Jeri said:

"I've had folks gently put their hands on my fiddle to get me to stop noodling, and I've been shushed for continuing a bit of chat when someone was starting a song. I consider the people who do this friends. I don't make a habit of annoying people, and I don't like it when I do - but it happens. They shush me, I shush them, and it works great unless someone takes it personally."

Jeri, if your attitude could be cloned, we'd live in a much better world.

Jeri said:

"Is there a term (besides the generic ones with asterisks in them) for people who play along on everything, including tha unaccompanied songs?"

PLEASE come up with one......in the meantime I still call them "assholes".

Rick