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[mr_lebowski]

9. good luck man, you got this!

Whenever I've been freaking out, getting ready to get up on stage, I always calm myself with a steady diet of 'what's the worst that can happen?' ... and it doesn't take long to come to the conclusion that the answer is ... nothing THAT bad can happen here.

Right?

I think ... ya know mr l ... this is a hell of a lot less dangerous than ... I dunno ... getting in my car to drive to work every day? That sort of thing.

Then when you're up there, just lose yourself in your performance, focus entirely on what you're doing and pretend you're just doin' it front of the mirror, for yourself.

Hell, even if you pretty much suck, nobody is gonna hate you ... probably be great for some laughs down the road, too ...