#dmtweetup at Black Cat Café

The #dmtweetup at the Black Cat Café had something of an inauspicious start. When I arrived at 5:50 PM I found several of my fellow tweeps standing outside. A sign on the door read “Black Cat Café is closed from 3PM to 6PM every day this month of July”.

We stood around in the summer heat engaging in pleasant conversation and giving Adam Pirillo a fair amount of chiding for recommending the location. Most people in attendance were wearing their Tweetup Badges and several newcomers donned their badges for the first time. Shortly after 6:00 the bartender arrived, apologized for the inconvenience and invited us in.

The Black Cat Café is a pleasant little coffee shop with a variety of seating and a very comfortable atmosphere. There are a few tall tables, regular height tables and even a couple of couches with coffee tables.

As people settled into small groups and enjoyed some cold beverages, we were informed that it was open mic night at the café. This was my first experience at an “open mic night” and I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Some of the entertainment was outside the realm of my understanding (a little too artsy for me), but others I thoroughly enjoyed.

Adam Pirillo performed some of his original poetry and Kathy Landin was in her element taking part in the reading of a short piece about the Large Hadron Collider. I’m not sure how soon I will attend another open mic night, but it is something I’m glad I experienced.

The evening ended with John Pemble and I selling others on the advantages of Twitter on the patio outside until the owner said it was time to close. The Black Cat definitely attracts diverse and interesting clientele.

We met one of the owners, an intelligent and ambitious young man from Croatia. We also made the acquaintance of an attractive young lady of Japanese decent who I believe grew up in Peru and another from South Africa.

Here are some great shots of the #dmtweetup crew sporting their Tweetup Badges:

All in all it was a very pleasant evening. I’ll probably go back to the Black Cat Café some time in the future, but I’m just not sure I’ll go on open mic night.