I actually played at an open mic on Monday night. It was my first time EVER. I went, having no intention whatsoever in actually playing, but the guy leading it is a friend of one of the guys I'm "dating" and he asked me to play. So, I borrowed his guitar and played. I'm not really insecure about my voice at this point in my life, but I am very insecure about my guitar playing. It's one thing to play at church where people have to love you, but quite another to play at a bar (even if there are only 15 people there listening). So, I played two songs that I know all the chords to: A Brandi Carlile song and a Sarah McLaughlin song (I did both at the last Broken Frame cafe in VA Beach.) After those to songs the "crowd" wanted more. So, I said into the microphone "Well, I could play more, in theory, but the only other songs I know all the chords to off the top of my head are 'Jesus songs'." The crowd said, "Good! Play Jesus songs!"
So, I played "There is no other friend (like you oh Lord)" and there was lots of applause and they asked me to play AGAIN! *Sigh. I will admit that, at this point, I was somewhat amused.
So, I started playing a faster tune and everyone turned to look at me. Up to this point, all my songs had been moderately slow. And then I started to sing, "He is exalted, the King is exalted on high... I will praise Him..." and they were all swaying with the music. Then I got to the chorus, "HE IS THE LORD! FOREVER HIS TRUTH SHALL REIGN!" and they all started clapping and some of them even stood up!
It was such a bizarre thing happening. I refused to play any more after that, thinking I'd be pushing my luck if I sang "Come let us return (unto the Lord"... but the guy running the show made me promise to come back and sing and play for them again next week.
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