My July 4th

Jul 9 My July 4th Guess where I spent the evening of the 4th? I finally made it down to m5! It was awesome. There was even a simple piece of paper on the door, thanking fans for finding the place. It was late, and no one was around, but...

Shannon Lowder

01 Jul 2009 — 1 min read

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My July 4th

Guess where I spent the evening of the 4th? I finally made it down to m5! It was awesome. There was even a simple piece of paper on the door, thanking fans for finding the place. It was late, and no one was around, but I figured they wouldn’t be working that week anyway.

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