Eminem, "Curtain Call"--ABSOLUTE-BIDEN TEMPO ANALYSIS OF EACH OF 24 songs, including "Stan," live at the 2001 Grammy Awards with Sir Elton John

2001 - A Musical Odyssey

charts, calibrations, measurements, illustrations, graphics by RIVER NEWMAN of the MEANSPEED MUSIC COMPANY
© 2008. Use Freely.

These are the 24 meanspeeds and mean-emotions from the "Deluxe" version of Eminem's album Curtain Call. An informative article regarding this album can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtain_Call:_The_Hits.

On this Newman Standard tempo scale, based on the meanspeed music conjecture, developed in 1992:

We see that Eminem is versatile, honest and almost brutally frank in speed and emotional selection. What is most striking are the 5 songs at the speed of loneliness and 5 songs at the speed of renewal. "Lose Yourself," the song I think has been this generation's equivalent of "Like A Rolling Stone" in terms of political impact, is at the speed of renewal—a reason, you think, the song is on almost everyone's playlist?

Here is the full song list, exact speeds, and corresponding emotional expressions:


1. "Intro"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=62.5 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=ceremony

2. "Fack"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=124.1 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=victory

3. "The Way I Am"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=87.3 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=renewal

4. "My Name Is"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=85.5 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=renewal

5. "Stan"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=80.0 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=loneliness

“Stan" was the third and final single (after "The Real Slim Shady" and "The Way I Am") released from The Marshall Mathers LP, the second LP from rapper Eminem. The song is perhaps Eminem's most critically-acclaimed song and has been called a 'cultural milestone'. It is also included on Curtain Call: The Hits, performed with Elton John.

The speed charts above were created by Meanspeed music using the following method. The version above, as noted on the charts, are the Elton John/Curtain call LP:

1) Listen for a songs underlying pulse, almost always found as quarter or eighth notes;

2) Begin the recording again, and using a lap stop-watch. Start watch on the first discernible beat;

3) Upon the next beat, start to count. I use a simple mathematical calculator set to "0 + 1=", thereupon making the first time I hit the = key beat one, and so on. *Every* underlying beat is to be counted;

4) To perform actions 1-3 above, use one hand to hold the watch, the other to keep every beat counted;

5) Each time the counter hits a factor of ten, press the "lap" button on the stopwatch, thereby measuring the 10 beats that have immediately been heard while keeping the total time unaffected. This is a common way to time swimming laps and track laps;

6) At song's final discernible beat, hit the "Stop" button rather than the "Lap" button on the stopwatch. The final stop will also measure the final beats in isolation.

7) Record all data;

8) Repeat same process eight times;

9) Average the entire song. Using simple cross multiplication, you can determine the song's "average tempo" or "MEANSPEED"

10) Average each group of ten beats. Using simple cross multiplication, you can determine the speed albeit at an error of closer to 1 %, of each grouping of beats. One need not use 10 to create the speed graphs I have so created. So said, in my experiments groups of ten usually make for the most easily seen speed trend of any song;

11) To create a speed graph yourself, simply use the obtained numbers on a spreadsheet software program (I have been using Microsoft's Excel since 1995 with most excellent results);

12) If it is simply a general number within 3-5% error rather than the scientific error described above, simply use the "tap link" on this site, or any of the other such "tempo" programs available.

6. "Lose Yourself"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=85.7 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=renewal

7. "Shake That"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=107.0 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=lust

8. "Sing for the Moment"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=82.0 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=stoicism

9. "Without Me"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=112.2 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=brazenness

10. "Like Toy Soldiers"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=81.8 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=solitude

11. "The Real Slim Shady"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=104.5 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=natural

12. "Mockingbird"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=84.6 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=renewal

13. "Guilty Conscience"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=91.2 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=enthusiasm

14. "Cleanin' Out My Closet"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=74.0 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=grace

15. "Just Lose It"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=121.0 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=victory

16. "When I'm Gone"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=75.0 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=grace

17. "Stan" (live with Sir Elton John at the 2001 Grammy's)
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=80.1 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=lonliness

18. "Dead Wrong (Remix)" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Eminem)
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=82.8 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=loneness

19. "Role Model"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=92.0 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=enthisiasm

20. "Kill You"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=107.0 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=lust

21. "Shit on You" (with D12)
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=109.6 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=lust

22. "Criminal"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=102.0 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=natural

23. "Renegade" (Jay-Z featuring Eminem)
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=85.0 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=renewal

24. "Just Don't Give a Fuck"
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=85.5 beats per minute
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=renewal

Ian Schneider
Meanspeed Music
November 7, 2008

tempo and emotion correlates are found below on the Newman Standard Tempo Scale, for use by ANYONE AND EVERYONE. [Borrow it], SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT TEMPO AWARENESS AND TAKING YOUR MENTAL POWER BACK!

