Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic

Subject: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 03 Mar 04 - 03:27 PM

I know there are some few of us who ghost Mudcat (Some more often that others) so I wanna post this here to catch their eyes....

I'm now hosting an Open Mic @ The Kildare House , every monday evening from 8:30-12:30 (We'll go later if it's hoppin'!)

There are prizes to be won every week... 1st prize is a 50 buck gift certificate to Riverside Music (4769 Wyandotte East, Windsor)

2nd prize is a 20 buck gift certificate to The Kildare House

Winners determined by audience applause

At the end of the year (Dec 27th) all 1st and 2nd prize winners from the year will have their names in a draw to win 500 bucks!

So, bring a guitar... Bring a saxophone... Bring a kazoo... Bring 3 people to sing with you!
Play Folk... Play Blues...   Play Classic or Contemporary Rock... Play Originals! It's all good!

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Mar 04 - 03:45 PM

Oh Big Mick.... paging Big Mick.... we need to get you south of the border again....   

And it won't be snowing this time :D

Steve

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Devilmaster
Date: 03 Mar 04 - 03:49 PM

btw, that guest above was me.... damn cookies.

Anyways, Mick it doesn't have to be a Monday night, but we should make some plans sir.

And to the others who are close enough, slide on down.... Don't let me win the prizes, I'm not good.... ;)

Steve

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Big Mick
Date: 03 Mar 04 - 04:05 PM

Which Steve? Doesn't matter, yeah, we need to make plans and go over and see if we can give old Hammond a run for his money. I will have to rest up, cuz he is younger than I am ........ but then, who isn't?

Mick

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 03 Mar 04 - 04:14 PM

God?

LOL

There's no running where I'm invloved mate... too much like exercise!

:-)

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 04 Mar 04 - 03:27 PM

Way to show your support Mudcat!

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: PeteBoom
Date: 04 Mar 04 - 03:45 PM

Hey - Make it a Sunday open mic and I'd be there... And I'd promise not to bring anything that goes "squawk" or "gareeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee". ;-)

Pete

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 04 Mar 04 - 03:52 PM

Can't change the date... sorry....

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Charley Noble
Date: 04 Mar 04 - 08:02 PM

So Kildare House is located in "Walkerville" which is a neighborhood of Windsor, Ontario?

Hey, I'm pretty sure it's in the Milky Way Galaxy but before I warp in I'd like some reassurance.

What's the "inspection time" now for those trying to pass over the border, with or without musical instruments?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: IvanB
Date: 04 Mar 04 - 09:54 PM

Clinton, the wife and I are in the sunny south for the next month or so, but I'll sure try to make it down sometime in April. Sounds like a good time.

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: ddw
Date: 04 Mar 04 - 11:19 PM

Charley,

It obviously varies from time to time, but for the most part there are very few delays at the border any more — especially coming into Canada. More likely to encounter a bit of bother going back to the U.S., tho' that hasn't been much of a problem lately either. On a Monday night I would be amazed if it takes more than 10 minutes coming in (and maybe only a couple of minutes). Going home, maybe 15 or 20 unless they're on really high alert.

As for bringing instruments, there should be no problem if you're not coming in to play for money. If you're just coming in to meet friends for some music, I doubt they would say much more than "have a good time." Just be sure you can name a couple of the friends and know the address of where you're going.

Cheers,

david

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Big Mick
Date: 05 Mar 04 - 12:36 AM

Obviously the next two weeks are tough on an Irish musician but anytime after that I am up for a mass descent of Mudcatters on the Kildare House. Even if we don't sing, we can heckle that red headed fella. We should all show up with our instruments, and then leave the lad hanging.............hahahahahaha. Clint, you sure you want to do this? DDW, Charley, give us some dates. It is about a 2 1/2 hour drive for me, but one I will be glad to make to sing with you all.

Mick

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: PeteBoom
Date: 05 Mar 04 - 10:29 AM

Since I only promised to not bring people who squawk or go gereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee on Sundays, I guess I'll tell them all about it. I know how much Clinton loves the sound of the great highland bagpipe.

What I would say crossing the border for my reason for going to Canada will not carry the same weight as my usual reason, particularly if anywhere near Mick, but, I too may be convinced to make an extra journey.

Monday should not be bad - Wednesdays, remarkably enough, are getting tough. No idea why.

Pete

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Big Mick
Date: 05 Mar 04 - 11:12 AM

Pete ....... old buddy ...... two red headed Celts from West Michigan, crossing at the same time with instruments ...... and with your reputation ..... I think I should be afraid. LOL. This sounds fun.

Mick

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 05 Mar 04 - 01:45 PM

On Crossing The Border...

