title: The Strokes: The First Ten Years
author: Cody Smyth
description: The recollections in<i>The First Ten Years</i>are so personal and intimate that you feel like youre being let into one of the bands old basement hangs at 2A. . . . The books biggest treats arent the sweaty, sultry shots of shows at Don Hills, Irving Plaza, Bowery Ballroom, and Hammerstein Ballroom; theyre the snaps of the guys during their high school years in the mid-90s, looking like typical grunge fanboys. <i>Bedford and Bowery</i>
zlib_text: > “You’re not going to do some crazy fangirl thing, are you?”  
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  > “Oh, please!” I scoffed. Yes.
  
    
  
    
  
  So what if Dylan McKenzie came back home to northern Michigan? It wasn’t like
  he would ever notice me, the shy girl lurking around the edges of the pool
  deck while he passed around his gold medals like it was no big deal. He was
  one of the best swimmers in the world now, not a 13-year-old who said a few
  nice things to a little girl following him around like a puppy.
  
  So what if he asked me to come with him to the biggest international swim meet
  of the year in Spain? He was just interested in my writing skills to finish
  his autobiography. And if he kissed me, well, it was probably just due to the
  adrenaline after winning his race!
  
  So what if he had secrets in his life that were tearing him apart? It wasn’t
  like he needed me. Or we were going to end up together.
  
  But maybe…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  > Stroke by Stroke
  
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