My initial reaction to the invitation was one of fear. I describe myself as a site-specific extrovert (a term I heard Mike Myers use once), someone who enjoys the spotlight on a small and well-controlled scale. I do not enjoy public speaking, and I imagined the intense case of nerves I would be dealing with for several days leading up to the event. I pictured myself on that stage, looking out over the 1,625 seats, and almost broke out in flop sweat at the mere suggestion.
However, I believe that pangs of regret are always more painful than twinges of nervousness, so I said yes. Please wish me luck and hope for an understanding audience on May 4th, which would've been Maynard's 80th birthday.
2 comments:
Very cool! Glad to hear that you said yes. I sense this may be the spring board you need to kick off that stand-up comedy career.
Congratulations! You will be awesome ... you'll just need to force that site-specific extrovertism a little bit.
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