Thanks to all performers and audience members for continuing to make the Community Open Mics thrive.
Recording:
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It was a great night yesterday. Big thank you to everyone who performed!
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Yet another great event with some super performances, glad to be involved as part of the audience.
Apologise to those who stayed on after me, in the after show chat, as I think @adi_mrok had made me co-host so the āmeetingā closed when I bailed. 
Roll OM 27
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I agree, it was a great evening with brilliant guitar and ukulele performances.
Many thanks to all performers and organizers 
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Hey, this was my first time watching an open mic and it was great! Thanks a lot to all the performers!
And I hope I didnāt do anything wrong, because it was also my first Zoom meeting (except for some Justin Clubs but they are much more passive for most attendants anyway) and I sure donāt want to disturb the event!
Iāll sure watch the bits that I missed when I had to leave for dinner with my family when thereāll be a video available.
Hopefully Iāll be among the performers one day!
Cheers,
Dominique
PS. Ok, I have one question leftā¦ I assume that normally you keep your mic muted ( I sure did), but after the performance, you unmute it for the clapping and possibly short congratulatiuons, then quickly muste it again?
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Hi Dominique, you are correct. We unmute to clap and then re-mute. I do hope you perform someday, it is a great experience.
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Now, I looked āTheCluelessLuthierā upā¦ hey, it was you who was playing and singing with your wife on the bass! I hadnāt heard that song in a long time (Iām located in Germany), but I knew it well! I already watched a video before of you both, and I really enjoy your performances!
So, thank you, Mark, for your response and your music!
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Thank you!
FAO Everyone ā¦ the recording is now up top
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This was such a great night! Thank you everyone for playing, chatting along and just having fun.
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Cheers Richard for posting the video and comments 
Funny the way the Community evolvesā¦ Times were, thereād be a stack of comments be now, from performers and viewers alike. Similar to AVOYP posts where there were usually hundreds or thousands of views for each one.
Weāre growing and thatās good
Iām happy the feel of the OM remains the same as the first time- just a bunch of friends hanging out and sharing what weāre up to.
I gave more verbal commentary than I should have on the night, so will āput a lidā on it, apart from sharing the memo to myself of āless waffleā 
Good fun as usual and thanks to everyone who contributed, in whatever capacity.
Looking forward to the next one already
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The Madman shouts āthis is an injustice !!ā. Your MC style is legendary and folks would think you were seriously ill if the blarney stopped or dried up. Keep doing what you doing Brian its an integral part of the show.
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Hi Guys. Iāve just listened to the recording of OM 26. (Glad youāve got rid of the Roman numerals, they were getting confusing. What have the Romans ever done for us. 
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Having said that, Iām currently in a holiday apartment in Italy so perhaps Iāll find out.
Anyway. What a terrific set of performances. The standard just gets better and better. Ukes, acoustics, an electric (with looper!) and a bass too. All that plus some terrific vocals and vocal harmonies and an MC who was born for the job. A cornucopia of delights. (Thatās Latin by the way, so maybe the Romans did do something for us.)
As always, well done to all involved, not forgetting those behind the curtains.
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Hi Everyone,
As always I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to the OM. Itās always great to see the different levels, styles, genres, and of course debutantes. 
And as always a huge thank you to all those that make these possible
Brian, @brianlarsen youāre one of a kind mate please donāt change I take a lot of inspiration from you 
Rory @Eccleshall Man, that Neil Hannon song had me spellbound, I have listened to your version several times, what a great song. It reminds me a little of Where Do You Go To My Lovely By Peter Starstead. Awesome lyrics, and I thought that your delivery was brilliant, well done with all the picking (it looks pretty quick ) and great vocal mate loved it.
Lisa @Lisa_S Great work especially holding on to that guitar with the bump (Congrats by the way). Loved your sound, especially the first, I thought the overall sound was and a great vocal, loved it 
David @DavidP Great to see you back again on this one. Great sound and I echo what someone else said, that your vocal has just improved no end mate, really nice
Mal & Lara @Malz @ElleDeeGee I always thoroughly enjoy your OMs, such great harmonies (Iām a sucker for a good harmony) mind you, Mal, I think Lara is making you sound good mate I hadnāt heard that Cohen song but just like Rorys it struck a chord ( ) with me. Great work guys as always.
Eric, @eric.lennon I love a good Rod Stewart track mate, well done, really enjoyed it. And your second song that was from Notting Hill was great, loved it.
Adrian @adi_mrok Mate, I barely feel worthy to even comment on your playing Great work, legendary stuff, had me riveted watching all the bends etc
Great work to everyone.
EDIT: @Eccleshall @Malz @ElleDeeGee, Guys I have just listened to the originals of both of your first songs and I have to say that for me your versions had better vocal tones. Just my humble opinion.
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Hi Craig,
thanks so much for giving us all a listen and such a kind, encouraging feedback!
The bump is indeed a challenge (from multiple points of view ), but as we grew together, it is managable. Smaller guitar bodies do help, though.
Thanks for the congratulations, too. Four weeks to goā¦ 
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Thanks Craig,
Funnily enough I was going to mention the song Where do you go to my lovely in my intro last Saturday.
They have similarities in tone, and Lady of a certain age harks back in style to the earlier song.
in subject matter they contrast beautifully -
In the the Peter Sarstedt song the narrator is the brother of the woman who has got herself out of the childhood ghetto and into a privileged jet set life as an adult
whereas in N Neil Hās song the narrator is more an observer, and describes an older lady who started off in a gilded cage and has now fallen on hard lonely times
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Yes, they do, Iām finding that I am a big fan of this type of song, the storytelling is great and just lovely progressions. The opposing story within both is really quite uncanny.
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Craig, thank you for the kind words. Pleased you enjoyed our effort. 
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Hi Craig, thanks a lot for your listen and feedback, it is appreciated. Trying to get my guitar mojo back and your feedback helps