The one time my brother and I performed in a bookstore in West Hartford, we hated it. It was hard to tell who was listening and who was not, plus the people who were eating (small coffehouse attached in one room) talked, as if we were interlude music. There were really nice people who sat and listened and if they had not had the allowance to applaud, we would have both been devastated. As it was, we knew we were reaching a few real music lovers and sold several tapes and books afterwards, so all in all, I would have to agree with MT, let them choose, and after all...don't you deserve it? Whether you think what you did was good or mediocre, it still takes courage and effort to get up there and perform and that alone is worthy of applause!

kat