Have Open Mics Become The New 8 Ball Jackets?

If you are old enough to remember when MTV actually showed music videos, you may remember a time in the early 80's when even hard rock videos had break dancing and pop lock dancers. 

                    Still later came the popular 8 Ball Jacket. Every one it seemed had to have one.

(I am never throwing away my Yo MTV Raps 8 Ball Style Jacket.)

Have "open mic's" for spoken word become today's equivalent  of The 8 Ball Jacket or Break Dancing?

Don't get me wrong I love great spoken word and enjoy solid and creative open mic venues. Also full disclosure forces me to admit I have shut down at least one open mic series I was a part of because I saw it going no where fast.

That being said.
 

Do too many bars, lounges, community halls think the best way and the cheapest way to get patrons on an off night is to plug in an amp and offer the stage to any and every one?

If you enjoy the open mic scene?

What keeps you coming back?

Who has the best open mics right now?

Has the talent pool at open mics gotten shallow?

Editors Note: Raymond Tyler will be talking about this topic with many poets and writers and following up in the days to come.

Please share your thoughts. 

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