I suppose the part that came hardest for me was the schmoozing bit. I'm good at it now, but I hated going out there and talking to strangers. Over the years I've developed a lot of conversation-starters, or "lines" that I use.
Last night there were still some people in town from the Independence Bowl. One table was right in front of me and I started talking to them, found they were from Tulsa, which happens to be my home town.
I played Tulsa Time, and Take Me Back To Tulsa, and Oklahoma Hills, etc. The oldest guy came up and told me how much he enjoyed it and put two pictures of Ben Franklin in my jar!