14 years ago today, a song called “Mmmbop” was released to radio.

Yes, it really has been that long. Feel old yet?

Throughout the past decade and a half, I have enjoyed watching and listening to the band Hanson evolve. I have seen them more than any other band (that I haven’t worked for). I’ve made friends at their shows, I’ve even had the pleasure of meeting the band members a few times.

So this past Saturday, when I had the opportunity to go see Hanson play at Antone’s during South By Southwest in Austin, of course I pounced on it.

Many people still continue to base their opinion on the band by that ubiquitous hit single which was released 14 years ago. But when “Mmmbop” was released in 1997, and Hanson was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards, the youngest member of the band (drummer Zac) was 11 years old. If people judged me by what I was doing when I was 11, I doubt they’d take me seriously. I don’t even know if I could tie my shoes at 11.

These photos aren’t great examples of my work, but for sentimental value, they simply had to be posted.

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xo

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