We did it!

We did it! Our first gig! We rocked the house! I feel “official” and it feels great. I feel most great that I did not let the comments about my voice needing some work (which it did I admit) by some visitors at one of our practice sessions stop me from getting up there and getting the experience so that I could get better. I knew going in (up on stage for this gig) that I didn’t know what to expect from me or the band or the PA system and it was very scary.

From the experience of our practices and the way our practice PA system is set up, I sound good one day and absolutely horrendous the next. It is somewhat of a sophisticated PA and none of the band really quite know how to work it right just yet. From my practice experience, which is all I really know how to measure what could happen, I didn’t know if at this gig I would sound good, be maybe passable or totally stink.

Knowing that there was a real potential that I could stink and in front of a bunch of people who have come to see us play, is not an easy pill to swallow and go forward with. But I have fallen on my butt so many times this past year in other areas in my life and have gotten right back up on my feet again that I couldn’t let the potential for scrutiny stop me. This is what I am most proud of myself for. Not letting the possibility of failing stop me from going for it. Risking it. Even if I stunk, I would have been exhilirated that against all fears I had the nerve to do it.

The reward of getting passed that is tremendous.

But………….I didn’t fall on my butt! We (the band) were good, I was good (no Babs Streisand but good enough) and it all came together just right.

We were even invited to open for another band at a different venue next week asking us to do the same set we did today!

But now, a dilemna…..

How am I gonna tell the band I am leaving??????

Ready to Rock

I am now excited and ready to ROCK!!

1st Gig Nerves

So, we have our first “gig” on Saturday. Me and my band (5th Day) that is and I am getting nervous! I don’t quite feel prepared and the band has not had a decent continuity with a bass player. I haven’t been working my voice the way I should because of all the craziness at work and the show and getting ready for my summer stint back home in NY (that’s a whole other story!). With me being more of a performer and needing as much experience as I can get with the vocals, makes me a little trepedatious BUT the show must go on and we will proceed forward with what I got, what we got and what anybody got or wants to get (or not) and hope for the best and hope not to be booo’d off the ever-lovin’ stage!

Though it is not the biggest or most credible of gigs, it is still our first and there will be many people there. Of course, it had to be in the bright daylight of the afternoon so that I cannot hide behind the lights that shine brightly in your face not letting you see the darkly lit audience. No, I have been given the opportunity to be on a stage where I can see evvvverrrrrything and evvvverrrrrybody.

I’ve always said to eat your vegetables first, philosophicaly speaking and once again, if I can get passed this, the rest (any future performances) will probably be much easier (dessert so to speak). Then again, this will be my last gig with this band for a while. So I guess you can say this will be my debut and my finale (sob, sob.) For now.

Oy, the way life changes……like that (snap!).

I just realized a way I can get around the feeling of the bright lights big city seeing everybody thing. Sunglasses! And with just the right ones, can go just perfect with my rock and roll outfit. YES!!!