{"id":2555,"date":"2022-03-14T09:50:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T13:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/?p=2555"},"modified":"2022-03-14T11:12:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T15:12:36","slug":"edition-20-commemorating-windows-in-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/edition-20-commemorating-windows-in-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Edition #20 <br> Commemorating Windows in the Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2555\" class=\"elementor elementor-2555\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24c0dd33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24c0dd33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fa25950\" data-id=\"3fa25950\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3538cfe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3538cfe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0970-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2556\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0970-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0970-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0970-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0970-e1646876940370.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725bac88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"725bac88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab8c561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ab8c561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edition #20 <br> Commemorating Windows in the Sky<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4438d58c elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4438d58c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8d55559 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>14\/03\/2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a96fbef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a96fbef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI just wanted to take a moment to thank you all for joining me last week for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uBa_OVAhR5A\">the live viewing session<\/a>. It\u2019s always a wonderful privilege for me to share with you as it\u2019s quite inspiring to have your perspectives and insights.\n<br><br>\nTherefore, since I couldn\u2019t answer every one of your questions in that ongoing live chat format, nor is having only 200 characters to properly express myself easy for me, I decided to take a moment to go over the questions I couldn\u2019t react to or didn\u2019t notice as the chat box rolls out pretty fast, as well as the questions I received by email or elsewhere online.\n<br><br>\nAgain, thank you all for taking the time to send me questions and comments, it means a lot to me, really.\n<br><br>\nMuch love,<br>\nAlex\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-833638c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"833638c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb5119d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bb5119d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">your questions, my answers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d7a61d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d7a61d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>It\u2019s off-topic, but I know you are close to people and involved with many humanitarian organizations, what is your take on the Russian invasion?\u00a0Will it affect your upcoming tour? &#8211; Martin, Belgium<\/em><\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-266df9be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"266df9be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs I said at the beginning of the live stream event, I am profoundly troubled, shocked, and affected by the horrifying human crisis Ukrainians have to endure. I have dear friends all over the region, not only in Ukraine but also in Russia, Poland, Hungary, and Belarus to only name those. While I\u2019m greatly thankful to know that my friends are still safe, I\u2019m absolutely revolted, repulsed, and sickened by every single life that has been stolen and torn off by someone else\u2019s soulless tyranny and unquenchable taste for economical blood. It\u2019s important for me to take a tangible stand and to contribute directly by bridging people together, so I will share the details of a project I decided to initiate in the upcoming days. In the meantime, if you have the ability or the means to support, don\u2019t hesitate to send a few dollars to the Ukrainian Red Cross: <a href=\"http:\/\/redcross.org.ua\/en\/\">redcross.org.ua\/en\/<\/a>\n<br><br>\nAs for my upcoming tour, if there\u2019s something that I\u2019ve learned in the last 2 years, it is to keep my hands open and manage my expectations regarding what I don\u2019t have any control over. I\u2019m still pretty confident we\u2019ll be able to tour in Poland, Hungary, and in all the other places that have yet to be announced. But for me, it\u2019s about people\u2019s lives, freedom, security, and auto-determination. This is what matters. The rest is only that; the rest. Even if it\u2019s significant for many, some sections of my tour need to remain in a global perspective.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1963d96 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1963d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e39da05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e39da05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em><strong>Alex, I had a little question about a few details on your stage\u2026 What\u2019s the story of Hello Kitty and his whole gang??? &#8211; Mpano, France<\/strong><\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11af2bd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11af2bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThese are gifts that friends have given me over the years, and as I am very anxious before the concerts, it is a reminder that I am not alone and it gives me courage.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cefb135 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7cefb135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe1c4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efe1c4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Is the setlist of the live broadcast the same as the album? &#8211; Kevin, UK<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31514a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31514a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s the first 3 songs of the album (The Pain That Bonds, Winter Is Coming In and Shadows of Our Evening Tides)\u2026 This is what, for me, is considered as the initial act of that emotional journey.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3799e05d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3799e05d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c63d16d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c63d16d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Where have you got the different languages from in the song Winter Is Coming In? Are those news anchors or what are they exactly? &#8211; Dave, Netherlands <\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4b575e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c4b575e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs you know, I&#8217;m very close to people and I have the wonderful privilege to have friends in many different countries, so I like to add little surprises in the songs. It&#8217;s my way to say I miss you.