Rocking the Laurelhurst Cafe

Belmont street fair

This little boy would like an rubber chicken shirt please!

No problem sir! Choose yer colors

Team Rootbeer stand guard.

This guy got himself a fine Dingo and Olive shirt!

How many kids can say they shook the hand of the fellah that printed his shirt?

open mic after 4th of july sparse...but the beautiful 8 that did show had lots of heart!

Summer is the hardest time of the year to make a livin in my Open Mic game. In the 4 years I have done it pro I learned to depend on crappy, wet miserable weather to pack the house on open mic days. Open Mic is a beautiful thing.

I get my dough in percentage from the till at the end of the night so if the place is empty or nobody buys anything then I go hungry!
Luckily I have lots of events, appearances and the old day job to keep me afloat in the summer slump. Also the kids gigs we do are booming all the time but I still gotta do the open mic in the off season for the culture aspect and to keep it alive.
I'm so grateful to the folks who came in tonight and had a swell time making music and laughs together.
MWAHMWAHMWAH

Raven!

TOM

Tashi

Anthony

MARS

Mike Wilcox

I have been in the Open Mic game a long time. To keep it real I have to occasionally do maintenance to our stuff to keep it working in peak condition.

A good way to make sure the PA brain has enough energy for a open mic I like to dump 20 oz. columbian blend coffee into it's works. They have way better coffee at Sound Grounds cafe but that's a waste when industrial coffee works just as good.

And for a rich sound in my guitars I like to dump in at least a pound of crispy bacon fat every year. I have to perform this duty outside because Rootbeer is not cool with the smell of pork. I had to cook the stuff on the engine block of my neighbor's hot rod. The bacon cost $3 and I used $8 in gas just cooking it. Its worth it for good music.

our weekly open mic!

WOW that was easy!