Hello everyone! I have never been on the forum before but here goes!! I am a long time friend of Boo and the guy that prompted Boo to bring up the subject of open mic. I have just finished( I quit) a ten year gig ,5 nights a week ,Tues. -Sat. at Clint Eastwoods piano bar in Carmel Ca. The venue is open mic,anyone can "give it a try" and I could never say no. After ten years of that abbuse( I know, no one made me stay),I had to quit before I killed someone. Now ,needless to say , I tell anyone and everyone ,"customers dont cook their food ,mix their drinks,or make their music"!!!! All of the comments have been very good and reasonable but I just would not know how to control the procedure in a tactful way (my problem).Once the "genie is out of the bottle", I just would not know how to put it back in.I also feel that solo cats are "picked on " for this whereas bands ,even duos dont face it as much. The irony is ,at the Mission Ranch I saw the "good ,the bad and the ugly"and agree it can be a good thing if controlled(Tony Bennett and the late John Denver and Cheril Ladd sang with me and everone loved it). I'm rambling on so Ill stop . I look forward to any comments . I have been a pro for 35 years ,solo almost the whole time . Waiting to hear from you guys!!!