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          <div class="message"><p><strong>December 18</strong><br>It was one of those “at first sight” dealies.</p><p>I was waiting to meet with two founders of the new age movement at the Fellowship of Universal Guidance when a beautiful woman walked down the hallway.&nbsp;</p><p>Couldn’t take…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/stories/blog/7363607/the-story-of-bodhi-simone-book-1">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>Shite! This was quite a bind we had gotten ourselves into. I wrote “I Want to Marry You”, and Simone didn't say “No!”, but…but…but… we had each vowed earlier in our lives to never get married because of the trauma…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/stories/blog/7359738/but-we-had-vowed-never-to-marry">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>In <strong>ACT I</strong>, I shared the initial inspirational moment for writing, “I Want to Marry You.”&nbsp;</p><p>In <strong>ACT II</strong>, I stayed up all night writing. Anytime I felt stuck, I would look over at Simone, watch her head…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/stories/blog/7355605/new-year-s-eve-proposal-act-ii-e73afaa2-16a6-4d01-a394-01e2c5b0e586">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>Next week brings the release of &nbsp;the new single, “<strong>I Want to Marry You</strong>”! Probably the happiest, most upbeat song I've written! To help inspire you… read Act I of “<i><strong>The New Year's Eve Proposal</strong></i>”.</p><p>It…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/stories/blog/7351970/new-year-s-eve-proposal-act-i">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>I was enthralled in a state of <i>new love </i>when I wrote <strong>“Take Me to the Star”.</strong> Feeling awed by how Simone's presence was transforming me into a better man, I sat at the piano to see if anything wanted…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/stories/blog/7348338/a-star-birthed-whole">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>Thank you for streaming, and for all of the warm responses about how great the “<strong>Take Me to the Star</strong>” track sounds. Wait! Why are you so surprised??? 😁</p><p>Well, it only sounds this good thanks to the…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/stories/blog/7344320/who-played-on-the-album">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>Almost 9 years since Simone's passing and I'm happy to finally put out this album dedicated to the life we shared. Feels good.&nbsp;</p><p>It is, of course, a deeply personal and meaningful album for me, but I'm pretty sure…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/stories/blog/7339001/this-really-is-a-release">Read more</a></span></div>
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In our 27 years of living in harmony, I wrote a zillion love songs for my beloved late wife, Simone. She was easy to write for as the spark of love and adoration between us never waned. From all of… 
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