Strange .. . I actually seem to have had such moments. A few, in fact.

At a Christmas party a few years ago, I started to do Dylan's "Tomorrow is a Long Time". Beverlie Robertson joined in with some sweet harmony and made it very special. Turns out, it's a favourite song she used to perform with a musical partner who had since passed away. She said she just couldn't "not join in".

At the Woods last summer, Tom Leighton described my bass palying as "totally competent". That darlin' madman do know how to ego-stroke!

At the Woods the previous summer, I joined the song circle one evening. I mentioned that my occasional desire to do an a capella song was considered a sure sign by my friends that my medication needed adjusting. I got the laughter I'd been fishing for and launched into a solo rendition of the Artisan song "What's the Use of Wings?" Not sure what I did right, but I seemed to have nailed the song that time. I got a good round of applause (since there were so many performers at the circle, they were mostly foregoing applause to speed up the process). In there I heard two people go "Wow", and then one voice across the circle say "You're medication's just fine". Took me a long time to come down from that one!

Now, lest that all seem like bragging, let me give you the flip side . . . another Christmas party. I'd had the joyful privilege of hearing Trevor Mills play my Glen Reid acoustic bass guitar for a couple of hours. In later conversation he said he was sure he'd met me before, but couldn't remember where. I said, "It was most likely at the Eaglewood Festival about 4 years ago; I performed at the open stage you were managing." "Could be, but I don't recall." "I did a couple of a capella songs." "Sorry. Still don't remember." "One of them was the Artisan song "What's the Use of Wings?" He shook his head, and then I added, "In 3 different keys?" "Ah, NOW I remember!"

I have quite a few proud moments, but even more "character-building" experiences!