It is only a block from the Plaza to Fillmore st.,where many good places for lunch are located. That day we chose "Bangcock Gardens", having heard good things about it but not yet having visited there. As the five of us were being seated (four in our group had returned to their work in the GoE shops, not yet ready for lunch) I noticed a friend, with a companion just entering the restaurant. This was our neighbor from just across Divisadero St from our place. His name is Ben. His last name slips my mind, but it was one of those names that at some previous time described one's work; like Chandler or Carver. Right now, I'm thinking it is Plummer. Ben was the first person in our neighborhood to notice us and come to welcome us. By the time of our chance meeting at the restaurant, we had been friends for nearly two years.He accepted our invitation to join us and introduced us to Amelia. She was new to me, but Matt and Jim and Ben knew Amelia. I was surprised to learn that she was an author, writing a piece on the Rastas and had been interviewing Ben that morning, to get his perspective. Jim and Matt would be heard the next day. More surprising: Laurie May and Amelia are sisters! And I mean REAL sisters, in that they have the same set of parents. Before that, I had no idea Laurie May had a sister; no one had ever mentioned her to me.(though I later learned that Roena knew her-they met when Laurie May took both of them shopping at some point) By the time we left the Thai place I had a lot better understanding of what the Rastas' visit was all about.
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