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I'm always a mental mess when I play live, here's how I deal with it.
I never drink coffee before, my hand shakes so much I can't play.
A beer of two is cool for me but I don't drink much before playing,
after is a different story.
Da Weed is out of the question; I will forget how to tie my own shoes
on stage.
A 20 min. warmup before helps me settle down.
I practice my butt off in preperation for the gig so I'm confident
that I know the tunes and I can focus my nervous energy into playing
the songs.
Rick
--- In , DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> exactly! well said...great advice...
> -dp
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> --- spskins <superchimp9@h...> wrote:
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> > I'm not a geetar player, but this works for drums and
> > I've seen it
> > work for guitar players I've shown it to as well. In
> > your "pre-show"
> > warm up, find someplace to jump up and down, as if you're
> > jumping
> > rope. It won't take long until you're huffing and puffing
> > a little. Do
> > it on and off for at least 5 minutes. Combine this with
> > arm and wrist
> > stretches and your beers, etc. Remember to keep breathing
> > when you hit
> > the stage and start to play and you'll be amazed at the
> > difference.
> > It's all in the oxygen intake. You're probably
> > subconciously holding
> > your breath or not breathing normally. This causes your
> > muscles and
> > joints to lock up and freeze. Good luck!
> > Ted Pilgrim
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> >
> >
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