Hi everybody,
The big news for this week is that the Open Mic @ The Joiners Arms
is no more.
Last weeks Open Mic @ The Joiners
was the last straw as the "So You Think You Can Dance" spectacular at
the Entertainment Centre decimated any chance of getting a car-park.
Even I had to park half a kilometre down Manton Street and I get to the
venue early.
It was so quiet that the first performer was on at 8:35pm.
I worked out that over the last 10 weeks of the Open Mic @ The
Joiners we had car-parking issues for 6 of them, it's a situation
in which Darren and I did not want to continue.
I
want to take this opportunity to thank everybody who came out to the
Joiners Arms and supported us and to let everybody know that at the
moment the focus is to build up the Open Mic @ The Dan again as
the premier Open Mic in this town and, at the same time start casually
looking for another Thursday night Open Mic venue.
I still believe that
there's room for another Open Mic in the network but where? Who knows? Any ideas? Please let me know...
Last weeks Open Mic @ The Dan
was also a fairly quiet affair however, it was a very cold night and it
rained pretty heavily which would've put people off a bit.
For the
people who did brave the cold the reward was a toasty warm pub and
superb entertainment all round starting off with the very funny Frank
McCoy whose song "VN Commodore" is my fave.
He hadn't been along to The Dan in a long time so it was great to have
Frank back on the Open Mic stage.
Speaking about welcoming back performers after a long absence, we also
had an amazing performance by Pete The Didgeman
who gave all of us masterclass in Didgeridoo playing but again, one of
the highlights for me was doing some songs at the end of the night with
Looshbaby. Inspiring stuff.
In other Open Mic news...
I got a Facebook message from someone wanting to sell a bass guitar and
an amp for $500. If there's anyone who wants more
information about the gear please contact me.
On
Saturday night we have just cracked the 100 fans barrier which means
that the Open Mic Network Facebook page now has its own username. You
can find it at www.facebook.com/openmicnetwork.
Ok, here is a reminder of what is happening this week
Open Mic @ The Dan
Wednesday July 22nd, 2009
Daniel O'Connell Hotel
165 Tynte Street, North Adelaide
8pm - Midnight
(Open Mic @ The Joiners RIP)
Make sure you get to The Dan as early as you can to avoid
disappointment. I'll be there from 6:30pm to take down names.
See you Wensdee,
Corey :)
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