Today and every year on October 1st, since 1977. It’s also the kick-off day of Vegetarian Awareness Month.

In celebration, I am showing you a music video I put out almost exactly 11 years ago on YouTube (on Oct 7, 2010). This is a song I cowrote with Kay Glynn. The title was inspired by the late, great Punya who also helped to influence a series of other songs we were writing during these times.

“My Innocence Begins Today” was released on “Alex Arndt & The Sonic Universe” “Animal Compassion” EP with other songs such as “They Are Real” featuring @gregcipes . Soon I will be releasing a lot of music that can’t easily be found these days.

If you are interested in seeing more songs and interviews of me during this era, just search on YouTube for “Alex Arndt, The Sonic Universe, Vegan” or something like that.

Disclaimer: Some of the scenes in the verses can be difficult to watch.. so please just cover your eyes until you get to the chorus’ where there are lots of loving scenes with me and the animals. 💗

This song is about my personal experience watching an undercover slaughterhouse video for the first time 18+ years ago. I sobbed so hard. 😭 I went directly to Trader Joe’s that night and spent hours looking at the labels of every food item to make sure everything was vegan. I never looked back.

Going veg was the single greatest thing I ever experienced in my life. I felt as though my heart chakra had opened wide and suddenly all of the love in The Universe poured in. This feeling of utter bliss continued and is still present with me today.

If anyone is looking for tips on this lifestyle, the internet is full of guides and recipes. And these days, everyone’s supermarket is filled with some delicious alternative options to meat.

The other reason why I decided to release this video today, is that I think California Governor Newsom (and the C D C ) ought to offer up some healthy living tips as opposed to mandating children to being injected. The actions of this administration are deplorable.

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This is an alternate version of an amazing video produced by Infinite Spectrum Productions.

We decided to make an alt. version which focuses more on the animals. We edited in some scenes of me, Alex Arndt and Kay Glynn (the songwriters) at Animal Acres Farm Sanctuary in Acton, CA (near Los Angeles). We are forever in debt of gratitude to the original cast and crew... the production company, Infinite Spectrum Productions of Phoenix for coming together for the cause. We are giving the animals a voice and asking you to listen.

Cast of primary version of this video:

Alex Arndt - as Himself (songwriter)

Kay Glynn- as Herself (songwriter)

Navah Raphael - as Mother

Jane Phipps - as Daughter

Aaron Ginn-forsberg - as Kidnapper #1

Blake Laramie - as Kidnapper #2

Shane Stevens - as Kidnapper #3

Director of Photography - Joel Kaye

First Assistant Camera - Kevin Mason

Second Assistant Camera - Wendy Spooner

Gaffer - Beth Anne Alspaugh

Art Director - Jim Aiken

Art Director - Susan Kaff

Art Department Assistant - Grady Daub

Makeup - Liana Hubbard

Director - Kevin R. Phipps

First Assistant Director - Stephanie Flores

Production Assistants - Jasmine Carlisle, John Smiley

Line Producer - Tamara McDaniel

Producer - Jon Bonnell

Production Company - Infinite Spectrum Productions

Sending love and light to all. 🌱💗 #vegan #vegetarian #compassion #AlexArndt #TheSonicUniverse #TSUFAM