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Attitude has a lot to do with it. 2 attitudes generally prevail:
Attitude one - Oh crap, look at all those people, I hope I don't screw
up.
Attitude two - Oh Boy, look at all those people, wait til they hear us!
I think most of us have been guilty of #1 at one time or another. Ego
and/or experience bring you to number 2.
At least, that's the way I see it.
Spanky
On Aug 5, 2005, at 1:49 PM, Patrick wrote:
> Maybe it's just me...(start rant)...
>
> We've had about 5 shows now, and it never seems to fail. I spend all
> my time up until show-day on pins and needles waiting for the chance
> to play for folks (we're still a relatively new band, but we've been
> playing about once a month). Gig-day arrives, and I'm jacked, so we
> load up the gear, head to wherever the locale is, have a few beers,
> maybe grab a bite. Unload the gear, hurry up and wait (we've usually
> play in the middle of a multiband lineup to this point)...
>
> Then it hits. It's not stagefright, per se, it's something else.
> That loose feeling that's oh-so-conducive to Dick-esque speed
> picking has been replaced by a rigor-mortis of the wrist. There you
> are, onstage, guitar strapped on, amp buzzing behind you at stage
> volume. Yet if somebody were holding a gun to your head, and your
> life depended on your ability to play, say, "Nitrus," you're Vintage
> White Jazzmaster would have a new finish of a splatter pattern of
> Shell Pink and Candy Apple Red. Not that the arm/wrist doesn't
> eventually limber up by the 3rd song, but damn, you know, just once
> I'd like to start a set off with a real ass-kicker...
>
> Is it something that goes away the more gigs you play? Is it curable
> with a stiff shot or two? Is it nerves? Psychological? Is it just
> me?
>
> (/rant)Â Â
>
> Patrick
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