Hi, Marion,
One hazard of picking up a thread where you left off is forgetting how it started. You did, of course, say at the outset that you were going to try to do the professional musician thing in Toronto!

(From the "Nursing Home", etc., threads where I was 'talking' to both you and Ferrara a lot, I just sort of got the connection of you to Washington DC stuck in my head, by association with Rita. (Yes, I DO know which one is which, and I know you have Rick F. as a sort of mentor, so I should remember where you live. I probably will now, after suggesting that you work up a July 4 program! *G*)

Anyway, I seem to recall being asked to do some spontaneous busking at a cafe in Montreal in the summer of 1973 for La Fête de St. Jean Baptiste (Batiste?).
There was a helluva party going on in the streets for the holiday. How about that for a special program? It's only about 3 hours to Montréal from Toronto, IIRC.

Genie