Do things happen by coincidence? I am not sure. I think there is a balance in universe that is maintained by folk bouncing off one another and making connections that can't be described.
Yesterday a lovely couple from Portland came in to the shop and mentioned how they drove by the night be before and "had" to come in. Skip and Amber were their names. Skip just finished a stint at sea on a cruise ship as a musician and He and Amber were having a reunion weekend here in Langley. I'll save you how Nymbol responded to this news but it was pretty funny. After hearing Skip played the Bass guitar we were intrigued and chatted about all the music in Langley. It was about then that Skip noticed one of our drums, pulled up a tiny red chair and started banging away. Not missing the moment Nymbol started to dance behind. It was lots of fun and we got a good spot of video from it. This is not the best part. That is coming.
After a bit of a laugh over Nymbol's dancing skill Amber went over to Nymbol's stage and said. "I used to have a bar just like that."
I paused for a moment. "I did buy this in Portland, It is probably yours." I said.
We looked at each other for a moment.
Then she asked "does it have a circular stain,....."
"on the top shelf?" I finished.
We then proceeded to chart it's history. Nymbol's is apparently the 4th owner of our now illustrious puppet stage once irish bar.
Amber purchased the bar for $1,200 and when she moved to her new smaller apartment sold it to a realtor friend for $75. The realtor turned around and sold it for $500 (figures) three years later to the husband of a Nike employee. Then it sat in the garage for 4 years until finally punted out to make room when I purchased it for $250. Tracking the owner of a Irish bar may or may not be that interesting. The interesting part is that Nymbol's stage is a symbol for us. It was a symbol that by it's sheer arrival it showed us that the decisions we were making had a cosmic timing to them. One that could not be ignore.
So if you see Skip and Amber at Nymbol's show come March,... Don't be surprised. It was meant to be.
