meetings with strangers

Tonight I shall be at the james Joyce meeting two strangers who, in just over a weeks time, I will be traveling with for an extended period of time as we pilgramage ourselves to Vancouver to see Billy Corgan.
In total, there will be four of us. I have known Jess for a few years but I have never met her boyfriend or this other person. A girl I am told.
uh... new people... not incredibly stoked about this, but whatever, it's all for Billy Corgan - haha. Should be ok.