Hi Reggie,

Nice song. Of course I've heard you sing it before.

Today is a rare day in Seattle - it's actually sunny!
So I'm headed out to the Fremont neighborhood this noon
to do a little busking. So why to do I do it?

It's a great practice session.
I want to play my best in front of other people,
but if I make a mistake with a mostly moving audience,
few notice, so it takes the pressure off.

It's great to be outside on a nice day,
doing something I enjoy - playing music.
And it's nice when someone comes up to me
and says "thanks, I've enjoyed it."

And the money -
Well, I don't really need it, I'm comfortably retired.
But it means that other people value it,
it's worth something. And I get enough for lunch,
and on a good day, enough to go down the street
to Dusty Strings and buy a CD (guilt-free spending).

Cheers, S. in Seattle