Shortcuts  eyedropper tool from blob brush tool

I can not find a shortcuts to chose the eyedropper tool from blob brush tool!
If someone know it, from CS 5, Thanks a lot.

Thank you Lev, but Wade is pretty right:
this short cut doesn't work with the blob brush, but with the Live Paint tool. With the Blob Brush selected you get the Smooth Tool.
I really did not understand when you talk about "…in the settings bar under "Sample" make sure that "All Layers" is chosen (if "Current Layer" is chosen it wont work)…" What do you mean with this: it is seem to me Ps than Ai… Please let me know!
I think there are no other way to work faster with the Blob Brush but create a new shortcut from shortcut preference, to make easier and quickly change the two tools, because "I" and "shift B", the default shortcut, are too far from anyone finger!
I found a good solution made: "tab" for eyedropper and "Q" for the blob brush (changing off course all the shortcut for the other tools).
It is easy and really quick, near at my left two finger.
If someone has another good advice, please let me know!

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