PSYCHE SONGS will flow? Know the speed, CONTROL YOUR ATTITUDE. Eminem - "Lose Yourself" - Jodie Foster quotes chorus at U/Pennsylvania graduation

"You mean, it's a 'know your speed, feed your psyche song' list!?"
"Exactly, Senator Biden. Tremendous honor to meet you sir."
- Joe Biden asks [River Newman], on the south of Madison Avenue between 55th and 56th streets, January 2008. In order to meet the voters, Joe was waiting for the bus, as I explained Meanspeed Music's potential to cool the people without spending a dime. Oh - yeah, he is bigger in person - much.

YouTube - Eminem Lose Yourself

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_RicayN7X8


Though it was hardly original, as it was based on the song "Dream On" written by Steven Tyler for the super-group AEROSMITH, Eminem's recording Lose Yourself won Best Original Song for the film '8 Mile', starring Reese Witherspoon, Eminem, and the city of Detroit in general at the 2003 Academy Awards. The rapper beat out U2's tune The Hands That Built America and Marshall Mathers, a/k/a EMINEM became the first "rapper" to win an Oscar.

This is a song that is a PSYCHE song for many, including Dontrelle Willis as he noted in his remarks regarding his choices for his iTunes Celebrity Playlist. Sir [sic, British usage] Andrew-Lloyd Webber is another huge fan of the song. None other than one of the most inspired men in all of North America over the last 75 years, Mr. William "Bill" Shatner, the original Captain Kirk, has recorded his own version of the Eminem version of "Dream On."



Meanspeed-Carlton Summary
song title=LOSE YOURSELF
song based on sample=DREAM ON
sample written by=Steven Tyler
mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=85.7 beats per minute
average beat length=700 milliseconds
mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=acceptance/renewal/rebirth
most interesting rhyme='reality' and 'gravity'
"Snap back to reality, Oh there goes gravity"

The meanspeed music conjecture is summarized on the Newman Stand Tempo Scale -





/River C.C. Newman/
October 29, 2008
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Public documents -

Lose Yourself

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Lose Yourself" is a hip hop song by American rapper Eminem. It was released in 2002 as part of the soundtrack to the film 8 Mile, also starring Eminem. The song had additional production by Luis Resto and Jeff Bass.

This is perhaps Eminem's most well-known, successful song, reaching the top of many charts around the world, including the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, among others. It won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, two Grammy Awards, and two other Grammy nominations. The song is ranked 4th in the 100 greatest songs of the past 25 years by VH1.[1]

The song was written by Eminem during a break of the filming of 8 Mile. He recorded it in a portable studio on the set, recording all three verses in one take. The sheet on which he wrote the song appears in 8 Mile in a scene where his character is writing while riding the bus. This sheet was sold on eBay for $10,000.

The song's lyrics explicitly sum up the background info about Eminem's character in 8 Mile, B. Rabbit, with the first verse summing up much of the plot of the movie.

The song's general production style is similar in scope to the track "'Till I Collapse" from The Eminem Show (released before 8 Mile). Both tracks begin with an interlude punctuated by a piano, followed by a gradual introduction of the beat, accompanied by a spoken introduction by Eminem. Both tracks also prominently feature a bass loop and some guitar elements. "Lose Yourself" was also Eminem's first and only #1 single in the U.S.

Success

"Lose Yourself" is the most successful single of Eminem's mainstream career. As such, it is considered to be his signature song. It had a 12-week run at #1 in the United States & Australia, and topped the charts in many other countries as well, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and Denmark among others. It debuted at number nine in Canada and moved up to #1 the following week. According to the Guinness Book Of World Records "Lose Yourself" became the "Longest Running Single at Number One for a Rap Song".

In the United States, "Lose Yourself" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart the week of October 5, 2002, at #43. A week later, the single jumped to #18, and hit #1 by November 9. The single spent 16 total weeks in the Top 10, and a total of 23 weeks in the Top 50. While in the #1 spot (from 11/09/02 through 1/25/03), "Lose Yourself"'s impressive run kept several top contenders for the #1 spot from ever reaching #1, including Jay-Z, Nelly, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, and especially Missy Elliott, whose single "Work It" was at #2 for 10 weeks.

