Talk loudly please....

Friday night and the series of Awkward conversations:

Convo 1:

Kid: So I drove 3 hours to see you guys play.

Me: Really?

Kid: yeah you guys never play around us so we drove down here to see you guys.

Me: Oh sorry....Maybe soon we can be up there closer.

Kid: Sure....

30 second silent pause.

Me: Ok well I am going to go check on our merch guy and see what he is up to.

Convo 2:

Kid: So I got saved Tonight after your guys set.

Keep in mind at this point I just had walked off stage and had one million thoughts in my head....

Me: Thanks!

Kid: No problem man.

Me: How is that going for you so far?

Kid: Really positive

Me: awesome man. 

20 seconds awkward pause where I draw a complete blank on anything to say as I relive what I had just said to this kid in my head

Me: Well man I am going to go check on our Merch guy and see what he is up to

Convo 3:

Kid: Hi I saw you on stage

Me: yeah that was me

Kid: You can jump high

Me: Well I was on the stage so I probably wasn't jumping as high as I looked

Kid: Oh yeah its like 4 foot up in the air.

Me: yeah It is

10 seconds later 

Kid: I am going to go check and see what merch you guys have

The moral of this story is that the best way to get out of awkward silences is to say you are going to go check on the merch situation.

You would think a person who is pretty much paid for speaking and interacting with people that I would be able to communicate properly but evidently there are times when I fail to be able to speak

Do you have moments when you can't seem to get out what you are wanting to say?