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Hello beautiful BPR peeps! First and foremost, thank you all who came out for the last East Meets Words Open Mic of the year. Even though the weather outside was frightful, people still came out and supported true art. This month’s feature was Jinah Kim, a singer/songwriter from Tufts University by way of Los Angeles, CA. But first, lets talk about the open mic.

Keeping up with the Christmas Spirit, Giles opened the open mic with “Crappy Xmas Poem in 7 Parts.” I have to agree with what this month’s host Victor said about the poem, “It sounds like a new poem every time I hear it.” Sarah came to the Mic next and she performed a piece about her sister. Crowd favorite and one of my personal favorites L.I.F.E. came to the stage with their new member Masada Jones and performed “Let’s Rebell.” Past East Meets Words feature Melissa Li was up next. If you haven’t heard, Melissa and another past feature Kit Yan are going on the “Good Asian Drivers Tour” so please check them and bring them to your local venue because they are both talented. Melissa performed “Weapon of Choice” which is her voice. Eric made his second performance on the mic and he reminded us to live life “one beat at a time.” Delia was next on the mic, dedicating her piece to her mother and educating us about her middle name. Masada Jones made her way to the stage again and performed her “Worth Piece.” I have a feeling that we just found a talented performer that will be a regular and I excited about that. The host Victor, concluded the open mic like usual with his freestyles with the help of Giles and Joey B of L.I.F.E.

This month’s feature like mentioned was Jinah Kim, a singer/songwriter from Tufts University by the way of Los Angeles, CA. She recently performed at BASIC. Jinah performed five songs, “Jump,” “Fallen,” “Trouble,” an Alanis Morrisette cover, “Ironic,” “Questions,” and she closed with “Home.” Jinah has a great soothing voice. Her voice just captivated me from the beginning and didn’t stop until she stopped singing. I can’t speak for everyone in the crowd but she blew me away with each song and I wanted her to keep singing. Her voice is probably one of the best I’ve heard live and it was just soothing. I missed East Meets Words last month, and after the show this month it made me realized how much I missed it even though it was only one month. Also, I was stressed over finals this past week and the open mic really helped me feel better. As I sign off for this year, let me wish you a great holiday season. I’ll leave you with an excerpt from this month’s open mic and see y’all in 2008 with Cynthia Lin!

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