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Eric Webb's avatar

This one is a banger! As is everything you write, but this one has also convinced me you need to send a copy to David Letterman.

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Amy Wilde's avatar

Not the point here, I realize, but I hope those Pandora's Box frenemies are all having the day they deserve. Also did you know Kiss from a Rose might be about COCAINE?

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Tolly Moseley's avatar

WHAT!

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Scott Rocher's avatar

The audio and music added so much to this one. Thanks for recording and editing. And sorry that Scott broke your heart.

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Tolly Moseley's avatar

Thank you so much Scott!!! I really appreciate that. I’m going to try to add more transitional music between sections too, you know?

(And thank you about not-his-real-name Scott 😅)

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Scott Rocher's avatar

Yeah and layering — the end credits were nice on top of Kiss from a Rose.

Knowing his real name was not Scott is ruining the idea that I was picturing it was Seth Green’s character from Austin Powers.

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Tolly Moseley's avatar

Definitely a Sliding Doors version of my life where Seth Green is my first kiss

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Ross's avatar

Just listened!! Love this so much. It's cool the way you humanized everybody in this memoir - from the awkward nerdy guy to Mr. Checklist!

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Tolly Moseley's avatar

❤️❤️❤️!!

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Just Simon's avatar

I would say for the ages of songs going right in, more 14 to 17 - but it’s different for boys. To me, adolescence will always sound like Sparks’ “This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us”, or indeed the whole ‘Kimono My House’ album, to the curious smell of science lab made soap.

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Tolly Moseley's avatar

Also Simon, “Kimono” made me instantly think of KOKOMO aka Beach Boys rollerskating rink slow jam 🎶

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Just Simon's avatar

“Single remind me of kisses/Albums remind me of plans”. A truism from the pen of Chris Difford (Squeeze)☺️

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Tolly Moseley's avatar

Science lab made soap 😅

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Just Simon's avatar

Blame the English chemistry curriculum of the time!

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