It was truly Jackson’s journey, but Pops ultimately did lend a hand. Enough to get started – the true travels were yet to come.

Perhaps even haunted, that room holds endless memories. Some beautiful, some depraved, some of a carnal nature, and finally, a reckoning of mortality and self.

Much to process and more to learn, but so much passion and vitality along this expedition, and even rite of passage.

This business is often characterized by debauchery, greed, and bad choices. But the reality often neglects to herald the equal blessings of camaraderie, love, lust, and the simplicity of gathering the exotic mix for a mingling of spirit(s) and verse.

J-Love has an opportunity before him. One he fully intends to grasp and make his own.

The Journey has begun.