[filk] Re: Last-minute preparations

• Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Hitchin" <jhitchin at lightmail.com> To: <filk at dragoncat.net> Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 11:41 PM Subject: [filk] Re: Last-minute preparations

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> From: "Michael Hopcroft" <hugopig1 at attbi.com>
> To: <filk at dragoncat.net>
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> What to bring in terms of music: Bring what you want to sing, or want
to
> have other people sing, or what you think other people might be interested
> in. This reminds me, I need to go through my main performing book and take
> some stuff out of it to move to the archives (and maybe shred a few that
no
> prying eyes should ever see again!).

Mayve I should send you a note with a few requests.

> > My greatest fear is that i will be a bundle of nerves once I get
there
> > and unable to do much of anything.
> reply
> Kiddo, I tried out for the Weakest Link two weeks ago. If I can get
> through that, you can get through this.

    Will we be seeing Ms. Robinson publicly humiliate you on national television? Are you the weakenst link? expiring minds want to know!

> Also, if I can step out on stage
> with 1200 people watching in a wig that should have been taken out back
and
> shot months before and manage to get my lines out, TWICE even, then you'll
> be fine. We're all friends here, just kick back, enjoy the music, and sing
> your heart out. (And that goes for the rest of you reading this, who might
> feel too nervous to come - please don't feel nervous!)

    Performance anxiety in front of strangers didn't used tu be a problem for me. I did theatre in college, I did Forum, I wore the dress. And I wore an even more humiliating costume for the Gilbert & Sullivan piece Patience -- a horrid pink, puffy thing that was supposed to be the height of Renaissance style and, thus, utterly ridiculous. For a while in college I was even a sex symbol of sorts -- which did not result in any actual sex. (I was thinner then).

    The problem here is that a lot of the people here will be people I want to impress with my ability.Thus the prersure.

    Michael Hopcroft Received on 12/25/01