TEN MILES HIGH

April 27, 2015, 5:57 pm

As I began to select tunes for this tenth edition of this instrumental series, I was very sure that I would stop after this volume.. I found myself sinking into heavier and longer tracks and found another burst of energy to continue onward. Indeed these choices become more powerful after the first couple of tunes and and I found that the longer I play songs like "watermelon" and "maggot' it has intrigued me to dig deeper for a a while longer.. Incredible guitar works and arrangements( note the bells in the "watermelon" background. I dare say this track alone pushes the very button of why I listen to so much music.

01 ghost riders(in the sky) - ramrods

02 where there's smoke there's fire - buckwheat zydeco

03 jungle beat - del rays

04 let there be drums - sandy nelson

05 bengal jig - roy wood

06 bouree- jethro tull

07 buried alive in the blues - janis joplin band

08 po boy - problem child

09 soul sacrifice - santana

10 banjo dog - gene parsons

11 bron-y-aur - led zeppelin

12 sasquatch - camel

13 in the hall of the mountain king - electric light orchestra

14 flight of the phoenix - grand funk railroad

15 surfing with the alien - joe satriani

16 interstellar overdrive - pink floyd

17 frankenstein - edgar winte's white trash

18 hibernation - amboy dukes

19 ogden's nut gone flake - small faces

20 udu chant - planet drum

21 unidentifed flying object - ufo

22 wierdhouse - nigel olssen's drum orchestra and chorus

23 maggot brain - funkadelic

24 watermelon in easter hay - frank zappa

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SHAKEDOWN BROWN

May 4, 2015, 7:53 pm

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Shake Down is the debut studio album by the British blues rock band Savoy Brown. It was released in 1967 (on Decca SKL 4883) under the name of Savoy Brown Blues Band and is mainly an album of covers, featuring three songs penned by blues singer Willie Dixon. In addition to Dixon, the band covers John Lee Hooker and B.B. King. No U.S. Release. Kim Simmonds Assembled A Multiracial Band In 1965/66 And By 1967 Had Recorded "Shake Down". It's A Traditional Blues Album That Is Very Reminiscent Of Getting To The Point. Shake Down Consists Mostly Of Electrified Blues Rockers With A Great Edge And Spark, One Of The Best Tracks Is "Doormouse Rides The Rails", Featuring The Band's First-Rate Second Guitarist, Martin Stone. His Interplay With Savoy Brown Guitarist (& Band Leader) Kim Simmonds On Such Tracks As "It's All My Fault,""Shake 'Em On Down," And Especially On The Traditional Blues Opus "Black Night" Are Among The High Points Of The Album. Singer Bryce Portius Works Very Well For This Material. His Highlights Include The Howlin' Wolf Classic "I Ain't Superstitious," And The Willie Dixon-Penned Tune, "Little Girl". Kim Is Already Showing Maturity Beyond His Teenage Years In Terms Of Track Selection And Musical Direction; As A Guitarist, He Shows His Chops Very Nicely On "Shake 'Em On Down," Already Clearly Grasping The Less-Is-More Concept That Makes For Great Blues. Shake Down Is A Blues Gem.

Brice Portius Vocals

Kim Simmonds Guitar

Martin Stone Guitar

Ray Chappell Bass

Leo Manning Drums

Bob Hall Piano *

1. Ain't Superstitious *

2. Let Me Love You Baby

3. Black Night

4. High Rise

5. Rock Me Baby

6. I Smell Trouble

7. Pretty Woman

8. Little Girl *

9. Doormouse Rides the Rails

10. It's All My Fault

11. Shake 'Em on Down *

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THE PERFECT CHICKEN

May 5, 2015, 3:48 pm

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40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed and Ready to Serve is the debut album by the blues band Chicken Shack, released in 1968. The album reached number 12 in the UK charts.This album has three Freddy King covers; Lonesome Whistle Blues and See See Baby from Freddy King Sings; and San-Ho-Zay from Let's Hide Away and Dance Away.

Formed in 1967, Chicken Shack consisted of Stan Webb on guitar/vocal, Andy Sylvester on bass, Christine Perfect on vocals/keyboards, and Alan Morley on drums. An earlier 1964 incarnation had been called 'Sounds of Blue' and Christine played in this band while a student at art college in Birmingham. Sounds of Blue disbanded after a year when Christine and another member left Birmingham for careers in London. Then, at the beginning of 1967, Andy once again contacted Chris and suggested that she rejoin her former mates in a new band. (The group got their name from the chicken coup in Kidderminster where the band often rehearsed.) Chris admits that she was not the most accomplished blues pianist when she joined the group, but developed her own style from listening to Freddy King records.

