Favoriting Testify! with Larry Grogan: Playlist from August 11, 2022 Favoriting

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A roadmap that reveals the highways, byways, ley lines and subterranean tunnels connecting rock, soul, pop, folk rock, R&B, garage, punk, funk, jazz, world music, and soundtracks from the twilight of the 1950s to the dawn of the 1970s. Larry Grogan is a DJ, writer, podcaster, collector, and the man behind Funky16Corners.

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Favoriting August 11, 2022: Testify! - Joni Mitchell 1963-1970

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments Approx. start time
Funky16Corners  Testify! Intro   Favoriting Best of Funky16Corners Volume One  Funky16Corners  2017  MP3    0:00:00 (Pop-up)
The Johnstons  Urge For Going   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Astor  1968  45    0:01:26 (Pop-up)
Dave Van Ronk and the Hudson Dusters  Clouds (Both Sides Now)   Favoriting Dave Van Ronk & the Hudson Dusters  Verve Forecast  1967  LP    0:05:09 (Pop-up)
Judy Collins  Michael From Mountains   Favoriting Wildflowers  Elektra  1967  LP    0:09:44 (Pop-up)
Jennifer  Chelsea Morning   Favoriting I Can Remember Everything  Parrot  1968  LP    0:12:51 (Pop-up)
 
Joni Mitchell  Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)   Favoriting Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963 To 1967)  Reprise  1963  CD  Live at Radio Station CFQC 1963  0:21:19 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Me and My Uncle   Favoriting Live on Let's Sing Out  Bootleg  1965  MP3    0:24:02 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Eastern Rain   Favoriting Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963 To 1967)  Reprise  1966  CD  Live at the 2nd Fret 1966  0:26:42 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  I Had a King   Favoriting Song To a Seagull  Reprise  1968  LP    0:30:36 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Michael From Mountains   Favoriting Song To a Seagull  Reprise  1968  LP    0:34:04 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Night In the City   Favoriting Song To a Seagull  Reprise  1968  LP    0:37:41 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Nathan La Franeer   Favoriting Song to a Seagull  Reprise  1968  LP    0:43:18 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Sisotowbell Lane   Favoriting Song To a Seagull  Reprise  1968  LP    0:43:19 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Song To a Seagull   Favoriting Song To a Seagull  Reprise  1968  LP    0:47:13 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Both Sides Now   Favoriting Clouds  Reprise  1969  LP    0:50:59 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Tin Angel   Favoriting Clouds  Reprise  1969  LP    0:55:30 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Chelsea Morning   Favoriting Clouds  Reprise  1969  LP    1:01:58 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  I Don't Know Where I Stand   Favoriting Clouds  Reprise  1969  LP    1:01:59 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Songs To Aging Children Come   Favoriting Clouds  Reprise  1969  LP    1:05:07 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Ladies of the Canyon   Favoriting Ladies of the Canyon  Reprise  1970  LP    1:08:11 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Willy   Favoriting Ladies of the Canyon  Reprise  1970  LP    1:11:47 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  The Arrangement   Favoriting Ladies of the Canyon  Reprise  1970  LP    1:14:37 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Big Yellow Taxi   Favoriting Joni Mitchell  Reprise  1970  LP    1:18:07 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Woodstock   Favoriting Ladies of the Canyon  Reprise  1970  LP    1:20:21 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  The Circle Game   Favoriting Ladies of the Canyon  Reprise  1970  LP    1:25:46 (Pop-up)
 
Cass Elliot  I Had a King   Favoriting Live on the Andy Williams Show April 1968  Bootleg  1968  MP3    1:41:19 (Pop-up)
Gloria Loring  Song To a Seagull   Favoriting Sing a Song For The Mountain  Evolution  1970  LP    1:45:06 (Pop-up)
Noel Harrison  Nathan La Franeer   Favoriting The Great Electric Experiment Is Over  Reprise  1969  LP    1:49:10 (Pop-up)
Tom Rush  Tin Angel   Favoriting The Circle Game  Elektra  1968  LP    1:52:15 (Pop-up)
 
Rex Garvin and the Mighty Cravers  I Gotta Go Now (Up On the Floor)   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Like  1966  45    1:57:31 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!

