I do hear ya, and understand and respect your feelings.

Please realize that performers coming to town might be there for a fifty dollar bill for the whole festival after driving 2 days across country to be there. (Chelsea House in Vermont) Being understanding when someone, out o' the blue, loudly comes down on you from the audience because "you are singing a different version of a song that he knows the right way." Nobody has clued you to his "problems"---and all you are is pissed off at the moron---who does it twice more during your set.

You just want to get out of town quick! And when you meet up with other singers on the road, tales are told over drinks. The humor of it becomes a saving grace. Laughing at his antics and trying to top each other with your own reminiscences of particular folks can be a theraputic time--before you must split.

I am only saying that some of you don't understand that hitting a town uninformed about the 1 or 2 locals who can be problematic is annoying at best. It feels, remarkably, like an assault. The gig has to be done---there is no time for real super sensitivity--you don't have enough info. ---You fill the tank and hit the road---still pissed that the outbursts weren't minimized better by those in the folk club---or, at least, explained better to you.

Another side of the coin. All of 'em do have two sides---at least 2.