Note that “Juli” is written in bold blue between ABBEY & ROAD – that’s my name, but I swear upon George Harrison’s and John Lennon’s souls (may they be rockin’ on in peace) that I did not write it!

This picture was taken in 2001, when I was on vacation, or shall I say, on holiday, in London. Since I’m a Beatlemaniac, I gleefully went on the London Beatles Walk, guided by Richard Porter (who’s been guiding Beatles walking tours for 15 years and was named “The Beatles Brain of Britain” twice in the early 90’s).

There was, of course, a stop on the tour at Abbey Road Studios so everyone can walk down the famous road and take pictures. The Abbey Road sign gets replaced a few times a year since devoted fans muck it up with graffiti and sometimes even steal it. When I went up to the sign, I was shocked to see my name, “JULI” already on it, spelled the way I spell it, without the “e”, in bold blue letters, smack dab in the center of the sign! A chill ran through me. An utterly absurd thought ran through my mind: What does this mean?! Was I meant to come here at this point in time?

Alright. A boring explanation is that there are plenty of other Juli’s without an “e” out there and one of them just happened to be there before me. There is no cosmic connection between the Fab Four and me. It was just a funny coincidence…

But what if there are no coincidences? Cue The Twilight Zone theme music!