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Andrew in Toronto:

Hi there Larry and all other listeners!
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Funky16Corners:

Hi Andrew!
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doctorjazz:

I got the urge for going, bit I'm still right here...
Hi Larry and Testifiers!
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Funky16Corners:

Hey Doc!
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doctorjazz:

The Tom Rush version of this is the Gold Standard.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:04pm
Funky16Corners:

The first one I heard
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:05pm
Andrew in Toronto:

Hi there doc.
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doctorjazz:

Hey Andrew!
Love this Van Ronk, gets a somewhat overplayed tune some freshness.
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Funky16Corners:

Beautiful version
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Vincent The Soul Chef:

Present... trying to make good on my promise to get the records off of the floor :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:08pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey Vincent!
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Erica:

Hi Larry.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:09pm
Funky16Corners:

Hi Erica!
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doctorjazz:

Got to see Van Ronk once (I have no idea why, didn't really know much about him at the time, must have been a better informed friend). Was a fun show, long, long ago.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:11pm
Brian in UK:

Larry, is this the way forward? I hope so.
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Funky16Corners:

I never got to see him in person, but Van Ronk has always been a fave singer of mine
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Sem:

Larry! Joni! Ideal pairing.
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Funky16Corners:

Hi Brian! Sem!
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David Shortell:

Which version of "Chelsea Morning" was in Martin Scorsese's "After Hours"?
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:20pm
Brian in UK:

George Hamilton's birthday tomorrow?
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:21pm
Brian in UK:

Larry, I never got to see Phil Ochs live, got to live with it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:22pm
Funky16Corners:

HI David!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:23pm
Funky16Corners:

@David - I don't know which version. I haven't seen the movie in years
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WR:

Hi Larry and Testifiers!

Was struck how much the photo of Joni Mitchell in the Drummer email this morning echoed what she looked like for her recent Newport Folk Festival performance.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:25pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey WR! That was a 1964-era pic where she's holding either a ukelele or a tenor guitar
Avatar 🥁 3:28pm
David Shortell:

What was the deal with that psychopath Yogi Joe who harassed Joni at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:28pm
Funky16Corners:

I don't know. I've seen that film, and she recovered nicely considering how antithetical that mudpit was to her vibe
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:31pm
Funky16Corners:

The melody to this song is so goddamned haunting, and the lyrics are deeply sad
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Vincent The Soul Chef:

Read the book "Girls Like Us", which is a three way bio of Joni, Carly Simon and Carole King... kind of difficult to follow because the author jumps between subjects a lot, but still an interesting read.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:35pm
Funky16Corners:

I still want to get that. I have a biography of Joni but it's not very well written (considering what an interesting life she's led)
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Vincent The Soul Chef:

I went through a phase of audiobooks for a while back in 2008 or so, soaking up lots of biographies. I may launch an audible account one of these days and get back into it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:38pm
Funky16Corners:

I can't deal with audiobooks. my attention span isn't built for them. My wife goes through them quickly.
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Brian in UK:

1970 at the Royal Festival Hall. Might have been her first appearance over here. Bit too young to appreciate it fully.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:40pm
WR:

So far I've only bought the Vol. 1 Joni Mitchell archives. Has anyone read the Joni biography: Joni: the creative odyssey of Joni Mitchell by Katherine Monk? Just put it in my queue at the library.
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Vincent The Soul Chef:

@Larry: I'm the exact opposite. Despite being able to read since I was four, I find it hard to focus on words in a book. I want to look at the entire page, causing me to lose focus
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:41pm
Funky16Corners:

