This is a great story! :) And I laughed at the punch line when the blonde cashier asked if you were the lead violinist for the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. I have to admit I was waiting to read that she had somehow come out of prison and wasn't authorized to give you any discounts but was somehow not recording the sales of the wines you had been buying and was pocketing the cash from the register.

As for the pics of you and Steven Copes. There is a slight resemblance, especially if I saw your pic and then the next day saw his pic. Then I would definitely see how I might think I was looking at the same guy. But side by side, Your eyes, nose and ears are different. :)