A friend of mine used to say, "Ah, what cute kids. I love cute kids. Medium rare." According to him, it would get a laugh from the audience, and a blushing parent would come retrieve the prospective meal.

We play a lot of gigs where kids come dance, look at the instruments, touch things. We're always sure to keep a close eye on them, answer lots of questions, and then send them either back to parents or off the stage for us to play.

One of the reasons we usually won't play bar gigs is the unruliness of patrons. Of course, we both have day jobs, so we can pick and choose...

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