The song went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Original Song (the first time a rap song ever won this award), upsetting the favored song "The Hands That Built America" by U2. It is rumored that Eminem, who was not present at the award ceremony believing he would not win for a rap song, was sleeping at the time the award was announced. This was the first time in 14 years the winner of the Best Original Song category was not performed at the ceremony. Luis Resto, one of the song's co-writers, had attended the ceremony and accepted the award instead. "He's creative, he has symphonies in his head," Resto said at the lectern about Eminem. [1] The American Film Institute later ranked it #93 on their list of the 100 Greatest Songs from American Films.

At the Grammy Awards of 2004, "Lose Yourself" became Eminem's second career nomination for Record of the Year (following "Without Me"), and the first rap song ever to be nominated for Song of the Year. It won Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song, which was a brand new category at the time.

At #166, "Lose Yourself" is the highest ranked of the three songs from the 21st century featured in the 2004 List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (joining "Stan" at #290). Outkast's "Hey Ya!" was the other, at #180.

"Lose Yourself" was later released on Eminem's compilation album, Curtain Call: The Hits, in 2005.

The song's chorus consists of two repeated short verses.

The music video for "Lose Yourself" was filmed in Detroit, Michigan, and thus contains numerous shots of the city, including of the Ambassador Bridge. The video is a mixture of multiple scenarios, including scenes from and reminiscent of the movie 8 Mile, and Eminem rapping next to the "8 Mile Rd. Mobile Court" sign that appears on the cover of the movie's soundtrack.

It contains scenes focusing on Rabbit's and the real life Eminem's character, for example, the difficulties he has to face while rapping, the insult and booing of crowds as he is a white rapper and the trouble he has to face due to his alcoholic mother and people he hangs out with.

He won a Much Music Video Awards in 2003 for Favourite International Artist with the video for "Lose Yourself".

At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards it received the award for Best Video from a Film in the final year this award was given out. It also received nominations for Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Rap Video, and Viewer's Choice.

[edit] Uses in popular culture

The Teen drama series Instant Star named its season premiere episode after this song.
The music video is parodied in the movie "Scary Movie 3".
Queen + Paul Rodgers used the song as the house music for all of the concerts on their 2005–2006 tours.
On May 15, 2006, Jodie Foster quoted the chorus of the song in her commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania.[2]
Many athletic teams use this song over their PA system before games.
Part of the tune of the song is used as the theme music on the German detective series Lenßen & Partner.
During an October 2006 interview with the K102 Morning Crew in (Minneapolis, MN), country artist Taylor Swift did an acoustic rendition of the intro and first verse of "Lose Yourself" live on the air, citing it as her favorite workout song.

The Croatian band Vatrogasci did a parody of this song titled 'Izgubi Se,' which loosely translates to 'Lose Yourself' in English.
"Weird Al" Yankovic made a parody of the song, titled "Couch Potato", on his 2003 album Poodle Hat. Eminem had given him permission to parody the song, but not to produce a music video for the parody. Al has also released a t-shirt in his online store that parodies the 8 Mile movie poster.
In 2003 the Australian comedy duo Scared Weird Little Guys produced a rap version of the folk song "Waltzing Matilda" called "Cleanin' Out My Tuckerbag", which parodies both "Lose Yourself" and "Cleanin' Out My Closet", but does not credit Eminem.
Apologetix has made a parody called Look Yourself.
The show Robot Chicken parodied part of the film in the rapping sequence involving Bugs Bunny and a collection of other Looney Tune characters.[3]
The Belgian comedian Chris Van den Durpel made a parody titled: "rijbewijs", which translates to 'driving license', shown in his TV-show "Chris & Co".
Lupe Fiasco sampled this song on his track "Lu Myself" on his mixtape, Lupe the Jedi and the Touch The Sky mixtape.

Eminem's iTunes Celebrity Playlist: Lean, Mean & Harsh--the elemental speeds of the list by Meanspeed Music Trust

Eminem released his iTunes “celebrity playlist” on December 12, 2006. These are the elemental speeds of all the songs contained thereon.

