The Alan Parsons Coincidence Redux

You really need to read the original Alan Parson Coincidence post before continuing on to this post.

In the latest chapter of the Alan Parson's Coincidence, Karyn Olsson our friend from The Marketing Department, Inc. in Houghton sends a note to see if Sonia and I want to come to a dinner for Alan Parsons and P.J. Olsson being hosted by Milt and Trudy Olsson. Karyn thought it would be a fitting conclusion to the Alan Parson Coincidence Blog Post.

Unfortunately, I was scheduled to be in London and Sonia planned a trip to see our daughter Madeline in Minnesota. After looking at my schedule, I figured I might be able to get back in time for the dinner on Sunday.

P.J. Olsson started a Rock Camp for kids here in Houghton in the summer. The program has been quite successful. P.J. and the supporters of Rock Camp are trying to expand the program. A concert was held Saturday, March 8th to raise funds for this expansion. The concert was attended by about 500 people. It was a great turn out and financially met its fundraising goals. All reports were that the concert was well done, featuring Mr. Parsons working the up front mixing board, something he has not done for quite some time. In keeping with the spirit of the coincidence, due to travel, I of course missed the concert.

At the dinner, I was able to meet many folks from the Houghton area that I did not know. The German meal prepared by Trudy Olsson, with some assistance from The Steinhaus in Marquette, Michigan, was outstanding. God made no one more energetic than Trudy Olsson.

Turns out Alan took up magic in his youth and still performs card and coin tricks. He and a gentleman from the community Lester wowed our small crowd with some magic tricks. After some conversation and the meal, it was time to break out the vinyl records from the 60s and 70s. Alas, having given a way all our vinyl records many years ago, I have to say, they do sound better than CDs and MP3s.

Alan Parsons, yours truly, and P.J. Olsson

Toward the end of the evening, I spoke with Lisa, Alan's wife, about their solar power installation at their home in California. We discussed on-grid versus off-grid and various opinions on climate change.

Great evening for a worthwhile cause.