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All of the issues discussed are valid and very touchy. The bottom line being, YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE ALL THE TIME.
Basically, I try to give the "hook up" to my regular singers when I can (ie last song of the night). Having done this favor on occasion, each understands the sorrow they feel when I grant the favor to someone else for the night. They always understand and they always return.
A few more points to be made: I ALWAYS make a public announcement when the rotation starts getting too full, around 30 singers. That announcement being, "NO MORE NEW SINGERS". With this repeated announcement, I've basically trained the patrons to get to the show early if you want to sing more than once or twice in a night. After you make the announcenment, it cuts the grief you're given from the customers about not being able to sing one more rotation. And finally, I have one other announcement that I make as the night winds down: "If you're singing right now, you will not sing again". This is just another public way of addressing the "Will I sing again" issue. The only negative to this: sometimes people sing their turn, then leave the club. At least they get home early, get some sleep and return the next night.
Hope this information helps someone.
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