A few “degree of separation” things:
-back in my “straight” days, my then gf worked for PepsiCo and we had a luxe day at the 1988 Rose Bowl. OJ was sitting in the row in front of us and we had a very brief and pleasant conversation with him pre-game. I believe USC lost to the Big Ten opponent.
-in the early 90’s I dated a girl from the neighborhood whose best friend in high school was Denise Brown, Nicole’s sister. For 21 years I lived about a mile from the Browns’ house in Monarch Bay in south OC.
-I bumped into Fred Goldman while he was working in the mens’ department at Nordstrom in Fashion Square, Scottsdale