I'm posting less frequently these days.

[MineralMan]

28. Ha! I'm a whiz on the pennywhistle.

I love all end-blown flutes. I was at the Field Museum of Natural History many years ago. They have amazing exhibits of anthropology. In the gift shop, I picked up a South American fipple flute. I went into an exhibit of some South American culture downstairs and saw an instrument very similar to it, so I sat down cross-legged on the floor. I familiarized myself with the scale of the flute, and then improvised some minor key melodies there. Not many people around, and I got into it, while looking at the exhibit. When I looked up, finally, there were a couple dozen people standing there listening.

I guess I looked surprised. I got a bit of applause, and then left. I figure they thought I was part of the experience. I've done similar things in other public places. One was at Coventry Cathedral. That drew a small audience, too.