I had one blind date in my life. We met at my favourite restaurant. (the Balkan, in Toronto) She said "I'm a vegetarian, I don't eat cows and lambs. We went to a folk club. She started squirming at the first acoustic guitar. She said she would have preferred to go dancing. (I can't dance my way out of a paper bag). We went for a walk. She asked me whether I was into jogging, or working out. (One look should have told her the answer) She said she didn't like dogs or cats. (I often prefer them to people in general) Her contemporary literary heroes were Ayn Rand and Alvin Toffler. She had no idea who David Halberstam, Quentin Crisp, Jim Bouton and Hunter Thompson were.(some of mine)She asked, "Do you ever think you'll make any money playing the guitar"?

What is still beyond me 15 years later is what was our mutual friend thinking of when they thought we'd hit it off together? They obviously thought we had something in common. Both members of the human race is all I can come up with.

Much easier to play some music with a "blind date". Just say let's pick some blues and go to it.

Rick