I recently visited Jordan, where I was born. This was the first time I'd been back in 10 years, and while I thought I had prepared myself for what was there, I very quickly learned that I was no where close to being prepared.

A recap of all the main events, and thoughts as I revisited a country destroyed from the inside out.

Sounds:

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S. 02 | Ep. 05 Tell 'Em Johnny!! by Burnt Sugar

The Will and Chris issue. Also, where is paradise? is it on earth? Is it even worth going to? This and other Uncut Gems.

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• Chris Rock and Will Smith at the Oscars | The Guardian

• Emdegena | Hailu Mergia, The Wailias

• Flor De Azalea | Frankie Reyes

• Alma, Corazon y Vida | Frankie Reyes

• Another Batch | J Dilla

• Will The Feelings Leave | cktrl

• Reflections After Jane | The Clientele

• BOA | Sam Gendel, Sam Wilkes

• You'll Never Get To Heaven | Sam Gendel, Sam Wilkes

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Cancel Culture. Have we learned nothing?!

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Anthropology | Charlie Parker

Ceremony | New Order

Rearranging Furniture | Gabriel Yard

Minor Swing | Django Reinhardt

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Inspiration, is it worth waiting for?

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Homesickness Pt. 2 | Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou

Anchin Kfu Ayinkash | Hallu Mergia & Dahlak Band

Why Chuck Palahniuk Enjoys Making People Feel Uncomfortable | The Joe Rogan Experience

Bebop | Charlie Parker, John Birks Gillespie

Sugarman | Sixto Rodriguez

20,000 Milus Under The Sea | Citizen X

Take Five | Minoru Muraoka

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S. 02 | Ep. 01 Resolution. by Burnt Sugar

Ep. 10 In Conversation With A Stoic. by Burnt Sugar

I've spent a long time the last few weeks, trying to re-introduce my routine back into my life. Coincidentally I had also been reading Hells Angels by Hunter S Thompson. I had known him to be an eccentric, but after I was not aware of the extent of his extreme nature. His tragic departure from this world was summed by his last note.

This was the note he left behind:

No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun – for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax – This won’t hurt.

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Hunter S. Thompson Interview On Gonzo Journalism (April 16, 1975) | UGA Brown Media Archives

The Braying Mule | Ennio Morricone

Akula Owu Onyeara | The Funkees

Gymnopedie No. 1 | Erik Satie

French Catalogues | Brian Eno

I’m Always Home, I’m Uncool | Almost Famous

Blue Room | Chet Baker

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Biological Speculation | Funkadelic

Ruben Gonzalez | La Enganodora

Showtime (Instrumental) | J Dilla

I’ll Stay | Funkadelic

Funky Piano (Instrumental) | E. Bros

How Many Emcee’s (Instrumental) | Black Moon

So Far To Go (instrumental) | J Dilla

Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts | Funkadelic

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Shit talkers are my people. They are my home.

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Morning Meditation | Keita

Idle Moments | Rudy Van Gelder

Home | Ry Vitamin String Quartet

Kimbemba | Carlos Lamartime

Redemption Song | Dave Chappelle

Take Me Home, Country Roads | John Denver

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