***Nov.6,2007..Starry Plough Open mic..Highlights****
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Since June 20,2000.....JOAN PEZ & GIRL GEORGE.....Have
been running "THE STARRY PLOUGH OPEN MIC"......One of
the longest running open mic's in the Bay Area....THE
STARRY PLOUGH is the very Heart of the BERKELEY MUSIC
SCENE.....A FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD IRISH PUB....GREAT
,CHEAP FOOD..and EVERY KIND OF BEER YOU COULD EVER
DREAM OF.......The Open Mic has been running none stop
for over 12 years.....Joan Pez & Girl George.....have
been playing at the open mic there since 1995 (and acting
as relief when the regular host took a well deserved
day off)....with JOAN PEZ & GIRL GEORGE AT THE
HELM..THE AIR FAIRLY CRACKLES WITH ENERGY...The banter
between them flys through the air..like jugglers on a
tight rope....they fly through the air,with the
greatest of ease.....and the FUN PART is YOU ARE
INVITED TO JOIN IN...( invited maybe the wrong
word)...PARTICIPATION IS MANDATORY..(ASK GIRL GEORGE)
LOL.....And to keep the wheels lubricated...JOAN PEZ
GIVES OUT FREE BEERS..(how many places do that?)...if
you come up to the right answer to the trivia
questions...GIRL GEORGE Writes the question,so you can
be sure they're Quirky & Funny..The CROWD SCREAMS OUT
THE ANSWERS...AS JOAN & GIRL GEORGE EGGS THEM ON....A
RIGHT ANSWER ISN'T THAT IMPORTANT..THE GOAL IS TO
BRING THE CROWD TOGETHER..LOOSEN THEM UP TO SCREAM FOR
THE ACTS..AND THAT THEY DO.....IF YOU'RE GOOD THE
AUDIENCE WILL SCREAM AND CLAP FOR YOU..SOMETIMES EVEN
STANDING OVATIONS.......and the TRIVIA
QUESTIONS..SOMETIMES JOAN WILL GIVE YOU A FREE BEER IF
YOUR ANSWER WAS FUNNY ENOUGH......THIS IS THE E TICKET
OF OPEN MIC'S...
always a big friendly crowd...at least 23 acts sign up
each week.......SIGN UP IS AT 7:30 pm EVERY
TUE.. NIGHT....SHOW STARTS ABOUT 8pm..and go's till
12am.then theres a half Hr. JAM for anyone that wants to join in....each ACT GETS 2 SONGS..IF YOU'RE REAL GOOD,&
THE CROWD SCREAMS..YOU GET AN EXTRA SONG....ALSO
YOU'LL PROBABLY GET ASKED TO BE THE FEATURE ACT..IN
THE COMING WEEKS....THAT'S WHERE THE FEATURE ACTS COME
FROM..WHOEVER THE CROWD LOVED...HERE THE CROWD
RULES...THE FEATURE ACT GO'S ON AT 10pm(real time) and plays for
20 min.......THIS IS THE LIVEST CROWD YOU'LL
GET ANYWHERE..........BUT NOT TO WORRY..IF THIS IS
YOUR FIRST TIME ON STAGE...THE CROWD AND JOAN PEZ ARE
VERY GENTLE AND SUPPORTIVE OF NEW COMERS,VIRGINS,&
SOFT HEARTED ACTS....SURPRISING ENOUGH YOU CAN HEAR A
PIN DROP..IF THE RIGHT SWEET SONG IS SUNG....THE GREAT
THING ABOUT OPEN MIC'S IS...YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE IN THE
WHOLE WORLD..NOT KNOW ANYONE...PICK UP A PAPER..FIND
AN OPEN MIC...GO THERE..SIGN UP....DO YOUR THING..AND
WALK AWAY WITH A WHOLE LOT OF NEW FRIENDS.....THE
MUSIC WORLD..IS A SMALL WORLD...THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF
PEOPLE OUT THERE JUST LIKE YOU..WE'RE ALL FAMILY..
COME JOIN THE FUN EVERY TUE. NIGHT..EVEN IF YOU DON'T
PLAY..BEST SHOW IN TOWN..AND ITS FREE.........THEOPENMIC.NET HAS
BEEN VIDEO TAPING A LOT OF OUR SHOWS AND PUTTING THEM
UP ON YOU TUBE.AND ACCESS TV IN BERKELEY & ALAMEDA...WE'LL PUT SOME OF THE VIDEOS UP ON THIS SITE......THIS
IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET A FREE VIDEO MADE OF YOUR ACT
FOR YOUR WEB SITE..PRETTY COOL....heres some sites you might want to check out....
***www.myspace.com/joanpezproducer********
***www.myspace.com/thegirlgeorge**********
***www.myspace.com/girlgeorgeberk*********
***www.myspace.com/starryplough***********
***www.theopenmic.net*********************
STARRY PLOUGH OPEN MIC...3101 Shattuck Ave.Berkeley,Ca(510) 841 - 2082****** JOAN PEZ "OH WHY"STARRY PLOUGH OPEN MIC
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