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June 14, 2018: Sex Power Mambo
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Thu. 6/14/18 6:49pm
Flash Strap:
Juuust about ready to do some exploring, dear fiends! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 6:56pm
chresti:
hi |
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Thu. 6/14/18 6:57pm
Flash Strap:
hiya chresti! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:03pm
Flash Strap:
This is from a mostly-unreleased, widely bootlegged soundtrack to some Jane Birkin film I've never seen or heard of in any other context |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:03pm
Flash Strap:
love early Vangelis |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:06pm
hyde:
hi. seems a good soundtrack for my reread of Kirby's New Gods books! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:06pm
listener james from westwood:
Evening, Evan and all! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:06pm
Flash Strap:
oh wow, yes |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:06pm
Flash Strap:
hi hyde, hi James! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:09pm
Flash Strap:
Basil Kirchin is so good – to me this sounds almost like a Sven Libaek arrangement, but with Roger Roger's touch on the Ondes Martenot |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:13pm
hyde:
more on New Gods: i requested this from the library, and when it came it turned out to be a b + w reprint. i was bummed at first because the color is such a big part of my memory of these books, but as i read on the pencils seem somehow even more amazing in b + w. |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:14pm
chresti:
Have you seen any of these films? |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:14pm
Flash Strap:
that's interesting - i'm a big lover of b&w but Kirby is such a technicolor guy in my mind |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:15pm
Flash Strap:
no i haven't, though I have seen the original Emannuelle film, which this one is sort of ripping off |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:15pm
Flash Strap:
it has a pretty good soundtrack too |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:15pm
doctorjazz:
Hi Evan and Explorers! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:15pm
hyde:
@Flash yeah exactly! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:16pm
Flash Strap:
Hi Doc! how goes it? |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:17pm
hyde:
i confess i have seen a number of Emmanuelle films, but not this one |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:18pm
Flash Strap:
most of these films are hardly films, not really worth seeing (even considering their intended utility) but some of them are surprisingly artful, well-shot. I know this one was filmed in Kenya, which is probably interesting and somewhat hair-raising |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:19pm
Flash Strap:
the original is decent filmmaking imo. makes a pretty wild read from a postcolonial perspective, actually |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:22pm
hyde:
crap, i totally forgot about the Tuesday show! there's some weekend listening. |
Thu. 6/14/18 7:27pm
chresti:
Art films | |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:30pm
Flash Strap:
@Hyde: it was a funky one |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:31pm
Doug Schulkind:
Cap'n, my Cap'n! The roiling waters are no match for you, Sir! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:33pm
Flash Strap:
Ahoy Doug! The sea is my skating rink, I never stumble |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:37pm
Flash Strap:
this seems to be the only release on Botafogo, very mysterious slice of library pie |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:37pm
chresti:
the primitive london 5 track reminds me of the scene in "under the skin" where, she's leading her prey (as she's disrobing) to get liquified, which also reminds me of Noh theater music |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:38pm
Flash Strap:
i REALLY need to finally watch that one |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:39pm
northguineahills:
Reading up on the Emanuelle movies.... |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:39pm
Flash Strap:
Hi NGH! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:40pm
hyde:
@chresti i liked that movie. cool soundtrack, too. |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:43pm
Flash Strap:
i heard only really good things |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:47pm
Flash Strap:
this record is so spare and uncomfortable, but it really interests me |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:49pm
geezerette:
Howdy! Just watched "Onibaba", a b&w Japanese film from 1964. Extremely beautiful and terrifying with a Noh-like score. |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:50pm
Flash Strap:
i love the score for Onibaba SO MUCH. what a great film |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:51pm
Flash Strap:
i'm actually working on the cover to a new Mike Cooper LP that is 1/2 a new score to Onibaba that he composed and plays along with the film at live events |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:51pm
Flash Strap:
how great is the lead actress in that film, btw? |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:51pm
geezerette:
I loved it! It's PERFECT! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:52pm
hyde:
@geez! that movie is amazing |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:53pm
chresti:
I have not seen it, I must at once! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:54pm
Flash Strap:
i remember watching a featurette where the director was talking about the film analytically, he was really wonderful but it was so funny; everything was sex. "The grass represents sex" |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:55pm
geezerette:
She's riveting! Actually I thought they both were. The whole thing is riveting. Seeing it with a live score would be a powerful experience. |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:56pm
Flash Strap:
yeah the other woman is so natural in that neorealist way. what a movie |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:57pm
geezerette:
Hyde, I was so happy to see it. Filmstruck again. I'm hooked on it. |
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Thu. 6/14/18 7:58pm
Flash Strap:
cool distortion on this track |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:04pm
hyde:
ohh, Emanuelle Nera is Emmanuelle in Bangkok, which means i have seen it... |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:05pm
Flash Strap:
no i think it's Emanuelle in Kenya |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:05pm
Flash Strap:
the original Emannuelle is in Bangkok, I think |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:08pm
hyde:
haha, oh right you said that! my bad. Emanuelle Nera: Orient Reportage is Emmanuelle in Bangkok. it's tough to tell this Laura Gemser stuff apart. |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:08pm
northguineahills:
Thanks geezerette, Onibaba is now on my radar! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:11pm
doctorjazz:
I see Amazon Prime has it, for those who have it. Time to take off, maybe catch more later on... |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:11pm
geezerette:
NGH, great! Love to hear what you think after you've seen it! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:12pm
geezerette:
'Bye, Doc! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:14pm
Flash Strap:
img.discogs.com... |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:16pm
Flash Strap:
safe travels and fond adieu, Doc! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:18pm
Flash Strap:
it's almost funny how straight this is, considering the 2 principals |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:18pm
