Posted by Roosta at 213.38.120.135 on February 07, 2002 at 09:21:29:
In Reply to: OT: Like the skies over Afghanistan... posted by Renaissance Man on February 07, 2002 at 09:12:46:
I don't post here much these days but I'm still 'on the board'.
Anyway, I'm a drummer in a band. That's not as much in the spotlight as your performance from the sounds of it, but I still know the feeling of an audience utterly, utterly not responding to a performance. It's one of the worst feelings ever (outside of real physical pain or bereavement, or really actually serious things, that is) so I sympathise.
The weird thing is it entirely depends on the audience - do you find that? Sometimes they click to what you're doing straight away and it's a joy to be up there entertaining. Then sometimes they look at you like you're from Mars. Worse than that, like you're something excreted by someone from Mars and abandoned on a stage in front of them.
Good luck with it in the future, anyway.