From: sales_at_allkob_dot_co_dot_uk

Sent: 22 May 2016 12:09

Subject: BILL & TED'S MOST EXCELLENT OPEN MIC NIGHT

Attachments: a5 bowls club open mic single page.pdf

 

Hi all

Well it’s almost the end of May and we are still waiting for the summer to start. The next BILL & TED'S MOST EXCELLENT OPEN MIC NIGHT is almost upon us, the 1st June is the date you need to put in your diary.

 

The good news is that we currently have 18 acts waiting to entertain you the bad news is that we just do not have enough time to book anymore acts for the 1stJune. So if you haven’t book a slot I’m afriad we can’t fit you in this time. Please come and support the acts that are on. You never know it may be you play in July and you would like them to support you.

 

If you read my last email, In which I mentioned the problem of being too successful and as a result having more acts wanting to play then time allows. Both Bill and I along with most if not all of you, would like to have the opportunity to play more than 1 or 2 songs and with that in mind we have to come up with a fair way to book you guys in but still allow time for new acts.

 

So for June we asked everyone to pre book which they did either during the May session or by email. Result being fully booked no more room at the Inn etc. So this time we have try something else that will not make it impossible for people to get on. We need to be able to allow a total of 14 acts max so that you can have a fair turn (Saying that, please keep the songs short.. not 10 verses and let’s go round again sort of thing. Keep it short and you get to play more make it long then we run out of time). We therefore for July will only accepted advanced bookings via email a week before the event and only 10 slots can be reserved. This will leave 4 floating slots for those who come along for the first time and are not on our mailing list. After that they will be on the list and they will have to pre-book like everyone else. We feel that this is the only way we can keep it fresh without it becoming the same every month and still have new people on.

 

HOWEVER this is not written in stone and if anyone out there can think of another system that may work please tell us. We are will to try anything. Bill and Ted’s most excellent Open Mic Night has proved to be a very popular event and if we don’t control it will become a victim of it’s own success.

 

Finally if we have time for our famous Jam session at the end of the evening we wil be doing the following songs:

 

Pride and Joy by steve Ray Vaughan … Basic blues in E

Get Back by the Beatles                 in A

Hi Ho silver lining by Jeff Beck    in A

 

Hope to see you all on the 1st June

 

Ted