Today Enso 2007 touched down in Atherton. I was invited as a featured speaker and performer for a special joint meeting of the San Francisco Symphony's Mid-Peninsula League and Upper League. When I arrived at the gates, traffic was being carefully directed for over 80 members who had RSVPed for the event and were not deterred by the heavy rain. The event took place in a magnificent ballroom of the private home of Sherry Burke and Dr. Robert Wolf, parents of Cheryl Burke, the 2 time Dancing With the Stars Champion. I performed classical and jazz selections and shared the on-going story of Around the World in A Single Stroke. Performing for this audience with their vast knowledge and love of classical music was thrilling. The audience appreciated so many nuances of the musical dimension of Enso 2007. An exquisite lunch was served at the conclusion of my performance.

I was deeply touched by Peggy Chamberlain, President of the Mid-Peninsula League of the San Francisco Symphony who shared that she chose the speaker for today carefully as this event only takes places once every two years! "When I saw Drue perform for the Peninsula Volunteers I said I must nab her for the League." Twila Woods added "We have been following Drue since she was at Stanford. So much talent in one body! And I know today we are only seeing a fraction of it." Nancy Greenbach, Co-Chair of the PV Diamond Jubilee and Atherton Dames Past President said she felt my presentation deeply resonated with her. A thought-provoking interactive conversation about the Enso in the context of Classical music commenced.

Met with Matt Cohler, VP Strategy and Business Operations, Facebook over white pomegranate tea and radish mint butter cucumber sandwiches. He arrived clad in a zipfront JAPAN non-hoodie, a bold rising sun emblazoned on his back. We traversed sumi-e, technology, social networking, and music. His response to Enso 2007 was that he liked its absence of hierarchy. In the bold brush stroke encircling the space, simultaneously empty and full, he noted a decentralized quality lacking in traditional Western compositions. We here in Silicon Valley are pushing the world towards decentralization, he said, and that's a good thing.

Extraordinary lunch and meeting with Coach Bill Walsh, one of the 12 Honorees for my Around the World project. Bill's commitment dedication and positive belief in the meaning and potential of this project has been incredible.

We delved further into the meaning on Enso 2007 in the context of American Football and the Superbowl. I'll be posting some more of his insightful remarks soon.

He told me about his recent return from the first ever California Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Hilton Anaheim in Anaheim, CA. Fellow inductees included Magic Johnson, Bob Mathias, Jackie Joyner Kersee and Tommy Lasorda to name a few. Bill praised CSHOF Founder and President, former Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro running back Christian Okoye's vision to honor those influential in sports in the Golden state. Bill also shared his recent interview with Bob Costas for HBO's "Inside the NFL" which aired last night.