Hmm, I was the host of both UG Open Mics for 4.5 years, and ran it
all last year. (I left in January of this year)
Anyway, I thought I was pretty fair to both old and young talent -
at least to pick the top 3 or 4 or 5 performers for the night, then
I let the audience pick after that. For what it is worth, the last
HUGE pot we gave away was my last open mic finals in January of this
year - and we gave away a total of $3000 in cash. $2000 of that was
from my own pocket - because I love and support local musicians...
If you don't believe me, stop by my new open mic at Uptown Lounge -
each and every Monday night. 3-4 songs and we took the contest out
of it. Oh and if you perform, you get a free drink. (Which means it
is 21+)
Check it out at windycityopenmic.com for details and address.
I guess I always liked to think I left a positive impression on the
musicians of Chicago, and if that was not the case with you Dean,
then I do apologize if for any reason you felt like it was unfair -
I never meant it to be..
cheers
Kat Fitzgerald
windycityopenmic.com
On 11/29/[masked]:28 PM, Dean Milano wrote:
I did the Uncommon
Ground open mic on Clark last year and yes, it's definitely
a younger crowd. But they were very polite and listened to
this old guy (me) wheezing out his tune. So if you're a
young person, this is your place.
There's not much
chance us old folks are going to win the "pot" however, so
you end up throwing money in and not much chance of winning
it back.
It's more a a popularity contest
than a matter of the best of the best actually winning,
although a lot of the performers are very good, even though
they're young. LOL!
Dean
Milano
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Meetup, PO Box 4668 #37895 New York,
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