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January 17, 2007

Smallest. World. Ever.

I can't believe that I didn't write about this yet, a.

Friday, the day of the Missouri Miracle, where a boy missing for 4 and a half years was found living with the same first name and the last name of his kidnapper an hour from where he disappeared, a friend I hadn't seen in 12 years came to town for an interview. But that's only the beginning.

In the summer of 1992, I was in a production of Big River at SIUE. I had just graduated from High School, but the the cast wast mostly college students. Chris Trares and Tony Visser were two of them. I kept in touch with Chris over the years, but hadn't really kept in touch with Tony, who is one of the funniest people I've ever met. But I digress.

When I was working at Rodgers Townsend, I met Katie McGrath, who in addition to being a professional rock star, is a a rock star rock star. She throws an annual indoor Christmas Caroling party and it's AWESOME. At the 2004 party, the piano player, Larry, and I totally hit it off, and at some point realized that we'd been hearing about each other for 12 years, through CHRIS TRARES (see above). After I started working at 46, it turns out that Larry works for one of our clients. Small world, right?

So back to Friday night. Chris is coming to town, he rounds up Tony and Larry, I bring Cameron, and we have a nice night out in the CWE despite the awful weather. During the evening, I as Tony where he's living right now:

Nicole: So, where are you living right now?

Tony: Rosewood Heights.

Nicole: Seriously!? I grew up in Rosewood Heights!

Tony: Really? Where?

Nicole: Carolee Ct.

Tony: Wait - my sister lives on Carolee Ct. Number 28 I think.

Nicole: That's crazy. We were at number 15.

Tony: Wait, 15? I was wrong, my sister is at 15!

Nicole: Nu uh.

Tony: No, no, i think so. Walk out basement?

Nicole: Yeah - White/Grey brick?

Tony: Willie lives next door?

Nicole: YES! Vicki and Willie - and the backyand goes like this (makes hi-to-low hilly motion with hand and arm)?

Tony: YES!

Nicole/Tony: HOLY SHIT!?!?!

Apparently, the bar that my parents had put in the basement before we moved has been renamed "The Peach Pit" and there's a party to be had there every weekend night. So plans are made for Cameron and I to join after trivia Saturday night, which we did. Long live the Peach Pit.

How can the world be so big and so small, all at the same time?

Posted by nikl at January 17, 2007 09:11 PM

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