I perform best when I'm physically close to my audience. All it takes is one person to respond to what I'm doing -- wow, what a feeling. And I respond to that response and my performance is multiplied.

Once, when performing in a very noisy session (Jeri knows the session!), I stopped mid song because not only did no one seem to be listening, but I could neither hear my accompaniment (sitting next to me) nor felt some of the other accompaniment (ah, yes, Jeri can also figure out who...) were paying attention. I'll NEVER do that again. I heard from the people who *were* listening -- they wanted to know what they did wrong that I stopped the song. That's when I realized that I wasn't doing this just for my enjoyment; I have a responsibility to my audience (my gawd, MY audience!), too.

There is nothing more enjoyable and satisfying than an appreciative audience!

Bat Goddess