in summer 2011 i came across the god named jackson 
saw him in the comments section of some blog
shot him an email and the rest was history 
he was the first online individual to interview me
that shit is pretty sweet 
it’s been a year and 
jackson is one of the few people in which i maintain a rapport 
we discuss lots of stuff from time to time 
his knowledge of hiphop is impressive 
he’s a funny guy 
really into books 
really into carolyn decarlo 
just another day in the life 
he introduced me to lots of the internet goings on 
like what tinychat was 
i didn’t know what that was previously 
neither did i know who the antipobros were
became aware of alice and james and stacey and susie and ben
what ever happened to ben? 
he just upped and disappeared
used to think all you guys lived together 
writing poetry and getting wasted in the same house and shit
soon learned that wasn’t the case 
you’re just all like minded individuals who are into lit culture 
a poetic faction of women and men
but i still wanna know
where the fuck is ben?
it’s been great getting to know this jackson guy
i remember when he asked me in his reply to my first email
How do I become that next Steve Roggenbuck?
That is the question
that seemed like it was eons ago
jackson doesn’t seem as impressionable as he was back then 
steve is cool, but jackson’s his own man 
he doesn’t need to be anybody but himself 
he has the talent and drive to be anything 
what type of cool shit will jackson be creating in the future?
that is the real question
jackson nieuwland is doing big things 
in 2012 he is gonna do even greater things 
on his way to expensive cars and diamond rings 
his number one girl
carolyn decarlo is gonna be with him in new zealand 
they’re the yoko and lennon of this here internet 
haters can hate 
but they can give two shits about your disrespect 
in july of last year
saw this photo of jackson:

and shot him an email
didn’t know he lived across the world 
thought he was some dude from new york or cali 
this internet is a crazy thing
filled with lots of possibility 
you never know the types of people you’re gonna meet
didn’t know i’d become cool with this new zealand guy 
a cool guy he is indeed 
he spread the word about me  
and gave me props when he didn’t have to 
continues to ‘like’ things i’ve never even seen 
writing things that people enjoy 
giving people hope when hope is lost 
jackson is of a special breed 
they don’t make them like him too often 
and they’ll never be another 
didn’t know him from a can of paint a year ago 
and now he’s my internet brother 
his reign as just begun 
hasn’t even started yet 
making a name for himself in the states 
in a legendary way
here he’s known as ‘jackson nieuwland the great’ 
he’s going to lead us into the promised land  
he’s going to upgrade our internet brands 
he’s himself and that’s the way it should be 
greatness still beckons him 
as it did last year 
impossible to overthrow  
long live king jax 
for he is still the maestro

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