Nursing homes!
Senior daycare centers!

haven't these people got enough to put up with, when their lives are blighted by age and infirmity?
whatever happened to Help the Aged?
A bit of compassion towards our senior citizens, please!


the truth is that some people really do think they are wonderful, and they make a really horrid noise. Perhaps its something to do with the way their ears are stuck on.....who knows?

One word of advice, being nice doesn't work. Because at some point you will have to level with them - and then comes the tantrums, because you have provided a ray of hope.

When I was gigging pubs I had a lady used to turn up at my gigs. She'd go the landlord and say, Al knows me really well - is it okay if I sang a song, if he backs me on guitar? At first I agreed - just to be friendly.

I'm not kidding she was like biological germ warfare. The place would go silent. then it would empty. People would swallow down their drinks in swift gulps, and run for the hills. Firstly I thought it was funny, then I strated getting the 'what the f--k are you up to?' calls from my agent

The next thing I knew, she'd set up a gig at a club I'd always wanted to go to, but never had much success in approaching. She invited me round to tea to rehearse - and I told her no, I can't do this.

Well you can imagine....floods of tears, who has turned you against me?, I thought you liked me, my singing teacher says I'm a great talent......

Like it said on Hill Street blues - just be careful out there....!