One of my favorite gig types is surprise engagements. I was recently brought in to sing a pair of tunes for a lovely couple on the coastal cliffs of La Jolla, California. The gentleman who was proposing had a really cool idea. He tasked a balloon specialist to make a tiny house which resembled the house from the animated movie, "Up." The near exact replica sat beside me on the rocks with a cluster of colored balloons fastened to its rooftop. A crowd of onlookers who seemed in