... no more than I do ...

Don... you are absolutely right ... I have had a number of occasions when I have gone to hear other musicians - such as YOURSELF!!! - and have been asked to just 'sing' ... it is definitely a different experience .. I had the added value of you or Hank on the kb which made life simple for me, but at least you had a backing track you were familiar with ...

Back to the subject, at last night's gig at a really nice CC, I had a couple of ladies tell me that my music sounded wonderful, and I have a beautiful voice ...
nothing like that 'liquid Christmas spirit' ...
Actually, a number of the wait staff also complimented me, which is always an 'extra' boost, and more importantly, the Manager asked me to check my calendar for St. Valentine's Day ...

t.