Finally played an open mic!
It was one of the most nerve-wracking experiences of my life. During the first song and the banter leading into the second song, I was completely disoriented and felt like I was having an out of body experience - but apparently still made it through the songs, remembering all of the lyrics and chord changes, and had some nice humorous banter (even if I don't remember what I said. It was something self-deprecating but good-humored, from what I was told after the show.)
BUT, I have a huge phobia of singing in front of people, for some reason, but not any other form of public entertainment; I can act, do public speaking, or anything else without even thinking about it - but wow. That was an adrenaline rush.
First song, I was shaking a little bit, but I got better as I went along. So glad that when my fight or flight reflex kicked in about thirty seconds into the song, I decided to keep going and quit being a wimp.
God, that was awesome.
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