In the years since, she has built a steady following. So when her label deal went sour, she simply picked up where she'd left off. I've opened for comedians and played parents' weekends and things like that. This is definitely not a gig for a person who is accustomed to the Bluebird audience, where everyone just stays attentive and listens to you. I'm wireless, so that I can walk around the audience.
College kids love it.
I wrote a song called 'The Little Girl in Me Loves the Little Boy in You,' and if I go up and sing that to some guy, they go nuts. Teresa's crowds range anywhere from 30 to 3,000, but a typical audience consists of 100 to 200 people. For 10 years, I've toured, and I'm at the peak of that arena. Our plan had been to engage those college students because they have a vested interest in seeing this artist who has played their campus forever. I have no idea what seeds we planted.