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01-30-2011, 09:09 PM
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I've been playing for two and one-half years. I've played rehearsed material in public before, but never had the guts to get up with strangers in a jam, until this afternoon. I wasn't a thing of beauty, but I wasn't a train wreck, either.
This gets easier, right? (Or, at least, you get numb to the snarling dogs in your stomach?) |
01-30-2011, 10:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit | | | Yes it gets easier! |
01-31-2011, 09:05 AM
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01-31-2011, 09:13 AM
|  | Real Basses Have 5 Strings! | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado | | | After you play for many years your enemy is no longer stage fright ... But stage boredom ... You have to fight becoming bored ... |
01-31-2011, 09:24 AM
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Weather permitting, I'm supposed to do my first open jam tomorrow night (we're supposed to get snow, I'm hearing it might be canceled). I'm kind of nervous but I'm also getting pretty psyched for it. My instructor keeps telling me I'm thinking about it to much and the only thing I need to do is show up and play. Glad he has confidence in me, I'm guessing I'll start feeling it once the first song is done.
Remember to report back after you do your second one so you can compare. 
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Originally Posted by Ric5  After you play for many years your enemy is no longer stage fright ... But stage boredom ... You have to fight becoming bored ... | Hard for me to imagine hitting that point right now, but I can see how it can happen. Hope I either never get there or I find ways to fight it.
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02-01-2011, 02:55 PM
| | | | Watch out, you may start liking it too much and forget how to play with yourself. What a nightmare |
02-01-2011, 04:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Redmond, WA. USA | | | Way to go, Katz. I played bass for around 10 years before I found myself in a band that I thought worthy of giggin. I've been playing now for about 25 years and still get nervous before each gig. The boys think I'm a putz for getting nervous but, seemingly, that's how it's always gonna be for me. However, as soon as the first note is played it's all peaches n' cream so I'm cool with it. |
02-01-2011, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by WardEarth Watch out, you may start liking it too much and forget how to play with yourself. What a nightmare | Out of context, this is sig-worthy. |
02-01-2011, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by knucklehead G Out of context, this is sig-worthy. | Oh heck yes it is! +1 to that brother! 
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02-01-2011, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by IbanezBass69 Oh heck yes it is! +1 to that brother! | Someone do the honors! I don't have enough characters left in mine. |
02-01-2011, 05:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Diego, CA | | | gotta say, the title of this thread made me a bit queasy...
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02-01-2011, 09:09 PM
| | On the TB leaderboard for low talent/gear ratios! | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: NJ | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dave64o ... Weather permitting, I'm supposed to do my first open jam tomorrow night (we're supposed to get snow, I'm hearing it might be canceled). .... | Well, I'm kind of bummed, it did get canceled tonight. Now I have to find another Tuesday night when I can do it.
This is actually the second time in a month I made arrangements to go out on "a school night" and play at this jam and it got canceled. Wonder if should be taking that as a sign .... 
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