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Mike Rastiello

Oct 10, 2023 — 1 min read

Hey all! Thanks for your patience with me sending out this newsletter a week or so late. It’s been a busy few weeks for us, and my parents are visiting from New Jersey, so it’s been a good kind of busy.

On top of that, I’ve been going to shows (as usual), and the most recent show was a double bill of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service touring to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their respective albums Atlanticism and Give Up.

It was a great show celebrating two amazing albums.

Death Cab for Cutie touring for the 20th anniversary of Atlanticism

The Postal Service touring for the 20th anniversary of Give Up

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Before we get started, this past weekend was International Transgender Day of Visibility. It is vitally important that we continue to support trans people as they are under constant attack. If you can, please donate to an organization like The Trevor Project, PFLAG, or The Human Rights Campaign that helps

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Do you ever hear a song and get instantly transported in time? I have a handful of songs like that, and the big ones are all from when I was 14-16 or so. That’s the time in life when you are trying to figure out who you are. Maybe

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Don't even take a breath... The air is cut with cyanide... In honor of the New Year

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