Here are my stories... sorry if I'm long-winded...
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How I Got TITN...
Several months after 9-11, I was bummed, on a serious writer and artist's block.
Then, I decided to go and find a few CDs I had been wanting to buy (including TITN). I went to two different malls, into Sam Goodys and FYEs.
When it was near the end of the day, I decided to give up. Before I did, I bopped into a Sam Goody.
I then asked the cashier if they had the CD and she went to find it.
When she gave it to me, she handed it to me, back facing to me. I thought, "Oh, no! It isn't it!"
I flipped it over, thinking about correcting the cashier, when I saw the beautiful cover. I said, "Thanks! This is it!"
From being handed it to paying for it, I thanked the cashier so much, I must've annoyed the hell out of her.
That day, I'll never forget it. It helped me cheer up.
And every time I listen to LL, the song always cheers me up when I'm down.
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Finding Mirage: (sounds like Finding Nemo,
)
When I was really young, I was searching through records, and was planning to look up Dan Fogelberg albums (they were my dad's
).
And I came across Rumours (I recall seeing it before), but then I came across this album with a "bizarre, dark" cover.
I decided to research the albums.
I later found out the one with the cover was Mirage.
Both of the FM albums are my mother's (but before, she told me they were my father's
).
A year after that, I wanted to hang up my LP copy of TITN, that I bought shortly before, and of course Mirage.
I then asked my mother if I could hang up Mirage.
She said, "Ask your father."
I did so. He said, "Ask your mother."
Before I could ask my mom, my mom then said, "You can have it!!"
And it happened again, when I wanted to add Rumours to my record collection.
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God bless!
