Do the people who would not be considered good enough to sing on guest nights know their status and do they come back to the club?

Simple answer - yes to both.

Complex answer. On a guest night we want to give the paying audience value for money, so we put the guest on for as long as possile - Usualy at least 2 x 45 minute slots. This means we are limited to letting 2 singers on in the first half and two in the second. As we have a wealth of excelent singers and residents plus regular visitors including such notories as Stanley Accrington. Geoff Higginbottom and Gary and Vera Aspey there is never any question of someone with a poor performance record even wanting to do a floor spot.

I really cannot understand why anyone but the most insensitive and dense people would feel that their poor performance warrant priority over paid artists. Particularly when people have parted with their hard earned cash to see someone good. There has never been anyone at our club, as far as I know, who has not understood that there may be people better suited to the circumstance than them and has not had the good grace to stand down when the need arises.

Does that answer your question John of Kemsing?

Cheers

Dave