January 2012 Tour: Day 1

1/9/11: Eddie's Attic, Decatur, GA

I stopped at Eddie's Attic in Decatur for the Singer/Songwriter Open Mic. This is a huge event, that is always packed with people. I played the open mic before on my first tour. I was sick then, and feeling very self conscious about my singing and being able to hit all of the notes. Needless to say, my nervousness provoked a below par performance. So I came prepared this time. I was going to give it all I had, and I did. I didn't win the competition, but I at least made it into the top 3.

This is how the competition works: People from Decatur, and all over the country attend this open mic. They must sign up ahead of time, and each get two songs or ten minutes of stage time, whichever comes first. The talent at the Eddie's Attic open mic is incredible. It's definitely the best open mic I've ever been to. Once all of the contestants have performed their 2 songs, the judges select 3 of the best to perform one more song. Once the 3 contestants have played their last song, the judges choose a winner. 


I performed "Sweet Music" and "Time" for my first two songs. The judges selected myself in the top 3, along with the Skiperdees (a sister act from Athens GA who both sang, while one of them played banjo and the other guitar), and Dave (something or other, didn't catch the last name. It was awesome though, he was an older gentleman with a beautiful white beard who played fun and humorous songs, with the accompaniment of a slide guitarist). The last song I chose to play was "Euphoria." Though I thought I did well, the Skiperdees ended up winning the contest. David and I agree that they were very talented. We made friends and will hopefully be playing a show together in the future, whenever I head out to Athens again.