AT playing The National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington DC: 2016

WASHINGTON, DC -
I had moved to Washington DC to pursue a career as a Sous Chef with a rather prestigious restaurant group. Less than 2 weeks after moving… The Cherry Blossoms started budding, which means (to a Yinzer) “Time to go explore this new foreign city!”

I wanted to ask Jenny if she wanted to “… walk around our nation’s capitol.” (You’re welcome for that reference.)
After about 2 hours of meandering around the tidal basin, amazed at how vast Washington DC truly is; I heard music. LIVE music.
I was so excited.

I checked out the schedule and had a paralyzing realization…
There was a 30 minute time slot open with no musical acts.

What do I do? I don’t want to just impose on a NATIONAL *Historical* tradition in a city where I only knew 6 people… 7 if you count the Bus Driver on the Crystal City route.

Wait… I ONLY know 7 people. WHY NOT?!

I found the last artist to go on, a DC multi-instrumentalist and TREMENDOUS Talent; Emma G. (facebook.com/emmag.music)

If you have been through Washington, DC; you may not know her name… but you DEFINITELY have heard her talents.
That moment, I didn’t just see her talent, I saw her compassion.

She loaned me her Seagull Acoustic (seen in the photo) and I took the stage with the small handful of songs that I had. Singing an impromptu 30 minute set at The Tidal Basin Stage in Washington DC.

If I didn’t have pictures of it; no one would believe that story.

That was just the BEGINNING of my tales from playing impromptu music in Washington DC;

But that is a story for another day.