Busking: Not Just Music

It's been a long winter.  I have spent the last four months healing, unable to play out on the streets or in the train station.  I have missed sharing my music and meeting people and talking and celebrating life.  I have visited my spot in Suburban Station, talked with fellow buskers, had green tea with lemon at the P&C Restaurant where I stand and sing.  I have enjoyed connecting with the Korean owners who are Buddhist.  They have given me beautiful books about Buddhism to read and a cd of monks chanting to help the healing process.  The warmth and support have worked wonders.  I feel ready to get back in the game now.  May 2nd.  My first day back. 
I did play and sing at a cafe for the Fairmount Arts Crawl a few weeks ago and it went well.  So the ice has been broken.
I've also met a young woman who is new to Philadelphia.  She reached out to me through this blog and was wondering about busking as a balloon artist.  I thought that was a very cool idea and encouraged her to look into it with SEPTA, but also to consider ballooning on the streets in Old City on a First Friday or a Saturday night, or maybe in Rittenhouse Square Park.  I got to catch her act in Chestnut Hill last Friday.  She made all types of balloon animals and for me she made a balloon guitar, which I can actually play.  No lie.  She is going to be busking with me this Friday, First Friday, on 2nd and Chestnut Streets, so if you're interested in seeing how the balloon arts and the musical arts can connect, then stop by.
I'm so excited about playing again.  I'll be playing on Monday, May 2nd and Wednesday, May 4th from 12 noon to 3 PM in Suburban Station, near Au Bon Pain.  Also I'll be at 2nd and Chestnut on Friday night after about 7 PM until whenever my fingers give out.
Hope to see you there.
Ah, sweet music.  I'll be even singing a song my wife Patricia wrote called Spring in Philadelphia.  Ah, sweet Spring.