Open Mic Might

Tomorrow night is the big Agent Showcase!!! I'm getting pretty psyched and a little on edge about the whole thing. I just wanted to sing again in front of some people to get myself a little warmed up and ready for the big shebang. An Open Mic seemed like just the ticket.

I had accidentally happened upon an Open Mic at the New World Stages on my home from class a couple of weeks ago. That was the night that I was sick and had to strain to make any kind of sound come out, so I wisely chose to skip it.

Tonight however, was the night for such performy activities! After work I marched myself over there and found a small crowd of five or six others gathered inside the little lounge. The Emcee and her sidekick accompanist had already started warming up the crowd with a few pop tunes. I had Tori Amos on the brain. Unfortunately I didn't have my book with me - but I was pretty sure that the last time I had scoped out the place, I had spied a Tori book on one of the tables.

"Do you want to sing something?" The emcee asked from behind the mic?
Before I even had a chance to peruse any of the other selections, I knew that I wanted to sing "Winter."
"Sure!" I shouted enthusiastically.

I hopped up and sang my Tori - starting somewhat of a trend, as the next two people who followed sang "Silent All These Years" and "Mother."

After a little while I took the stage again with the Carole King tune, "So Far Away." It felt good to sing these tunes again. I felt satisfied after getting up in front of a few strangers tonight. Tomorrow is gonna be a big day, and you can bet I'll be mighty good and ready!