Chicken Shack made their public debut at the Great Britain's National Blues & Jazz Festival at Windsor along with Fleetwood Mac on August 13, 1967-- "There were two stages at Windsor, the main one an open-air ramshackle structure, the other inside a marquee. Fleetwood Mac had their initiation on the main stage but much was made of Chicken Shack's tented debut." The group became the second major signing of the Blue Horizon record label (co-founded by Mike Veron), the first being Fleetwood Mac. Chicken Shack's first two albums,Forty Blue Fingers Freshly Packed and Ready to Serve and OK Ken?, were quite successful, with much of the credit due to the fact that they had a beautiful, talented, female keyboardist and vocalist-- something that most definitely added individuality to the group in the male-dominated late 60's music scene. Christine's version of Etta James''I'd Rather Go Blind' was a massive hit, and she was voted Best Female Vocalist in the Melody Maker polls two years running.

Tracks

1. The Letter - 4:27

2. Lonesome Whistle Blues - 3:01

3. When The Train Comes Back (Christine Perfect) 3:31

4. San-Ho-Zay (Freddie King, Sonny Thompson) 3:03

5. King Of The World - 5:00

6. See See Baby - 2:23

7. First Time I Met The Blues - 6:24

8. Webbed Feet - 2:52

9. You Ain't No Good (C. Perfect) - 3:36

10.What You Did Last Night - 4:40

11.It's OK With Me Baby (C. Perfect) - 2:37

12.When My Left Eye Jumps (Willie Dixon, Al Perkins) - 6:28

13.Hey Baby (C. Perfect, S. Webb, Mike Vernon) - 3:43

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DOUBLE ONES

May 8, 2015, 2:26 pm

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01 snake language - gary duncan & the crawfish of love

02 boysenberry jam - moby grape

03 king kong - babe ruth

04 water - moody blues

05 oranges - osibisa

06 taurus - spirit

07 sitting an' thinking - savoy brown

08 alter rock - bobby keys

09 wring that neck - deep purple

10 flying - beatles

11 human ball blues - mccoys

12 greg's song - humble pie

13 cannonball rag - sneaky pete kleinow

14 searching for madge - fleetwood mac

15 gold and silver - quicksilver messenger service

16 secret agent man - king's road

17 child of the moon - rolling stones

18 sunflower shuffle - brunning sunflower blues band

19 chocolate river - sleepyard

20 ride into the sun - velvet underground

21 industry - king crimson

22 fine jung thing - electric flag

23 dust to dust - ginger baker

24 sexual harassment in the workplace - frank zappa

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WAITIN' FOR THE WARDEN TO SET ME FREE

May 9, 2015, 12:20 pm

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A while back I put together some tunes about crime . I thought it would be appropriate to do another focusing on the consequences of those committed crimes Fun to hear some of these but I am thankful I am not in those shoes.

01 have you ever spent the night in jail - standells

02 in the jailhouse no- sir douglas quintet

03 fish in the jailhouse - tom waits

04 meet me at the jailhouse- wizzard

05 jailhouse blues - elmer city rambling dogs

06 jailhouse rock - mind garage

07 folsom prison blues - black rain

08 care of cell 44 - zombies

09 tijuana jail = gilby clarke

10 chain gang - sam cooke

11 chain gang - jimmy young

12 back on the chain gang - pretenders

13 prison song - graham nash

14 i found jesus on the jailhouse floor - george strait

15 i'd rather go to jail - mitch ryder & the detroit wheels

16 30 days in the hole - humble pie

17 chain gang - richie havens

18 prison grove - warren zevon

19 chain cang on the road - ac dc

20 jailbreak - thin lizzy

21 california state correctional facility blues - quicksilver messenger service

22 life in prison - byrds

23 death row #172 - pacific gas and electric

24 25 minutes to go - johnny cash

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FAMILY BAND

May 11, 2015, 5:44 pm

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Original image artwork by Arizona Jones

The Heart of Gold Band was organized by Keith and Donna Godchaux after their departure from the Grateful Dead in 1979. Unfortunately, Keith Godchaux was killed in a car accident in 1980, effectively scuttling the new group, though tapes of them were issued on album several years later

Original image art by Rick Griffin

Drawn from Robert Hunter's timeless lyric in The Grateful Dead's "Scarlet Begonias," Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux started "The Heart of Gold Band" along with drummer Greg Anton early on in 1980 following their years as band members in the Grateful Dead. Although there were personnel changes in the short-lived tenure of the HGB (including a young and very talented guitar player, Steve Kimock, and piano player/composer, Mark Adler.), Greg was the constant. Thanks to him, the spirit of the band has been kept alive over the years through funky, cassette-recorded gigs that would have never been released on record or CD under normal circumstances. The extra-normal presented itself when Keith was killed in a car accident in July of 1980, only a few days after their first gig in San Francisco. The band reorganized and played just a few shows before disbanding in early 1981.

