Ryan and Tina started the night out, as usual. She kicked things up a notch from the get-go with a rousing cover of that Dolly Parton gem, "Jolene." Ryan did his thing, playing the shit out of "Love Minus Zero/No Limit," and a very good original of his, the name of which I do not know. Then, a fantastic middle-aged man got up and did some very primal spoken-word poetry stuff. I've seen him do it before, and it always leaves me in a shambles. I got to get up and do my thing, which was nice. It was nothing spectacular, except someone actually told me that I made them like Rihanna's "Umbrella." And if that's all I can pull off, I'm happy. Later, my buddy Rebecca got up and knocked the ball out of the park. She sounds a little like Cat Power, leaning a little more towards Billie Holiday. Exactly the direction Cat Power oughta lean, right? To close the night, some German guy got up and played the cello and sang some minor swing tune. Totally unique, and badass.
Definitely a lovely open-mic night. Probably not going to be topped while I'm here.
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