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Maurice Carlos Ruffin's avatar

Kirthana, Mercury Rev is one of my favorite bands ever. I discovered them around 2004, led to them by first finding their cousin band The Flaming Lips. Holes is simply one of the most beautiful songs ever made. I've written to it many times. Heck, I've daydreamed about writing to it.

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin's avatar

P.S. that cover of Holes is remarkable!

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Kirthana Ramisetti's avatar

Maurice!! I am overjoyed; this is so wonderful to hear. "Holes" is just one of the most gorgeous songs ever, and I love that cover too. (Also, Dava's wedding song is a Flaming Lips song, so we might have some other mutual favorites in common.)

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Jolene Handy's avatar

Thank you so much for the lovely mention, Kirthana! Made my day! ❤️

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Kirthana Ramisetti's avatar

You're so very welcome! (And I also love that we both read each other's newsletters with our coffees 😊☕)

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Jolene Handy's avatar

Me too! 😃 ☕️

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Haili Blassingame's avatar

Thank you for the shoutout! ❤️

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Jennifer Keishin Armstrong's avatar

Oh my goodness, I love this story!

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