I guess I'd better be careful, La Marca. I like to think I do a good job of NOT being a leader, and here you say that I'm "publicly defined as such." I think song circles work better if they at least appear to be leaderless - although they do need some "nudging" to keep them on course. Maybe because I've been a camp song leader most of my life, I sing louder and know more songs than anyone in my circle. I try to take the lead only in songs where the group is weak, and then blend in inconspicuously when the singing is strong. It doesn't always work, though. I was really embarrassed last Friday night when I arrived late and somebody said, "Joe's here, now we can start singing." Back to the drawing board, I guess...
-Joe Offer-