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Hello, all! 

I hope you’ve been having a good week. Here’s what’s in this issue of 3 on Thursday:

1. Screenshots I’m Revisiting
2. Songwriter I’m Reading About on Wikipedia 
3. RVs/Campers I’m Looking At (For Hauling My Family Around This Summer on a Living Room Tour)
    

All right, let’s get to it! 

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Screenshots I’m Revisiting 

Creativity / Organization

Don’t you love the “Screenshots” album on your phone? It’s a great filter for things you’ve likely found funny, interesting, inspiring or helpful. 

Here are a few recent ones from my own folder:

I took this while watching Netflix. Streaming platforms block out the visuals, but if you watch with closed captions it will capture those. In this case, it was a gorgeous choral song I wanted to find later.

I was looking for a used mower to buy and saw this, which made me laugh out loud. 

I’m a sucker for daily routines. I came across this great visual when I was considering switching up my own routine. 

This reminded me of a lot of men I grew up around. Thanks to Jared Crump for posting this on his Instagram Stories.  

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Songwriter I’m Reading About on Wikipedia 

Townes Van Zandt is one of those inspiring but sad tales. A songwriter who wasn’t truly appreciated until after he died. He lived not too far from where I live here in Nashville. I heard “If I Needed You” on a TV show and it made me want to revisit his Wikipedia page. 

I like reading about other songwriters because it makes me appreciate paths they took or didn’t take and how I can learn from them or apply it to my own journey. 

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RVs/Campers I’m Looking At 

On Touring

Why am I looking at RVs and campers? Because the last time I toured, I didn’t have four boys under the age of 11. This summer, my wife Heidi and I are taking them, along with our 100-pound puppy, on a journey across the Midwest and West, where I’ll be singing in living rooms. Hopefully, I’ll be performing in a city near you (stay tuned). In the meantime, I had a hitch installed on our minivan this morning. Now, I just need to find something to attach it to. Here are some options I’m currently considering. Please let me know if you have any suggestions!

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Ok, that’s it for this week. Thanks for reading! As always, feel free to reach out to me for any reason.

Love, 
Aaron
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a@aaronespe.com

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