Nothing Beats A Good Audience

I’m so happy! One great night with a dream audience reminds me of who I am and why I never give up my art. I performed at Northalsted Market Days, a street festival smack-dab in the middle of Boystown in Chicago. In past years, I had brought in my seven or ten pieces as I was on the main stage that usually caught the attention of hundreds of festival-goers as they walked through the festival.

This time, however, I was on the much smaller “Jazz/Cabaret” stage so I brought in a trio and I didn’t know quite what to expect. I figured it would be low key and didn’t expect a huge crowd. Quite a few of my friends and supporters showed up and as soon as I opened my mouth I noticed the folks stopping and coming into our stage area and as the pressure was off I was relaxed and carefree with my patter and song selection. Before I knew it, there were about 200+ spectators dancing and singing back to me. What joy was mine! It was a night with the flawless Shivers behind me supporting every move I made because they know me and trust me as I trust them. We made the magic that night!

Thank you, Lord, for this weekend! Thank you to all who came out to support me.