a giant step outside the comfort zone

         
          Tomorrow (Tuesday) I plan to go to an open mic in (northern) Glen Burnie...it's about two miles away from the house I grew up in...I won't be leaving in about 24 hours but I can already feel butterflies hatching in my stomach...I might have company, but if I don't that's OK too...
       WEDNESDAY 9AM--the people at the Birdcage were, as Sue Ellen had said, the friendliest bunch of folks...I will go back, just not every week; and probably not once the Sun starts going down by 6PM...it felt weird...I kept looking at people wondering if I knew their parents...or grandparents...

3:50PM--as far as last night went, I played some; I sucked AND I was having technical difficulties...naturally one of my cords decided to short out at THIS particular time… I have no idea if I’m going to be able to get back up there tonight but I wouldn’t mind... I wouldn’t call the trip a complete waste of time-yet…I’d say my playing was MAYBE a “6”...and my singing was a "7"...and an old friend showed up, although he didn't come to play...he actually ran the open mic itself a few years ago...IF Dianne goes out tonight, I'll go to the IPO open mic...I don't think I'll have cable problems, but who knows?