///Hell, maybe some people find this guy entertaining.///

I don't and none of the other performers do. At another venue, I walked up on several performers talking about him and I didn't even have to ask who they were talking about. I coud tell by their comments who it was and I was right. That's how bad this guy is. My words are obviously NOT conveying how utterly stenchful this guy's performances are. Unbearable. Unbearable.

////The first couple of weeks of American Idoi, for instance, are in fact great fun--full of clueless coddled people who must have been told forever they are God's gift to music--and therefore who each think they can't help but win--but in fact can't even stay on pitch. it's even better when they argue with the judges, along the lines of:   "Who are you to keep my talent from the world?"////

This isn't American Idol so we don't get to oslag the guy to his face. We're forced by good manners to give him a polite applause--although I stopped a long time ago. When the guy starts singing and you see someone in the crowd plug their ears because he's as LOUD as he is OUT OF TUNE--that tells you something. This is not run-of-the-mill bad. Two songs from this guy feel like an eternity. You just want it to be over.

////And he obviously gives the rest of you a chance to feel superior to him--which, human nature being the way it is, you probably do.////

I don't have that much of a need to feel superior to anybody. I'd gladly trade my feelings of superiority to this guy to him not showing up at all. That's a no-brainer.

///My only question would be:   does he have his songs memorized? I don't think you addressed that.   If so, good for him.   Just roll your eyes and wait.///

You mean go outside and wait. Even in winter.