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394ebd0c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"394ebd0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da2e4f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1da2e4f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>We saw you on the big stage at the Jazz fest a few weeks ago. You didn\u2019t move at all on stage (or almost). But it\u2019s very different now. Why the change?  &#8211; Sofia, Switzerland<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de14069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6de14069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe safest answer would be about the particular context in which the Jazz festival concert took place. It was at home, in front of family and friends, set up to be a one-off event honoring my late father\u2019s memory and envisioned as the only concert I would do. I didn\u2019t have any ambition to keep on going nor any pressure to start a solo career. I thought it would be the very last time I would be on a stage and was at peace with it. It was only about the spirit of the songs, about total abandonment and let go. I didn\u2019t foresee the emotional liberation I would experience that night nor how emancipative the intimate connection I would have with the people would be, leading me to envision another one of that singular moment afterward.\n<br><br>\nThe most sincere and honest way for me to answer your question lies in the transformative stream that took place, from that initial night up to the last tour I did with The Pineapple Thief last fall. It involves a little more inner peace, less anxiety related to who I am, no more pressure on what I believe is expected from me, a determination to live and commune the moment with people instead of the self-imposed perspective that I need to entertain others\u2026 It all goes back to accepting who I am and refuting what I\u2019m not. It might sound simple, and maybe it is, but it\u2019s been an everlasting struggle for me, no matter what I was involved in, be it competitive sports, when I started doing theater, when I was expressing myself in art class, when I write lyrics and compose music, up to everything related to the business side of my different projects. I\u2019m a very intuitive individual, but I think my time and involvement in organized religion messed me up pretty bad inside. It doesn\u2019t have anything to do with faith nor is it an anti-religion statement on my part, it\u2019s just the circumstances I was in. I felt trapped by what was expected of me, what I was supposed to do, how I needed to do it\u2026 The ongoing power struggles and all the other relational community issues\u2026 I\u2019ve been greatly marked by it all. It took me some time to accept that I might never be that intuitive ever again\u2026 or at least that I may have to fight those hesitating thoughts and doubtful reflections forever. And the more I keep on going, the more I discover who I am now. Some days are very difficult, while others are fantastic. It\u2019s a journey of self-acceptance, not of surrendering. That\u2019s why I\u2019m not bitter about the \u201cchurch\u201d nor even regretful or resentful towards the community I was still a part of only recently\u2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c287177 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6c287177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f20bd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f20bd94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>We can see images of the ocean in the background. Why the ocean? Is there a special meaning to you? &#8211; Julien, France<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6d20cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f6d20cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWater has a very significant dimension for me and a profound impact on my creative endeavors. I don\u2019t know when it all started, but I have always had a deep fascination for water, from its spiritual symbolism to its poetic dimension. It\u2019s birth, rebirth, love, redemption, death\u2026 There are so many different elements associated with it, so many different perspectives depending on your culture and faith. I have always wondered why I was so captivated by its unique essence. It supposedly all started when I was a child, as my mother said I was so attracted by water that it was a constant source of preoccupation for my folks every time we were either going to camp by a lake or visiting some relatives who had a pool. I almost drowned as a kid yet somehow never felt repulsed by water after it happened. I was even more attracted to it and grew up being even more inspired by its nature.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22818a22 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"22818a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7556836c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7556836c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em><strong>You sing about letting go in the song Shadows of Our Evening Tides. What did you let go that brought you to be who you are and where you are today? &#8211; Marc, Germany\n<\/strong><\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17383412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17383412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s hard for me to define\u2026 I would say illusions and make-believes, but mostly regrets. Regrets that I wouldn\u2019t be able to talk to my father no more when I feel like there is so much for me to talk about. Regrets of having invested so much of myself with some people or projects even though I knew at the time I should have followed my own journey instead. Regrets of not leaving my former community way before. And the persistent impression that I have ruined my life, my dreams, and my talents for elusive reasons. Again, it\u2019s about accepting that no matter how hard I try, I can\u2019t change any of it, and that in the end, it\u2019s what made me who I am today\u2026 Fragile, yes, but maybe more sensitive about who I truly am and therefore what I can create as well, all that while taking a chance at trusting others again and welcoming people inside my otherwise pretty hermetic insights\u2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51388c4f gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"51388c4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2555 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium_large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"51388c4f\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjU2NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FsZXhoZW5yeWZvc3Rlci5jb21cL2pvdXJuYWxcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzZIN0EwMzg0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjUxMzg4YzRmIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0384.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0384-768x960.