23 years later, in a most unexpected turn, "The Heart of Gold Band" returned Keith's and Donna Jean's son, Zion Rock Godchaux, wrote, sang, played guitar, drums, sax, and helped produce many of the songs on the newly-released CD, "At The Table." Zion and Donna Jean sing together on a few songs. Keith's brother, Brian Godchaux, also sings several songs that he wrote, and plays acoustic and electric mandolin and violin. (Brian has been violinist for Dan Hicks for the better part of 15 years.)

David MacKay, Donna Jean's husband, (a member of the reorganized "Heart of Gold Band" following Keith's death) played stand-up and electric bass (including some rich fretless), Wurlitzer electric piano, and wrote the only instrumental track, "Three Dog Jig." David and Donna Jean's son, Kinsman MacKay, played guitar and wrote and sang the closing track. The result is a multi-flavored blend of electric and acoustic roots music, from soaring electric violin and mandolin to earthy tastes of reggae and R&B to down-home stand-up bass and brushes. Lead vocals are shared between Brian, Donna Jean, Zion, and Kinsman, with harmonies that definitely suggest a "family blend."

1 Let It Ride 04:33

2 Little Red-Haired Girl 05:51

3 The Table 05:39

4 Indian Time 05:47

5 This Time 06:02

6 Goin' To Florence 04:06

7 Layin' Back 03:56

8 The Animals 04:51

9 Chickadee And The Dove 04:30

10 A Visitation 05:10

11 Three Dog Jig 05:26

12 Memories 03:47

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THE DUKES OF SAN FRANCISCO

May 12, 2015, 1:48 pm

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In the late summer of 1969, following the release of Truly Fine Citizen, Moby Grape's last album for Columbia, Jerry Miller and Don Stevenson joined with John Barrett (bass) and John "Fuzzy" Oxendine (drums) to form The Rhythm Dukes. Don Stevenson played guitar, rather than drums. It is speculated that he left the band shortly after its formation for that reason, preferring to remain a drummer.

The band came together at Jerry Miller's initiative, at a time when the future of Moby Grape was uncertain. Moby Grape members had been shocked by Bob Mosley's abrupt departure to join the Marines, shortly after the release of Moby Grape '69. This added to uncertainties that commenced at the time of the 1968 departure of Skip Spence from the band, as the result of a six month involuntary psychiatric committal during the course of recording Wow/Grape Jam. The recording of Truly Fine Citizen in 1969 had been similarly strained, in that Columbia Records had imposed a three day limit on recording time, thus demonstrating little support for Moby Grape's future.

The band lived together in Santa Cruz and, following Stevenson's departure, was joined by Bill Champlin on organ and vocals. The future of Champlin's band, The Sons of Champlin, was at that time uncertain, similar to the situation which Miller and Stevenson had faced. Champlin, along with Miller, became the group's principal songwriters. The Rhythm Dukes shared the stage with such artists as Albert Collins, Lee Michaels, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Canned Heat, The Grateful Dead and Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys, generally being second-billed. They recorded one album in 1970, which saw release in 2005 as Flashback

The band existed from 1969-1971. Despite Columbia's attitude towards Moby Grape, Miller was still subject to contractual obligations to Columbia, which were disruptive to Rhythm Dukes commitments.[2] Champlin consequently left the band, to continue with the Sons of Champlin. Miller, Barrett and Oxendine continued the band for a short period thereafter, with such musicians as guitarists Russell Dahneke and Ned Torney, the latter being a founding member of the Chocolate Watchband.Miller would later rejoin Stevenson and the other original members of Moby Grape to record 20 Granite Creek, (1971), which effectively ended The Rhythm Dukes. Champlin would continue playing and recording with The Sons of Champlin for the balance of the 1970s, prior to commencing a solo career and later joining Chicago.

Rhythm Dukes & Friends

Santa Cruz, CA.

