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Post by musedeva on Dec 18, 2018 0:29:35 GMT -5
quite a bit of a downplay of Linda by Mindy...doesn't sound like much of a relation ship there...but Hey1!!!! I was wondering what the heck HaPPENED to ms. Mindy since I saw her with Mamacitah at the Warfield in S.F. back in the late 80's ....Hope she has fun with this and good to see some (NEAR) West Coast Viable Action....BTW ....what the Heck Happened to Ms. Britt Ronstadt??? happily married and tucked away>>>>wasn't she hangin out with ol J.D. in Nashville? ?? The Tributaries to channel Linda Ronstadt at Fox
KGUN9 Published on Aug 9, 2018 Walker Foard, Mindy Ronstadt, Mike Serres, Allan Bartlett and Fred Coy play in the studio ahead of their upcoming concert
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Post by musedeva on Dec 18, 2018 0:31:36 GMT -5
Milk ToasTed!
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 2, 2019 1:16:34 GMT -5
Remembering life with Linda RonstadtThe measure of music Anndee Hochman, Illustration by Hannah Kaplan December 23, 2018in Cross-CulturalShare:faxEmailTwitterFacebookPinterestGoogle+
This is one way to measure my age: I need reading glasses to decipher the instructions on the package of waxy lumps I am shoving into my ears in order to soften the sounds of the Ronstadt Revue, a tribute band about to play a narrow, jam-packed venue in Manayunk.
LPs, red shag, and Ronstadt. (Illustration by Hannah Kaplan for BSR.) Here is another measure: I first listened to these songs when I was eight years old.
My father, who died in 2015, owned every album Ronstadt made, from 1969’s Hand Sown…Home Grown through the breakthrough, Grammy-winning Heart Like a Wheel to the all-Spanish Canciones de Mi Padre to Lush Life, a 1984 jazz album with bandleader Nelson Riddle.
They were LPs back then, thick vinyl discs I could stack five high on the spindle of the record player for a long, attenuated Sunday of nothing-but-Ronstadt while my dad whipped up something from The New York Times Cookbook and my mother read three different newspapers and I lay on the red shag carpet in a preadolescent swoon of indolence.
That draught of youth
So this is a nostalgia trip — why else does anyone go to hear a tribute band? — and the Locks in Manayunk is standing room only with people who (to cop a lyric from Linda) have clearly loved Ronstadt for a long, long time.
I used to sneer at tribute bands: B-list musicians playing to audiences desperate for a draught of their lost youth. But maybe it’s another sign of age that I showed up at the Locks without skepticism, eager to hear what Gesenia Erolin and her six band members would do with Ronstadt’s musical legacy.
Erolin strode onstage in a bell-sleeved paisley dress and knee-high boots, her face curtained by jet-black hair. Okay. Anyone can comb a thrift store for outfits from 1978.
But not everyone — almost no one, in fact — can open her mouth after three anticipatory chords and belt “I’ve been cheated” with just the right twang of wounded defiance.
Rocking the repertoire
For the next two hours, Erolin and her bandmates — bassist Nick Frese, rhythm guitarist Bob Leonetti, lead guitarist David Lenat, and pedal steel guitarist Jim Cohen, with Tim Reeder on drums and the versatile Dave Hartl on keyboard, accordion, and harmonica—rocked through nearly every hit in the Ronstadt repertoire.
A sprightly cover of Buddy Holly’s “It’s So Easy” segued to the breathy dreamscape of “Blue Bayou,” which led to the country lilt of “Silver Threads and Golden Needles,” the songs punctuated by Erolin’s brief reminiscences of growing up (like Ronstadt) in a Spanish-speaking household and singing from the age of 14.
For the second set, she changed clothes — a cream-colored A-line tunic dress, with boots to match — and delivered another robust round: “Someone to Lay Down Beside Me,” “Heat Wave,” and “That’ll Be the Day.”
Singer Gesenia Erolin: just the right twang of wounded defiance. (Photo by Kyle Ober.) A living legacy
Erolin and her band are faithful troubadours, but Ronstadt Revue isn’t an exercise in mimicry. Rather, it’s an effort to honor an artist’s musical legacy through ongoing live performance. In this case, the tribute carries extra poignancy: These are tunes the 11-time Grammy winner, now 72, can no longer muster, since Parkinson’s silenced Ronstadt’s singing voice six years ago.
