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: in 1991, when i was 8, i used to ride the school bus for 2 and a half hours every day
: i went to school in east la, so the landscape of my journey to school had all these progressions into increasingly dilapidated neighborhoods, until there were no more trees and everything was flat and desolate and then i was at school
: there were also lots of hills so i viewed each hill as different country for its own particular characteristics (cliff country, woods country, desert country)
: i had a really mean mexican bus driver who was in his mid-20's - he would never let me off anywhere other than my stop
: he liked to listen to power 106 on the bus, so i listened to alot of early 90's hip hop these few years on the bus

: i also used to watch mtv all afternoon during this period of my childhood
: november rain was definately the most played music video
: other music videos that are particularly memorable at this time

• rush rush (keanu reeves debut)
• crying (debut of alicia silverstone where she jumps off a bridge- psyche out!)
• thats the way love goes
  
• and we can't forget such mtv events such as The Grind with recently sighted eric neese
  

: for my 8th birthday my parents bought me a tape player and my first tape - mariah carey emotions
: this was my favorite album for approximately 3 years

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an ode to the highland park section of the bus ride:

tennessee - arrested development
it was a good day - ice cube
nuthin but a g thang - dr. dre
on a sunday afternoon - a lighter shade of brown
baby baby baby - tlc
poison - bel biv devo
live and learn - joe public
blame it on the rain - mili vinilli
diamonds and pearls - prince
damn i wish i was your lover - sophie b hawkins
i wanna sex you up - color me badd
baby got back - sir mix alot
i get around - 2 pac
everyday people - arrested development
good vibrations - marky mark
finally - cece peniston
if - janet jackson
rush rush - paula abdul
i'd die without you - pm dawn
november rain - guns and roses
i adore mi amor - color me badd

september in new york feels like winter in los angeles. winter in los angeles is awesome.