Early last night I received a call from a friend who was performing with his ensemble at an open mic night at a local hotel. He rang to say that a number of the acts that had booked themselves for the night had pulled out and would I be interested in coming down and doing a set. I'm always up to performing, so grabbed my guitar, kissed my wife goodbye and headed on out into the night. After watching my friend Pete and his band do their set, it was my turn. I had fun, playing songs I've ...