Interesting to see your comments about the singers' sessions at the Bedford, Ruth. Despite having been to them for the last few years, I had never realised that Sheila had an appointed seat (although come to think of it she does tend to sit in the same place each time) or, indeed, that she was actually running a session on those occasions, as it normally appears to run itself with singers 60% of the time launching themselves into the fray when the moment moves them . So how come that woman got the impression that the seats were sacrosanct (or am I just unobservant?). I'm assuming that she wasn't one of the usual singers who frequent the room, since on the whole it generally seems to consist of the same hard core of late night birds. I am, however, intrigued by the idea that there was a "top table" of singers ... I've never been aware of one, only of everybody crowding in and finding a place to sit amongst the dining tables on a first come first served basis. Must keep my eyes open next year [grin]