Mark Mikel at the Village Idiot
Posted By Scott on December 3, 2009
Never having been to the Village Idiot bar located in downtown Maumee I decided it was finally time to check it out. I started by first looking at their Web site. I was surprised to learn they have some type of live music every night. Their calendar said every Tuesday evening Mark Mikel plays. I was able to read up a bit on Mark via Wikipedia and Blogspot Web pages and figured he would be worth checking out.
So when the next Tuesday evening came I drove the short 4 miles into Maumee and caught the first set which started not long after 9. Mark Mikel was actually was a three man act with Mark playing acoustic, a bass player and another guy doing backup vocals and a good job on tambourine. They played great oldies like Mr Tambourine Man, Norwegian Wood, Like a Rolling Stone. The only downside was they played loud like all groups seem to do these days. My hearing seems to be a bit sensitive to loud noises nowadays but I’m also beginning to think many long time musicians have lost some of their hearing and just don’t realize how loud they get. I had to wait for a break before trying to order anything at the bar. Why they don’t just dial it down to level 6 or 7 I just don’t know. I’m thinking someday the government will impose an audio level ban (no one thought they’d ever ban smoking either).
The Village Idiot bar itself was a nice cozy setup, one big room around 50 x 50 in size with a high 20 foot ceiling with a raised stage in one corner. You have a good view of the stage from just about every seat in the house. They had PA speakers mounted above the stage and good spot lights which lit up the musicians nicely. The Village Idiot also has a pizza kitchen and several people got pizza while I was there and it looked and smelled great. I hope to get back soon and hear some of the other acts they have there. With winter and cold weather moving in now to northwest Ohio I’ll be ready to get out of the house a bit more in the evening.
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