Day 26- Thurs Promo

Promo show today at Sj State was......awesome, hectic, educational,worth it! I learned some valuable lessons. Every show and venue is different. So every time our band ventures out to do something new, I learn something about the business, performance, and professional side of the music industry. I've learned the questions you ask when you put something together like a gig will make or break the event. For instance, no one at SJ State bothered to mention that even if we had the space reserved until 2pm the cut off time for band music was 1pm. Don't get me wrong the staff was friendly and helpful when we arrived but details that I had not known to ask about, caused some major issues. All in all though...we stopped college kids dead in their tracks. Another half hour we would have had a crowd of 50. We had 25 for our short half hour amphitheater performance. So anywho, I am proud.
Also I am proud of myself. After I got home I was...mostly responsible.....ha ha.....I mean first I did my homework, then I went to the gym. I was happy especially I fit into a workout. Oh and by the way performing professionally and working out are cousins. Ya dig? I am learning you cannot be out of shape and be the lead singer in a regularly performing, up and coming band. You could actually not workout, but you would suck. The amount of energy, breathing, movement, and stamina needed to put on a kick butt show is staggering. I notice to when I work out its easy for me to sing correctly, ie breath deeply from my diaphragm.
Now later......I got all gussied up because it was Chase's birthday today too, and he was having a party over his house. Chase is our band's guitarist. I was feeling pretty confident after the gym. I even recorded a 9 out of10 on my confidence scale that I sometimes list on my chart for this challenge. I like recording how high I feel my confidence is from working out so I can remember how much it improves my mood and self esteem. More later......