chance meeting

Coincidence before I was born!

Do you have amazing coincidences in your life? I am constantly surprised by the interactions which seem almost mathematically impossible, but they still happen. My wife's best friend called, quite...

Music Review: Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery - Bags Meets Wes

A chance meeting of two jazz legends turned into a memorable record. There was, for a pairing of musicians so closely associated with other forms, an irrepressible blues feel to 1961’s Bags...

Theater Review (LA): Desert Sunrise by Misha Shulman at the Lillian Theatre

West Bank combatants meet in a moving, tragic-comic play written by an Israeli Army veteran. If you have ever been in the desert you might have seen a beautiful sky at sunrise. A beautiful,...

Were you there in 1967?

It's quite a story: A middle-aged woman, Ronnie Sprague (played by Sue LeGate) was only 12 when a chance meeting with Janis Joplin at the Monterey Pop Festival changed her life forever.

Nevada County People: Chance meeting at a halloween party leads to love

When Lacey Odekirk met Lukas Ross at a Halloween party three years ago, he was dressed like Zorro and she was wearing a 1980s workout costume.

Chance Meeting at Airport

This is my ride to Honolulu I love that American Airlines now has electric outlets at most of the seats of their larger planes, MD-80s (Mad Dog 80) and up.  It makes such a difference,...

Chance meeting at Game Developers Conference led to Okami Wii

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii, Adventure, Interviews Our waggle-loving friends at Nintendo Wii Fanboy had a chance to sit down with Didier Malenfant, Ready at Dawn's president and...

Creating a Better Impression

Sometimes I think I’m the shyest person on the planet. Back in the days when I was interviewing for jobs, I had a sad tendency to work myself into a tizzy about whether I was going to make a good...

Sundance. The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins.

"New Zealand director Pietra Brettkelly was in the Darfur region of Sudan working on a documentary when she happened to meet international renowned artist Vanessa Beecroft. Little did she realize...

The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins - An Interview with Pietra Brettkelly

New Zealand director Pietra Brettkelly was in the Darfur region of Sudan working on a documentary when she happened to meet international renowned artist Vanessa Beecroft. Little did she realize...

The Celebrate Passion Project - What I learned

A month ago I began The Celebrate Passion Project after being inspired by a chance meeting with a 26-year-old guy who was over flowing with excitement for his future. I remembered being 26 and...