everything is related to everything else

(Went to see ETHEL's Documerica last night, thanks to a comp from 12th and Broad, and going back tonight to see ETHEL +.)

(I've been to the space once before -- a corporate dinner some years ago, back when it was still the HQ of the cigar company. Nifty displays, then and now.)

From a recent profile of the founder:

OZ, Ozgener says, is his gift to Nashville.

"As you come to a stage in your life, you think of your life in general, what you have done in your life, how much you have taken from society, things that have helped you in climbing the mountain," he explains. "And the place where you live is very, very important, the place where you have taken energy from.

"I didn't know anything about cigars, but I liked them, and that's how I got involved in cigars — as an engineer, I always tried to improve everything that I see. I was trying to improve the cigar that I smoked and I liked. Same thing with the pipe that I smoked. That's what I do as an engineer."

At BAM, it shouldn't have taken Hopkins long to realize she was dealing with a formidable personality. In person, Ozgener exudes worldly charm and infectious curiosity. But underlying them is fierce determination. Whatever the game, he says, he will figure out how to win — something Schermerhorn learned in their tennis matches. Despite the late maestro's towering over him ("Kenneth was an octopus," he recalls), Ozgener used his engineer's eye to angle the ball return after return into the middle, where his friendly rival's reach was useless.

"I have a deadly drop shot," he deadpans.

- http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/cano-ozgeners-oz-nashville-leads-a-season-of-brave-new-art/Content?oid=4026543