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Same here!

Josh adams way back web is right!!!

Matt Kustom Kostumes I’m better these days and thank u!!!

Thompsongs, I still get laughs when I tell people Gnawbone, Indiana is a real place!

Lol my memories were the first time I heard myself on the radio (dream come true ~ Kristi Lee and Q95!) and suddenly people coming up to me asking for an autograph. It was weird!

@@JimRyser It's very cool to hear from you Jim! If we're ever in the same whereabouts, I've got a vinyl copy of your album (with one or two record store stickers still on it) that would be made even better with your autograph, if you're willing. - J. Thompson

@@mattkaustickomments I had no idea it existed until I actually moved to that area (not far from the twin lakes), in 1995. There are lots of things I'd love to revisit about those days - without having to be that age again.

​@@Thompsongs So cool that Jim posted here! Anyhoo, I literally 'drew/traced' every building in the Town of Nashville, and separately every building in Brown County, when I worked for an Urban Planning / Landscape Architecture firm in the early 90's. I hand-inked a series of map overlays for inclusion in a Comprehensive Plan for the County and Town 'book'. The drawing sizes were 48" x 36" or something huge like that and had to be photographed by a special large-format camera. I did not know about the Twin Lakes til I worked on the project, and wound up driving almost every road in Brown County. When the proposed Plan was finally revealed to a packed audience - the residents lost their sh!t!! They did not like the idea of concentrating nodes of new housing together around existing habitation at crossroads (which made sense logistically). Even in a relatively liberal place such as Brown County (famous for attracting artists and craftspeople) my ex-hippie bosses had not considered the 'I moved here because I want to be in the country and NOT have any neighbors' mentality. I doubt if any of the ideas presented ever were incorporated. However, my same firm did make planning recommendations to Jimmy Ryser's home town of Columbus, IN, that were laughed at initially, but now, 25 years later have been successfully incorporated - redoing the downtown streetscapes, bringing housing back to the upper stories of Washington Street businesses, bringing a luxury hotel downtown, providing areas for outdoor sidewalk dining, etc. Our firm was also behind the new Interchange at I-65 and the trail system that connects to downtown, plus the successful renovation of Mill Race Park.

C130 LM That’s cool to me!!

Stephen Elkins and just getting old!!!

Amazing person. These days he helps people overcome addictions and is an avid hunter. Super cool individual. Glad to call him my friend.

He's actually from Cleveland, Ohio.....but he sure acts like a Hoosier.....we've adopted him as such 😁

Sonny Chicago 773 pretty cool!!

I remember that concert WZOK put on at the airport that he performed at that summer, but I couldn't go to it because you had to be 21 or older & I was 17 at that time, & you had to have an invitation to get in. 😒 33 years & way better than the garbage that ZOK plays today!

Loop Garoo mine too!!!

Ironically I got married then. Sorry

What are you the F-IN age Police???

rocco gallucci Thanks Rocco!

j1980boy1 you made my day.

Joel Kurdys I write songs for The Hunting Public now!!

@@JimRyser I really wish you'd have been able to see Joel's comment sooner, I'm his daughter and was also at that concert .. You're a great talent and with what our family was going through at the time your lyrics rang right through to our hearts. Thank you for getting us through some tough times. Sadly though, Joel passed away April last year but I do know that your reply would have lit him up and put a child like sparkle of joy in his eyes! Thank you so much for your response, Truly grateful-- Brandi

Brandi Swallows thanks Brandi - wish I would have been able to give you both that smile!

@@JimRyser You have, Through many years of singing our hearts to mend, he always told me I was "Benny". I used to sneak in foster care and call and sing him this one though because I wondered if he'd have that look or be so mad and hate me at the next visit.. anyway the laughing at my squeaky lil voice on the old answering machine tapes brought those smiles and I can't thank you enough for what your music got me through so long ago.

@@brandiswallows6779 ❤️