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July 30, 2022
Grand Rapids, Michigan
#TakeOverTheZoo2022 BrackAttack

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Jamie Brackman

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Stephanie Balke

#TakeOverTheZoo2022 BrackAttack

Grand Rapids

Michigan

July 30

2022

How We Met

May, 2019

On a starry evening in Grand Rapids, Jamie walked into Creston Brewery with his guitar in hand to play an open mic. Stephanie, who often enjoyed the open mic poetry, was at the bar talking to a friend when Jamie saw her. Jamie walked up to her, introduced himself and asked if he could sit next to her. The night flew by as the two got to know each other. Before they knew it they were engulfed in conversation and Jamie was being called on stage to perform. He asked her to wait there and told her that he would be right back. They stared at each other from across the room as Jamie played with his eyes never leaving hers. At closing time, they reluctantly got up to leave when he asked for her number and walked her to her car; guitar in one hand and her hand in the other. With a goodnight kiss that they would never forget, they said goodnight. And the rest is history!

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