GBOB

It’s been almost months since operatoR first won Heat 1 of Global Battle of the bands. Within those two months we spent hours every week perfecting our craft and our showmanship for a two song set. All of that culminated on Friday, November 5th. Going in we were antsy and nervous. I know i certainly was, and though i do not speak for my band mates, i myself was quite nervous and the pressure of it was getting to me. I think the prospect of what was about to happen and if we succeeded was getting to me. But that is rather strange because i do not really enjoy competitions and i believe that they never are a good representation of what an entrant can do. I suppose that under pressure you do learn about your abilities to perform and react however i know i have never been good at competition however thought it might be worth a try this time.

But sadly we didn’t get it, and though I was incredibly proud what we did and achieved, i won’t lie to you, i was pretty bummed out. In fact i was very bummed out. However with every bad situation, there is a silver lining. And on this evening there were a few. Though our performance didn’t win any awards, we won some new friends and maybe even some fans. People came up to us afterward and gave us good comments and that really encouraged.

Now before this messages gets to the point of self indulgence, i must acknowledge that every single band there did an excellent job, and it was anybody’s game. After the dust settled Senseless won and i wish them good luck. I think there were some tears amongst some of the other bands but all in all a great great experience for everybody and i am proud of our work and how far we have come in the last year.

Would i do it again, i doubt it. So much work for two songs but who knows. But I can say that i was glad to be a part of it but being a judge is definitely less stressful than participating.