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This is where all of culture and all of time are collapsed into one seductive portal and viewed through the panoramic lens of the exotic. Come and embark on an armchair-travel virtual-voyage to the heart of timeless darkness and beyond; embrace the numinous monolith of the exotic immensity. Let us find that place where hybridization meets its destiny as pure fantasy. Let us become observers observing those others who are ourselves. You wear your mask and I'll wear mine.
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September 14, 2017: Relaxing with Cugat, Jazz Toccata & Fugue, Stormy Weather
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Thu. 9/14/17 6:29pm
Flash Strap:
Let's kick it old school with some tasty rumbas, big band jazz, and exotica tonight. pour yourself a drink, pack your pipe if you like, crack open a dusty old book of maps |
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Thu. 9/14/17 6:41pm
Walking Daydream:
Reader's Digest Great World Atlas at-last! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 6:47pm
hyde:
just looking for my monocle, brb |
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Thu. 9/14/17 6:55pm
Flash Strap:
Hi WD, Hi Hyde! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 6:57pm
Walking Daydream:
Hello |
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Thu. 9/14/17 6:57pm
hyde:
digging this Alan Shorter lead in on the stream... don't really know this record |
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Thu. 9/14/17 6:58pm
hyde:
killer band, tho--Shorter, Gato Barbieri, Charlie Haden, Rashied Ali |
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Thu. 9/14/17 6:59pm
Flash Strap:
oh man, hope I didn't cut it off too horribly just now |
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Thu. 9/14/17 6:59pm
hyde:
haha, no it faded nicely into the rain |
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![]() Evening, all! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:01pm
hyde:
ljfw! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:01pm
Flash Strap:
Listener James! Hello! |
Thu. 9/14/17 7:03pm
Ehd:
Hey Flash! | |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:03pm
Flash Strap:
Hey Ehd! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:04pm
geezerette:
Evening,Evan and esteemed members! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:05pm
Flash Strap:
this whole first set we're just gonna lay back with our man X here Hi Geezerette! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:06pm
Flash Strap:
this record in particular has such a great sound |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:11pm
Flash Strap:
the Quiet Music series had two runs, with different covers. one run (for some reason) had really gritty, noirish imagery, super sexually charged with notes of violence. this is the Cugat LP's alternate cover: img.discogs.com... |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:12pm
Flash Strap:
here's another one: img.discogs.com... |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:13pm
geezerette:
OMG, that doesn't look relaxing at all! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:13pm
Flash Strap:
i mean, it's just so weird: img.discogs.com... |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:14pm
geezerette:
EEEEK! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:16pm
Flash Strap:
they look like stills from Asphalt Jungle, not muzak covers |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:18pm
Flash Strap:
love this arrangement, so dreamy and saccharine but the percussion keeps it alive |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:18pm
hyde:
geeeeeeezerette! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:22pm
geezerette:
s.libertaddigital.com... Cugie & Carmen. Hi, Hyde! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:23pm
hyde:
geez, i finally looked at the covers linked above. i think Cugat's drawings are more appropriate fare. those LP covers look like a mash up of Weegee and von Sternberg's Macao |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:24pm
Flash Strap:
@G: that's such a good photograph, everyone and the dog looks so beautiful |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:26pm
Flash Strap:
LOVE this arrangement |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:26pm
geezerette:
Totally agree! 1.bp.blogspot.com... |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:31pm
geezerette:
Cugat, by Cugat. ring.cdandlp.com... |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:38pm
Flash Strap:
i love his drawings! that second one is incredible. this is one of my favorites: cps-static.rovicorp.com... |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:38pm
geezerette:
mediad.publicbroadcasting.net... Duke & Strayhorn |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:38pm
hyde:
i like this Ellington version, but for me this song is wedded to the celeste |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:39pm
geezerette:
Hyde, same. It sparkles. |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:42pm
Flash Strap:
It's that difference or wrongness that gives it its jazzy frisson! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:43pm
hyde:
@g and the cceleste gets so little chance to shine. tho i should confess i was once in a bad circus music band that took on the Nutcrcker one year for Xmas. We didn't have a celeste. |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:44pm
Flash Strap:
that sounds pretty hilarious Hyde, love to imagine what that was like |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:45pm
Flash Strap:
drums are so good on this record, btw |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:48pm
geezerette:
Evan, great album cover! You can see the Ben-Day dots. We play both Nutcrackers every year, along with Mark Morrises Waltz of the Snowflakes. (On youtube, the Snowflakes) |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:49pm
hyde:
@Flash i have it all digitized into .wav files from our (Jumbo was the name of the band) but it's all packed in storage, unfortunately. Should probably upload that stuff to Youtube someday. |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:50pm
Flash Strap:
you're both in bands that play The Nutcracker? what a world |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:51pm
geezerette:
Have to work but still listening! Haha, we play the recordings. |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:52pm
Flash Strap:
oh, oh right of course, that makes sense haha |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:54pm
geezerette:
Should've said,"listen". |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:55pm
geezerette:
Will check in later. :) |
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![]() Hi Flash, hi all |
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Thu. 9/14/17 7:56pm
Flash Strap:
imprecise language always welcome Hi LD! |
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![]() This Rugolo is way hipper than I remember |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:01pm
Flash Strap:
I know! there's a pretty bangin track on here called Funky Drums. good LP all round |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:03pm
Flash Strap:
Rabbath is just astounding every time |
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![]() hi all! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:03pm
Flash Strap:
Hi Melinda! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:03pm
geezerette:
NOIR! :D Hey, Danny! Howdy, Melinda! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:05pm
Flash Strap:
I am just obsessed with this record right now |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:07pm
hyde:
yay, melinda! |
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![]() Heya geez! Nice to run into ya here |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:11pm
Flash Strap:
@LD: this record has a pretty dynamite all-out exotica number on side 2, I think you'll dig it a lot. I'll open up the next set with it |
