I walked into my Sacred Texts as Literature class on Friday expecting nothing more than the usual hour long lecture from my animate and chatty professor, but as I sat down in my regular seat I noticed something, or someone was different. There in the back row was a strange figure. He was not of college age, but NCC has a handful of adult students, so that wasn’t it. Maybe it was his purposely disheveled jet black hair that threw me. No, that wasn’t it either. Maybe it was the fact that he was dressed in a full black suit with a vibrant orange and green tie, accompanied by a matching orange pocket scarf. The tie was a trippy, almost psychedelic pattern. But, no that wasn’t it either. I sat there puzzled, wondering who the man was that looked like he stepped straight out of a Rolling Stone Magazine. My professor walked in and began the class, like it was a normal day, like there was not some strange man sitting in the back row. Low whispers were buzzing through the room as we all wondered if the mystery person was going to be addressed. Finally my professor said, “Oh, you guys are probably wondering who our guest is today. This is Sesu Coleman.” Silence. “You know, the drummer from The Magic Tramps?” A few people nodded their head. It wasn’t until Sesu started talking in his slow, rich voice that we knew we were sitting in the presence of greatness. Although most of us didn’t know the band Magic Tramps, we did know the people Sesu was associated with. He talked of a place called “The Scene.” It was an underground gathering place where all the up and coming artists hung out in the sixties. People from Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Blondie, and Steven Tyler all hung out at The Scene. Sesu sounded like he had one too many nights he didn’t remember, but the things he did remember were experiences people would kill for. Some of the most iconic people in music and art history he knew personally, and probably had their cell phone numbers (those who are still alive). Meeting Sesu was something very unexpected, but it was such an amazing experience. So go out and enjoy your day because you never know who you’re going to meet today.
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