boomers dad
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...A couple weeks ago,I drove by a bar that I used to frequent;and play at-On a sign out in front:"OPEN MIC ACOUSTIC NIGHT EVERY WEDNESDAY"-Meaning anybody can come in and play in front of an audience,no formal bands,arrangements,etc.I went on in;place hadnt changed much-INCLUDING the smoke hangin in the air(This was on a Monday,'bout noon.)-I asked the details,said I might be stopping in-The barmaid said"We will be lookin forward to hearing you"-she's never heard me,just bein nice,I guess......I SERIOUSLY considered it,the wife told me "If ya want to,go for it".
At this point the questions started goin thru my mind:What if they like me,and want me to be a regular act??PLEASE,dont get me wrong:Im not sayin Im Nashville material;but Ive heard some of the bands they've had there; and all it sounds like to me is a bunch of noise.HOW about dealing with all that goes with playing in a bar???I will admit-Part of me WANTS to get up there and show 'em how its done;but where do ya draw the line between entertainment and "showing off"???This is SCARY for me-Cause I KNOW this is how you know who
is tempting me-I LOVE to play my 6-string;and I love Im able to get some good sounds out of it,thanks to the LORD for givin me the ability.AND,I also feel I have NOTHING to prove by goin to play in a bar(Never mind I made a promise to the LORD that I would NEVER AGAIN frequent bars for ANY REASON-(Promise Keeper's,Pontiac Silverdome5/9-If I did this,I decided I would be a hypocrite;as where it says in the WORD that a man returning to his old ways was equal to "a dog returning to its own vomit"-SO IM sticking to playing for my Brothers and Sisters in Christ;returning to the bars is NOT in the plans for me-Thank you LORD,for keeping me on the right road-AMEN!!!!!!!!!
At this point the questions started goin thru my mind:What if they like me,and want me to be a regular act??PLEASE,dont get me wrong:Im not sayin Im Nashville material;but Ive heard some of the bands they've had there; and all it sounds like to me is a bunch of noise.HOW about dealing with all that goes with playing in a bar???I will admit-Part of me WANTS to get up there and show 'em how its done;but where do ya draw the line between entertainment and "showing off"???This is SCARY for me-Cause I KNOW this is how you know whois tempting me-I LOVE to play my 6-string;and I love Im able to get some good sounds out of it,thanks to the LORD for givin me the ability.AND,I also feel I have NOTHING to prove by goin to play in a bar(Never mind I made a promise to the LORD that I would NEVER AGAIN frequent bars for ANY REASON-(Promise Keeper's,Pontiac Silverdome5/9-If I did this,I decided I would be a hypocrite;as where it says in the WORD that a man returning to his old ways was equal to "a dog returning to its own vomit"-SO IM sticking to playing for my Brothers and Sisters in Christ;returning to the bars is NOT in the plans for me-Thank you LORD,for keeping me on the right road-AMEN!!!!!!!!!
Ma Betty