last minute decision.

yesterday, i made quite a last minute decision to go and play music at sharkey's, a local restaurant and bar that hosts an open mic night every tuesday.

i had just finished an exam in my nutrition class and decided to get dinner with friends. when we walked into the bonnie, there was loud music playing. it seemed quasi-gavin degraw. i love gavin degraw. we sat and listened. turns out it was nathan angelo, a great singer who is quite a big deal (this means that i have apparently been living in a cave). how had i not heard his music before?! his falsetto range was absolutely amazing. after his set, he was signing autographs and such.

i decided to ask him a question, rather than ask for his signature.
i asked how he got his start.
as an aspiring musician, he took great interest in what i did.

he said that he started in a small town, much like radford, playing open mic nights in local coffee shops and bars.

okay.
so then i left, grabbed my guitar, and headed to sharkey's. i knew they were still taking sign-ups. i waltzed in, put my name on the list, and waited. unfortunately, i still looked gross from work in shop before that. great.

it didn't matter to the people though. even though i looked a bit "crunchy" and seemed a bit nervous, they liked my music. although they were mostly intoxicated, i felt that their response was genuine. a girl told me that i sounded like haley williams from paramore. i love paramore. i was beaming the rest of the night.

maybe next week i will not be as nervous, and maybe put some make up on.