hmmm
This happens to me all the time...in fact, it happened to me just yesterday...
Perhaps its the black community...but tardiness is not just a trend...its a way of life...lol
Even if I'm scheduled to be there half an hour or an hour into the party...often times a good portion of the guests haven't shown up...
The way I approach it varies from party to party and is based on what I have to do immediately following...sometimes how difficult the the customer has been...and if there are some pretty ladies around...(yeah okay...I'm weak)..
Yesterday, my show was at the Old Country Buffet and I was only scheduled to do 30 minutes...starting at 2:30...They arrived at 2:20 and sat down, took coats off and went to go get plates...so by the time they were ready...it was 2:50...I explained that I had to leave no later than 3:15...and they were comfortable with that...so I shortened my show a bit...and continued...
Its diffcult to compete with food...
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