This is one posting that starts out negative but ends positive. Let me explain. I arrive maybe 7:12pm, first one there, and was assured by the employee -- like I was assured when I called ahead of time -- that signup is 7:30. I had a funny feeling that this venue was going to be one of those feeding frenzies, where when the sheet comes out, everyone zeroes in to take their bite. I was assured by the employee that this place wasn't like that. Okay. Well, slowly people filter in, look around, see who they know, sit down, intermingling with families at the pizza place who are oblivious to a room full of talent looking at one another like they did in the climactic scene from "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly". It's only just after 8pm that a woman walks in -- mind you, I had never seen Nicole, the woman who runs the venue, before -- and a minute later, a piece of paper comes out, but it was too late. Any talent who already knew her had the advantage, getting up from their seats to step near her, hover close by. So, of course, being in the furthest corner from the place of signup, I was last, number 9. I don't fault Nicole. A couple of people signed up after me who came in later. The show didn't start till 8:15. Not off to a good start. Talent gets 2 songs or 5 minutes on stage. Parking is free, by the way, in a lot. At its maximum the room had 30 people. By the time I went up it had dwindled. I will say the stage was great. The atmospheric lighting added to the musicians' performances. There was a healthy balance of both musicians and comedians. And the room is very supportive. I had a very good set, they welcomed me so. Made a couple of contacts as well. Because this is a pizza place, they served wine and beer. I had a glass of cab to support the room. Prices reasonable. Worth going to if you either play an instrument or do standup. And Nicole is a good emcee. If you do poetry, be warned, not everyone is listening. It can be a little noisy. Hey, it's a pizza joint. You think they want Shakespeare?
This is one posting that starts out negative but ends positive. Let me explain.
ReplyDeleteI arrive maybe 7:12pm, first one there, and was assured by the employee -- like I was assured when I called ahead of time -- that signup is 7:30. I had a funny feeling that this venue was going to be one of those feeding frenzies, where when the sheet comes out, everyone zeroes in to take their bite. I was assured by the employee that this place wasn't like that. Okay. Well, slowly people filter in, look around, see who they know, sit down, intermingling with families at the pizza place who are oblivious to a room full of talent looking at one another like they did in the climactic scene from "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly". It's only just after 8pm that a woman walks in -- mind you, I had never seen Nicole, the woman who runs the venue, before -- and a minute later, a piece of paper comes out, but it was too late. Any talent who already knew her had the advantage, getting up from their seats to step near her, hover close by. So, of course, being in the furthest corner from the place of signup, I was last, number 9. I don't fault Nicole. A couple of people signed up after me who came in later. The show didn't start till 8:15. Not off to a good start.
Talent gets 2 songs or 5 minutes on stage. Parking is free, by the way, in a lot.
At its maximum the room had 30 people. By the time I went up it had dwindled. I will say the stage was great. The atmospheric lighting added to the musicians' performances. There was a healthy balance of both musicians and comedians. And the room is very supportive. I had a very good set, they welcomed me so. Made a couple of contacts as well.
Because this is a pizza place, they served wine and beer. I had a glass of cab to support the room. Prices reasonable. Worth going to if you either play an instrument or do standup. And Nicole is a good emcee. If you do poetry, be warned, not everyone is listening. It can be a little noisy. Hey, it's a pizza joint. You think they want Shakespeare?