1992-09-25

A one time only reunion show'

01. Every Day I Have The Blues

02. Back On the Road

03. unknown

04. Low Down Dirty Dog

05. Honky-Tonk

06. That's Alright With Me

07. Mojo Working

08. Further On Up the Road

09. Grease Piece

10. Got to Be a Change

11. Can't Be So Bad

12. Kansas City

13. unknown

14. Just Wanna Little Bit

15. Instrumental

16. Blues

17. Now I See

18. Give It Hell

19. Naked If I Want To

20. Jam

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WHAT? NO MONKEYS!

May 15, 2015, 3:21 pm

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Spent most of the day relaxing and just watching the critters around my own habitat dogs,cats, birds, insects, chipmunks, squirrels and what ever else came by.

01 the lion sleeps tonight - tokens

02 rattlesnake shake - fleetwood mac

03 a christmas camel - procol harum

04 elephant - transatlantic railroad

05 grizzely bear - youngbloods

06 the tortoise and the hare - moody blues

07 the eagle never hunts the fly - music machine

08 the lone rhinoceros - adrian belew

09 the owl- turtles

10 ground hog blues - linn county

11 the hedgehog's song - incredible string band

12 when i was a boy i watched the wolves - paul kantner

13 i am the walrus - spooky tooth

14 hunting tigers out in indiah - bonzo dog band

15 little red rooster - rolling stones

16 say mongoose - automatic pilot

17 dogs - who

18 bluebird - buffalo springfield

19 pretty flamingo - manfred mann

20 the bad wolf - jimmy carl black

21 hippo stomp - steppenwolf

22 big bird - flock

23 bears - quicksilver messenger service

24 save the whales - country joe mcdonald

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DAWN AND RISE OF THE PLANET OF MONKEY TUNES

May 19, 2015, 6:41 am

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01 monkey time - major lance

02 monkey shine - bill black & his combo

03 too much monkey business - chuck berry

04 monkey man - maytals

05 monkey and the engineer - mother mccree's uptown jug champions

06 one monkey don't stop no show - animals

07 monkey see monkey do - ringo starr

08 mickey's monkey - mother's finest

09 gator tails and monkey ribs - spats

10 monkey and baboon - dr. john

11 gorilla - james taylor

12 monkey on my back - aerosmith

13 tweeter and the monkey man - traveling wilburys

14 monkey walk - arthur brown & jimmy cark black

15 monkey - counting crows

16 monkey lust - leo kottke

17 monkey man - linn county

18 theme from the monkees - monkees

19 apeman - kinks

20 green gorilla - spirit

21 it's your monkey now - problem child

22 punish the monkey - mark knopfler

23 steel monkey - jethro tull

24 monkey man - rolling stones

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EXPERIENCE SWEDEN

May 20, 2015, 1:08 pm

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The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Fire.

Recorded Live at Radiohuset, Stockholm, Sweden - September 05, 1967.

Excellent Soundboard Recording -

01. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

02. The Wind Cries Mary

03. Foxy Lady

04. Fire

05. Hey Joe

06. I Don't Live Today

07. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp

08. Purple Haze

09. Foxy Lady

10. Purple Haze

11. Catfish Blues

Personnel: Jimi Hendrix / Mitch Mitchell / Noel Redding.

Notes: Tracks 1-8 recorded: September 5, 1967 Radiohuset Studio 4, Stockholm, Sweden and Tracks 9-11 recorded: November 10, 1967 Vitus Studio, Bussum, Holland,

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NUESTROS AMIGOS DE LA MUSICA

May 20, 2015, 2:26 pm

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Here is a twist on a themed set of tunes. I wanted to showcase the influence of Latin based music on recording artists of my generation. Most of the chosen tunes are not by Latin artists but have a Latin "spin" to some of their songs. You can hear where they have used various Latin styles in the music. You can hear the brass, flamenco guitars, percussion and even hear it in the lyrics and storytelling in the songs. It is always nice to put in some authentic Latin artists to complement the overall presentation.

A couple of tidbits of info.....

Doug Sahm(Sir Douglas Quintet) has always put a Latin spin in his Tex Mex songs

Odd but Babe Ruth (English Prog band had several Latin themed songs on their LP's One song was actually re-recorded as a disco version.

