Wow, what an awesome introduction!! All of it was really cool, but I was especially stoked that you know of, and went to meet, Jacques Fresco!! I really love his work, the Venus Project definitely resonates with me. It seems to me artists are the most connected (in many ways) people on the planet, no matter the form. There is something about the use of imagination, combined with acquired skill, that makes better neural pathways in the brain, enabling that person to see a bigger and more complete picture. Congratulations for being so awesome!