So the US trip has been going well so far.
The open mic in San Francisco was great apart from the fact that just as I was about to start someone told me to hold on for a second as the news had a breaking story about a man wielding a gun running round the streets. 'Thats only half a block from here!' someone else exclaimed. Great - its bad enough having stage fright. Luckily it turned out he was only carrying a knife.
After the open mic set the guys at the Black Voodoo Lounge Club then very kindly asked me to do a fuller set as I was only go to be there the once and the other performers were accomadating as well - thanks a lot guys! I especially loved the esoteric Chicken Cat.
The night after at the Hotel Utah was great as between 50 and 100 people showed up - this night is quite popular. The mad women behind the B-cups were the stand out from the other acts.
The New York gig was a bit of a downer as the gig got booked on the same day as the NFL final which the non sports loving promoter hadn't realised was on. Given the NY Giants were playing the other bands all pulled out so there was just me and one other guy on stage playing that night. Afterwards I got to see then end of what was a pretty good game that I got caught up in. Its the first time I've started to appreciate the sport!
OK so everything
