On Tuesday night a professional musician friend of mine came over and we played together (Sean joined us too). I had slight butterflies but none of my usual stage fright symptoms showed up. None. My fingers worked, my voice came out on pitch and strong, I didn't blank out on lyrics or chords; amazing. It was fun and it was easy and it felt so good. Better than I can ever begin to explain. I'm so grateful to my friend for not hesitating to come over and play with me (and offer to come over as often as I like). It was a tremendous experience and a huge step for me (because my stage fright is not limited to the stage - it applies to playing in front of *anyone*). A few months ago I never would have even entertained the idea of doing something like this. And now I have and I can't wait until next time. I had some weird energy to process after the fact but in the moment it was pure joy.
Video evidence to follow.
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