The concert accordioned time: the decades-ago and the right-now pleated together. “Debemos siempre separarnos” (“We must always separate”), a lyric from “Lo Siento Mi Vida,” which Erolin dedicated to her mother, resonated more heartbreakingly in light of the migrant families wrenched apart at the U.S.-Mexico border.
And how could I listen to a woman voice the bitter lament of “You’re No Good” (“And now I see how you really are…”) without thinking of the sexual harassers outed by the #MeToo movement?
By the end of the second set, I wasn’t the only one mouthing the words. “Desperado!” someone shouted before the final encore, and the stage hushed for that anthem about wanderlust and solitude and the power of love to call the renegade back home.
Listening to the past
Certain songs enter our lives at particularly susceptible junctures; they leave their print. What did you listen to when you first held a sweat-damp hand at a junior-high-school dance? What was the breakup music you played and played until your college roommates threatened to yank the stereo plug? What music did you blast out open windows on your first solo drive across state lines?
We want those moments back, in all their glory, discovery, and pain. Tribute bands take us there — at least for a little while.
Listen: I am 27, slow-dancing with my love in our Portland, Oregon, duplex to the tune of “Feels Like Home” crooned by Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris. I am 17, at the Spectrum with my best friend and my parents, where the bathrooms reek of the flower-smoke of weed and Ronstadt’s band plays so loud my kneecaps buzz.
I am eight, lolling on that scarlet wall-to-wall. The kitchen smells of sautéed onion and white grapes. Ronstadt’s lyrics flag me toward a future I’m still too young to grasp: “But I heard you let that little friend of mine / take off your party dress…”
I am eight and my father is alive, so alive I can’t fathom that he will ever die. I don’t yet know how it feels to be hurt by love. Then the lead guitarist strums his final chord. The tone arm lifts. The record ceases its spin, leaving a faint yearning, a crackle where the music used to be.
www.broadstreetreview.com/cross-cultural/remembering-life-with-linda-ronstadt
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 9, 2019 3:07:01 GMT -5
www.tributetolindaronstadt.com/Latest News
“Heatwave” is a musical tribute to multi-platinum and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Linda Ronstadt!
Often referred to as “the first lady of rock and roll” and “queen of rock”, Linda Ronstadt became the first major touring female artist, selling out arena venues. She was the top grossing female artist of the 1970’s and is considered the number one female artist of that decade. Linda was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. Her achievements include 19 gold, 14 platinum, and 7 multi-platinum albums, as well as 11 Grammy awards, three American Music awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards., and one Emmy.
Expanding multiple genres, Linda is famous for covering hits written by artists such as Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, The Rolling Stones, the Eagles, and many more, and taking them to new heights on the music charts.
In addition to rock and country, Linda Ronstadt also recorded traditional standards with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, as well as performing on Broadway. She has also recorded several Spanish language albums, the first one becoming the biggest selling, non-english language album in U.S. music history.
Due to health concerns, Linda no longer tours or records. “Heatwave” is honored to keep the music of Linda Ronstadt alive!
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Post by mused on Feb 10, 2019 13:44:46 GMT -5
....keep thinking I'm going to get the time and resources to pull off a "diva" tribute.....then seeing this I just have to remind myself...the worst thing a female chick singer can do is cover other females!!! BUTTT the songs are so delic!!! the KEY was Linda's formula of doing old stuff others wouldn't readily know and CHANGING up all the arrangements.....and THAT alone takes TALENT & resources BRAVAH for these BRAVE women doing the above!!! What happened to Britt Ronstadt? ? wasn't she working with J.D. ??
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 9, 2019 8:13:44 GMT -5
thebroadwayblog.com/travis-moser-green-room-42/ TRAVIS MOSER SINGS LINDA RONSTADT AT THE GREEN ROOM 42Travis Moser (l) and special guests scheduled to perform ‘Just One Look: The Songs of Linda Ronstadt’ at The Green Room 42. (Photo provided by The Green Room 42.)
Linda’s back, thanks to cabaret, concert, and recording artist pro Travis Moser, who will be making his Green Room 42 debut this June with “Just One Look: The Songs of Linda Ronstadt.”
Moser, along with special guests Molly Pope, Cathy Cervenka, Daryl Glenn, and Jack Bartholet, will perform a tribute to Linda Ronstadt under the musical direction of Drew Wutke. The songs include “Just One Look”, “Blue Bayou,” “I Don’t Know Much,” “When Will I Be Loved,” “Desperado”, and more.
