u/alonzoramon

So I've thought this to myself for years but I'm curious if anyone's ever felt the same about it..

I listened to a high quality instrumental version of the song and it has such an evident "made in a laptop in a bedroom" type of production sound, and I certainly don't mean that in a bad way. When you layer in the lyrics and their subject matter, it sounds like something he would've written back in the early days of the project, think 2007 or early 2008.

It definitely sounds like he polished up the song's production and the vocals for the Ocean Eyes Deluxe release in 2010, similar to how he polished up the 2007 version of Hello Seattle and the 2008 versions of The Saltwater Room and On The Wing for the initial studio release of Ocean Eyes in 2009.

Thoughts?

I'm a monthly attendee of Dialogue Institute of Dallas' cultural exchange events, such as food festivals and Next Gen Professionals gamenight socials, however I was curious if anyone else recommends other cultural exchange events.

I'm interested in Southern European, Middle Eastern, African, and East Asian cultures. Please recommend! I'm interested in learning new things and perhaps pick up on a new language!

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Adopt not buy :)

I'm planning on attending the Josey Records (Dallas area) listening party, but I'm not sure how early to arrive as this is my first time attending this kind of event ever, and let alone an event at such a big record store like Josey. I already IM'd the record store for a recommended arrival time, but I was curious if y'all had any suggestions while I wait to hear back.

Might plan for a future cycling trip to OKC and maybe visit Tulsa via Greyhound, but where I'm from (DFW) Greyhound trips and their stations are very sketchy...not sure if experiences differ in Oklahoma