I've giged the farmer's markets around the bay area for over ten years. The organization that runs these markets hires my one man band to play. The arrangement is for four hours of music I'm paid a fee and the rest I make in tips and CD sales. On any particular weekend day after I have set up my equipment I like to add a final touch of chalk drawing around my area. This last sunday being Mother's day I drew a large picture of the Madonna and infant child. The long arm of the Madonna bordered my entire right side ending with her receiving hand held before my open guitar case. In the chalk hand I placed a few shiny pennies and likewise there's a dollar I always keep taped in the guitar case. I call this "prime the pump". I have found it pays to apply what I call "a gaff "which is to say it's good to have something unique that sparks curiosity in the passerbyer.While I play I make eye contact with as many folks as possible. I search the moving crowd not wanting to miss any interesting detail unfolding in front of me.I've also learned to spot prospective CD buyers before they even inquire I'll stop mid song and present my product. This brings me to speak of the young couple I met and talked with that morning. I surmised they were expecting their first child.The glowing young woman was unmistakably about 8 months pregnant and by the way she carried the yet unborn child I guessed it was girl and I was correct.They reported that when they were passing by my music caused their infant to dance within the womb. The expectant father also boasted of his wife and her accomplished singing voice and she added that when she sings in her higher range the baby responds by kicking her little heals up! I bragged about my eldest daughter who was always exposed to music within and without is now a singer song writer in her own right.I recalled how I played my harmonica right up against my wife's tummy while she was pregnant with our son.This might help explain why our little boy today is a singing wild and crazy dancer. Needless to say the parents to be bought a CD and I'm sure we all felt a little richer by our divine encounter in which we spoke of the miracle of life and how creativity is passed on.