Moser, whose show “This Can’t Be Love: The Songs of Rodgers and Hart” debuted at Feinstein’s 54 Below with Broadway’s Samantha Shafer (West Side Story, South Pacific), has performed at prestigious cabaret venues in New York, including Birdland, The Strand Theater, Don’t Tell Mama, and The National Arts Club.
The Green Room 42 has hosted some of Broadway and cabaret’s leading stars, including Nathan Lee Graham, Alice Ripley, Eva Noblezada, and others.
“Just One Look: The Songs of Linda Ronstadt” will premiere at Green Room 42 on June 20. For tickets and more information, go here.
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 1, 2019 9:12:42 GMT -5
Love is a Rose PROMO2Pamela McNeill Published on Oct 12, 2016 A Linda Ronstadt Tribute show based out of Minneapolis, MN. Featuring Mary Jane Alm and Pamela McNeill. Current personnel include: Billy Thommes (drums), Al Bergstrom (Bass), Tom Bard (keys), Boyd Lee (acoustic guitar, banjo, vocals), Jay Graf (electric guitars), Brian C. Peters (pedal steel guitar, electric guitar) Billy Scherer or Aimee Lee (Backing vocals)
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Post by musedeva on Jul 3, 2019 21:13:18 GMT -5
OM Gawdess!!! they sound GREAT!!!! Yeah!!! >>>>>>>
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Post by the Scribe on Aug 23, 2019 6:02:50 GMT -5
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Post by the Scribe on Aug 24, 2019 10:53:57 GMT -5
The Linda Ronstadt Experience comes to the Milford Performance Center
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Post by musedeva on Aug 24, 2019 17:21:12 GMT -5
THIS!! young lady is the CLOSEST yet to her tone/power from what I can tell...its the earthground POWER of Linda's vocal that is so frickin hard to even APPROACH..ahhahahaha!!!!
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Post by MokyWI on Nov 7, 2019 9:58:17 GMT -5
In 2011, American music legend Linda Ronstadt announced her retirement from the music industry, revealing two years later that she had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, telling AARP she “can no longer sing a note.”
Throughout her illustrious career, Ronstadt reached heights seldom dreamed of before or since. Between 1975 and 2016, she won 12 Grammy Awards, including two separate Lifetime Achievement Awards, to say nothing of the 17 Grammy nominations that did not yield wins.
She also won a Primetime Emmy, two Academy of Country Music Awards, and has been nominated for both a Tony and a Golden Globe, and in 2014 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
advertisement With 18 platinum-certified albums, several of which were double or triple platinum, from a career that produced nearly 30 studio albums and more than 60 singles, Ronstadt’s influence on domestic and international music far exceeds even the most generous estimations.
Unforgettable tracks like “Blue Bayou,” “You’re No Good” and “Somewhere Out There” have cemented her position in the collective cultural consciousness of music lovers.
Of course, the Wood River Valley boasts its own fair share of music lovers, a large portion of which will congregate under the roof of the Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum for two nights of tribute to this iconic artist.
First, on Friday, Nov. 15, the Argyros will present a special screening of the recently released biographical documentary “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice.”
The film features testimonials, anecdotes and accolades from many of Ronstadt’s colleagues and contemporaries, including Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Don Henley, Cameron Crowe and Jackson Browne, to name a few.
“Sound of My Voice” has so far received widespread acclaim, with only a few scattered critics disparaging its hagiographic tendencies. The wide majority of reviewers have hailed the documentary as a soulful, insightful and moving portrait of one of a top-tier artist.
In his review for The New York Times, A.O. Scott wrote that “[Ronstadt’s] cleareyed, down-to-earth thoughts on her profession, her family and American culture (musical and otherwise) make her someone you want to know better.”
Tickets for this 7:30 p.m. screening are available now for $10 apiece online at theargyros.org or via phone at 208-726-7872.
19-11-06 ARTS Linda Ronstadt 2A.jpg Ann Hampton Callaway If anything, though, the film screening is a kind of warmup to the main event, which will occur the following night, Saturday, Nov. 16. The Argyros will present acclaimed singer and Tony nominee Ann Hampton Callaway performing highlights from the Linda Ronstadt’s oeuvre.
Although perhaps not a household name in the way Ronstadt is, Callaway is nonetheless well-known and much lauded in the music industry, and her Songbook program has received the express blessing and endorsement of Ronstadt herself.
“It makes me feel good to know someone of Ann Hampton Callaway’s caliber is singing these wonderful songs,” Ronstadt said.
