{"id":5135,"date":"2020-07-15T21:59:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T04:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/?p=5135"},"modified":"2023-10-17T23:32:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:32:36","slug":"were-the-kids-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/were-the-kids-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We&#8217;re the kids in America&#8230;&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VBEEyWRJcJs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>I remember watching Digimon. I loved the whole Angemon thing. That first series was the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LEN singing &#8220;Kids in America&#8221; was a great song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t allowed to listen to a lot of music, but that CD was one I got. 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