Hi

I agree with MtheGM on the resident(s) starting the evening at the correct time.

I took one club over from someone that had let things slip and sometimes the evenwould not start until an hour or more after the advertised time.

The first night I sang there was no-one except me and the doorman in the room. We sang together in the corner and one by one people began to drift in.

I advised during the evening that in future the music would start prompt at 7.30. At I never varied from that by more than a minute or two.

I encouraged floor singers to come early if they wanted to get a spot and from there we had no more problems with lateness.

We had many in the audience that appreciated what we were doing as many had things like baby-sitters etc and welcomed the "timetable".

Cheers

MikeL2

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