Pickin' (up free textures)

I went and picked up the four free packs of Linden Home textures today. I discovered another freebie while I was there -- you can pick up a free banjo at the hub in Tahoe Springs! No, I am not sure why you need one. But they were sitting out everywhere with "Touch for a free banjo!" hover text. It appears that the Lindens are quite frantic to get everyone playing. Is there some industry statistic that I wasn't aware of? I don't think there is any reason for LL to worry -- I am pretty sure that SL has the highest number of banjos per user of any MMORPG out there. Especially since There.com decided to shut down.