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I think that's why we can never really kid ourselves about reproducing a live event. We simply experience things with all of our senses and recreate a fraction of what we experienced. I also think that is why we can become so anal about our music reproduction. Something as trivial as a horn honking or a pair of glasses tinkling can add realism and recreate the illusion. Scents can recreate much the same thing. Out of the blue, you get whacked with a smell that immediately puts you back in the cafeteria of your 4th grade elementary school. Winter funks, Stephen? If I don't get enough solar vitamins, I can get that out-of-sorts funky feeling. Lots of sunshine usually kicks me back into gear.