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From "Ice Ice Baby" to Breaking News

From "Ice Ice Baby" to Breaking News

The Night I Discovered Trump Was Shot

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Jul 18, 2024
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I found out about the assassination attempt of Donald Trump in the oddest way possible. I was playing "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice during a 30-year high school reunion party that I was hired to DJ. As if I needed another reason to have a trauma bond with that song, while I was blasting the 90s tune for the event, my Arena g…

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