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0384-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0384-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0384-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0384.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566d670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"566d670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em><strong>Love that you are playing in a church and that you added the sound of bells in the song Summertime Departures. Why add this sound? &#8211; Lisa, Canada<\/strong><\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf1aa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cf1aa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSounds are a reflection of life, of moments, of whatever floats within the invisible, even literal or ethereal presence. For Summertime Departures, it\u2019s about the constant tension between my late father and me. I\u2019ve been raised to be completely independent, emotionally and organizationally. So when I tried to connect on a deeper dimension with my father, it had a frightening effect on him. He never knew how to deal with it in general in his life, or maybe more so with me specifically. So all those sounds resonating in my music represent elements that I can\u2019t define or express in any other way. Most of the time, I just can\u2019t comprehend the profound emotional implication of what they represent, mean or stand for\u2026 Maybe it\u2019s a way to sublimate anguish I can\u2019t admit or fathom just yet\u2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd69b7e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7dd69b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1a57f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a1a57f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em><strong>If you could sail through the past today, what would you like to do? (About Summertime Departures)  &#8211; Jacek, Poland<\/strong><\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c37d8ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c37d8ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI would like to hold my father\u2019s hand a little longer before he dies\u2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c30c75 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"28c30c75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cce2d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cce2d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em><strong>We can see that you became more at ease with playing instruments. Is there another instrument that you would like to learn in the future? &#8211; Sabrina, UK<\/strong><\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59cad4b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59cad4b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s always funny for me to talk about musicianship or about playing instruments\u2026 Not that I despise scholars and masters, but it just doesn\u2019t mean anything to me, nor does it spark any particular sensations. I appreciate it, value the ultimate dedication involved in mastering the craft, but for me, an instrument serves emotions. It is a tool to communicate something you wouldn\u2019t be able to otherwise. That\u2019s why I like sound textures. I\u2019m obsessed with their ability to guide me towards the invisible, to enhance our sensibilities, to remind our souls and spirit of a deeper dimension carried by the sounds that surround us. They evoke life, love, hope, as much as they shed a light on death and sorrows, sometimes all in the same song. So for me, it\u2019s not about instruments, it\u2019s about tones and what they either represent within us or give life to. Maybe that\u2019s why I\u2019m not afraid to pick any of those \u201cemotional painting brushes\u201d nor do I have any subjective preconceptions about their nature\u2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464b48a4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"464b48a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b9e553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55b9e553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Is there a reason why Alex chose Japan as the visual image for the song Shadows of Our Evening Tides? &#8211; Tetsuo Moriya, Japan <\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f433da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f433da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI always had a very profound affection for Japanese people. They were amongst the very first ones who welcomed Your Favorite Enemies\u2019 music and creative universe back in 2006. I had a weekly blog at the time in which I shared about culture, social and emotional issues, arts, and politics. Some of my beloved friends were incredibly dedicated and faithful to translating it into Japanese. Therefore, my relationship with YFE\u2019s Japanese supporters became utterly personal and it evolved from being some sort of support group based on my weekly posts to a wonderfully unique communion revolving around its members\u2019 interactions and own preoccupations. My involvement became even more intimate. I could be myself rather than have to cultivate the self-imposed pressure to be at the center of it all. That\u2019s why that fabulously integrating group became a refuge for me, which was priceless at the time since I was struggling with the reality (and illusions) of being the lead figure of a band that was becoming more and more popular. It saved me from the isolation in which I was slowly losing my mind. I needed that nonjudgemental vibe to find some peace of heart, which I found the very first time I visited Japan in 2007.<br><br>\n\nIn fact, that trip turned out to be incredibly determinant for me. I felt at home in a manner I had never really experienced before. It was something more spiritual than physical, I would say, be it through its glowing beauty or its relational polarization. There was a transformative delicateness to it, something that vibrated beyond what we usually see in most touristic brochures. That\u2019s what I wanted to express through the visual for \u201cShadows of Our Evening Tides\u201d; a rejuvenated allegory taking place in the wonders of daily life, in the vibrating sensations that go by without being noticed, the essence of a real and sincere smile offered by a stranger, the epiphany of the wind kindly covering our skin, a train\u00a0ride representing life\u2026I believe there\u2019s nothing ordinary in what is too often seen as ordinary happiness. That\u2019s why the video is so contemplative. It\u2019s a reflection of self, somehow, of how we want to experience our personal and collective journey. We don\u2019t know how far down the line we\u2019ll be able to go, and once we grasped how much of a blessing it is not knowing about the end, then we are free from incarnating life. We just have to be.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234c6954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"234c6954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0873_small-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2571\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0873_small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0873_small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0873_small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/6H7A0873_small.