On September 20th, Jake Stringer posted a five-part missive on his socials, from which the above quote was taken. It was a 15 year retrospective of his life, chronicling some of the ups, downs, and triumphs and lean times as a working musician, culminating in the release of his first full-length album. On September 22nd, Jake dropped Just Happy To Be Here, ten original songs that range from honky-tonk jams to sing-along anthems to love (and not so much) songs.