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90s country music had so many bangers! And then 9/11 happened and ruined it (among other things).

Your dream reminds me of my second most common stress dream, wherein John Mayer is hitting on me and I have to politely but definitively extricate myself from the situation. Like, how are we spending enough time in close enough proximity that he even could, let alone would?? Dreams are weird.

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omg I have a running thing with John Mayer so I really love your stress dream! Dreams truly are bizarre (and '90s country was truly full of bangers).

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Jan 3Liked by Alicia Thompson

This was such a fun and wild ride! I love Austin. It's one of those songs that are just super fun to sing. If you want another Blake Shelton rec, try "The Baby", but DEFINITELY get the tissues!!!

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Will do -- thanks for the rec!

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Jan 1Liked by Alicia Thompson

lol, I confess I'm a country musician, but I love women who eschew it, like you and my wife!

And you need not waffle about Texas to Blake becuase he has a Florida connection. Right down the same street as Cold World, he owns a bar called Ol' Red... and I've played there!

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ohhhh cool to know! thanks!!!

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Dec 27, 2023Liked by Alicia Thompson

I have never enjoyed reading about a dream more. 100% better than a newsletter about 2023/2024 thoughts!

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hahaha oh good

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Hilarious dream. Isn't it so weird how people you have 0.00% of a crush on can become a crush in a dream?? I always feel a little dazed and slightly embarrassed when that happens, lol. Also, I love that song. I'm 100% Puerto Rican (I was born there and grew up in a Spanish-speaking household with two parents who were born and raised on the island) but I was raised in central FL (good ol Polk County!!) and I have an unusually broad knowledge of mid-90s to 2000s country hits that no extended family member can understand. It's very funny to me. If you or your husband want to share that playlist please send it my way!!

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I also have held a grudge for a VERY LONG TIME for something someone did in a dream. I love your deep, unexpected knowledge of '90s-00s country music!!!

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This dream is absolutely wild 😂

BUT ALSO scooping too much gum out of my mouth is a recurring annoying dream thing for me and I'm glad I'm not the only one to have experienced this--but also, I'm sorry, because it's so weird!

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Whoa that is weird! Maybe it's a known dream symbol like teeth falling out and that kind of thing? What does it MEAN?

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