# surf noir notstory now playing up the beach by jane's addiction caught up in dangerous street life a researcher yearns to escape back to their old less lonely existence and after many years sends a message to their old friends we just can't help ourselves we miss you all so much it just isn't the same we want to hug you all one last time if we can only make it back to our real home by the bay such a tale should express spacey psychedelia and an aggressive punkish tone // [[republic of bob contents | imaginary pastime republic of bob]]