A few years ago we played every few month's at McMenamins Kennedy School. The venue itself is what was once the gymnasium. It's a great space with a decent PA. Our gigs coincided with the dinner hour and there were always a number of families with children there to see us. By children I mean toddlers. After a few of these shows there began to be a gathering of fifteen-to-twenty 4-year-olds dancing and spazzing and shouting and laughing with total abandon, as only children can. We began to look forward to these gigs with "the 4-years-old mosh pit". The kids had a blast and the parents got a respite (sort of) and we love positive reinforcement, so everybody won.
One gig a sweet little girl walked up to the edge of the stage and asked "Could you play some David Bowie?" I about fell off my throne. A 4-year-old asking for Bowie, how amazing. So we played "Changes". When we had finished, she walked back up to the stage and said "I was hoping to hear "Hang Onto Yourself". I was gobsmacked. If I had only knew then what they know now.
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