I have Vols 1&2, both greatm=, but I eagerky anticipate Vol 3, getting into the electric years. I haven't seen that bio
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:41pm
Funky16Corners:

@Vincent - I think I have a deeply ingrained need for paper books. I don't do well with e-books, either
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:44pm
doctorjazz:

I did see Phil Ochs once in a Village club. He talked more than he played, not too coherent, seemed depressed. Couldn't predict what happened, but wasn't shocked when I heard.
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Brian in UK:

Got mixed feelings about any biography. Auto or otherwise. Saying that I am reading a second one of Stefan Zweig.
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Funky16Corners:

@WR - I just ordered that book
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Funky16Corners:

@Doc - I think after a certain point in the 70s Ochs was on an uninterrupted downward slide, mentally
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Brian in UK:

doctorjazz, you cannot account for your heroes.
Just bought tickets for Dollar Brand in Cardiff this October. Yipee!!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:51pm
WR:

I'm ok with audio books if I'm travelling, which is very rare the last few years. Otherwise I strongly prefer paper. I have some ebooks but have not had much success at reading them.

Doc, I would very much have liked to see Ochs, but I understand, except early on, that it would likely be a happy sad encounter.

When I saw Van DyKe Parks a few years ago, while acknowledging the sad ending, he spoke very positively about working with him.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:52pm
Brian in UK:

I always had difficulty with Joni's high notes. But from Court & Spark onwards the cigarettes had kicked in.
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doctorjazz:

Abdullah Ibrahim will be at a club in NY end of August, but I'll be out of town that week, very sad (not about vacation, but of definitely see him again if I could).
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Funky16Corners:

I'd like to spend a week or two interviewing Van Dyke Parks, about his own music and his collaborations
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Funky16Corners:

@Brian - I marvel at her spectacular range and control.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:54pm
doctorjazz:

I used to have trouble with her vibrato, but I've grown accustomed to her voice.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:56pm
Funky16Corners:

Interestingly, one of her early influences was Buffy Sainte Marie, with one of the most powerful vibratos in Canada!
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WR:

Wow, I might try seeing Ibrahim. Have not seen him.

Larry, Parks was very personable and open when I saw him. He warmly invited people to come chat with him at the merch table after the show. Unfortunately it was a weekday night and my partner wasn't willing to hang around. He used to be active on Twitter, I don't use it much so haven't noticed if he still is.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:56pm
Brian in UK:

WR VDP produced Phil's last album beautifully. The only one where he reflected on his life & my favourite. His brother Michael made the comment that when you are singing so much about other peoples troubles you are avoiding focusing on your own life.
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Andrew in Toronto:

Mr. Parks is still active on Teitter.
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Erica:

Twitter you mean?
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Brian in UK:

Andrew, I have belatedly responded.
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Funky16Corners:

VDP once liked my response to one of his tweets, about much I liked his brother Carson's original version of Something Stupid. Big day for me
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Erica:

What is Teitter?
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Andrew in Toronto:

Yikes. Twitter.
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Funky16Corners:

Like Twitter but tighter
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Brian in UK:

All the cool cats are Teittering. (on the edge)
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Sem:

*hand covering mouth, teittering*
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Brian in UK:

TYPOS RULL
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doctorjazz:

I didn't like Buffy St Marie's wide vibrato either, no that you mention it.
WR-he's not as energetic as he was years back (who is-not I), but i'd still strongly recommend catching him.
He's at The Blue Note 8/23-8/28 (I'll be in the Berkshires).
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Mike Sin:

Very much enjoying the show. When I was much younger, Joni Mitchell, very much like Dylan, was one of those artists that I came to after hearing so many cover versions of their great songs.
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Funky16Corners:

Hey Mike!
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Funky16Corners:

I love the version of this sung in Alice's Restaurant, at the funeral.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:09pm
Funky16Corners:

