Well, sounds like Oneonta had a pretty good crowd! That's about what she'd get at a club show.
I can see a few problems with Ithaca. First of all...it's Ithaca. Second, it sounds like it wasn't promoted super duper great. Third, Sunday night stuff towards the end of a college semester is never very popular. Maybe it's better that more people weren't at Ithaca. At least she had a smaller crowd. She must have been devastated and I'm assuming in a situation like that, the fewer people the better. From what I've read at the O-Board, people realize the situation was totally out of her control from the get go and that she has such amazing talent and is truly an incredible performer. I'm sorry to hear that she had such a low turnout...I know I would have loved to have been there...but maybe for her it was a blessing in disguise.