Callaway has been singing and songwriting professionally for decades, having released more than a dozen albums featuring original compositions, standards and pop covers alike.
She wrote and recorded the theme song to the popular Emmy-winning ‘90s sitcom “The Nanny,” and has written songs for Barbra Streisand. Callaway’s original compositions have been recorded by Carole King, Harvey Fierstein and Liza Minnelli, among other similarly celebrated performers.
Some years ago, Callaway assembled a program paying tribute to Streisand, called the “Barbra Streisand Songbook.” This immensely popular show garnered innumerable accolades for Callaway, and prompted one reviewer—Stephen Holden, writing for the New York Times—to commend her deft performance, her wisdom in paying homage without trying to impersonate, and say that her rendition of Streisand’s hit “Evergreen” reminded him that “a greeting card sentimentality is forever, and that voices that can really put it over are all too rare.”
Inspired by that program and by a longstanding adoration of Ronstadt as an artist and a human being, Callaway put together the Linda Ronstadt Songbook to similar acclaim.
Tackling iconic songs by such iconic artists as Streisand and Ronstadt understandably bore a modicum of intimidation to Callaway. “It takes a lot of guts to do tributes to women who are still alive. It’s daunting, but it’s made me a better singer to have to put my own personal stamp on the songs,” she said.
Putting her own spin on things was a major priority for Callaway as she treads the fine line between tribute and imitation.
“One of the most important things about being a singer—whether singing originals or standards—is finding what the lyrics mean to you personally, finding what stories mean to you in a song,” she explained. “That said, while I’m putting my own personal stamp on them, the arrangements are mostly the same as the original recordings, because you just can’t make them any better.”
Receiving Ronstadt’s personal endorsement helped allay any anxieties Callaway may have held.
“I was so honored by that,” Callaway said. “She and I have had an interesting writing relationship and spoke on the phone a few times. She’s a very lovely woman.”
The program not only celebrates her as a “lovely woman,” but also closely examines Ronstadt’s powerful influence on the world at large.
“Linda was a real trailblazer,” Callaway said. “She is someone of incredible importance, especially in terms of what she was able to do as a woman in a man’s world. I revere her courage and her ability to be true to herself, her integrity to her own instincts, the way she never let producers talk her out of what she wanted to do.
“For a lot of performers, it’s all about fame and what you can do to be famous, but she as about the music and doing what she loved and she enjoyed the biggest success because of it. You can be the most successful you by being true to yourself. She’s a role model to me and a very important role model to a lot of people.”
Tickets are still available starting at $20 online at theargyros.org, but seats are selling out quickly.
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 6, 2020 1:12:55 GMT -5
Mayor's Summer Concert: Linda Ronstadt Experience 1,000 views•Jul 30, 2019
WoodbridgeTV 3.79K subscribers Mayor's Summer Concert Linda Ronstadt Experience July 28, 2019
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Post by erik on Jan 14, 2020 19:50:57 GMT -5
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Post by PoP80 on Feb 21, 2020 15:24:02 GMT -5
Search results for: 'tristan mcintosh at the loft nyc early show general admission ticket 5 3' Tristan McIntosh's Linda Ronstadt Experince at The Loft NYC EARLY SHOW (General Admission Ticket) - 5/3 Tristan McIntosh's Linda Ronstadt Experince At The Loft NYC EARLY SHOW (General Admission Ticket) - 5/3
Sorry--didn't know how to copy this link but it's an upcoming show at City Winery in NYC.
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 21, 2020 16:18:07 GMT -5
Search results for: 'tristan mcintosh at the loft nyc early show general admission ticket 5 3' Tristan McIntosh's Linda Ronstadt Experince at The Loft NYC EARLY SHOW (General Admission Ticket) - 5/3 Tristan McIntosh's Linda Ronstadt Experince At The Loft NYC EARLY SHOW (General Admission Ticket) - 5/3 Sorry--didn't know how to copy this link but it's an upcoming show at City Winery in NYC.
What a great way to celebrate Linda and her music and have a night of enjoyment with other fans. I hope all of these tribute bands continue on for a long time.
www.thelindaronstadtexperience.com/
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Post by MokyWI on Feb 22, 2020 8:34:20 GMT -5
Going to see Linda Ronstadt Experience with Tristan McIntosh in April in the Wisconsin Dells.
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Post by PoP80 on Feb 22, 2020 8:39:04 GMT -5
Great that Tristan is doing this as a tour. I remember her from American Idol and she's very talented. She's only 19 years old but a big fan of Linda's!
