apachedug: "FYI, I thought Jason Yeager's farewell song was his best performance by a mile; I was genuinely impressed, and sorry to see him go. I hope he pursues it if he can."

I've noticed than many, perhaps most, of the people give their best performances during their swan-song. It may be because all of the pressure is off and they just let loose because there's nothing to lose. There have been many times when I've thought: " Gee, if they had sung like that the night before they wouldn't be going home now!"