Alex met Sam at nursery. They were first loves. They built forts together, shared sandwiches in high school and were each other's first kiss.

They were the dream couple until Sam got into EDM music.

While Alex enjoyed folk, first loves are kind of like your current account. If they aren't working for you anymore,

maybe it's time to switch with the current account switch service.

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Hello and welcome back to Big Mood, Little Mood. I'm your host, Daniel Levery.

And with me in the studio this week is Michael Gerber, the editor and publisher of the American bystander

and all star print humor quarterly. He's also been called the unofficial mayor of Santa Monica, California.

Michael, welcome to the show.

Thank you, Danny. It's really nice to be here.

It's so good to have you here. I have enjoyed your work immensely.

And obviously I have occasionally contributed to the American bystander, so I know you through that.

What I'd like to know is, is there an unofficial chamber of commerce or an unofficial city counselor?

Like how far down does the unofficial government of Santa Monica go?

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