“Fight Music”
track #1
performer=D12
album=Devil’s Night
Genre according to iTunes=Hip-Hop/Rap
Eminem’s comment regarding choice= “The title says it all. A brawling song for Detroit and beyond.”
a) mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=89.6 beats per minute,
b) mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=enthusiasm,
c) average beat length=670 milliseconds
d) corresponding pitch=382.30 hertz, 56 cents above F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz, 44 cents below G4=391.995 hertz.

“What Up Gangsta”
track #2
performer=50 Cent
album=Get Rich Or Die Tryin’
Genre according to iTunes=Hip-Hop/Rap
Eminem’s comment regarding choice= “The energy you feel when this song comes on makes you want to punch someone. Hard. But don’t do it.”
a) mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=82.5 beats per minute,
b) mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=loneliness,
c) average beat length=727 milliseconds
d) corresponding pitch=352.19 hertz, 14 cents above F4=349.228 hertz, 86 cents below F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz.

“Natural Born Killaz”
track #3
performer=Dr. Dre & Ice Cube
album= Murder Was The Case, soundtrack to the original motion picture
Genre according to iTunes=Soundtrack
Eminem’s comment regarding choice= “You feel like jumping out of the window when this song comes on. It’s totally insane.”
a) mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=91.0 beats per minute,
b) mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=enthusiasm,
c) average beat length=659 milliseconds
d) corresponding pitch=388.47 hertz, 84 cents above F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz, 16 cents below G4=391.995 hertz.

Track #4
“Smack My Bitch Up”
performer=The Prodigy
album=The Fat Of The Land
Genre according to iTunes=Electronic
Eminem’s comment regarding choice= “I’ll plead the 5th.”
a) mean speed/average tempo/median velocity=136.4 beats per minute,
b) mean-emotion according to the meanspeed music conjecture=fast, 2.27 beats per second,
c) average beat length=440 milliseconds,
d) corresponding pitch=581.86 hertz, 83 cents above C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz, 17 cents below D5=587.330 hertz.

The meanspeed music conjecture is summarized on the Newman Stand Tempo Scale, pictured here



/River Newman/
Meanspeed Music Company

October 22, 2008
this is an extended version of an article published on January 3, 2007 on these pages

Meanspeed Review - SWEET HOME ALABAMA - "Watergate does not bother me/Does your conscience bother you?/Tell the truth!" - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Meanspeed Summary, supervised by James C.C. Manning
song=Sweet Home Alabama
performer=Lynyrd Skynyrd
mean speed/tempo=97.9 beats per minute.
mean emotion=comfort
average beat=1.63 beats per second.
average beat=613 milliseconds.
beating frequency=1.63 cycles per second.
corresponding pitch=416.853 Hertz, 6.5 cents above G#4/Ab4=466.164 Hertz, 93.5 cents below A4=440.000 Hertz.

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/Ian Andrew Schneider/
October 13, 2008

Eminem's Best: "Stan," speeds of the original Studio version with Dido and the live 2001 Grammy Awards Elton version, sampling the song "Thank You"

The speed graphs compare two versions of the Eminem song Stan. The song was recorded originally with Dido singing the musical verse first, Eminem then going into verse. When the song was recorded at the 2001 Grammy Awards with Elton John playing piano and Dido's musical and vocal part, Eminem went into the first verse before Elton sang his first musical verse, as Dido. Hence, the red Elton comparison line on the chart on the top does not begin until after a twelve bar piano improvisation in A minor.

An excellent article on the song Stan may be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_%28song%29.


Ian Schneider
April 17, 2007
meanspeed.com

The Most Unlikely Fantastic Duet-so far-This Century: Eminem and Sir Elton John, "Stan"--live at the 2001 Grammy Awards

“Stan" was the third and final single (after "The Real Slim Shady" and "The Way I Am") released from The Marshall Mathers LP, the second LP from rapper Eminem. The song is perhaps Eminem's most critically-acclaimed song and has been called a 'cultural milestone'. It is also included on Curtain Call: The Hits, performed with Elton John.

The speed charts above were created by Meanspeed music using the following method. The version above, as noted on the charts, are the Elton John/Curtain call LP:

1) Listen for a songs underlying pulse, almost always found as quarter or eighth notes;

2) Begin the recording again, and using a lap stop-watch. Start watch on the first discernable beat;

3) Upon the next beat, start to count. I use a simple mathematical calculator set to "0 + 1=", thereupon making the first time I hit the = key beat one, and so on. *Every* underlying beat is to be counted;

4) To perform actions 1-3 above, use one hand to hold the watch, the other to keep every beat counted;

5) Each time the counter hits a factor of ten, press the "lap" button on the stopwatch, thereby measuring the 10 beats that have immediately been heard while keeping the total time unaffected. This is a common way to time swimming laps and track laps;

6) At song's final discernable beat, hit the "Stop" button rather than the "Lap" button on the stopwatch. The final stop will also measure the final beats in isolation.

