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As long as your fave guitar is the first thing you want to see in the morning
and the last thing you want to lovingly put down before bed, then you are NOT
getting old......Ed
Klas Fjellgren <> wrote:Then there's always a 3rd but not
so humble attitude:
-People who "get it" will dig it anyway, those who don't...
Seriously, in the Daytonas we often got great crowd responses from
the shows when we screwed up the most!
Nowadays it's nice to be spared from dealing with stage nerves and
shit since we don't do live shows in the Surfites. I wonder if I'm
starting to get old...
Klas / The Daytonas / The Surfites
--- In , Twangler <twangler@p...> wrote:
> 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 picking has been replaced by a rigor-mortis of the wrist.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
> >
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