In the early 90s I watched Sandra's "Everlasting Love" video and the song got stuck in my head. Shortly afterwards I watched a French porno called "Le Fruit du Desir" which I thought translated to "Fruit for Dessert". Also on that tape were scenes from another porn where a girl was shown from above as the camera hovered and rotated. That night that scene began playing in my dreams coupled with the Sandra's Everlasting Love. Then I switched to a different song and when I woke up I realized I no longer remembered the tune of Everlasting Love. I asked my friends for help and one of them began humming it to me although his version sounded more like Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". It would take some time before I could get my hands on a copy of the song.
"My parents, brother, and I left Iran in 1980, shortly after the revolution. After a brief stay in Italy, we packed all our belongings once again and headed west to the exotic and the unknown: Vancouver. We had recently been accepted as landed immigrants, meaning Canada graciously opened its doors and we gratefully accepted; we arrived at Vancouver International Airport on my 10th birthday, three suitcases and one sewing machine in tow. After respectful but intense questioning at immigration, we were dropped off at a hotel on Robson Street, which was then still a couple years shy of becoming the fashionable tourist hub it is today. We were jetlagged, culture shocked, and hungry, so that first night, my father and brother courageously ventured out into the wild in search of provisions. I fell asleep before they returned. The next morning, I woke up at 5 a.m. and ravenously feasted on a cold Quarter Pounder with cheese and limp French fries that had been left by my beds...

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