7) Record all data;

8) Repeat same process eight times;

9) Average the entire song. Using simple cross multiplication, you can determine the song's "average tempo" or "MEANSPEED"

10) Average each group of ten beats. Using simple cross multiplication, you can determine the speed albeit at an error of closer to 1 %, of each grouping of beats. One need not use 10 to create the speed graphs I have so created. So said, in my experiments groups of ten usually make for the most easily seen speed trend of any song;

11) To create a speed graph yourself, simply use the obtained numbers on a spreadsheet software program (I have been using Microsoft's Excel since 1995 with most excellent results);

12) If it is simply a general number within 3-5% error rather than the scientific error described above, simply use the "tap link" on this site, or any of the other such "tempo" programs available.


Ian Schneider
April 13, 2007
Meanspeed Music

Eminem: The Speeds of The Marshall Mathers LP for inclusion in your iTunes column for BPM

The mean speeds of the tracks of the songs on The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem were measured as:

Track #2
"Kill You”
mean speed=107 beats per minute
mean space=560 milliseconds between beats


Track #3
"Stan" (featuring Dido)
mean speed=80 beats per minute
mean space=750 milliseconds between beats

Track #5
"Who Knew"
mean speed=101 beats per minute
mean space=595 milliseconds between beats


Track #7
"The Way I Am”
mean speed=87 beats per minute
mean space=690 milliseconds between beats

Track #8
"The Real Slim Shady"
mean speed=105 beats per minute
mean space=570 milliseconds between beats

Track #9
"Remember Me?"
mean speed=90 beats per minute
mean space=665 milliseconds between beats

Track #10
"I'm Back"
mean speed=90 beats per minute
mean space=665 milliseconds between beats

Track #11
"Marshall Mathers"
mean speed=96 beats per minute
mean space=625 milliseconds between beats

Track #13
"Drug Ballad"
mean speed=105 beats per minute
mean space=570 milliseconds between beats

Track #14
"Amityville"
mean speed=80 beats per minute
mean space=750 milliseconds between beats

Track #15
"Bitch Please II"
mean speed=96 beats per minute
mean space=625 milliseconds between beats

Track #16
"Kim"
mean speed=71 beats per minute
mean space=845 milliseconds between beats

Track #17
"Under the Influence" (featuring D12)
mean speed=97 beats per minute
mean space=620 milliseconds between beats

Track #18
"Criminal"
mean speed=102 beats per minute
mean space=590 milliseconds between beats.

All measurements by Liam Wingnut and Meanspeed Music.

Ian Schneider
meanspeed.com
April 1, 2007

iTunes #1 download this week: "SMACK THAT" by Akon and Eminem, meanspeed=119.0, meanemotion=Victorious

"Smack That," cover Single by Akon
from the album Konvicted
Released 2006
Format CD, Digital Download
Genre R&B
Length 3:36
Label SRC / Universal / Konvict / UpFront
Writer(s) Akon
Producer(s) Eminem
Chart positions

* #2 (U.S.)

Akon singles chronology
"Pot of Gold"
(2006) "Smack That"
(2006) "I Wanna Love You"
(2006)

"Smack That" is the name of the first single from Akon's forthcoming album Konvicted and features Eminem. The single debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 28 2006. The song set a record in its second week, jumping 88 positions to number seven. Playboy model Kendra Wilkinson appears in the video. The song just reached No.1 on iTunes' Top Downloaded songs as of October 20, 2006.

Song information

The song's music video to the song presents Akon as a convict in prison who is let out of jail by a police officer who is looking for a witness. Akon is let out for 24 hours to do anything he pleases as long as he can find the female witness. He is given a photo of her and follows a lead he was given that the witness is in a nightclub. While in the club, he meets up with fellow rapper and friend Eminem.

The meanfrequencies for "Smack That," cover Single by Akon, featuring Eminem:
meanspeed=119.0 beats per minute, meanemotion=victorious, meanspace=0.504 seconds between beats, meanphase=1.983 cycles per second and the meanpitch=507.733 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
26 October 2006
NY, NY, USA

happy birthday, NM