Erinn SouleAnd The Winner is.....
March 18th 2008 16:42
An awards night gone wrong!
And The Winner is..... Well there comes a time in everyones life where they truly get to feel like a star and it is suddenly RIPPED right from underneath their feet! That time came for me at The 1st Annual Southern California Music Awards in 2005.
I was so honored when I was asked to become an "Awards Presenter" for the SCMA's in 2005, held at The Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro. There were hundreds of musicians, bands and recording artists present there with many receiving outstanding awards, let me mention, hand crafted awards from a talented local artist.
It was one of those moments that I had always waited for in my line of work. I was going to present an award to some eager and excited musician, I was going to be able to get all dressed up in flashy garments and sparkly jewels...felt a bit like the Red Carpet or Oscar Night. I picked out this great satin outfit that displayed a tasteful neckline drop and wonderfully tight suede pants...the shoes you ask? MY FIRST MISTAKE OF THE NIGHT!
I was so nervous prior to this big event, it would be my first time ever speaking in public, on stage to hundreds of people watching, even national television. I was in rockstar heaven when I arrived, there were so many talented and upcoming bands, a few reporters, a few celebrities and lots of beer and wine...stay away from beer and wine when publicly speaking!
The night took off running with fantastic presenters taking the stage, cameras flashing and music rocking, then there was Erinn, me, the girl with the bad choice in shoes and the girl becoming an expert in the art of wine tasting. It was now my turn to get up on that stage that I swear looked like it was 5 miles wide and 500 feet tall! I had been sitting in my seat, all alone, just me and my little piece of cheat sheet notes, glass of wine and the "official envelope" that was going to become someones fate soon.
The first little problem was my envelope, it read, "Best male". Best Male what? Best male actor, best male vocalist, best male songwriter or could it be best male stripper? what? would someone please tell me what I was supposed to announce? Well no one did, so it was up to me to get this night going, and what better way than to add a bit of humor to it, SECOND MISTAKE OF THE NIGHT!
I am not very experienced with a microphone or public speaking, so voice shaking just as hard as my legs and hands, I got up there and opened up with that corny opening line everyone does..."I'd like to thank..." Thinking that I would get a million laughs, I heard those infamous crickets! Chirp, chirp, silence! So that didn't work so let's just cut the Bologna now and jump right into the award...
Now, because i had no idea what this poor guy was getting an award for, I just knew he was being called, "Best male" so envelope in hand and nerves in the other, I announced I was lucky enough to have the category BEST MALE...and I did it, I growled, you know the type...grrrrr...yes I actually growled and those darn crickets started in again! THIRD MISTAKE OF THE NIGHT
Well I figured nothing could get worse at this point, so I just jumped right in and mis-pronounced the dudes name, and also spit accidentally while saying it to HIM. Then IT happened, the very bad FOURTH and LAST MISTAKE of the night. While handing him the "special award" the golden head fell off and rolled all over the stage in circles, making this horrible clanking sound. I guess he really wanted his award because he started "chasing" the head, then of course I had to try to get the head for him too, this is where my shoes come in.
We finally got the head, I discretely stuck it back onto the award and handed it to the very disgusted awardee and proceeded to say my "Thank You" and exit stage left! Well high heels are beautiful on some, but definitely not graceful as one might think. My left shoe went flying and so did I, right down the stairs, what I didn't know though, was that suede can rip, very easily! So my exit sounded something like this...clickety-click, clank, sluup, ziiip! SH*#!
This wonderful event was aired live on Time Warner for all to see. If you did not view it, Thank You kindly!
And The Winner is..... Well there comes a time in everyones life where they truly get to feel like a star and it is suddenly RIPPED right from underneath their feet! That time came for me at The 1st Annual Southern California Music Awards in 2005.
I was so honored when I was asked to become an "Awards Presenter" for the SCMA's in 2005, held at The Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro. There were hundreds of musicians, bands and recording artists present there with many receiving outstanding awards, let me mention, hand crafted awards from a talented local artist.
It was one of those moments that I had always waited for in my line of work. I was going to present an award to some eager and excited musician, I was going to be able to get all dressed up in flashy garments and sparkly jewels...felt a bit like the Red Carpet or Oscar Night. I picked out this great satin outfit that displayed a tasteful neckline drop and wonderfully tight suede pants...the shoes you ask? MY FIRST MISTAKE OF THE NIGHT!
I was so nervous prior to this big event, it would be my first time ever speaking in public, on stage to hundreds of people watching, even national television. I was in rockstar heaven when I arrived, there were so many talented and upcoming bands, a few reporters, a few celebrities and lots of beer and wine...stay away from beer and wine when publicly speaking!
The night took off running with fantastic presenters taking the stage, cameras flashing and music rocking, then there was Erinn, me, the girl with the bad choice in shoes and the girl becoming an expert in the art of wine tasting. It was now my turn to get up on that stage that I swear looked like it was 5 miles wide and 500 feet tall! I had been sitting in my seat, all alone, just me and my little piece of cheat sheet notes, glass of wine and the "official envelope" that was going to become someones fate soon.
The first little problem was my envelope, it read, "Best male". Best Male what? Best male actor, best male vocalist, best male songwriter or could it be best male stripper? what? would someone please tell me what I was supposed to announce? Well no one did, so it was up to me to get this night going, and what better way than to add a bit of humor to it, SECOND MISTAKE OF THE NIGHT!
I am not very experienced with a microphone or public speaking, so voice shaking just as hard as my legs and hands, I got up there and opened up with that corny opening line everyone does..."I'd like to thank..." Thinking that I would get a million laughs, I heard those infamous crickets! Chirp, chirp, silence! So that didn't work so let's just cut the Bologna now and jump right into the award...
Now, because i had no idea what this poor guy was getting an award for, I just knew he was being called, "Best male" so envelope in hand and nerves in the other, I announced I was lucky enough to have the category BEST MALE...and I did it, I growled, you know the type...grrrrr...yes I actually growled and those darn crickets started in again! THIRD MISTAKE OF THE NIGHT
Well I figured nothing could get worse at this point, so I just jumped right in and mis-pronounced the dudes name, and also spit accidentally while saying it to HIM. Then IT happened, the very bad FOURTH and LAST MISTAKE of the night. While handing him the "special award" the golden head fell off and rolled all over the stage in circles, making this horrible clanking sound. I guess he really wanted his award because he started "chasing" the head, then of course I had to try to get the head for him too, this is where my shoes come in.
We finally got the head, I discretely stuck it back onto the award and handed it to the very disgusted awardee and proceeded to say my "Thank You" and exit stage left! Well high heels are beautiful on some, but definitely not graceful as one might think. My left shoe went flying and so did I, right down the stairs, what I didn't know though, was that suede can rip, very easily! So my exit sounded something like this...clickety-click, clank, sluup, ziiip! SH*#!
This wonderful event was aired live on Time Warner for all to see. If you did not view it, Thank You kindly!
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