Donny ... my comment had NOTHING to do with how much effort the performer puts into a gig ... anyone who doesn't give EVERYTHING regardless of who the audience is will not be performing for pay very long ...
I've had the 'thrill' of working to an empty room at times and played as if there was a SRO crowd ...

Maybe it's me, but I just get a different feeling or 'vibe' from audiences at a NH or assisted living place ... perhaps it is the intimacy of the room, whatever ...

BTW... you know Vinny and Helen TOO ?!? ...