Encore!
I have never taken a chance like this on just a whim and do something that could make look like an idiot. But, I have to take the chance. Sometimes the best moments in life are those “spur of the moment” type situations.
I head down the hall, guitar in hand, and talk to the sound engineer. “I’M GOING BACK ON!” I scream over the noise of the crowd.
“WHERE ARE THE OTHER GUYS?” the engineer asks.
“IT’S JUST ME, PLUG THIS IN WILL YA?” I hand him the beat up guitar, he then plugs in a wireless amp connection as I put back on the ear monitor.
The pounding of the crowd’s feet demanding an encore is making my ears ring.
I head out on stage with one spot light on me as the crowd goes wild. I smile and wave as a roadie sets out a stool in the middle of the stage. I sit down as another roadie places a mic stand in front of me. I wipe a strand of hair past my ears and squint my eyes at the packed stadium. I get the signal from the engineer saying I can start.
“Well here goes.”
“Thank you! Let’s Rock!”