I finally got to meet Bill Shunn in person last night at KGB. I was handing out Sybil’s Garage flyers and he turned to me and said, “Are you Matt?” “Why, yes,” I said. A conversation ensued. Turns out he …
Today is, for me, the best day, weather-wise of the summer. It rained last night and everything has this crisp, earthy, almost autumn smell to the air. I have a bunch of plants growing on my fire escape, and there’s …
I went to meet my cousin yesterday afternoon at a small comedy house in NYC. He’s an aspiring comedian and I got to see him go up in front of several other aspiring stars for an open mic night. He …
Yes, it’s a Caddyshack reference. Poo poo on you if you didn’t know it. Yesterday I bought a suit at JCPenny’s for $140 plus tailoring. I needed a black tie, and the table said, “buy two and get one free …
No, I’m not talking about the Police album. I’m talking about meaningful coincidences. Carl Jung described synchronicity as an “acausal connecting principle,” i.e. there is no obvious explanation for such coincidences to occur, and yet they do. For example, two …