My band played a fundraiser last Friday for a four year old girl needing expensive treatment that she can't get here in the U.K.
The night was going well enough and the audience were nice and appreciative during our first set which comprises of mostly accoustic numbers.
When we got to the second spot (electric guitars, bit more "rocky") we were joined at the front by a couple of Downs-syndrome guys of about 20yrs. who proceeded to give us the most energetic display of dancing I've seen in a long while.
To say they stole the show would be an understatement and the more the crowd cheered the more they whooped it up.
The high spot of the night came when I tried to introduce the number "Smooth" by Carlos Santana. One of these young guys must have mis-heard me and thought I'd said "Cum-by-a"
"No-no" I corrected him "Carlos Santana"
"Cum-by-a".."Cum-by-a" came the reply, getting exited and agitated.
There was nothing else for it, we gave a rock version, complete with soaring guitar solo and crash ending whereupon the crowd went nuts!
I'm going to have to consider including it in our regular set list but I'm not sure it will work so well without our "dancers"