Heck JeanB, all of those examples of banter that you gave are truly boring and I can see why you wouldn't want to hear "the story behind the song". Ozzy Osbourne usually fills time between songs by cursing, and throwing buckets of water at his audience. I'll have to try that next folk night at the local pub. I'm sure it will go over big, and will no doubt be quite a surprise to the unsuspecting mocha latte crowd. [Linked Image]

Seriously, there are people who really are interested in knowing about how a particular song came to be. Making the story interesting is our job. If we can't make it interesting (or funny) then we should think of doing something else to interact with the audience. Of course we could just throw a bucket of water at them and call it a night. [Linked Image]

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"I've heard the allegations and I know who the alligators are."
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[This message has been edited by Dwells (edited 11-09-2002).]

"I've heard the allegations and I know who the alligators are."
~ Jake Campbell