I’m still reeling from the past weekend at the annual TAXI Road Rally. I was told, the day before the Rally, that 2,182 people were registered to attend.   It was a great event.  I’m proud to say that I performed at all 3 Open Mic nights.   I estimate that there were about 70 performance spots – on each night – which comes to 210 of us (about 10%) who mustered the courage to get up and perform live in front of our peers.   It was an exhilarating (and nerve-wracking) experience – but very memorable.

It’s amazing to bounce around at a conference full of hopefuls from all over the country – all over the world!  I met musicians from Canada, England, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, and from all over the United States.   I liken the event to bouncing around in a giant human pinball machine full of like-minded people. Everyone is very friendly and happy to share what they are doing musically.

I’m still sifting through business cards and materials that I amassed at the Rally – trying to make sense of it all and to begin the process of following up.

I’ll have more to say about it as the weeks progress – but for now, I wanted to get a post up to say thanks to Michael Laskow for creating TAXI and the Rally.