Long story short I stumbled into an open mic night in North Park. I hadn’t prepared anything but I signed up on a whim and got into swift preparation mode for a 5min bit. I started shuffling through material in my head. Seeing the importance of an opening line, I toyed with a few but didn’t really commit to one.
Anyway, my name gets called as I’m ready to half wing it in front of 50 or so people (an upbeat n diverse crowd). I get on the mic and somehow I open with: “ good night!” 
which I didn’t have in mind at all. I started a little shaky but finished strong, shared some jokes and prose. Just showing up, trusting the process, and away it goes.