Temple "Record Release" show

(Thanks Staci)

The Good: Slacks!, waffles, the kind people of 1633 Diamond, familiar faces, getting rid of Abacinate CDs.

The Bad: Getting cut short and not playing the finale, the room sound being unbalanced, lack of energy.

The Ugly: Worst PA system in the history of mankind.

Perfectionism can turn into a specter in situations like these. I have begun to question the relationship (if there is one) between the fun of playing and audience enjoyment. We can certainly perceive when the audience isn't interested, and that can sap energy dramatically, but even when they are interested, it doesn't necessarily make for a satisfying performance. They may feed off of us, but we can't feed off of them. So much for playing the crowd (could this be why many people find us alienating? Do they even matter to us?). If we could figure out what it is that we do take our energy from, perhaps we could harness it more consistently.