No I don't mean underskirts, I worry about slipping up, making a mistake especially when it comes to getting everything right for a performance. I have nightmares about arriving at the wrong venue (it has happened on one occasion I arrived at the Roman Catholic Southwark Cathedral instead of the Anglican one), or with the wrong clothes (again it happens white shirt instead of black etc.) so I like to make sure I avoid these sort of slips.
Last night I agreed to play in a concert with a local band that I am not a member of but am a good friend to. Just to make sure that I had all the details correct I sent a text message to the conductor.
"OK for Sat. please confirm time venue and dress"
The reply;~
"7pm St. Paul's Church. Black dress for you"
As he often wears a kilt as formal wear I replied
"Are you suggesting I wear a dress to distract the audience from you wearing a skirt?"
Having said all that I do have night mares, real night mares about getting on stage and not having my music, sometimes I wake up in near panic about a concert that isn't even real, but where I found myself on the stage all dressed up with my instrument and ready to play a solo but with no music so unable to perform, any way to get back to the point,
After taking a shower I took note of what I ad been told a put on a black dress shirt and trousers, and as it was a warm night didn't bother with a jacket. When I got to the concert all the men were wearing dinner jackets with white shirts and all but two of the ladies were wearing black bottoms and white tops ~ ARGHHHH. I'm, glad I had the conductors text with me to show why I was wearing all black.
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