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My Radio Internship: The 90s Alt Rock Way

They told me to be at the radio station by 4:30am, so there I was, alone, standing outside in the dark, staring up at the nondescript three-story building.

It was cold outside. Foggy. The office manager told me that someone would be there to meet me. I hadn’t yet earned access to the 4-digit security code that I’d soon learn was simply the building number.

As I awkwardly stood in front of the glass doors waiting for entry, a warbled voice shot out of the shadows.

“Muuurrrr-der-errrrrr.”

I jumped out of my skin.

MURDERER?

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Thank You, Thich Nhat Hanh, for Your Lessons on Mindfulness

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My hands went numb. My body went cold. My breath turned shallow.

I was on the parkway, stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic. With nothing but a sea of red brake lights ahead, a single thought bounced around my brain: how could an ambulance possibly reach me?

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Friday Night Lights: Texas Forever, A Composition of Impermanence

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Texas forever.

I just finished watching Friday Night Lights for the third time over the past 10 years, and as a man in his mid-forties, I am perfectly comfortable admitting that it is still one of my favorite shows. FNL is most certainly NOT a show about football; the game is merely the tie that binds.

But I’d be lying if I didn’t find myself looking inward to figure out why the guy who grew up in New York City and never attended a single high school football game would be drawn to a show that covers themes like small-town America and sports rivalry high jinks. My hunch is that I hang around for the teenage romance and musical score, which sounds much creepier than intended.

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The Offspring Helped Me Find My Self Esteem

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The Offspring’s “Self Esteem” lyrics got me through some rough years.

Damn you, Samantha.

I never trusted you, and I was right.

But logic has zero ability to defend itself against the deluge of hormones that release during your teenage years.

In particular, there’s that remarkable age range where getting fucked over is magnified by knowing you’re getting fucked over. Then you get “rewarded” with the double bonus of beating yourself up for walking right into the torture chamber.

The only song for me while Samantha held me in her web was “Self Esteem” by The Offspring.

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Forgotten 90s Alternative Rock Songs

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So much of 90s alternative rock has been forgotten, left behind to die on a pressed CD, or trapped inside an archaic MP3 player that is as worthless as a brick.

This is my running list of 90s alt-rock bands and songs that kick ass; the tunes that helped shape my soul–many of which, still get played in regular rotation all of these years later.

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Are Mets Season Tickets Worth It? My Baseball Experiment.

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Mets season ticket holders received a commemorative ticket as a “gift.”

Are you debating whether or not to pull the trigger on Mets season tickets? I made the plunge this past season. And like you, I reached the end of the Internet to help make my decision. After trolling Reddit and obsessively Googling questions like, “are baseball season tickets worth it” and “how do season tickets work?” and “Mets season ticket packages”– I took the calculated risk and went with a 20-game package.

Despite my intense research, I found very few answers, making me wonder if the Mets season ticket experience is purposely shrouded in secrecy, a pact made by MLB teams and super fans to preserve a host of benefits only unlocked for the fortunate few who make the plunge.

This article aims to talk about some of the lesser-discussed nuances of being a baseball season ticket holder.

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