On Tuesday night, I sang at the place I talked about in my first post. I opened for Liz Cooper; the Stampede (aka her band) wasn't there. It was just her on her guitar, just like me. There wasn't the biggest crowd ever; it was only a little antique shop. There were a good amount of people though, and everyone was really supportive. I performed and everyone seemed to enjoy it, and then she performed. She's a lot like me; she started out around the same age and she did the same things that I'm doing now. And now, she lives in Nashville and she's on a tour. That shows me that I can get to that point as well. She worked hard and kept at it, and I now know that if I do the same thing, anything can happen.

I've realized that music can have a big impact. I volunteer with an organization called Musicians On Call; they take musicians to various hospitals so they can sing for the patients. I volunteer once a month; I walk around with a guide who asks each patient if they want to hear a song, and if they do, I play one for them. After doing it for almost a year, I realize how much of an effect music can have on people. I get to see the reactions on the patients' faces when I sing to them, and it always makes them happy. It can be rewarding to sing to people who aren't in the best situation at the moment because I can cheer them up. Not only is it rewarding for me, it's also rewarding for the patients.

Here's a video of my newest original song, Daydreamer. 

I'm a singer-songwriter who plays guitar. The other day, I met a man from a little antique shop in Swarthmore, PA. In the antique shop is a stage. I had been singing at a nearby farmer's market, and four people, including his sister, went and told him about me while I was singing. When I talked to him, he told me that he was definitely going to have me play there at some point. As we continued talking, he had an idea. He told me about a band, called Liz Cooper and the Stampede, that is going to play there in September. They are on a national tour, and he told me that he wanted to get me to open for them. Now, they may not be the most popular band ever, but I thought it was pretty exciting. There'll be a lot of people at the show who want to see them, and who knows what doors it could open for me if I play before them. We'll see what happens.