Julia has loved the folk-rocker Dan Zanes for a long, long time. His albums are full of great, complicated songs that happen to be as delightful for kids as for parents. I mean, the man sings (or helps sing) Great Depression ballads so well that Julia begs to hear them again and again, and knows every word. That’s talent.
Many months ago, Julia manifested her fan-ness by drawing a picture for Dan and dictating a note to him. We sent it off, ha ha, and went back to listening to the music. Then, yesterday, we got Dan’s reply – not a form letter, but an illustrated note. Amazing. Fans for life, we are. (Julia was very happy to get the note, but also confused by it, asking repeatedly, “How did he know my name?”)
Totally awesome.
God, that is so great. We love Dan Zanes, too, and now even moreso. It’s so awesome when famous people end up being really nice, too!