Over the past few years, a paid sponsorship of the contest inluded judges who awarded prizes in addition to the usual "Applaus-O-Meter" process. This meant there was some "dead air time" in th emiddle of the event which I would usually fill with my band, The Death Star Repairmen." This time, however, that sponsor was not present, so we only needed to fill enough time for Cap Santiago to double check the order of the contestants' card to make sure they accurately reflected the applause of the audience. So I asked the audience whetehr they would rather sit in silence ot have a fun sing-along, and this was the result.