http://www.bakotopia.com/home/Blog/deedra/27060 Well, lately I have decided that I have been in hibernation for just too long. I am making a great effort to get out, do some jamms, etc. So, the one night in maybe three years that I decide to actually head out to Bakersfield's version of an &quot;Open Mic&quot; (at Sandrini's), the guy who runs it doesn't show up! LOL! I gotta laugh! I'm sitting there, looking around&nbsp; thinking, hmmmm is this it? My friend, Mike, shows up with his guitar looking pretty handsome, ready and warmed up to do his thing and low and behold...No Open Mic. I was asked if I could set up the P.A. since the other musicians there didn't know how to set up a P.A. system. As I began, I thought, you know if some stranger were up on my stage messing with my equipment when I wasn't there, I would be really pissed. So, I decided to leave it alone and headed out to Bakersfield's version of Open Mic...KARAOKE. GO figure! But I will say that I did have a great time at The Junction. My old friend, Mac Maclanahan, aka Sax Man, was running the show. I rocked out some Janis Joplin and Guns n Roses, while my three students who were enjoying the evening with me gave their renditions of Merle Haggard, Mariah Carey and Toni Braxton. Open mic, anyone? Well, lately I have decided that I have been in hibernation for just too long. I am making a great effort to get out, do some jamms, etc. So, the one night in maybe three years that I decide to actually head out to Bakersfield's version of an &quot;Open Mic&quot; (at Sandrini's), the guy who runs it doesn't show up! LOL! I gotta laugh! I'm sitting there, looking around&nbsp; thinking, hmmmm is this it? My friend, Mike, shows up with his guitar looking pretty handsome, ready and warmed up to do his thing and low and behold...No Open Mic. I was asked if I could set up the P.A. since the other musicians there didn't know how to set up a P.A. system. As I began, I thought, you know if some stranger were up on my stage messing with my equipment when I wasn't there, I would be really pissed. So, I decided to leave it alone and headed out to Bakersfield's version of Open Mic...KARAOKE. GO figure! But I will say that I did have a great time at The Junction. My old friend, Mac Maclanahan, aka Sax Man, was running the show. I rocked out some Janis Joplin and Guns n Roses, while my three students who were enjoying the evening with me gave their renditions of Merle Haggard, Mariah Carey and Toni Braxton. Open mic, anyone? en-us <p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-size: larger">&nbsp;Sucks that the guy didn't show. That's one of my biggest pet peeves about local businesses and events: Consistency. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-size: larger">Glad you found another venue though.</span></span></span></p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/Blog/deedra/27060/#c_241906 http://www.bakotopia.com/home/Blog/deedra/27060/#c_241906 <p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-size: larger">&nbsp;Sucks that the guy didn't show. That's one of my biggest pet peeves about local businesses and events: Consistency. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-size: larger">Glad you found another venue though.</span></span></span></p> <p>You'll win the Bakersfield's Next Buck talent competition, and you'll have no more room in your schedule for open mic nights :)</p> <p>I'll be at Bakersfield School of Music and Recording off of Golden State Freeway on Saturday, 5/24/08&nbsp;at 9 am.&nbsp; I'll be&nbsp;recording the background tracks for<i> If&nbsp;You Wanna Be the Next Buck Owens,</i>&nbsp;the auditon song for the competition.&nbsp; If you're ready, and, if you're good, we can add your vocal tracks right then and there.&nbsp;</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/Blog/deedra/27060/#c_241989 http://www.bakotopia.com/home/Blog/deedra/27060/#c_241989 <p>You'll win the Bakersfield's Next Buck talent competition, and you'll have no more room in your schedule for open mic nights :)</p> <p>I'll be at Bakersfield School of Music and Recording off of Golden State Freeway on Saturday, 5/24/08&nbsp;at 9 am.&nbsp; I'll be&nbsp;recording the background tracks for<i> If&nbsp;You Wanna Be the Next Buck Owens,</i>&nbsp;the auditon song for the competition.&nbsp; If you're ready, and, if you're good, we can add your vocal tracks right then and there.&nbsp;</p> <p>Hey Deedra!</p> <p>Wow I almost went down to Sandrini's last night, good thing I didn't. In all the papers and adds, it says that it's on Thurs night. But Chrisonova says Wed.</p> <p>I don't know.</p> <p>Anyway hope to hear you sing soon.</p> <p>Take care</p> <p>Brent</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/Blog/deedra/27060/#c_242100 http://www.bakotopia.com/home/Blog/deedra/27060/#c_242100 <p>Hey Deedra!</p> <p>Wow I almost went down to Sandrini's last night, good thing I didn't. In all the papers and adds, it says that it's on Thurs night. But Chrisonova says Wed.</p> <p>I don't know.</p> <p>Anyway hope to hear you sing soon.</p> <p>Take care</p> <p>Brent</p> <p>Hey Deedra...Chris is usually there everytime so you hit on the off night that he wasn't there.&nbsp; He would not have minded though if you set up the PA as it is all Sandrini's stuff anyway, Chris usually just brings his mics and cables with him.&nbsp; I'll probably go down next Wednesday as it has been about a month since I've been down there myself.&nbsp; They just recently moved it to Wednesdays from Thursdays and obviously have not updated the info on the web.</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/Blog/deedra/27060/#c_242235 http://www.bakotopia.com/home/Blog/deedra/27060/#c_242235 <p>Hey Deedra...Chris is usually there everytime so you hit on the off night that he wasn't there.&nbsp; He would not have minded though if you set up the PA as it is all Sandrini's stuff anyway, Chris usually just brings his mics and cables with him.&nbsp; I'll probably go down next Wednesday as it has been about a month since I've been down there myself.&nbsp; They just recently moved it to Wednesdays from Thursdays and obviously have not updated the info on the web.</p> <p>Cool. I'll definitely try to be there again!&nbsp; I was sure that it probably never happens that Chris wasn't there. I just thought it was hilarious that he wasn't there the one time I decided to get out of the house. It was funny to me! I'll see you all there next Wednesday. probably. LOL.</p> http://www.bakotopia.com/home/Blog/deedra/27060/#c_243162 http://www.bakotopia.com/home/Blog/deedra/27060/#c_243162 <p>Cool. I'll definitely try to be there again!&nbsp; I was sure that it probably never happens that Chris wasn't there. I just thought it was hilarious that he wasn't there the one time I decided to get out of the house. It was funny to me! I'll see you all there next Wednesday. probably. LOL.</p>