" wrote:

The sad part is that no one seems to be the least bit embarrassed
about such performances.

That doesn't mean that they aren't embarrassed. Back when I played coffeehouses
and bars, I learned to give no signs when I missed a chord. If I didn't grimace,
most of the people in the audience never knew I screwed up -- especially when I
played bars ;-)

George Patterson
He who marries for money earns every penny of it.