I'll be 60 in a few weeks, and it's taken me nearly 50 years to understand as much as I do about Joni Mitchell (meaning I know there's more work to be done, though it seems unfair to call it "work")
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Brian in UK:

Larry, the very thought that a woman can sing about emotions in a sophisticated manner. A door opener.
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Erica:

Getting up there huh Larry? Well I'll be sure to prepare something for you for your birthday.
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Funky16Corners:

Her many gifts blow my mind. It amazes me that there can be so much talent in one person.
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Funky16Corners:

@Erica - It never stops, until it does. Just happy to be breathing.
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Brian in UK:

Graham Nash seems like a decent fella.
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doctorjazz:

Larry, member thought I'd say/think it, but you're a youngster to me.
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Funky16Corners:

@Brian - Yes, he does.
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Vincent The Soul Chef:

I could listen to this LP over and over again and never get tired of it <3
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Funky16Corners:

@Doc - My Pop turned 91 this June. I hope I'm as sharp as he is when I get there.
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Funky16Corners:

@Vincent - Me too
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doctorjazz:

There's that vibrato...
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WR:

Thanks Doc, for pointing out the Ibrahim at The Bluenote. That's pretty soon, guess I need to decide and get tickets soon.
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Erica:

Here's a bit hit right here. Big Yellow Taxi.
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Brian in UK:

Paradise is a place where nothing ever happens.
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Funky16Corners:

Trump's brain is NOT paradise
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Erica:

Lol Larry. You love making fun of the Orange Cheeto still.
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Brian in UK:

Larry, is this your longest set ever?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:21pm
Funky16Corners:

24/7/365
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Funky16Corners:

@Brian - I don't know. It's possible.
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Brian in UK:

The prolific nature of artistes in the late 60s never ceases to amaze.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:23pm
Funky16Corners:

I forget who it was, but one of the big rock bands of the era, and I recently saw that they had released two major albums in the space of a year. Sometimes three.
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Erica:

Larry if you love Jimi Mitchell's voice you should check out the late Caroline Peyton. She had a couple of folk albums from the 70s as well.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:25pm
Alex In Illinois:

Finally, a version of this song in which understand each word.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:26pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey Alex! Right?
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Funky16Corners:

@Erica - I don't know her. I'll look for her stuff.
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Erica:

With that being said, I haven't heard Joni's music since it was pulled from Spotify along with Neil Young's and CSNY.
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Erica:

@Larry Caroline's music is mostly acoustic folk and high range vocals. I recommend hearing Try to Be True. There are 2 different versions of it though, one being a demo.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:38pm
Andrew in Toronto:

jonimitchell.com
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:43pm
Funky16Corners:

Joni and Cass were close friends, both, literally, Ladies of the Canyon
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Vincent The Soul Chef:

Ellen! <3
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:44pm
Funky16Corners:

Love her voice so much
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Sem:

Two hours of something like bliss. Thank you, Larry.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:48pm
Funky16Corners:

The three albums that Gloria Loring recorded between 1967 and 1970 are all great.
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Funky16Corners:

Thanks Sem!
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Andrew in Toronto:

Thanks for a great show!
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Funky16Corners:

Thanks for listening Andrew!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:52pm
doctorjazz:

Thanks, loved the show Larry! Laters all!
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Funky16Corners:

Thanks Doc!
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WR:

Surprising to me, really liked that Noel Harrison recording.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:54pm
Funky16Corners:

I did a whole show dedicated to Noel's music a while back. I think you'd be pleasantly surprised by a lot of it
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Funky16Corners:

wfmu.org...
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Brian in UK:

Nice one, Larry.
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Vincent The Soul Chef:

So good. Thank you.
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Erica:

Thank you for the Joni Mitchell show Larry!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:57pm
Funky16Corners:

Thanks everyone!
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drowsy:

Thanks Larry!
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WR:

Thank you! Larry!
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Funky16Corners:

Thanks guys!
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