Have you ever done this while playing?

[LagBox]

Have you ever, when playing in the same room as another person, made eye contact with them, and forgotten to stop said eye contact before it got weird? I haven't been playing very long and I'm not yet able to think about anything other than playing while playing.

 

[jblmusic1994]

No.

 

[Hobobob]

I usually just make a stupid face, they laugh, song goes on. I'm not the most socially adept person, so I find it hard to make eye contact with someone onstage without trying to alleviate the (mostly from my end) awkwardness.

 

[mellowinman]

Be careful! They will suck thoughts from your head.

 

[Slade N]

were they sparkly and named Edward?

 

[hdracer]

No but one time there was this young lady standing close to the stage wearing a tight low cut T shirt...

 

[PluckyThump]

I'm usually able to bail before it gets to the awkward stage, speaking for myself of course...but yeah I know just what you mean. I need all of my brain power to play and if I am singing backup too then my eyesight pretty much goes out the window. I just squint when I sing, that way nobody has to deal with strange blind-guy eyes.

 

[lbbc]

no...but most of the time, if we are having a great night, we sill glance/smile/high five or whatever just "in the moment" on stage stuff. Of course, we are all very good friends and have played together, off and on, for several years (15, I believe).

 

[Wesley R]

In a younger single day, all the time, and a quick wink before it got akward. Almost always lead to a conversation, sometimes good, sometimes not as good.

 

[fhm555]

When a girl throws you a long eye to eye stare it's usually because she wants to know you better. Or she could be a process server.

 

[kcole4001]

I've had people think I was staring at them while 'in the zone'.
I didn't even see them at first, just into the musical moment and imagining a different scene in front of me.

 

[shawshank72]

I've had people think I was staring at them while 'in the zone'.
I didn't even see them at first, just into the musical moment and imagining a different scene in front of me.

+1

 

[Tomkat8]

Buy more lights. So you can't see anybody

 

[Tommygun_ted]

Not with the crowd, but my guitarist says I get a vacant look on my face like I'm not there, he calls it my rape face, but I'm just letting go and going with the music lol.

 

[MatticusMania]

When a girl throws you a long eye to eye stare it's usually because she wants to know you better. Or she could be a process server.

This is where a stage name comes in handy.