Vanity Fairest

Today is Friday, and Friday is the day Brad comes to visit!

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Rob moves to Nashville, and the first friend he makes at his law firm is Brad.  Brad had also just moved from Chicago, where he had lived exactly one street away from us and knew and loved all the same Old Town spots.

In law school, Brad dated and became good friends with a girl named Julie, who is from Rob’s home town and of course went to high school with him. Julie lives in Old Town as well and is now dating a guy named Adam.

Adam is in a very good band, so Julie and Adam are moving to Nashville, where Julie will likely end up working at Rob’s law firm, in the position Rob just left.  In his office, even.

Adam’s band is playing tonight at the Double Door, along with a band formerly known as the Redwalls, whose original members went to high school with Rob. In fact, when the Redwalls were freshmen, they used to open for Rob and Barry’s band, which at the time of course was the toast of the town.

After looking at Adam’s band’s website, we discover Adam’s last name and realize that Rob went to high school with him, too. Adam was a senior when Rob was a freshman, they appeared together in the school’s production of Bye Bye Birdie. Rob’s big line (which we’ve heard time and again ever since, always delivered with the utmost in emotional integrity, as Rob is a great actor, don’t you know) was: “He’s coming! He’s coming! Conrad Birdie is coming!” And you’ll never guess who played Conrad Birdie. That’s right: Adam.

Rob even dated Adam’s little sister Jessie when he was a freshman, and they still keep in touch. In all likelihood, she will be at the Double Door tonight for her brother’s farewell gig, along with her music-loving friend Sara, who happens to be one of Rob’s very best friends.

I mean, that just freaks me out. If Rob’s parents break it to him tomorrow that Rob and Brad are actually twins who were separated at birth, I would believe it. I’d believe anything at this point!