Reply #14: I'm in the same camp, I missed most of the gang too

[BrotherBuzz]

My life was so scattered that day, but as they say "When all you got is lemons, make lemonade" and it turned out pretty damn interesting.

Before I rendezvoused with you guys down the road I grabbed a great burger and pint at the Triple Rock and carrried on a fantastic conversation with a neat old man doing the same. Our conversation carried us all over the world talking current events and such - China, Venezuela, Cuba, Iraq, Iran...on and on...Cripes, I actually had to ask him at one point if he was a DUer because he was so well informed. Economics, trade, politics, history - he knew it all, and I'm getting a world class education all for the fare of a burger and a pint. Conversation finally turned to Israel and he mentioned his recent trip there to visit his son, the journalist. I asked who, anything I might have read written by him... Turns out his son is a staff writer for the WSJ heading up the Israel bureau, Karby Leggett. Hey, chance encounters that fun can only happen in Berkeley.

Even if I missed the main event at the Triple Rock, I had a great time at the second act. And as Al Sharpton says, "It's all good!" ;)

Thanks, Taverner, for making it all happen, I'll make an effort to meet you and the rest of the gang on the rebound.