So I've been missing out on something for a while now. I used to go to one of the local bars in the little college town I live in for open mic night every Sunday. The host would get up and do his thing, playing a set of music and then letting the other people on the list come up and play. For some reason, I stopped going.
Well about a month ago, before all of the snow we've been getting, I ended up going to an open mic night that a friend of mine was hosting to play a few songs. It was the first time he had put on an open mic at this particular bar. It ended up going pretty slowly with only a handful of people actually playing, but it was fun and it was a no pressure environment.