Chris,

*blush*

Went back and re-read that post myself. I should add to the remark about understanding that there is not room for people like me at all tables, that I also do not think there ought to be room for folks like me at all tables. However, it is possible, and in my opinion, desirable, to appreciate and validate, rather than devalue, the function of any setting where people come together to sing. I do hope that there will always be room for folks like me at some tables where good musicians and singers also sit. I would also hope that good musicians and singers who do not care for "community sings" (I don't much enjoy them, myself) might at least acknowledge and validate the worth and value of them, and not belittle these music gatherings where people come together to raise their voices in song, even if the quality of the music or personal satisfaction you formerly derived is no longer there, and so you choose not to participate.