Nina Slesinger recalls her teen years "secretly" blogging about music. Unbeknownst to her parents and most of her friends, Nina develops an ever larger audience for her blog. Over the course of a year, record labels reach out to her and she successfully "crashes" a large music event held on the National Mall in Washington DC by boldly asserting non-existent media credentials. Nina relates her memory with a clear fondness for an earlier time when she felt emboldened to ask for what she wanted without fear of rejection.

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