DEGREES OF SEPARATION

I stopped by a neighborhood yard sale yesterday and, for want of not having found anything else, picked up an old Decca recording of Mildred Bailey from the "free" bin. She'll not be a favorite singer of mine, by far......more in the vein of Kate Smith, I think, but.....doing a bit of research, I discovered not only that Mildred's brother, Al Rinker, was Bing Crosby's partner, but Mildred introduced Crosby to Louis Armstrong and the Chicago black jazz singers of the late 20's......This made me think of the connectedness of points of time and those who exist therein...... worth walking into my neighbor's yard? certainly!