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Greetings, Jack, Thank you for the award, the shoutout and for sharing the opportunity to learn more about your music experience. I enjoyed reading your story and seeing all the different artists and styles of music you enjoy. I’ll probably be checking out some of those classics. That harmonica piece is especially nice. I never tell anyone to change what they’ve written in a personal essay, and your formatting is nifty, which leaves me room to ramble on about my own music adventures ![]() Ah, the good old days of 45s and record players… did you know vinyls are making a comeback? Quaint, indeed. I like my music best offline, in the 90’s fashion. I don’t own an iPod - does anyone?? - but I do own an obsolete little smartphone which I’ve spent the past couple years slowly building a playlist on by using TubeMate to peel audio off of YouTube (ssh, don’t let anyone know!) I don’t believe in paying for music, and I detest the free versions of online streaming services that presume to tell me what I like (if I’m listening to a OneRepublic album from 2006, I don’t want to hear Maroon 5’s Moves Like Jagger between tracks! ![]() My tastes have broadened over the years; I’m a fan of John Fogarty and CCR, U2, Tom Petty, string instrumentals (Simply Three, The Piano Guys, Lindsey Stirling, Katarina Protsenko…) and just last year I discovered What Becomes of the Brokenhearted and Eddie Vedder covering You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away, which last two appeal to my “emo” side (I use the term loosely…) I know pretty much everything there is to know about Imagine Dragons and OneRepublic, and I’ll let you in on a little secret: my story "The Firemen" ![]() Did I mention I have an uncanny and often downright annoying ability to recognize a song by the first two seconds and an artist by their voice a mile away? It’s hard to shop, walk into a gas station or sit down in a restaurant when I’m so attuned to music. A delightfully (or distressingly) distracting hobby. I used this quirk in the character of my lady protagonist in "Tools of the Trade" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Was this even a review? Never mind… I’m sure you’re not looking for advice here ![]() Take care, thanks for sharing, and keep writing ![]() ![]() ![]()
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