2023
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December 28th, 2023. Music City Open Mic.
We do this every Thursday night at Morsbergers at 713 Frederick Rd, Catonsville, MD, 21228. Signup at 6.30, music at 7pm. Enter through the back at the LARGER of the two doors! (the other entrances are straight to the bar side and Boba Fett won’t always point the way!) T’was the last open mic of…
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December 28th, 2023. Mew.
Despite the title, this post is NOT about Prince. But much of Christmas was spent watching Prince chase this part of my tripod all over the house. Even in the depths of darkness, Prince provides joy. Right up until he loses this part of my tripod. Somewhere in the house. The day after Christmas is…
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December 26th, 2023. The Open SPARK w Laura Baron
We do this every Tuesday. Signup before 7. I start at 7. 7112 Willow Avenue in Takoma Park, MD. robsopenmics.ilyaimy.com for more information. Tonight we were graced with rob (s’me) Bev Thomas and John Philip Bobby Joe Isaacs (!!) Ethan Mendick Paul Laura Baron (our fabulous feature) Spence J David Potts-Dupre Mike Guggino & Maddie…
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December 24th, 2023.
Useless fucking error message. Generic beyond belief. What went wrong? Something critical. As I get older, about to celebrate my 48th Christmas Eve, followed shortly by my 49th birthday – I think about how I have become more and more a creature of reactions. I see those chemical angsts, those rages or relaxations coming over…
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December 21st, 2023. Music City Open Mic.
Music City Open Mic Clunk clunk clunk behind my stage! What tis a’foot? It’s not reindeer or miscreants, tis the making of the Nog. T’was a quirky evening. It looked like it was gonna be a light night, and then it filled in and moved a little slow and it was only through some sacrifice…
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December 19th, 2023. The SPARK w Jimmy Stewart.
We do this every Tuesday. Signup before 7. I start at 7. 7112 Willow Avenue in Takoma Park, MD. robsopenmics.ilyaimy.com for more information. Tonight out featured artist was SUPPOSED to be Quiet the Mountain, but Christian Alfonso, one half thereof, is sick and we’ll have to make do with the other half, Jimmy Stewart. Though…
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December 17th, 2023. The Wild Wild West.
It’s been such a good week. Plenty of incredible music and trying to learn the bassline for Cake’s “Going the Distance”. Heather’s Heather singing with Ronn McFarlane at my Tuesday night Spark. But you know about that already. Whelp, I’m sick. And now that I know Lauralee sometimes reads these, I’ll mention that the use…
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December 14th, 2023. The Music City Open Mic.
Well, someone eventually went too far on the chalk wall and something that had been in the works for a while suddenly happened fast. I admire Jeni a lot. She got fed up with the infamously-abused open expression space, took the chalk and suddenly painted the wall. I don’t know what specifically tipped the scales…
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December 12th, 2023. The Takoma Open SPARK w Ronn McFarlane and Heather Aubrey Lloyd.
After a brutal drive down I-95, I rolled into Takoma Park and ALMOST right into a downed power line. Extra points for the angry van driver who honked at me a bunch and then the moment there was room hit the accelerator to swerve around me and then immediately hit the brakes, tangling their antenna…
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December 10th, 2023. Holy Days.
Friday morning found us running out to grab the tree. Afterwards we ran over to Ellicott City and looked at the lights, ate sushi, celebrated in our way. One of the first tasks every year – who’s on top? We actually chose our tree based on a cool double stem on the top that I…