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Friday, March 04, 2005
Tried a new open mic: Jackdaw's Pub
Well, new to me, I mean. Nate and Sher (I hope the names are correct) have been running the open mic for almost a year. I showed up just before Rebecca and Josh appeared (they run the Eddie Bo Dean's open mic). The atmosphere is warm with a wood log cabin feel and lanterns on the walls. A little smoky but hey, its a Calgary pub so that should be expected. Honorable mention to a fellow named Ben, who hosts his own open mic somewhere else on Sundays (can't remember where) - he has an amazing quality to his voice and his rhythm and I commended him on it afterwards. I played the following:
Lester Quitzau - Broken Heart
Jesse Rivest - Worth the Wait
The Tea Party - All My Charms
The whole place was silent for Broken Heart and Worth the Wait; that was very cool. People liked the whole set and they asked who Lester Quitzau is. I am now a Lester Quitzau promoter - he's a very laid back and grounded fellow who writes very cool songs and I think you all should listen to his stuff. He's a very talented guitarist, too.
I was asked to play Messenger by the Tea Party so I did so, and then Rebecca asked if I could play Comfortable by John Mayer and if she could sing harmony with me. We tried but it has been a long time and I kept screwing it up, so I promised her I would practice it again for this Sunday or an upcoming Sunday... it will be very cool to have Rebecca sing harmony with me. She has a great voice!
Lester Quitzau - Broken Heart
Jesse Rivest - Worth the Wait
The Tea Party - All My Charms
The whole place was silent for Broken Heart and Worth the Wait; that was very cool. People liked the whole set and they asked who Lester Quitzau is. I am now a Lester Quitzau promoter - he's a very laid back and grounded fellow who writes very cool songs and I think you all should listen to his stuff. He's a very talented guitarist, too.
I was asked to play Messenger by the Tea Party so I did so, and then Rebecca asked if I could play Comfortable by John Mayer and if she could sing harmony with me. We tried but it has been a long time and I kept screwing it up, so I promised her I would practice it again for this Sunday or an upcoming Sunday... it will be very cool to have Rebecca sing harmony with me. She has a great voice!
