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There came a moment in the middle of the song when he suddenly felt every heartbeat in the room & after that he never forgot that he was part of something much bigger

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Brian Andreas
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 17
Artist
Painter
Writer
Iowa City
Iowa
Something
Came
Heartbeat
Never
Moment
Forgot
Song
Performing
Felt
Suddenly
Moments
Bigger
Part
Room
Much
Rooms
Every
Middle

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