Two strangers met on a New York dance floor 24 years ago. Here's what happened next
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Canadian tourist Douglas McTaggart spotted New Yorker Brien Convery across a crowded New York City bar in April 1998. The two spent a whirlwind Easter weekend together, rollerblading through Brooklyn, breakfasting at Tiffany's and kickstarting a surprise love story.
(CNN) — Douglas McTaggart first spotted Brien Convery across a crowded room.
It was Friday April 10, 1998 and Canadian McTaggart, then 32 and living in San Francisco, was visiting New York City for a long weekend.
McTaggart and his friend Nadine had spent all day exploring, ending with a nightcap at Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle Hotel before turning in for the night.
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