Three strangers on the train called Sound Fix.

Elvis knew two of them would be there: Stranger #1 was Max Silvestri, one-third host of the new Thursday comedy night at Sound Fix. Stranger #2 was Reggie Watts, as advertised on the email and facebook messages distributed in regards to said Thursday comedy. When Emma Lee and Elvis got that email, they signed up right away.

While he looked the same, Elvis had not seen #2 since Maktub rung in the New Year at the Sky Chapel of the Experience Music Project in either 1999 or 2000. When #2 asked Emma Lee which show she had seen, she shrugged, demurring as not to seem too eager. [Inside, heart palpitations.]  He squeezed her arm and left. Stranger #3 was a guy named Jake, who Emma Lee met once, but it was on Easter and they pretended to have a meeting in the top floor conference room of the then-brand-new IAC building on 18th. The curved glass and view of the Empire State building from the west side stayed with Emma Lee, even an Easter-bunny later. Plus, #3 looks like her cousin Victor.

When she re-introduced herself, Emma Lee tried to make a good impression, but instead talked about stomach wounds and laundry. After she left the bar, Elvis tsked her enough for three imaginary rock legends, and when she got home, she wished she had whiskey.
Apparently, #2 and #3 now live in the neighborhood. #1 already does, which means that there are more strangers than ever to run into on trains called Williamsburg.