The first time Joel heard of surround sound he was at his Uncle Herpe’s.

One of the many places Uncle Herpe had moved to over the years.

Joel was a kid and he sat there in Uncle Herpe’s living room.

He sat there with his dad, and Uncle Herpe was excited to show off these new things he bought that made him happy somehow.

Uncle Herpe walked around the couch Joel and his dad were sitting on, and he walked over to the big new television he got when he bought the sound system.

Uncle Herpe turned it all on and put Terminator 2 in the new DVD player.

Uncle Herpe brought them a bowl of chips and grape soda.