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Burlington, NC Soccer game
We used to get to listen to music while warmed up for soccer, and I first heard this song as I was warming up and it was awesome!
Read Memory Tucson, AZ Nostalgia... RIP Drew
Right now I'm dealing with a loss of a very close friend, Drew Madeiski. When we were 15, he was diagnosed with bone cancer in his knee. He had started...
Read Memory Livermore, CA Summer
I've owned a copy of Legend for as along as I can remember buying my own cassette tapes. Bob Marley has provided me with years and years of inspiration and...
Read Memory Houston, TX I think this is love
In late 1995, I met the woman that is now my wife. Being the dreamer that I am, I quickly fell in love with her, but I just didn't know how to reach out to...
Read Memory United Kingdom Strawberry Beer in little Germany
My first taste of proper strawberry beer, the guy doing a cover version of No Woman No Cry sounded like he had been enjoying the beer aswell. The fact that...
Read Memory Alexandria, VA Jammin As We Drive
We're friends but not really. Wednesday night a group of us decided to go on a road trip to California. One car left Thursday morning, and mine headed out...
Read Memory Memphis, TN Reggae'd Out
The boyfriend at the time almost ruined reggae for me forever with yet another of his lengthy musical obsessions. At the time with him, it was reggae,...
Read Memory College Park, MD No Reggae No Cry
I know Bob Marley is revered by millions, and that reggae often has deep social significance. I appreciate those facts. But the music itself? I can't stand...
Read Memory Arlington, VA Painting in the Sun
Back in college, we often had to clean the fraternity house. Often, the few of us actually working were far outnumbered by the many watching or not being...
Read Memory Boulder, CO Our Litttle Secret
My father has a pretty solid vinyl collection, and growing up, I filled some of my slower days exploring through his records. One morning, I stumbled onto...
Read Memory Los Banos Laguna Reggae on the streets of Manila
After the ouster of former strongman Pres. Ferdinand Marcos by a people power revolution in 1986, the youth and the nation were gripped by the heat of...
Read Memory New York, NY Tashi Delek
Tashi, Tashi, Tashi ... you can hear Tibetans say this often as they welcome you into a business or home. Tashi Delek means "blessings",...
Read Memory Villa Rica, GA No Woman
Music is emotional, and I am an emotional person. Whether I am experiencing anger, compassion, bliss, depression, stress or relaxation, I have a tendency...
Read Memory Iketown Dear Benazir
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated today, December 27, 2007. When people stand for something new, it scares people who cling to something old. What's...
Read Memory Iketown Redemption Dome
In 1996 I moved into one of the dumpiest three bedroom apartments imaginable with three other guys. The place was above a gay strip club called Madrigals -...
Read Memory Iketown Captain Shrimp
The Dry Tortugas are a group of small islands about 70 miles west of the Florida Keys. I camped on its beaches with some friends in February of 1996. It was...
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