Liam Flanagan knew he did good when his mom, Tavi, told him that the family had won a free brunch to celebrate Mother’s Day at the District shopping center in Tustin Saturday.

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Steve Samson was making dinner for some classmate friends of his at Columbia University one night when it happened.

He figured his life out.

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So there we were, true hard-core fans, waiting patiently to see Sonny Rollins after his spectacular performance tonight at Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa. I was told before the show he would meet me, but I’d have to wait as Rollins needs time to wind down after performing. I had no problem with that. I just wanted to carry on a little ritual I have after writing about musicians I admire of giving them a copy of the article. After Thursday night’s show I really understood why he needs to relax after a performance.

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