Tyler: Fifteen years ago, in a garage that smelled like motor oil and cheap energy drinks, three teenagers formed a band. Ben played bass. Badly.
Josh: So badly. We named the band Static Gospel, which we thought was deep. Ben insisted on writing all the lyrics. One song was about a girl who broke his heart at a bowling alley. The chorus was just the word "gutter," screamed, four times.
Tyler: I want you to understand, we played exactly one show. The Hendersons' backyard graduation party. We got through a song and a half before Mr. Henderson unplugged us and offered Ben twenty dollars to stop.
Josh: Ben took the twenty. Then he asked if we could keep the amp.
Tyler: That's Ben. Endlessly confident, occasionally competent, and always convinced the next chorus is going to be the one that works.
Josh: And for years it didn't work, romantically speaking. Ben once tried to impress a date by cooking, set off the smoke alarm, and told her it was "part of the ambiance."
Tyler: Then Olivia showed up. And something changed. This man who couldn't commit to a single guitar tuning has spent the last three years learning how she takes her coffee, which of her friends need backup, and exactly when to stop talking.
Josh: We watched him rewrite the whole song for her. And this time, nobody unplugged him.
Tyler: Olivia, you got the finest version of our friend, and we mean that. He's steadier, softer, and finally in tune.
Josh: Ben, you dragged us out of that garage and into being men who mean something to each other. Watching you two is the best thing we've ever been part of.
Tyler: So to Ben and Olivia.
Josh: The only duet that ever deserved a second verse. Play it loud, you two, and play it forever.
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