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The Inside LENDZ
April 20, 2026

Why I Built LENDZ

It’s all folly, right? It’s all just slipping away...
By joe barbour

I’ve spent my years running clubs, hotels, events…late-nights, long conversations, and all the strange, beautiful corners of America’s big cities that don’t always make it into headlines.

I’ve always wanted a place to connect like that online.

Not just quick posts.

Not just photos.

Not just threads that disappear into the feed.

Something that could hold: a thought, a moment, a perspective, and let it breathe.

That’s why I built LENDZ.

Some things should be written slowly.

Some things should be spoken about right away, like after you leave a show.

Some things should be argued.

That’s what makes life worth living.

The Interactions with our surroundings and our fellow people.

I can already tell this place won’t be lonely forever.

I’ve stood in a venue before anyone else arrives, run the show and stood back in the same place after everyone has come and gone home.

Walls can be…

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