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![]() I love the florid specificity of the liner notes |
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![]() The Haney is new to me and awesome! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:28pm
Flash Strap:
yeah me too love this swampy interlude too |
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![]() Yes! Dale Hawkins. I love when rockabillies did their exotica thing |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:32pm
Flash Strap:
you and me both buster! this one courtesy of Doug, who sent it my way years ago |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:33pm
hyde:
this is great swamp rock. i feel like i'm listening to Rex on the flagship. |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:35pm
Flash Strap:
that's a good feeling! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:37pm
Flash Strap:
when putting this set together, i realized that this is one of my favorite Chaino tracks. guitar is so cool |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:37pm
hyde:
yep. though this Chaino is a little creepy! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:40pm
Flash Strap:
this track is so zorch |
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![]() whoa that Nervous Norvus! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:42pm
northguineahills:
Just got my permanent tag. Still waiting on news if I got power. |
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![]() You are killing it in this set, Flash! I need to send you a ZIP of rockabilly-country-meets-exotica MP3s |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:42pm
Flash Strap:
you know much Norvus, LD? he's got some stunners. sorta new to me actually |
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![]() I know "Transfusion" but that's it |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:44pm
Flash Strap:
oh PLEASE do! nobody knows that stuff like you do |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:45pm
Flash Strap:
Pterodactyl by Norvus is also a must-hear! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:47pm
Flash Strap:
oh and hello hello, warmest hellos to NGH! what's going on? |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:48pm
Flash Strap:
Norvus on FEZ: freeeasyzipped.blogspot.com... |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:55pm
hyde:
this set is dynamite |
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Thu. 9/14/17 8:56pm
Flash Strap:
ah thanks Hyde, music to my eyes |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:00pm
coelacanth∅:
greetings Flash and Explorers |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:01pm
Flash Strap:
Hi Coelacanth! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:02pm
northguineahills:
I finally have power, I can go home! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:03pm
Flash Strap:
now that's good news |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:04pm
northguineahills:
Only 108 hours w/o power. |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:05pm
Flash Strap:
yikes man |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:06pm
hyde:
@ngh glad you have power. i went 4 days w/o in Mass in August a few years ago, and it was rough |
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![]() Damn NGH. Glad you can get home tho |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:07pm
hyde:
the worst thing was the people RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET had power the whole time |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:08pm
coelacanth∅:
yay good news ngh! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:08pm
Flash Strap:
after Katrina I think we went 12 days without, it was crazy |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:10pm
hyde:
@Flash wow, that's rough |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:10pm
hyde:
@Flash rough-er |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:11pm
Flash Strap:
we were way back in the woods, a lot of trees came down. it was cool, the creek flooded so we bathed in that |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:13pm
Flash Strap:
this time - hardly even a single day of rain. very glad NGH is going home |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:14pm
northguineahills:
Yeah, Floridian humidity w/o fans can be interesting. Only lost power for 18 hours where I hunkered down (we're on the same grid as the hospital). |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:16pm
northguineahills:
loving the theme, Evan! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:16pm
Flash Strap:
next one's for you, NGH nothing like that humidity right now i bet, yowza |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:17pm
northguineahills:
1 km from here there is still no power. This will take weeks. |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:27pm
geezerette:
NGH, Are you going to get a generator? Glad everyone's o.k.! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:30pm
geezerette:
Fun show, lots of artists we haven't heard, plus old favorites. |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:32pm
Flash Strap:
thanks G, glad to hear it |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:35pm
hyde:
oh, i have always loved this Julee Cruise |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:35pm
Flash Strap:
can't stop playing this album now that Twin Peaks is over, trying to hold onto that magic |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:38pm
hyde:
would love to see the new Twin Peaks. beyond my reach for now, i sometimes hate the current balkanized state of tv. |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:41pm
Flash Strap:
oh i know, it's ridiculous. nationalize television, liberate the airwaves, unite the viewing public! the masses need twin peaks |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:42pm
Flash Strap:
i heard this on local college radio the other day and spent like 5 minutes trying to figure out what made it so familiar before i finally realized, it's Rags and Old Iron |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:43pm
Flash Strap:
she's a legend of course, but also the band on this is KILLER |
Thu. 9/14/17 9:44pm
Jeff g.:
Sweet and heavy sounds! | |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:45pm
coelacanth∅:
this is sooo gorgeous |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:46pm
Flash Strap:
Hi Jeff G! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:47pm
coelacanth∅:
-actually the last few have been a lovely cooking soundtrack; probably made my food turn out better. |
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![]() Thanks, Evan, and thanks for the beautiful show |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:54pm
Flash Strap:
happy to be the secret ingredient, C! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:54pm
Flash Strap:
ah well, thank you Danny! see you in that next room over |
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![]() I beseech thee: wfmu.org... Join us! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:55pm
geezerette:
What LD said! |
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![]() Finally home from class. Five classy minutes left of Flash Strap! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:56pm
geezerette:
@9:54 |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:57pm
Flash Strap:
Oh hello Doug! earlier I finally took a moment to play that Okenfenokee track you hipped me to a ways back! thanks G! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:58pm
hyde:
thanks! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:58pm
coelacanth∅:
Thanks Evan! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 9:59pm
Flash Strap:
thank you both as well |
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![]() Thanks Ev! |
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Thu. 9/14/17 10:00pm
Flash Strap:
thank you melinda! good night all! see you in two weeks |
Wed. 10/18/17 2:53am
William:
Thnks for the music, from Mexico | |
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