august 14, 2013

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We’re all just walking each other home.” ~ Ram Das

the color purple
the color purple

Meet my old friend and my new friend. My old friend is, of course, Marie Dale (left), whom you’ve met before. My new friend is Sallie Powell (right). This is how it happened. Sallie, who works just down the hall from me as a historian with the Kentucky African American Encyclopedia, had lunch recently with Reinette Jones. She confessed that she always wanted to be a drummer, but was told no, only boys can play drums. Reinette immediately said, “Oh, you should meet Kopana!” Fast forward to today as Sallie and Marie talked in the lobby. Sallie says to Marie, “Reinette told me I should meet Kopana because I always wanted to be a drummer.” At that very moment, I walked into the lobby. There we stood for a good 20 minutes learning all the things we have in common; photography, newspapers, horses, long careers at UK as employees and students (Sallie has her PhD), working on soft (grant) money, and of course, a love of drumming. The list was long, and it’s always a joy to meet a kindred spirit. I am surrounded by some of the coolest people on the planet.

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