Here's another wonderful thing that happened just the other day. While I am again playing on the street at Seattle's Pike Place Market, a regular casual venue where I enjoy offering my musical pursuits, and while playing my latest song, "Wall Street Bail Out Blues", I notice that someone pauses nearby. At first, I'm not sure whether they're simply waiting for someone who might be inside the Starbucks that I'm playing in front of or listening to my song.

Before I'm finished singing my song, the person who had paused in front of me moves to stand just to my left. Because this is still a new song, my attention is largely focused on my guitar's fingerboard and a printout of the words that I've placed on the pavement in front of me as a prompt. While I do notice most folks as they pause nearby, when I'm engrossed in many of my musical presentations, I rarely get a good look at who's there until I'm finished with my songs.

When I do look up, I'm greeted by a woman who asks if I wrote the song. I reply with a, "Yep". She then offers a wonderful quote, "Your song stopped me dead in my tracks". I lightheartedly ask if I can quote her comment. She then mentioned that she was involved with promotions and that she would like to help me to get my song featured on NPR and elsewhere. She said that she didn't want any fee in exchange for helping me with this but would like me to acknowledge her assistance. I'm more than willing to do that. We exchanged info and I hope to hear from her soon regarding this offer.

It's exciting to see this relatively new pursuit of mine, songwriting, making such an impact.