geezerette:
Kenny Drew new to me! Digging the set. :) |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:21pm
quinn:
Emanuelle! Yes |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:21pm
quinn:
Glad you're back! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:21pm
Flash Strap:
Yusef on this Afro Soul/Drum orgy session as well |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:22pm
Flash Strap:
hi Quinn! great to see you, great to be back! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:24pm
northguineahills:
I was hoping for an Afro Soul Orgy ;0 |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:27pm
Flash Strap:
this man Yusef can do anything, and has |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:27pm
hyde:
cool set |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:28pm
Flash Strap:
thanks, i'm glad |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:28pm
Franco Twinkie:
I was far, far away on a sandy beach eating a muti fish, then the phone rang. It was my mother, She wanted to know if I paid her water bill. Now I can't get back, Wait! maybe Yusef can help me. |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:29pm
Flash Strap:
James Black on drums, i love what he's doing here |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:31pm
Flash Strap:
Hi Franco! let me know when it's working |
Thu. 6/14/18 8:34pm
chresti:
I like this much | |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:34pm
Franco Twinkie:
Flash! I've hitched a ride on a sail fish, so who knows? |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:36pm
Flash Strap:
well, there you go. you can thank Yusef |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:38pm
Flash Strap:
god this is a good album |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:38pm
Flash Strap:
the beats ARE fabulous the notes, too |
Thu. 6/14/18 8:43pm
Cherish Nectarine:
loving the tunes¡ | |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:43pm
Flash Strap:
ah, hello Nectarines, wonderful to hear |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:46pm
Flash Strap:
Eloise Lewis is a force |
Thu. 6/14/18 8:48pm
chresti:
Totally! | |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:48pm
hyde:
oh, i love this one |
Thu. 6/14/18 8:49pm
chresti:
We learned this in clarinet class | |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:49pm
Flash Strap:
one of my all-time Prado tunes, this |
Thu. 6/14/18 8:50pm
chresti:
Danae macabre | |
Thu. 6/14/18 8:50pm
chresti:
*danse | |
Thu. 6/14/18 8:51pm
chresti:
Dumb phone finger! | |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:51pm
Flash Strap:
that's a pretty cool tune to have in your back pocket when there's a clarinet around |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:55pm
Flash Strap:
nest tune is from a record i just picked up yesterday, really diggin it |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:56pm
Flash Strap:
*next, i meant |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:57pm
geezerette:
Wacky Harem. :D |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:58pm
chresti:
Flash- the part we were taught to play is buried in a box somewhere.. |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:58pm
geezerette:
wait,wow, klezmer? In a Harem? |
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Thu. 6/14/18 8:59pm
geezerette:
Imagining floor show. This guy is fun! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:00pm
chresti:
I love wacky mambo |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:00pm
Flash Strap:
classic cover too: img.discogs.com... |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:02pm
geezerette:
Racy! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:03pm
chresti:
I haven't figured out the dance mambo compared to cha cha |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:04pm
doctorjazz:
Just got back, love this Sabu track! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:04pm
Flash Strap:
i haven't a clue on that one either |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:05pm
Flash Strap:
hi Doc! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:24pm
Flash Strap:
god this is an all-killer exotica slab right here. can't believe how many times, how many years, I listened to this before I found out it was Alvino Rey on guitar |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:26pm
Flash Strap:
reeal cool and jazzy here. west coast all the way |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:28pm
hyde:
this is a killer record |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:29pm
Flash Strap:
i couldn't help but just drop the needle and let it ride. it's too good |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:30pm
Flash Strap:
first time I heard this track was on that "Music to Scare Hell Out of Your Neighbors" LP |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:30pm
Flash Strap:
fire goddess i mean |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:31pm
Flash Strap:
this one: img.discogs.com... |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:31pm
chresti:
A varied program! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:32pm
Uncle Michael:
Moon Salutations. |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:35pm
Flash Strap:
Hi Uncle! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:39pm
Flash Strap:
this is from a great brazilian easy listening LP |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:39pm
Flash Strap:
beautiful art on this one: lh3.googleusercontent.com... |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:41pm
chresti:
is he panning for gold? |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:41pm
Flash Strap:
jewels maybe. jewels of sound |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:42pm
chresti:
this one is a grab bag |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:44pm
Flash Strap:
i've had this record for ages, and I keep forgetting to play it. it's so good, like basically everything Carroll does. Well, tonight, it's happening! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:44pm
chresti:
the ray martin- it's like several tunes at the same time that somehow fit together |
Thu. 6/14/18 9:45pm
still b/p:
Years ago, I would not have predicted that one day something like that would come on and I’d day ”Accordion. How nice.” | |
Thu. 6/14/18 9:45pm
still b/p:
I’d “say.” | |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:46pm
Flash Strap:
hi b/p! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:47pm
Uncle Michael:
One Note Samba will not follow. |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:47pm
Julie:
Hello from Studio C in Jersey City! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:48pm
Flash Strap:
Well hello Julie in Studio C! |
Thu. 6/14/18 9:49pm
still b/p:
Hi youse. One Finger biz sounded like The Good Life, or would you give the finger to that comparison. | |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:49pm
Flash Strap:
call me crazy but i'm even gonna play one more track from this koo koo album |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:50pm
chresti:
accordion day |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:52pm
Julie:
you're crazy |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:52pm
chresti:
there's a Dave's Accordion School" in atwater village that I've been meaning to visit |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:55pm
chresti:
I think the vocals might frighten the neighbors if it's cranked |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:57pm
hyde:
thanks! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:57pm
chresti:
Thanks and praises! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 9:58pm
Flash Strap:
Thanks all! |
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Thu. 6/14/18 10:00pm
Flash Strap:
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