I used to babysit Harry Chapin's kids. (His oldest step-daughter is my sister's best friend) and once went into Tulagi's in Boulder to ask them if they'd consider having him come play there. I was stunned when the manager called his agent RIGHT THEN and booked him! Not knowing anything about guest lists, I bought tickets to the first show...But he made sure I knew about them for the rest of the shows--after he came off the stage, picked me up, and hugged me in front of the whole audience!

I've sung with Steve Schuch and Odds Bodkin, and Rachel Bissex, and staged managed Dar Williams, Tommy Sands, Tom Paxton, Faith Petric, Rosalie Sorels, and Pete Seeger (as much as anyone SM's Pete. Last year he went 25 minutes over on his set. Who pulls God off the stage? ...Mrs God. Toshi chided him later for messing up my run time. We had, however planned for this contingency and the following act was the coordinators for the stage as well, and were ready to bail, so no real harm done.) I've held Cindy Kallet's son while she was on. I was the only person she knew who was around and she knew my kids so she was happy. (My niece has babysat her kids the past several years since.) Anne Dodson and Pat Humphries are more than passing acquaintances, and Lui Collins and I nearly missed her setup as we were having too much fun swapping birth stories.

Oh, and Garnet Rogers remembered me from the Clearwater, and I had not had him on my stage. He must have been in the audience while I was telling. My jaw did drop on that one...

The list could go on and on. That's the wonderful thing about the folk community. they are much more connected to the real world. And as Anne commented once, "I love finding friends I haven't met before".

CamiSu