Since I was busy tying tying up all my loose ends in Cali and preparing to come back to the Big Cold Apple, I missed my Mandatory Monday post. I don’t even know what this category means exactly but it seemed very fitting for this little video I wanted to share with ya’ll.

Now, I’m sure there were a few iLL-Loyalists that downloaded the record and said “WTF?” We understand. Not that it was our intentions to trip you the funk out but we definitely preferred an extreme reaction over an easy digestion. Preparing for the second chapter, I’m attempting to understand the (loose) frame of mind that we had when we we’re recording iB4the1.1 with hopes of recreating (and improving) on the creative freedom we possessed.

Running my final errands before boarding my plane, I wandered into a Walgreens’ where “I Ran” by Flock Of Seagulls was lightly playing in the background. I always loved this song but I never knew anything about it besides its connection to the “Miami Vice” TV show. Upon touching down at the crib, I googled the only lyrics I knew and up-popped the above video. As I watched I said to myself, “This is Circus Nights…20 years ago!” It’s so validating to understand yourself as part of a continuum - especially one that you were attracted to before you understood the reasons. Watch it one time. And if you don’t believe me, silence the audio of the video and play “Circus Nights” in its place.

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There you go. You see where were coming from now???