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The Top 20
                                           
                   Excuses for Screwing Up Onstage



20.  I was plunging a new position.

19.  I was busy smiling.

18.  It's too (choose one: hot/cold/wet/dry/humid/windy).

17.  The stage was too(choose one: uneven/small/bouncy/ narrow).

16.  The (choose one: sun/moon/stagelights/rain) was in my eyes. 

15.  My partner messed me up.

14.  The music was too loud/soft/ fast/slow.

13.  My mind sent the signal, but my feet didn't get it.

12.  My brain went into automatic Defrag.

11.  It's too early to plunge before noon.

10.  I looked at Crank-It-Up.

     


       

     

  9.  I stepped on a rock.

  8.  I just realized I forgot my bloomers.

  7.  Pantyhose/Suspenders too tight.

   6. I lost my (choose one: percussive shoe equipment/shoe/ hankie/mind).

   5.  Everyone else was off the beat and it confused me.   
  4.  I saw Slipshod Shuffler watching me.

   3. My suspenders came undone and popped me in the eye.

   2. My feet got in the way. 

And THE NUMBER ONE EXCUSE FOR SCREWING-UP ONSTAGE IS.....

        


     #1.   It wasn't a screw-up.  It was a True Interpretation.
                        (As Per Golden Rule # 14).
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