I wish I were better at going up to people and starting conversations. It’s kind of hit or miss with me. Some days I’m in the mood to be sociable… some days I’m not.
It’s not that I don’t like people. I love people! I enjoy meeting others and learning more about them. It’s just not a natural thing for me. I have to be in the mood.
Like yesterday, for example. I went to the ASCAP Composer’s Career Workshop. There were plenty of people there… and from what Alex Shapiro (one of the panelists) said, many of them were well established, well-known composers.
But I didn’t know any of them.
And I didn’t take the initiative to meet a single person, either.
I did run into Bruce Broughton on my way in, though. I wasn’t entirely sure it was him, but I think he recognized me from the workshop he did at UCLA last week and we exchanged greetings.
At least I think it was him. I’m still not even sure.
I have to see a face a few times before it “sticks”. You can imagine how difficult it is to watch a movie sometimes. If there are two characters that look superficially alike, I get confused who is who!
For example, I was watching 24 Season 2 on Netflix recently. There are four hot blonds in it. Four!! It took me a few episodes to sort them all out.
Anyway… I just hope I never have to give a description to the police. I’d be pretty useless. Tall… long legs… blond… hot. That’s about as descriptive as I’m likely to get.
Well, I’m off to another concert tonight at USC. Maybe I’ll work up the courage to actually introduce myself to someone. Especially now that I’ve been reminded again that success in any field is dependent on the number and quality of your relationships.
I seriously need to get busy.
And pray that my “face recognition handicap” doesn’t get me into too much trouble.