Snail: no, the behaviour of two musicians isn't enough to condemn a whole generation. But haven't you noticed a decline in the standards of behaviour of a substantial part of our society - not just one generation? A lot of us have.
Peace: these sinarounds were mentioned on another thread recently. I'm intrigued; is this a trend? Do you have to take a partner alomg, or is it OK just to join in?
Guest Joe: I agree about the session taking over your tune. Try playing your cleverly-arranged version of 'Princess Royal'; you'll be drowned out before you've played the first two bars. I tried it once. I've also had the experience of starting a tune at a lively pace, and other people have galloped away with it, so that I'm struggling in vain to hold it back. Then at the end, someone has turned to me and said "blimey, that was fast". What do you say to them?
John Kelly.