KIngston - August 20th 2016 - Where were you? I want to know!


Where were you?

Saturday, august 20, 2016

Hey, it's jD here.

August 20th, 2016. The Kingston finale. Ten years on and I still can't say the date out loud without my voice doing something weird.

Here's what I want from you. Where were you that night, and who were you with? That's it. That's the whole question. A living room, a tailgate, a bar full of strangers, Market Square in the rain, a hotel room in another country with a bad stream and worse wifi. Wherever you were. Whoever was beside you.

So we're recording.

THE DAYS

August 14th, 15th, and 16th. Anytime from 9:00am ET to 8:30pm ET on any of those three days.

THE ASK

Ten minutes. That is the whole commitment. You and me on StreamYard, one question, and whatever comes out of you when I ask it. No prep, no homework, no notes. Don't polish it. The unpolished version is the good one.

HOW TO GET IN

Hit reply with yer preferred day and time. If you've got a few windows that work, send them all and I'll lock one in and get you the link.

WHAT HAPPENS TO IT

August 20th, 2026. The tenth anniversary. The final night in Kingston. I'm releasing the whole gamut of responses as one long audio document. Every voice, back to back, all of us answering the same question at once.

I don't know exactly what it's going to sound like yet. That's kind of the point.

Be well,

jD

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