I had broken up with BJG back then for half a year or a year.  In my new fancy aparment with roomates, I was working in health research , I would listen to this album on loop.

I had my birthday there of my 24 years old or something. It was weird because Brian was not there at all, but many other people were, including a friend of his I liked quite a bit for moral boost.

It was a weird workaholic and solo club live show goer in fancy clothes. It culminated, after about 6-7 months, with me being very sick and my parenst being called to bring me home. BJG came back, miraculously, in the landscape after that. he is my hero in more ways than not. Om mani peme hung May he outlive me, pleae dear Buddha and Taras. Om tare tuttare svoha Om tare tuttare ture svoha. Om mani peme hung Om mani peme hung