Melissa! Glad you dropped in. About your nerves. Like eveyone has said, you just gota go out there and do it. It will get easier every time. HOWEVER, with that said. Remember the night at 360 Burger? Remember I made a joke that you voted it should be age before beauty? Two reasons for that joke. First,to calm me down. Then, to maybe help you relax too. Believe it or not, the 1+ hour we had to wait for our turn, I was really feeling bad. Faint, couldn't eat, was even afraid to drink more than soda. I tried a beer but it wasn't sitting well at all. One other thing about that night. I was a little nervous because I knew I was sharing the stage with someone who plays guitar better than me and sings much better, and who's songs are very tight and well written. The only way to really get over the nerves is to just keep on doing it. Lots of practice before your night. I even use a mic like I'm on stage, and sometimes video myself. Does it help? ONLY to get me through the butterflies. Does NOT make my performance any better. LOL. Now, go out there and break a string!
phil g.