Playing the piano expressively with a full gamut of emotions (Blogged from Mo’ Joe’s Cafe in southwest Berkeley)

Today I attended a well-promoted "Shut Up and Write Meet-up." The environment: An easy jazz backdrop with companion coffee mocha, whip cream swirl. No cell phone ring-tones or e-mail heart-song alerts. Just a noisy backdrop--children, adults, plates, forks, your order's ready, name calling. My project: I was riveted to a post at Facebook's The Art…