Foolestroupe said:

I have no burning desire to always push my meagre talents onto unaccepting unwilling others.

I'd have to agree, but the operative words are "onto unaccepting, unwilling others." Who would want to perform for a coerced, hostile audience? Only a masochist, and I'm sure not that.

But if an audience can be expected to be at least neutral going into the show, I'll sing for anyone--one or more listeners--that will hold still for it with AT LEAST a neutral attitude going in.

I never feel so alive as when singing for an audience, large or small.

Dave Oesterreich