it is a meeting

Yesterday at the Hard Bean several of my customers who have gone off to college ran into each other while home for Christmas. It was fun to hear them catch up and share stories from the "old days". A customer of mine from great island of England was here hopping from blues club to blues club writing reviews of the great blues artists that come through KC. The returning college-ites all happened to be jazz musicians. A conversation was struck between them, from across our country and across the pond. Have you heard this guy play guitar, what abut this guy on sax, oh you have got to hear this band, I remember when I got to meet so and so and on and on the conversation went for about a hour. It reminded me of a book, or well a series of books, I have read. Amelia Peabody and her intrepid husband embark on several Egyptian expeditions, and seeing as they are the worlds leading Egyptian archeologists so they should. Each adventure always begins at Shepherds Hotel in their cafe where they meet the most interesting people. I take great pride in having a spot where connections can be made, and people can be met, and conversations with a complete stranger can be intelligent and stimulating and on the whole good.