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From:  Greypins@a...
Date:  Thu Jan 3, 2002  4:08 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Re: Some tips on dealing with an audience please!

to look sauve and at ease onstage, one actually has to be sauve and at
ease onstage. for those of us who are not born that way, it takes the
experience of living there and accepting 'what you usually do' before you are
rewarded with the feeling of belonging there. until that moment, you are
flawed. the two choices are; admiting the flaw and turning it into a
positive or, trying to hide it. if you choose to hide it, you have to
wonder what you are hiding it with. that which you hide it with might be
worse than the original flaw. in that light, it is better to say 'hey
folks, i'm nervous tonight because, well...basically, i'm nervous every
night', smile, get your laugh and move on. also, if you accept your
nervousness or shyness, it is much easier to ignore it or, even forget it as
you become more distracted by what you originally set out to do.

mike



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