That's the great thing about being a hack, I don't experience these things first hand. My family does. I was out listening to my sister the other night, there was a happy drunk at the table in front of her giving her guitar lessons as she was playing songs and he gave her her favourite backhanded compliment "you're a really good guitar player; for a girl". Sue can outplay most guys I've ever heard.

Then there's my brother who was a drummer in a Rock band that spent most of their time playing Northern Ontario. He has many stories similar to the ones that Rick described. He is a very good looking guy, his worst experience was when someone tried very hard to pick him up, a guy in a wheelchair. Spinal Tap never played Northern Ontario.