I did a party on Sat which seemed was to impress the other adults with everything that was going on, mum's constantly talking, took me 3/4 mins to get there attention to ask them to be quiet and they just carried on talking, sometimes it would be nice to just pack up and go but we always try to muddle through the best we can under difficult circumstances. As soon as I was setting up you could tell it was going to be a challenging party. Then Sun I was in a restaurant where the family had taken it over so all in one room, adults and children, it was noisy when we started the show but then the adults more and more joined in and it turned out to be an excellent show and then they all wanted balloons in the second section, so from one where I wished I was not there to one that was a joy to entertain at, what a difference a day makes  

Good news Graham - it can also work the other way around as well. A great gig goes downhill and through no fault of your own turns into a nightmare. Fortunately these are very rare.