have you ever been to an open mic / spoken word night?

well.. i have. i am at one now actually. in oshkosh.

i’ve been to spoken word nights in milwaukee / bay view.. but this one is different.

i feel really captivated with the audience that is here… where do i start? ok. so you know the really nerdy artsy types? usually creative writing majors or music majors? the types of people who wear a santa hat all fall/winter .. and have for the last 10 years of their lives? the people with a button up shirt underneath a ‘clever’ tshirt, (both shirts the same color, mind you) color sticking out over the top… who cross their legs, with a spiral notebook on their lap.. pen in hand.. looking intellectually at the pen… like as if they are trying to listen to what the ink inside the pen wants to do today? the people who must still tease their hair (hey.. remember that?) to look somewhat like einstein? or how ’bout the super “emo” people with their black hair covering one eye.. because life is “just THAT unbearable to face.”… yea. and then there’s me and michele… one half of a jazz quartet.

don’t get me wrong. this is fun. i’m just distracted with my people watching in these types of environments.

this is better than tv.

(ok. dude with the santa hat just played an improv song and announced afterwards that he went through 7 different key changes in that song. gosh i love life)

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