January 4, 2020: Survivors for Smokey
This is Us I don't even know where to start in describing this day. Our day for Smokey. A random Facebook event post. A trip to get a signed wine bottle at a grocery store. A missed movie. A bunch of strangers. An aging R&B icon. A really long wait. A group of new friends. Yeah. It went something like that. The story starts with what we thought would be a quick stop for a Christmas gift. We were also hoping for a picture with the famed singer, Smokey Robinson. All these hopes were to happen on December 21st, which also was the last Saturday before Christmas. Hopes and dreams. The event of note came to our attention through Facebook. It was advertised as a wine bottle signing from 2-4 pm at a nearby Albertson's grocery store. Who knew Smokey had his own wine line? I didn't. But Facebook is always there to remind me of obscure happenings like these. My cousin, Bill, saw the post and after an exchange of texts, we added to our calendars. It sounded like a ...