1. OK guys, story time:
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2. One stormy spring day in 2007, I was at an Apple Store in Soho, waiting for my iPod to get fixed or something.
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Remember iPods?
3. This Apple store had a little upstairs theater area and while I waited for my Genius technician to fix my iPod (v. important at the time), I wandered over to listen to this singer.
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4. She was singing solo with just an acoustic guitar to about three people.
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5. And that singer was, my friends, Kellie Pickler.
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6. JUST KIDDING! It was Taylor Swift. But I do wonder if they're still friends now, you know?
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FYI, the man behind them is Muzik Mafia member Two Foot Fred. MMKAY.
7. Anyway, TayTay did a lot of soulful, twangy, acoustic guitar playing back in '07.
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Calculating that man's hair straightening routine rn.
8. She also did a lot of boot wearin'.
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9. And hair curlin'.
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10. She wore a lot of fancy satin, sparkle dresses.
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11. Like, sequins were her JAMMMM.
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12. Back in '07, she was still perfecting her surprised face.
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13. You know, with Dave Grohl.
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14. So much surprised face!
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Also, hi Akon and Mike Shinoda.
15. Look at her posing with a giant Grammy.
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16. And presenting a Grammy with rapper Fabolous.
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'Memba Fabolous?
17. And doing the fish pout-peace sign combo.
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Ah, that was a time.
18. And toting around a sparkly guitar.
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19. All in all, '07 Old Taylor Swift was pretttttty, pretttttty cool, no?
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MISS YA!
