Life of a Band Geek

So I, unsuspectingsnare, am hosting a challenge.  Tell me about your worst performance.  After a few days, I’ll pick the one I find the most interesting.  I can post it, or I’ll promo you, or whatever you want…I’ll just message you if you win. So go ahead! Click the link below and tell me about your worst performance, I have a strange fascination with other people’s stories :)

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Here: So you don’t get embarassed, or for inspiration, or to get you started, here’s my story.

The drum major called set and I was having a bad day.  My hands were shaking so badly that when I snapped my sticks in, I almost dropped them, and I heard audience members laugh.  Then I counted the duts incorrectly and stepped off on the wrong foot.  I bsed my way through the first movement. And I tried to breathe in between the 1st and 2nd, but I could feel myself starting to panic.  In the second movement, I got sandwiched in between a snare and a clarinet, and my drum got totally slammed…it really hurt.  I couldn’t find a good spot to get back into the music after that.  I later found out my grip was terrible the whole time.  In between the 2nd and 3rd, I actually was panicking.  Third movement I was just trying not to cry.  And after we got back to the bus I broke down.  We lost terribly, and the next day my percussion instructor called me out on screwing up.  I felt like shit….but I do have to tell you, that looking back on it, I’m glad I at least took responsibility for it, and now I’m a better drummer and performer for it.