For so long, empty seats have been the bane of concert venues and saddened performers around the globe. In the house concert format, since most chairs are (re)movable, the Greater Council on House Concerts has formally decreed that the occurrence of empty chairs will no longer be tolerated, and the new law will be enforced by a new “burn that chair” app soon to be launched by CIYH in the famous Apple “App Store.” The app will be free for house-concert goers, but lighter fluid will be sold separately.

The Council expects that house concert presenters will now be more diligent in sending out event reminders, collecting RSVPs, and not over-estimating the number of guests who will show. Extra chairs will be accessible, but no longer will they be placed in shameful public view.

When asked for comment about the seeming severity of this law, Fran Snyder was quoted as saying “Not really.”

Source: Judge Fran Snyder of ConcertsInYourHome.com

In Other News: spotted in Wikipedia….
Fran’s rule of house concert seating:

For every guest bottom, there will be no more than one equal and opposite guest chair, unless the host wants the event to look poorly attended and the performer to cry.

Another important physical law of house concerts.
A guest in motion, tends to stay in motion, until the host asks him to shut up, sit down, and listen to the show.