"what is elitist about trying to perform well?"
Your suggestion was that if we didn't want "MANY singers who are unprepared, shuffling though papers etc, most people will tolerate the occasional duff unprepared performer" we should call in the experts.
Your suggestion is both elitist and patronising.
Any club that has to do that is not doing its job properly.
"Carroll Codswallop"
You're doing it again - you talentless moron - stop fucking up threads with your arrogance and ill manners.
If you don't learn to behave you shell be sent to bed without any tea.
Jim Carroll