FriendBurst Blog

My favorite night of the week is on Friday. On that eve, I get to bike to the Thumbnail Theatre here in Snohomish and perform at the open mic night. If you’ve followed my blog from the MySpace days, you’ll know I always record my performances there, and frequently post them.

This week, I’m going to do something a little different. See, what I enjoy about the open mic is not just performing. No, I also enjoy the fellowship of the other musicians, and listening to a lot of great live music. For a couple dollars requested donation, it’s a great entertainment value. So, this week, I’m going to share some of the music, humor and faces of the other folks at the Friday Night Open Mic.

Here’s a little medley of some of my musical colleagues. There’s a little bit of me in here too; I’m out of frame because I wasn’t down there manning the camera.

From kinda funny to really touching.

Imagine your Santa-looking fiancee calls you up to the stage to sit there while he sings you a love song. He’s been playing music for 50 years, and this is the ONE song he’s always wanted to perform: Three Simple Words – I Love You. Then, you gotta sit there and not cry while some guy with a video camera has you zoomed in without your knowledge. Watch as she does her best not to cry…

As you might imagine, the entire crowd let loose one big “Aaawww…” at the end of the song.