So do you not make friends with people with whom you play in a session, Mike? Do you not exchange the occasional pleasantry, particularly with someone you've not seen for a while? Or would you choose to, as it sounds here, sit and play tunes robotically alongside others who do the same thing? I've never been to a session like that, and can't imagine it being any fun.

Or do you have a problem with the personnel, which also seems possible from what you have said?

It is the session that we have been invited to, and I can't really see your problem, sorry, though I have tried.

Noreen