{"id":5683,"date":"2014-03-14T08:30:58","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T15:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crimeandtheforcesofevil.com\/blog\/?p=5683"},"modified":"2014-03-14T08:30:58","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T15:30:58","slug":"back-on-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crimeandtheforcesofevil.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/14\/back-on-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"back on stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

So last time, in the giant post about rocks<\/a>, I mentioned getting back on stage since the first time since eye surgery. So, well, how’d it go?<\/p>\n


At the Vancouver Folk Music Society
(photo courtesy Anna Korra’ti)<\/i><\/center><\/p>\n

I’m gonna toot my own horn a little and say that it went really, really well. I was pretty scared going in, honestly – I was only doing three songs, part of the “open stage” set of VFMS, which really isn’t that different to an open mic as far as I can tell – but still, it had been months.<\/p>\n

Now, I knew from their website that their crowds like to sing along, so I did Song for a Blockade Runner, Ten Finger Johnny, and The S-100 Bus, all of which have easy repeating bits. As it turned out, like I said in Twitter, they are the singingest audience I ever know!<\/em> I had the room with me the whole way. They even gave me a little extra time, and after, took a break before the next performer and did some announcements.<\/p>\n

So thanks again, VFMS, for letting me play! It was loads of fun, and I’d like to do it again. ^_^<\/p>\n

Then a couple of days later, up in Cumberland, Anna and I found the venue where Le Vent du Nord would be playing on Tuesday. It was pretty empty, being a Monday night:<\/p>\n

<\/center><\/p>\n

…tho’ more people were there than can be seen in this picture. Anyway, a couple of the patrons noticed I had the zouk with me, and asked if I’d play. The innkeep overheard, and hoped I would too – she turned off the house music – so Anna and I did a set and a half between us. Very relaxed and informal, and I note again for anyone who might be considering this from a legal angle that it was unpaid, unscheduled, and unofficial, so not work in any legal sense. But it was still a lot of fun and all the people there listening thought so too.<\/p>\n

So, yeah! A couple of baby steps back in, really, but quite successful ones, if I might say so. I’m not quite<\/em> ready to start booking out gigs again, but… soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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