THROW BACK TO THE CITY OF ANGELS

THIS TIME LAST YEAR

I WAS RETURNING FROM AN ADVENTURE THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

SINCE THEN

THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS HAVE BEEN A BOX OF DOMINOES LINED UP, 

ONE AFTER ANOTHER, AND THEY HAVE FALLEN

CONNECTING EACH OTHER WITH A MAGIC TOUCH AS THEY PLAY THEIR PART

I HAVE RECENTLY FINISHED READING ONE ON ONE BY CRAIG BROWN 
THE BOOK DAISY CHAINS 101 STORIES
OF CHANCE ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN WELL-KNOWN FIGURES. 

BEGINNING WITH THE STORY OF A MAN WHO (ALAS NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH) 

RAN OVER ADOLF HITLER IN 1931 AND STRETCHING RIGHT THROUGH INTO THE 21st CENTURY. 

 WHAT IT HIGHLIGHTED FOR ME IS JUST HOW MUCH  DOMINOES CAN CHANGE THE GAME

BE IT SOMEONE YOU MEET IN AN ELEVATOR

ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

A GENTLEMAN YOU SIT NEXT TO ON AN AIRPLANE

A LOVE FOR WAGON WHEEL

SPARKLING LEAVES

OR A CHANCE ENCOUNTER BY A FENCE WATCHING THE SUNRISE

 I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO SAY ALL THOSE ABOVE ARE MY BOX OF DOMINOS

THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TRANSFORMED MY LIFE IN A WAY THAT IT WOULD TAKE FAR MORE
THAN 101 ENCOUNTERS TO EXPLAIN

AND SO AS SOMEONE WHO I HAD THE SHEER CHANCE  AND PLEASURE OF MEETING IN THIS PAST 12 MONTHS

SETS OFF FOR ADVENTURES IN THE CITY OF ANGELS

I WISH HER AN EXCITING LIFE, A HAPPY LIFE, AND THE CHANCE THAT

WE CAN PLAY DOMINOES TOGETHER AGAIN VERY SOON.

AS I THINK OF THE TRIP I EXPERIENCED LAST YEAR

THE PEOPLE, THE MUSIC, THE SUN AND THE STARS

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING BACK THROUGH MY PHOTOGRAPHS AND FOUND THESE FEW FROM MY LAST TWO DAYS OF THAT ADVENTURE

WITH TWO DAYS FLYING SOLO IN LOS ANGELES

I SOAKED UP THE SUN, SWAM IN THE OCEAN AND TRIED TO CAPTURE THE LIGHT

OF THE CITY KNOWN FOR THE SILVER SCREEN

ENJOY

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