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Post by rick on Mar 25, 2020 14:17:56 GMT -5
With the Coronavirus pandemic, many venues for performers are closed. Some performers are doing concerts online. 54 Below, the club in New York, is instituting a series of online performances featuring performers whose club dates have been canceled/postponed. One such artist is Ann Hampton Callaway, who is primarily known as a singer/songwriter and jazz performer. She will be performing songs from "The Linda Ronstadt Songbook" on Sunday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 54below.com/54belowathome/
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Post by Partridge on Mar 25, 2020 23:50:04 GMT -5
I viewed on youTube the Ann Hampton Callaway tribute to Linda Ronstadt from the Kennedy Center this past December.
Not a Linda Ronstadt impersonator, she does a tribute to Linda but many of the arrangements are totally different from Linda's. I enjoyed the hour.
Linda spent 20 years of her performing career dressed in black from head to toe, and Callaway has that attire too. But Callaway did dress up the look with her Tucson boots and a nice jacket. 999 post
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Post by PoP80 on Apr 14, 2020 14:17:52 GMT -5
A contestant on The Voice last night named Joei Fulco was coached by James Taylor and Blake Shelton. She announced that she would be singing "Linda Ronstadt's version of "When Will I Be Loved" even though she knew it was originally an Everly Brothers song. That seemed to impress James Taylor and he mentioned that he and Linda have the same producer, Peter Asher, and remembered when the song was recorded. Joei has a strong voice, although not similar to Linda's, and did the song justice. When she was being critiqued by the judges, Kelly Clarkson mentioned that she loves Linda Ronstadt, which we already knew, but nice to hear it again. She won the "Battle Round" against the other contestant and will go on to the "Live" performances if that actually happens under the circumstances.
There is a video on YouTube but it includes both "Battle Round" performances in one clip, so I didn't post it.
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Post by PoP80 on Sept 23, 2020 15:55:21 GMT -5
Britt Ronstadt just posted a great rendition of Blue Bayou on her IGTV, but I don't know how to post it here. That girl can sing!! Can anyone help me out?
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Post by erik on Sept 23, 2020 18:00:31 GMT -5
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Post by justonelook on Oct 27, 2020 0:10:56 GMT -5
Hey all Ronstadt fans! It had been awhile since I've posted anything here, and it's fun seeing all the Ronstadt tributes that have popped up! Just One Look - Tribute to Linda Ronstadt is still going strong (as strong as we can be with COVID!!!). We just did a pay-per-view online show in Everett, WA. Thought I would post some videos of the show, for everyone's enjoyment! Enjoy!
Get Closer
All My Life
You're No Good
It's So Easy
That'll Be the Day
Silver Threads and Golden Needles
Love is a Rose
When Will I Be Loved
Heat Wave
ARNY BAILEY Just One Look - Tribute to Linda Ronstadt
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Post by eddiejinnj on Oct 27, 2020 6:14:03 GMT -5
Thanks, Arny, for the update and vids. Keep on rocking!!!! Like the "Get Closer" dress!!! Peace!! eddiejinnj
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Post by justonelook on Oct 28, 2020 19:33:24 GMT -5
Thanks! It's not a perfect match to the video, but hopefully close enough to get the feel!
Nearly 9 years ago when we put Just One Look together, there was only us and "Heart Like a Wheel" out of NY (I think). Now there's quite a few!
ARNY BAILEY Just One Look - Tribute to Linda Ronstadt Seattle, WA
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Post by eddiejinnj on Oct 29, 2020 14:11:30 GMT -5
I have seen "Heart Like a Wheel" like 8 yrs ago, I think. They played in a park in Bayville, NJ!!!! They were opening band for an Eagles tribute band. It was outdoors during the summer. Nice varied set they did!!! Thanks for checking in with us!!! eddiejinnj
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Post by rick on Jun 15, 2021 20:36:06 GMT -5
July 25 — Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, Calif. — www.scfta.org/events/2021/ann-hampton-callaway So... she is "signing" not "singing" ? And they came up with a really unusual way to spell "Ronstadt" that I don't remember seeing before.....
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Post by erik on Jun 15, 2021 21:57:57 GMT -5
Quote by rick:
Weird that nobody monitors stuff like this at Orange County's most prominent musical arts center (grumble, grumble).
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Post by fabtastique on Jun 16, 2021 1:01:06 GMT -5
sloppy and lazy really .....
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