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Don’t Change – Remembering Michael Hutchence

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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the untimely death of a musical icon, Michael Hutchence of the Australian band, INXS.    I must admit, I was shaken when I first heard the news of his death on November 22, 1997.   It’s hard when you lose a pop culture icon from your youth, especially when it is unexpected and in a bizarre way. There’s been some controversy surrounding his death – some believe he was murdered and others think it was accidental auto-erotic asphyxiation. Either way, the world lost a beautiful…

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Want – Fall Mood 2017 Mixtape

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Want – both a noun and a verb meaning to desire for someone or something. Want Need Crave Hunger Thirst I have a want, a hunger deep inside my being for raw passion shared with another. I thirst for adventure, to go to unknown places, yet I am content in the peaceful stillness of the night, with the crickets singing and bright moonlight shining down. My want has become an almost all-consuming fire inside of me. Thinking that this hunger, this want would convert into creative energy and propel me further with…

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John Hughes Movie Romance

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Deep down inside I still want the fairy tale/rom-com/John Hughes movie romance and happily ever after, even though I know it does not exist. 

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