Kevin, I've seen that here a lot. It IS very frustrating. These kids have no clue! BUT, there was one night the "kid in the middle" went up just ahead of me. Same thing, Noisy before him, quiet during his performance. Well, except for the going crazy after each of his songs. Then, back to the talking when I got up. Here's how I handled them. I talked to them directly and brought them into the forefront. Tried to make them feel like I was performing for them. Tried to make them feel like the songs were for/about them. No, it didn't work all that well, but I did get a couple of them to listen to most of some of my songs. Kind of falls into the, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em", philosophy. LOL
phil g.
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