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WrittenBy --Ben E Zander

                 On April 19 th , 2023, Chicago’s MADE Gallery       “Albert technically allowed so many
                 hosted psychedelic artist Aaron Brooks for a        people, who could have been closed and
                 celebration of Bicycle Day. On this date, we        shallow minded, to be thinkers, unique
                 thank Albert Hoffman for his research, by           thinkers. That’s my biggest relationship
                 exploring ourselves through the                     with it [Bicycle Day], is him allowing me
                 contributions father Hoffman made to the            to be my most creative self.”
                 field of psychology, and riding bikes. To           Hailing from Hurricane, WV, Aaron is a
                 commemorate the scientist to whom Aaron             friendly fellow. He smiles infectiously, his
                 affectionately, and humorously, refers,             voice is genuine, and his dress is stylishly
                 “That’s my dad,”, Brooks curated a one-of-          casual. Black socks and sandals. Cool
                 a-kind art event with a Bicycle Day print           guy status. I asked him what lessons he
                 embolic of his distinctive style. When I            carries forth from the mountain state,
                 invited him to share how he                         and he related,
                 really felt, Aaron passionately riffed,
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