KayLyn is Merchandising & 3DaddyO is class!

This was the fifth time I have seen KayLyn since the Brighton Summerfest and each time she amazes me. Last Friday at the Pierson Fundraiser we actually had to put out a concessions table for her stuff. She had 8x10's and posters for sale and she was autographing them, trying to build her following and it was great.

I don't know which I get a kick out of more, the older, more mature patrons who are just in amazement over KayLyn, or the little girls who just idolize her. Both are excellent to watch her interact with. Autographing her own likeness is a new step for KayLyn and she handled it with the same style and grace she has handled every other challenge in her career. She also does something real classy that a lot of older, more experienced performers could take a lesson from---she stays to see the other acts. I don't see that enough really, but she shows respect and treats others with dignity. Something that is appreciated and noted by the acts that see her there for them.

Now continuing with class let's talk 3DaddyO. By the time 3DaddyO hit the stage, the raffled items had finished and the place was clearing out. Now here's where I see a lot of performers (of all ages and experience) fall short. When there is a small crowd certain performers start to whine or hold back from their performance. They prefer to wait until the crowd is bigger etc. etc. Well I have had to tell many a band that if you're getting paid, the customer doesn't want to hear excuses. I MC and I know it is tough to put on an act for a small crowd, but I have to do it because I have been contracted to do a "show". Now here is where 3DaddyO excelled, they played a full set and everyone there loved it! When I complimented them on it they said they just get caught up in playing. If you love to play, things like audience size don't matter---how brilliant! For those of us who remained, we appreciated them and they appreciated us, it was magical. A valuable lesson for the wannabe performers out there.

Well that's all for now. I do want to thank Kelly Fielding for introducing me to Anne Marie Scrivens and I wish to thanks Anne Marie for putting so much trust in me. Got to run, more later, so remember, stay tuned.

More to come!

I'm sure you all know the story of the Pierson family, a tragedy that has hit most of us emotionally. If you have ever thought about hugging your children, do it now and do it often. Life is too short and one can never predict the changes that can be thrown at us.

It has been our honor to assist in the Friends of the Pierson Family Fund Raiser set for Feb. 25th at Highlander Way Middle School in Howell. Anne-Marie Scrivens, a realtor in Howell, has done an amazing amount of work in putting this event together and she has come to us to fine tune some details. We appreciate the opportunity to serve and want to send out a big thank you to the community of performers who have responded to the call and wished to be part of this. When we put this out there for help we were overwhelmed with responses. To the artists of all genres, God bless you all---we are proud to be associated and work with you. With a deadline approaching, it really came down to a first come, first serve basis. That said, let us give kudos to those who will be working with Anne-Marie on the 25th.

Let me first send a shout out to Bob Clark and Kees Oosthoek that manage possibly the greatest web site any musician could know, the Michigan Musicians Collective. If you a performer you need to be connected with these guys and get on this site. If you're not a performer, go there and check out a really cool site and you will see constant updates of Open Mics and Open Jams all over the area that you can go to and enjoy great local performers. Anyways this site, http://michigan-musicians.ning.com/ was instrumental with the numbers for response and feedback we got for this show. So kudos to Bob and Kees---you guys rock!

Our first act on the 25th will be KayLyn Pace from Dexter. Some of you may remember KayLyn from the Cystic Fibrosis show we did and she is a phenom in the making. Our main performer is the great rock/blues band 3DaddyO. Call Anne-Marie @ 517-219-3086 for more details.

Upcoming Shows/Events!

Performances @ The Well series for Feb. 2011 features a fundraiser for the Faith Medical Clinic, Pinckney, the only free clinic in Livingston county. The show will feature Right Turn Only! Performances @ The Well for February is on Saturday, February 19th at 8pm. Tickets are $10 and available at Brighton Tropi Tan, BT's Guitar Shop in South Lyon, here at the Lamocu office and through Event Brite.