It happens, it hits the fan, and sometimes things just don't go as well as you'd like them to. That awe-inspiring home run you dreamed of turns into a base hit. Respectable, yes. Bliss zone, a resounding no.
Our day as featured performers at the KFMG event yesterday was symptomatic of this syndrome. Strong one-two punch at the set opening, but by song 3, I was besieged by an uncontrollable coughing attack with throat gunk, without warning or easy relief. And onstage in front of an audience full of potentially new fans, on an occasion strategically positioned with great influential contacts. Simply put, it sucked to have to fight through that, surrounded by the worried looks of my band behind me and my listeners in front of me.
But all's well that ends well, and the savage throat gremlins eventually left the moment, so we could finish up with our usual big ending. Special guest Scott Davis, my favorite Des Moines trumpet player, added his talent and style to our set which went as follows:
Gospel of The Blues, Higher Ground, The Blues Is A Song, Deacon's Train, Monster, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Left Me Blind (new homage to Blind Willie Johnson), Blues It Up, Independent Song (for which I called Mark Vos of KFMG to the stage and presented him with the original hand-written chart since it was composed specifically for the occasion--it provoked super dance floor jigginess!), Troubled Mind, and The Meaning of Grace (which was specially requested by Clarence Key--host of KFMG's Sunday morning jazz show).
And so it was actually a good, humbling, learning moment to be "attacked by gremlins" during this performance. They say 10% of life is what happens to you, and 90% of life is the reaction, what you do with it. So once again, when it happens, when it hits the fan, then what? To freak or not to freak, that was my Sunday KFMG gig question. The answer then and now is: freak a little, then MOVE ON, and don't forget to laugh about it later!
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www.scottdavismusic.com
peace, tina
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