Dear Dr Mudcat,
        This is a sort of musical thread (even though it refers to me, so may fail the Trades Description Act test) so I've not put it in BS.
        It's more of an ethical question.
        On Tuesday evening at the blues club I was chatting to everyone's favourite blues drummer, Sam Kelly (he's worked with everyone as well as having several bands under his own name). He was asking me about my birthday bash (he used to be with Sonny Black) and we were joking about my own appearance with the Sonny Black band. Then he said that if I had the bottle to bring my washboard along next time he was in the club, he'd let me do a number with his band, whether it was Primo Blu (as on Tuesday with a little belter called Roberta replacing the lovely Lwretta) or Station House fronted by Roots Jackson and both with Sam on drums and TJ Johnson on guitar and vocals (personally I prefer TJ to Roots and wished he sang more). We shook on it, though I did warn him of my limitations.
        I'll miss Station House's next gig in a fortnight, so I've got some time to mull this over before his next appearance in the Spring programme.
        Here's the dilemma, which those of you unfortunate enough to have heard me "perform" might like to advise on:
        Should I go for shameful self-indulgence and hold him to it? Remember, with Sonny I was at least paying the piper and in front of friends (most of whom reckoned once every 60 years was enough!). With Sam I'd be in front of a paying audience who will have come to enjoy a meal and his band. Should I risk damaging the reputation of a second band? Sam, of course, hasn't heard me.
        Thank you Doctor Mudcat, I await your prescription with interest.

RtS
(aka Worried Blue Eyes of Ascot)