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7df957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a7df957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Is there a new song released this year??? I want to hear &#8230; Alex&#8217;s song now. &#8211; Tsugumi, Japan<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450e1e3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"450e1e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYES!!!!!!! And I can&#8217;t wait!!!!!!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a140efd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4a140efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e860321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e860321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>\nCan we expect a cover of Several Species on the June tour?  &#8211; Neil, UK<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7115ba99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7115ba99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGood question&#8230; I&#8217;m right now wondering if a set of 2 hours 30 minutes would be enough for me to share most of my songs with you, so we&#8217;ll see regarding covers&#8230;!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658e04de elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"658e04de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b700ab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b700ab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Isn&#8217;t finding a tour van super difficult right now? &#8211; Dozbik, Unknown country<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b576c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b576c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s an interesting question, especially since we all know how the last 2 years have been. I guess we became experts in booking and rebooking pretty much everything related to a band about to hit the road, the logistic of which \u2014 regardless of the instability caused by the pandemic \u2014 is always quite stressful and hazardous by nature. No matter if you\u2019re in a favorable position allowing you the luxury to decide the way you want to tour or if you have to operate with significant restrictions, pretty much everything goes down to the budget you have, how long you\u2019ll be on the road, the number of people involved, the complexity of your itinerary, the different realities associated to the countries in which you are either already radiating or developing\u2026 And even when everything seems to be perfectly aligned and figured out in advance, there are always multiple unexpected details to deal with along the way. It\u2019s the challenging dimension you have to manage your way through, which is utterly exacerbated if you are an international artist because all the regulations are then multiplied by the number of countries you visit and also why Brexit is particularly brutal. More paperwork, more money, more time, more consultations\u2026 It can be complex and nightmarish. That\u2019s why I\u2019m so blessed to have such an enthusiastically devoted team to support me. But all of that \u2013 and I mean ALL \u2013 instantly disappears the second I see someone enter the venue. All the previous hustle is nothing compared to the upcoming moment of pure heartfelt communion about to be experienced and shared.\n<br><br>\nOh, yes, the van\u2026! It\u2019s booked. Both of them are!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d54d1ff elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2d54d1ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7603f630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7603f630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Will it be possible to exchange with you after the concert in Paris? Bastien, France<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf8104a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cf8104a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbsolutely Bastien, that\u2019s why I take the road, without those sharing moments, it\u2019s only noise.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b269014 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7b269014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5a5660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a5a5660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Is it possible for you to say more about Polish gig dates? I know that with Covid and now war, it is simply impossible to predict, but&#8230; it seems music is hope and we really need it. &#8211; Barbara, Poland<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e295b62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e295b62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKrakow should be on July 21st&#8230; we are standing with our friends who are now facing the terrible distress of that war, so we&#8217;ll see how it goes&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68027297 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"68027297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7debb484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7debb484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>When is the next time you\u2019ll be playing in Hamburg, Germany?  &#8211; Silke, Germany<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74da9190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74da9190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHamburg is June 7th, and it would be awesome to see you. We were so disappointed when it was canceled when we were touring with Pineapple Thief.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f937579 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f937579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/tour\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Tickets For My Upcoming Tour<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc9f611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cc9f611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In Case You Missed It<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2858169c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2858169c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=uBa_OVAhR5A&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48d502e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48d502e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ecb918b\" data-id=\"6ecb918b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576c5c4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"576c5c4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-643d8143 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"643d8143\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99e5517\" data-id=\"99e5517\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a37b7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-153 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"49a37b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/ask-a-question\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ask a Question<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just wanted to take a moment to thank you all for joining me last week for the live viewing &#8230; 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