Peppy Castro of the Blues Magoos reformed that psychedelic band to Cuban influenced music

The Gipsy Kings are

actually from the south of France and mix their songs to Spanish and Gypsy influences

01 la bamba - los lobos

02 que paso - doug sahm

03 senorita - new riders of the purple sage

04 el paso - grateful dead

05 que pasa - babe ruth

06 el baile de la cobra - cigar store indians

07 oye como va - santana

08 mexican blackbird - cowslingers

09 the mexican - babe ruth

10 jingo - abraxas pool

11 siesta - geronimo black

12 she never spoke spanish to me - doug sahm

13 amar caballero - babe ruth

14 alone again or - love

15 come a little bit closer - jay & the americans

16 mexican shuffle - herb alpert

17 ring of fire - johnny cash

18 pancho villa - giants

19 cerra negro - jose chepito areas

20 senorita - whiskey daredevils

21 spanish caravan - doors

22 hotel california - gipsy kings

23 mexicali blues - grateful dead

24 never go back to georgia - blues magoos

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REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE

May 22, 2015, 4:25 pm

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00 telephone conversation

01 don't hang up - orlons

02 beechwood 4-5789 - marvelettes

03 party line - kinks

04 carl phone = roger mcguinn

05 66-5-4-3-2-1 - troggs

06 the phone call - pretenders

07 one ring jane - mother tucker's yellow duck

08 she may call you up - left banke

09 telephone sex - ruby starr & grey star

10 ttelephone line - electric light orchestra

11 6060-842 - b52's

12 the red telephone- love

13 telephone love - moby grape

14 operator - grateful dead

15 off the hook - rolling stones

16 you didn't try to call me - mothers of invention

17 give me your phone number - john lee hooker

18 telephone blues - john mayall

19 sylvia's mother - dr kook & the medicine show

20 call me - blondie

21 ( my phone's on ) vibrate - rufus wainwright

22 new york telephone conversation - lou reed

23 rikki don't lose that number - steely dan

24 let your fingers do the walking - neil young

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DOIN' THE BLACK BOTTOM

May 23, 2015, 6:05 am

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Black Bottom refers to a dance which became popular in the 1920s, the famed Roaring Twenties that also was known as the Jazz Age and the era of the Flapper. The Black Bottom could be danced solo or as a couple.

Originating among African Americans in the rural South, the Black Bottom eventually was appropriated by white society and became a national craze in the 1920s. The dance was most famously performed by Ziegfeld Follies star Ann Pennington, who danced the Black Bottom in a Broadway revue put on by Zeigfeld's rival George White in 1926

The title track from this 1981 LP is a take on the 20's gangster presence . This Troggs release shows great original music by the band who never died even after the loss of key members.

01 - Black Bottom

02 - Strange Movies

03 - Bass For My Birthday

04 - Little Pretty Thing

05 - Last Night

06 - Hot Days

07 - I Don't

08 - Widge You

09 - Feels Like A Woman

10 - I Love You Baby

11 - Save The Last Dance For Me

12 - I Do Do

13 - Troggs Medley`

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SPIRIT RECALLED

May 25, 2015, 1:56 am

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As requested by Trevor T. of the United Kingdom,.. the following Posts have been updated. Please visit the original postings!

Spirit - Detroit 1984

Denver 1974

San Francisco - 1984

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TRAFFIC'S LAST SHOW

May 25, 2015, 5:14 am

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As requested by Bert F. of Boozetunes the following post has been updated. Please visit the original posting.

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SAN FRANCISCAN NIGHTS VOLUME 1-8

May 25, 2015, 2:05 pm

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As requested by Derek S in Birmingham U.K. the following posts have been updated. Please view the original posts.

VOLUMES 9-16 WILL BE RECALLED AT A LATER DATE.

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THOUGHTS

May 26, 2015, 3:21 pm

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I just wanted to say a few words about the blog in general

This blog was started in March of 2008. It has well over 1000 posts

The very first post was Micky Hart's Rolling Thunder.

It is indeed a labor of love focusing on the music that I enjoy

. As you have probably seen I have started updating some of the older files on the site. Summer is on now here in Atlanta and it seems that the blog readers are out doing other things. So I decided to revisit some of the old stuff. I will update a post for you if you can be courteous enough to Email me at 24hrdejavu@gmail.com I would like your name and location to add a bit of personalization on the request. After all it is nice to know who I am in contact with. I will ignore all anonymous requests! As you well know it takes some time to research the materials . Some posts may well be totally obsolete for various reasons

When an update is posted I will use the "Recall" logo and all you have to do is go to the right sidebar and find the artist and click on it and you can scroll through the page(s) to find your selection. You ..probably noticed I use the term recall vs repost ( I dislike that description)

Once again I appreciate any comments or ideas that you may have So don't be afraid to plug in a comment or two. It does'nt hurt and I appreciate them

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