This was a well-attended and high energy Open Mic, featuring some of your youngest ever MCs, several emotionally powerful performances, and culminating in an extended gospel jam by the new All People Jam Band.

MCs: Diamond & Gibson

Setup Crew: Craig, Thomas, Tom, Taz, Rose, Briana, Heath, Eileen

Guitar: Chris/Brenda
Drums: Heath/Juan/Thomas
Congas: Craig/Dee
Bass: Vernell

Acts:
Rose & Heath (drums) - "Ring of Fire"
David & Juan - "Beverly Hills"
Beverly - "My Guy"
Nana AKA Aretha - "Summertime"
Heath - Drum Solo
Leona AKA Mimi - "God Bless the Child"
Craig - "We Will Rock You"
Chris - poem "A Statistic of One"
Juan - Drum Solo
Johnny Miracle - original rap song
Dee - gospel song
Dee, Brenda, Craig & Thomas - "Amazing Grace - A Testimony"
Thomas & Heath - original song
All People Jam Band - "Jesus"
Gibson - drum solo
Diamond - "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"

Adults: 20
Youth: 7
TOTAL: 27

Miss Brenda blesses the mic with a passionate rendition of the classic gospel hymn "Do Not Pass Me By" at the October 2007 All People Talent Competition



http://youtube.com/watch?v=-qHbCiUR1sY

This is the video of the talent competition as a whole, featuring (in order)

Juan, MaryAnn, Heath & Rose, Briana, Ric, Mimi, Brenda, Sharon and many others, doing rock, country and gospel music.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9iemtMKm6I

Here's a third video from the finale: Lydia Curtis doing the lovely gospel number "You Deserve the Glory".



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgiWkW2eoWo