Do NOT tell them you're coming over to play in public... tell them you are going to a chums house... for a few cocktails, and maybe a late dinner... If they think you're coming over to play in public, they'll want you to show a 'work' permit...

I can be PMed for my addy, and phone number to add creedence to your tale...

"We should all show up with our instruments, and then leave the lad hanging"

If you bring gear all this way and don't play, I might have to kick your ass BM! LOL

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: ddw
Date: 05 Mar 04 - 04:51 PM

Mick — if you and Pete show up around the same time you'll have the Canadian border authorities on high alert; they'll think the Fenians are back for a second go....

I'll probably be going this Monday (March 8). I live just a few miles from Clinton and I'm sorta used to him, so I'm not scared any more.....

8>))

david

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: GUEST,Toz
Date: 05 Mar 04 - 07:57 PM

Hello everyone !
I just found this site checking for Kildare house pix to show a few mates of mine up here what I use to do .
They dont beleive me but oh well ,no worries , I found a new spot that has great potential !!!!!!
Anyone want a gig up north hehehe.
It wont be for a year I am sure though as I am at a motorcycle dealer selling bikes .[something I enjoy being around]
Well all the best to everyone glad I stumbled across the site !
Cheers Toz
Oh yes Clinton ,what ever happened to the Chatham pub
Olde Kellys ????? Just curious .me

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 05 Mar 04 - 08:33 PM

How far up north mate????   Cause I ALWAYS wanna play gigs for you Toz!

(This is the guy who gave me my start in the music world folks! Try not to hold that against him! LOL)

Auld Kellys continues to work away at it... had high hopes when you were on board...

You can contact me directly at

[e-mail]

Especially if ya wanna get yer invite to my wedding in October!

Great to hear from ya Toz!

I'll let the folks around the K House know yer doin' well!

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: PeteBoom
Date: 06 Mar 04 - 01:40 PM

Ah, Mick, you're forgetting I have those four magic words...

the name of the pipe band I play in... and the gear to back it up...

Cheers ;-)

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 11:03 AM

Refresh... tomorrow night!

:-)

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: ddw
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 11:16 AM

Hey Clinton,

What are the ground rules? Number of songs, length of time, lottery for who plays, etc.?

I sorta figured a bald-headed blues player might break up the march of red-headed Celtic players.....

cheers,

david

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 11:27 AM

Ground rules?

I'll be taking down names of folks who want to play as they arrive, and putting them up in that order... I guess... I suppose trying to keep the 'gear heavy' folks till last might be a good idea...

Length of time/Number of songs? Well, if it's just you and me, I'll leave ya up there all night if I can! LOL I'm gonna try to get a feel for it as it happens...

Celtic Players? You might find that most people coming out do more originals and classic rock than anything else... That's sorta typical for Open Mics around here....

That's why I sent email to the Windsor Folk club to let them know... not that I've heard anything back from them... But it'd be nice to have some talent through to break up the Beatles and Cat Stevens covers... (yawn!)

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: ddw
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 11:44 AM

Clinton,

I'm gonna drop in at another open mic tonight at The Mill. Quite a few of the WFS people have been there the past few weeks, so I'll let them know about this. As for the WFS people not getting back to you — we haven't had any kind of get-together when we could spread the word. I'll make a point of bringing it up at the next executive meeting and/or the coffee house this coming Friday.

Cheers,

david

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 05:03 PM

Might see ya tonight @ The Mill chum!

:-)

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: ddw
Date: 08 Mar 04 - 04:16 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 08 Mar 04 - 05:02 PM

I hope a bunch of folks come out... I've picked a lousy time to come down with a bit of a head-cold!

:-)

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 09 Mar 04 - 12:26 PM

Well, as the Barenaked Ladies sing "Thanks, that was fun!"

Thanks for coming out David! I got a lot of great comments on your playing from the staff and from the few customers we had listening!

Do come out again... this promises to be a good time...

All we need now is an audience.

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: maire-aine
Date: 09 Mar 04 - 04:50 PM

Oops. Missed this post until today, so I missed last night. Will try for March 15th. Slainte.

Maryanne

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 09 Mar 04 - 04:57 PM

Coo'... cause really all we're missing now is an audience...

An audience who is willing to listen to a little bit of everything is best...

:-)

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 15 Mar 04 - 11:48 AM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 05:12 PM

Yet another refresh!

Ya's missed a good one last week folks... Ddw here took the first prize...

YOU could be the winner this week!

:-)

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Devilmaster
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 08:03 PM

I might make it out tonite..... ;) (inside joke, since i'm usually there anyways)

Anyways, mental note Clinton, we should figger out 'Twas the scots' by bowser and blue if we're gonna do it some year for Kit.....

