I can't believe the ammount of mud slinging on this thread. Pam and Alan have my sympathy... Tone Deaf Leopard have had a dose of it in the past. The previous posting however does dissapoint me. We try to make sure that we arrive at a club where we have pre-booked at least 15 minutes before the start-time. We were late arriving at Byfleet once, but they kept a spot for us, even searching us out, as the MC that night didn't know us. Getting stuck in traffic and being a mere ten minutes late should not preclude that performer from playing. I am surprised that Pam didn't intervene.