My partner and I have been playing a sort of weekly (6 weeks on, 4 weeks off) music gig for mentally retarded clients for the last two years. There is nothing like it. We've learned their names and favorite songs, and when we play stuff they like, we're major stars. When we try out new stuff for the first time, the audience loves our "world premieres"! As Marion mentions--the antics of the audience has made me virtually indistractable! It's SO much fun!

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