See ya later tonite.
Steve

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 08:19 PM

He knows the song, and I'm sure he'd be tickled pink!

:-)

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Cool Beans
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 07:17 PM

Good to know about this. I'm in Huntington Woods, a Detroit suburb. Hope to get over some Monday eve to listen and play. Will call first to make sure it's on.

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 09:17 PM

It'll be on CB... be happy to see ya there!

:-)

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: ddw
Date: 26 Mar 04 - 05:02 PM

OK, folks. Maybe I'm showing myself to be an utter fool for doing this, but I'm gonna shoot myself in the foot and tell you something. This open mic is the only one I've ever heard of that offers prizes every week and I'm happy as hell to have won two of them.

Well, I won one. The other I got because nobody else showed up. I half-jokingly told Clinton I was gonna ride this gravy train to a new 12-string I want, and if you other jokers don't come out to make things interesting, I'll continue to do just that. I've got $100 toward it so far and I'm sure as hell not too proud to keep on.

The long and short of it is — Clinton is running an open mic and I'd go out to support him, even if there weren't any prizes involved. But since there are, I think I'd be a fool not to go every time I can. The worst that can happen is that I get to do a few tunes and hear music and performers I've never heard before. The best of it is that I get to do a few tunes and hear music and performers I've never heard before and win a prize to boot.

Can't beat that!

Hope to see some more faces Monday night.

cheers,

david

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Big Mick
Date: 26 Mar 04 - 05:05 PM

David, I hope to get over there in the next few weeks. But remember that it is a 3 hour drive for me. It would be great to see you again.

Mick

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: maire-aine
Date: 26 Mar 04 - 11:47 PM

I came over for a while last Monday, but left before Dave played. I try not to be out too late on a week-night. But I'll try to get over again this week. Mick, if you do come over one of these weeks, let me know.

Maryanne

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: ddw
Date: 27 Mar 04 - 01:04 AM

Mick, it'd be great to see you again, too, so I hope we don't miss each other if you do get a chance to come to Windsor. I'll be there this Monday night, but not the two weeks after that.

cheers,

david

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: ddw
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 12:41 AM

OK, you lot. One last refresh on this. 'Cause I'd like to hear somebody else play besides Clinton and me. Any takers?

cheers,

david

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 12:40 PM

Hey... wazzat supposed to mean David???

:-)

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: maire-aine
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 06:07 PM

Sorry, guys. Won't be able to come over tonight. See ya.
M

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Big Mick
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 06:11 PM

I can't make it tonight either, dammit. I will wait a couple of weeks and come over when ddw can be there.

Mick

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 01:14 PM

Well, again ya's missed a good 'un!

:-)

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: ddw
Date: 19 Apr 04 - 12:21 AM

Hey Mick,

It's a couple of weeks since that last post and I plan to be there Monday night. You game?

david

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: YorkshireYankee
Date: 19 Apr 04 - 08:59 AM

Darn! This post appeared while I was visiting family in the Chicago & Detroit areas & had limited net access; if I'd known about it I'd have made a point of getting over to have a go & meet Clinton & any other 'catters.

Ah well... will bookmark this thread & hope it's still running the next time I get back to the states.

Clinton, I'm *amazed* that an open mic is offering that kind of money -- & every week, no less! How can they afford to do it? (Especially if the crowds remain small!)

When I lived in the Detroit area (not far from you, Cool Beans -- in Southfield), I belonged to the Paint Creek Folklore Society. I bet a fair number of Paint Creekers would be interested in this -- I'll send this info along to their newsletter editor, shall I?

Cheers,

YY

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Big Mick
Date: 19 Apr 04 - 11:25 AM

David, I am sorry, I just got this. You going next week? That would be April 26? I could probably fit it in. Let's get Maire-Aine as well.

Mick

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Cool Beans
Date: 19 Apr 04 - 12:59 PM

I may join you next week (April 26) if my buddy and I ever get to rehearse. Duos or larger groups are welcome to perform, yes?
Yorkshire Yankee, I was a Paint Creeker long ago, before the kids took up all my disposable time. Now they're grown.

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: maire-aine
Date: 19 Apr 04 - 01:19 PM

I can make it then (Apr 26). Sure. Looking forward to it.

Maryanne

Subject: RE: Windsor/Detroit Area Open Mic
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 19 Apr 04 - 01:42 PM

r.... rrr.... re.... reh.... rehea.... rehearse??? What's that?

Duo's are easy (Remember bring your own gear) especially if the instruments have pickups...

larger groups? Well, yer more than welcome, but how many is 'larger'?

Heh

If ya wanna PM me a 'tech rider' before you show up, I can have a look at it, and maybe get any extra prep done...