Rock On

Sunday was a big day.
It was the first time I have sung with the band for an audience of more than wives of the other members.

Set list.
1. Pinball Wizard - The Who
2. Dakota - Stereophonics
3. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
4. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
5. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
6. Am I Ever Going To See Your Face Again - The Angles
7. Are You Going To Be My Girl - Jet

There were about 30 odd people there for the first run through. Everyone in the band was tense. I was ok, until about the second song in when the nerves hit, big time. I managed to forget two lines to the fourth song, and nearlycome in way to early in another couple of spots. But over all it was ok.
I enjoyed myself and found out why people need to perform. If you talked to me afterwards you would have found a very pumped up and crazy sloth, ready to go out drinking and partying.
I did neither though. Just a kick of a footy and waiting for the bass players parents to arrive so we could run through the songs again.

The second time through was great. I still had performance nerves but none of the excess anxiety. The bass player said that for the first run through he had had one to few beers, and for the second he had had one to many. I was stone cold sober, and I liked it that way. I performed, and gave something to my audience that was missing in the first run through.

When I got home I cracked oped some premix burbon and had a few cans. I crashed, big time. Huge adrenilin down. And I didn't come back up till about 2pm on the Monday (luckily a public holiday so I could recover with some intense TV watching.)
Just want to perform now, feel more confident with giving the audience something to watch, and giving them a show. Bring on the new stuff. The rehersals are worth it now.

Both shows are on a DVD so I get to look at myself and have a cringe.
But Wow. With more songs in the repertoire I think these family get togethers will be more and more fun.