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Do you miss the sweet smell of the rainforest streaking down the hillside, branches dripping with juices in the canopy of green, Jonathan?
Do you ever regret trading it in for a gasoline heartland, Jonathan?
Does their apathy towards your home and the people you know there drive a stake into your year, Jonathan?
Do you remember building traps in the midwest, Jonathan?
Do you remember climing palm trees in the day-earlier timezone, Jonathan?
And did the north country remind you of hope, Jonathan? Did it? Does it?

It happened Monday April 11, 2005. It's not an event or a turning point. No one will remember that date. Nothing of importance happened. But for me, within a few seconds, a feeling appeared and was crystallized into memory. As I experienced this, "Star Guitar" by the Chemical Brothers flooded my mind (in music video format). I've written songs based on the moment. And new songs I hear harken back the morning rays and distant towers. Listen to "Back to the Vibe" by DJ Marky and Bungle and see if you can figure out what I mean. I choose employment based on those seconds. I don't know why exactly, but I went to a place there that opened up futures. It was as if I snuck through some portal to another universe for a few passing moments. Anyways, see what you can make of it:

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