Would you, or did you, ever consider yourself shy?

I'm actually really really shy. It may not seem like it, but before I meet people, I get all nervous. And if I'm around a girl I like who doesn't know it yet, I get really bashful. It comes out at its worst before I go on stage to introduce a band. It's gotten so bad sometimes that bands will ask me if I'm ok. Some people may think it goes away once I get on stage, but it doesn't. You guys can hear it when I flub up, stutter, or repeat myself. I'm really bad at it, and I wonder why some of these guys want me to do it.

Just don't hurt me!