Degrees of separation

Several years ago I was hipped to this band, The Low and Sweet Orchestra, by a good friend in Philly. Their one and only CD became a staple in my iPod rotation. Working in the darkroom one day, I had a visit from a photographer friend who instantly identified the band and offered his personal connection. Zander Schloss the bass player from the Circle Jerks and future member of the Low and Sweet Orchestra was the son of an ex-girlfriend of my photographer friend in St. Louis. He taught Zander to play and had photographic documentation to boot. A few short years later, I believe, it was Zander that spat on me in Trenton, NJ during a Circle Jerks show. Twenty-five years later in the dark the stories come full circle.

You could say it's a small world (hopefully I just burned that annoying fucking song into your heads for the weekend), but I've had many experiences like this. I think, perhaps, it has more to do with communication. The more willing you are to open up and share experiences and ideas and connect with people the smaller the world may seem. And that can be a good thing. It is then you can realize that the big things in the world can affect you.