Ever since I had such a great time doing a live gig about a month ago, I felt like there are so many more songs that need to be sung live! So I set up a little rehearsal rig for more fun live rehearsals, in between recording sessions!
Tweaking galore……….
Ready, Steady, Sing!
I can’t wait to do the next live gig! See you there, hopefully!
Finally! After trying tirelessly to arrange scheduling for all the musicians in my band so that we could practice, I finally decided that perhaps the best thing to do in order to play a live show, was just to do it myself, at least for now. So I went to one of the popular places for Open Mic events called The Bee, and gave my name to the organizer. I even lugged my trusty workhorse digital piano to the venue. I sang one of my own originals called “Finally Gone” and one of my favorite Whitney Houston songs, “Saving All My Love For You”. I was kind of worried because for some insane reason, I would sometimes get the lyrics mixed up in “Finally Gone”, and I certainly didn’t wanna do that during the performance, but I didn’t wanna look “uncool” by having a lyric sheet in front of me….so I had to improvise. Just in case those little performance gremlins decided to cause me temporary lyric amnesia during the song, I made sure I had my little cheat sheet in some inconspicuous spot so that no one would see that I had one!
Lyric cheat sheet!!!
Looks like I’m busting a gut!
It was a blast! The rush that I missed all this time, once again flowed through my veins as the crowd fed me copious amounts of adrenalin through their appreciation. I think I’m going to have to do this again….and again…and again, and again and again!
This is a special dedication to my family, and especially to my Mom, in honor of her birthday (18th January). My Dad, my sisters, my brother and I miss her dearly. She was truly one of a kind; the kind of lady that one doesn’t easily forget. She was a teacher, singer, recording artiste, actress, philanthropist, radio DJ, writer and generally an amazing human being. She believed in me, even more than I believed in myself. Along with my family, she has been my inspiration and support. For that, I am eternally grateful. Happy Birthday Mom!
