Bob Francis

I worked with Bob quite often a few years back. Big guy, big voice, very good singer. And very easy to work with. Knew his stuff and presented it well. He used to work some of the cruise lines quite often as special guest artist. I assume he did very well there.
Story:
In April and May, we used to get a lot of US kids in the club for Prom night. They would appear in the middle of the evening - obviously did NOT stay for the prom at whatever school was hosting! And for the most part, they were noisy, but fairly well behaved. (And the predominantly black schools were always the best-dressed, but that's another story.)
But not all of them behaved. Some were loud and generally obnoxious - and we always knew from the names of the schools how the evening would unfold.
But one evening was a little different. The second show usually hit at 11:00, and there would be some "opener" to fill the first 15-20 minutes, and then Bob would come out to do his stuff. OK, fine. But what Bob did was primarily suited to a little older crowd (35 yrs and up, roughly). This evening, we had several tables - about 40 kids - from a bad-actor school. And they were seated stage-right, fairly close, and when they went to the washroom, they walked right past the front of the stage. And this evening the material especially did not interest the prom kids. They got progressively louder and louder. With more frequent trips to the washroom. Back and forth, back and forth. Bob, being a pro, put up with this for quite a while, trying to get everyone to ignore them. But it eventually made the show impossible for the rest of the audience.
(Now remember, Bob's a big guy. I mean a BIG guy. He must have weighted a good 250 lbs, and was built like a fullback.)
Bob's solution: As one of the prom ringleaders was walking past the edge of the stage - for the fourth time - Bob casually reached down and grabbed the guys hair with his right hand. With the microphone in his left hand, he just ever-so-gently lifted this miscreant off the floor about 3 inches. And held him there, suspended. This while continuing to sing, so the audience did not realize what was going on. This lasted for about 15 seconds. And then Bob let him down, gently, and let him go.
The rowdy prom crowd paid the bill and quickly disappeared.