27th Sep 2009
Queers Tour Day 4
Today we headed to Orlando to play at The Social. The boys got dinner late last night at the hotel but I opted out since I wasn’t hungry. That ended up being a mistake because I ended up not eating for about 24 hours. Oops! Needless to say I was very happy when we stopped for some food when we got in town. I took a nap at the hotel and then we headed over to the club.
After loading in I continued my ritual of playing through all the songs on the setlist as well as the new ones that were added mid-show. The show had a good turnout and everybody seemed to be having a good time. I was particularly excited to see my friends Jeff and his awesome wife Katrina come out! I met Jeff on KG’s first tour ever when we played with his band Elora Dannon twice, then ended up touring with his new band The Complete Strategist.
Tonight the set on my part was pretty frustrating because not only did we do the songs on the set, but I also had to learn 2 or 3 on stage this time. I had this guy right in front of me analyzing everything I did and at one point try to show me the chords to the song. Nobody in the band cares if I mess up and they just tell me to fake it, but for me but it’s really embarrassing to not know what I’m doing. I’m already the odd one out, not to mention a girl, so I feel like I have a lot to prove. Those songs went okay but then Joe decided to do an encore with more stuff I hadn’t practiced. He told me to wing it, but I just didn’t have it in me at that point so I sat out and talked with Jeff and Katrina.
I want to add that nobody is pressuring me except myself. Joe and Dave are super nice and always tell me I did a good job after the show. It’s just me being a perfectionist and coming from a totally different background of music. Nevertheless, it’s still frustrating and I’m trying to power through without whining to them about it.
Adam convinced me to come hang out at a party with The Leftovers after the show and promised to bring me back to the hotel. He’s had to go through the same kind of thing jumping in on drums with the Queers so he can relate to my uneasiness. When I got to the party everyone was super nice and complimentary to me about my addition to the band. I really take those comments to heart, so it made me feel much better. We spent the rest of the night drinking beers, hanging out with friends, meeting new people and listening to good music. I’m glad I went - it was a good end to the evening.
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