Jesse Rivest's Blog

In my quest to find more open mic sessions in Calgary, I stumbled upon Sunday night at Eddie Bo Dean's. The host Rebecca has a great voice and plays guitar and keyboards (and maybe more?). I don't care for the venue as much as Ironwood or Karma (although Karma can get pretty smoky), however some of the regulars are talented musicians. I went up early and found that the electromagnetic pickup for my guitar is not working... shitty. Rebecca let me use her guitar, an Ovation model with a curved back... I had a helluva time keeping it on my lap while playing! I played "Broken Heart" and "Time Takes Time" by Lester Quitzau, plus I threw in "Dragon and Kitty". It was my first time playing it for people and I'm not sure they liked it, but I don't care! I plan to bounce it off some other people as well; I know it's a goofy song but I like the groove. I like the song.

I need to install a piezo/ribbon pickup in my guitar because I have nothing now, and that electro pickup has crappy sound, anyways.