Coincidences noticed while reading "The Bone Clocks"

[Paul]

I had a recent experience that I thought I'd share with the group. It includes elements from our current book, McDonald's, and jazz.

Those of us who have started reading "The Bone Clocks" know there is a character Brubeck who appears early on. Last week, returning from a doctor's appointment, I stopped at McDonald's on my way back to work. I brought in my Nook, thinking I would read a couple pages over lunch. Waiting for my order, my ears pickup up on the song that was playing: The Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Take Five" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Five). Now, it's not surprising McDonald's would include such a popular jazz tune in its mix. We'd all know it if we heard it. But the fact that I was reading, at that moment, dialog by a character named Brubeck, was enough to give this reader pause.

I believe in coincidence. I don't think there's any more to the event than that. I would ask the other members of the group, however, to note other coincidences (if any) that crop up as we read this month's selection. Could "Bone Clocks" be the sort of book that is more often associated with this sort of phenomenon than others? There's no harm in gathering data.