Somebody asked me once, "Why do they call them workshops?" "Got me," I answered. They're really song swaps with a pre-agreed upon topic. That's fine with me. Once in awhile, something unexpected happens and the conversation between songs and performers magically gets beneath the "And then I wrote" or "Bet you can't do this" level and there is a real connection made between the performers and the audience. You can't program that, sad to say, but I'm always thankful when it happens.