Gig on Saturday Night Tale

Last night I had the amazing opportunity to sing and play guitar at a concert. Over the past two weeks I'd been practising for it and getting a song ready. So, yesterday I had to bring my guitar down to the gig to have a practise and a sound check at 5:30pm. So, I arrived, got out my guitar, sat on a stool, hooked up some microphones, and sang. Then the sound crew adjusted the volume etc and when I had finished, I sat back down with my two friends I had come with. At this stage, I was feeling pretty good because the practise run had went very well. My friends and I sat watching the crew adjust lights, mics, and other band members were practising too. Then, 7:30pm came, the start of the concert. I was supposed to go on stage and perform after the band had played a few songs.

As we were all sitting listening, my mouth and throat turned so dry it was unbelievable. And come to think of it, I didn't FEEL nervous, but obviously that's not how my body felt. This was the third time I'd ever performed to a large number of people. So I was sitting there, getting more anxious by the minute with my mouth and throat turning into the Saharah Desert. Until it was my turn to perform...

I walked onto the stage, picked up my guitar and sat on the same stool again. One member of the crew fixed the mics for me and then I began singing. It was going well, although the driness of my mouth made it very hard to sing properly. I sang the first verse and the chorus perfectly. Next was the second verse...I forgot the lyrics! So I simply starting smiling, playing it cool, and continued playing. I sang the rest of the song perfectly.

Of course I was somewhat disappointed that I screwed up a little, but my cousin who organised the concert said that she didn't even realise I had forgotten the lyrics, and she knew the song so well herself! If a person who knows a song so well and can't even tell that I'd messed up the words, the rest of the crowd probably knew no better either! Bingo! Oh, and another thing: a girl whom I didn't even know, walked up to me, hugged me and toldme that I did a good job performing! Can you believe that?!

So overall, it was a good night. I didn't go to bed until after midnight and then this morning I had to wake up early and be brought to church (unwillingly). What I did all afternoon and this evening? Well, my friend and I built a snowman then went to their house and watched some movies. Now I'm back here blogging and surfing YouTube as usual.