what in the world I was going to play, if I was going to do it at all.
So since steph went out to get a new cell phone and pick up the new tom waits album for me, I began work on a new song. (I have alot of new stuff in the eight month hiatus.) I finished the rough edges in the song, and I headed out into the night to get to the heartland cafe. On the walk, I almost decided to turn back, and now, it was not because of nerves, but because of the rain. complete downpour. So, by the time I reached the venue, I was so soaked they got me towels. (At the present time this morning, my pants have yet to dry.)
So eventually, when it was my time, I played my song, everything went really well, and they went nuts and wanted me to play another song, so I did. And I got asked back for next week, so I'll be there, hpoefully with something even better.
so I've done it, taken my first artistic step in chicago, and I think I could go after anything now.