Favoriting Explorers Room with Flash Strap: Playlist from October 14, 2021 Favoriting

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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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Favoriting October 14, 2021: Freedom Sounds / Natursymfoni

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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments Approx. start time
  Intro            
Ralph Lundsten  Cosmic Love   Favoriting Ölskog  His Master's Voice  1970    0:01:29 (Pop-up)
Rod Taylor  King David, Solomon, Moses   Favoriting Great Kings of Africa 12"  Freedom Sounds  1978  aka Ethiopian Kings  0:08:12 (Pop-up)
Prince Alla  Lot's Wife (Version)   Favoriting Lot's Wife 7"  Freedom Sounds  1979    0:13:58 (Pop-up)
Phillip Frazer / Soul Syndicate  Come Ethiopians (Version)   Favoriting Come Ethiopians 7"  Freedom Sounds  1977    0:16:58 (Pop-up)
Prince Alla  Stone   Favoriting Stone 7"  Freedom Sounds  1976    0:20:40 (Pop-up)
King Tubby's  Grate Stone   Favoriting Stone 7"  Freedom Sounds  1976    0:23:38 (Pop-up)
King Tubby's  God Version   Favoriting Children of God 7"  Freedom Sounds  1979    0:26:43 (Pop-up)
Prince Alla  Children of God   Favoriting Children of God 7"  Freedom Sounds  1979    0:29:54 (Pop-up)
Earl Zero / King Tubby's  Shackles and Chain Version   Favoriting Shackles and Chain 7"  Freedom Sounds  1977    0:32:47 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
 
Tropical Forest – Number Six Chops Down the Tree  
 
 
 
 
0:35:44 (Pop-up)
Clifton Campbell  New Civilization   Favoriting New Civilization / Rockers Galore 7"  Freedom Sounds  1977/8    0:47:25 (Pop-up)
Jah Son  Blood of the Wicked   Favoriting Blood of the Wicked 7"  Freedom Sounds  1976    0:49:15 (Pop-up)
Jah Head Allstars  Blood of the Wicked Version   Favoriting Blood of the Wicked 7"  Freedom Sounds  1976    0:52:20 (Pop-up)
Prince Alla  Blood A Run   Favoriting Blood A Run / Bloody Version 7"  Freedom Sounds  1976    0:54:32 (Pop-up)
Michael Prophet  Poverty   Favoriting Poverty 7"  Freedom Sounds  1979    0:56:58 (Pop-up)
Prince Alla  City Without Pity   Favoriting City Without Pity 12"  Freedom Sounds  197?    1:00:35 (Pop-up)
Earl Zero  Only Jah   Favoriting Only Jah Will Ease The Pressure  Freedom Sounds  1979    1:04:17 (Pop-up)
Brent Dowe  Rightous Works   Favoriting Rightous Works 7"  Freedom Sounds  1978    1:08:44 (Pop-up)
Phillip Frazer, Prince Alla / Soul Syndicate  Come Away Version   Favoriting Come Away 7"  Freedom Sounds  1978    1:12:04 (Pop-up)
Prince Alla  Lot's Wife   Favoriting Lot's Wife 7"  Freedom Sounds  1979    1:16:06 (Pop-up)
Earl Zero  Shackles and Chain   Favoriting Shackles and Chain 7"  Freedom Sounds  1977    1:19:33 (Pop-up)
Morwell Esquires  Give It To Me   Favoriting Give It To Me / Black Cinderella 12"  Freedom Sounds  1979    1:23:11 (Pop-up)
Trinity  Give Thanks & Praise   Favoriting Give Thanks & Praise / Old Fi De New 7"  Freedom Sounds  1977/8  DJ toast on Clifton Campbell's "New Civilization"  1:29:33 (Pop-up)
Soul Syndicate  Bucket Version   Favoriting Bucket Bottom / Bucket Version 7"  Freedom Sounds  1979    1:32:24 (Pop-up)
Roy Palmer & The Nazarines  Busy Street   Favoriting Busy Street 7"  Freedom Sounds  1979    1:35:24 (Pop-up)
Horace Andy  Black Cinderella   Favoriting Give It To Me / Black Cinderella 12"  Freedom Sounds  1979    1:38:35 (Pop-up)
Earl Zero  Blackbird Version   Favoriting Blackbird 7"  Freedom Sounds  1978    1:44:52 (Pop-up)
Prince Alla & Phillip Fraser  Black Rose   Favoriting Black Rose / Version Black Black Rose 7"  Freedom Sounds  1977    1:48:33 (Pop-up)
Jah Bengie  I Am A Ethiopian   Favoriting I Am A Ethiopian 7"  Stone  1978  DJ toast on Rod Taylor's "Ethiopian Kings"  1:51:57 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
 
Les Metiers et Borneo  
 
 
 
 
1:55:29 (Pop-up)
Ralph Lundsten  Näcken Och Den Nedförda Jungfrun   Favoriting Nordisk Natursymfoni Nr 1 "Strömkarlen"  His Master's Voice  1973  "The Neck And The Maid Brought Down"  2:09:36 (Pop-up)
Ralph Lundsten  Guldvingedans Till Blåklocksklang   Favoriting Nordisk Natursymfoni Nr 1 "Strömkarlen"  His Master's Voice  1973  "Dance Of Golden Wings To The Ring Of Bellflowers"  2:18:21 (Pop-up)
Ralph Lundsten  Skogen Vaknar / I Drömmarnes År   Favoriting Nordisk Natursymphony Nr 2 "Johannes Och Huldran"  Odeon  1975  "The Forest Awakens" / "In The Year of Dreams"  2:21:50 (Pop-up)
Ralph Lundsten  Fågelsträck   Favoriting Nordisk Natursymphony Nr 2 "Johannes Och Huldran"  Odeon  1975  "Flight of the Birds"  2:27:25 (Pop-up)
Ralph Lundsten  Vintersymfoni (excerpt)   Favoriting En Midvintersaga - Nordisk Natursymfoni Nº3  Harvest  1981    2:31:08 (Pop-up)
Ralph Lundsten  Molndrömmar   Favoriting Pop Age / Nordisk Natursymfoni Nr 4 "En Sommarsaga"  Harvest  1983  "Cloud Dreams"  2:35:05 (Pop-up)
Ralph Lundsten  Stortroll På Vandring   Favoriting Pop Age / Nordisk Natursymfoni Nr 4 "En Sommarsaga"  Harvest  1983  "The Giant Troll A-Walking"  2:41:02 (Pop-up)
Ralph Lundsten  Vallsommar   Favoriting Nordisk Natursymfoni Nr 5 Trolltagen / Dreamscape  Harvest  1984    2:43:26 (Pop-up)
Ralph Lundsten  Jungfrun Och Draken   Favoriting Nordisk Natursymfoni Nr 5 Trolltagen / Dreamscape  Harvest  1984    2:48:10 (Pop-up)
Ralph Lundsten  I Luden Grotta   Favoriting Nordisk Natursymfoni Nr 1 "Strömkarlen"  His Master's Voice  1973  "In Shaggy Cave"  2:50:15 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
 
Bells Of My Soul  
 
 
 
 
2:53:57 (Pop-up)


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Flash Strap:

Hello Explorers!
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Woo:

Freak out!
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Scott67:

G'day Evan & Explorers!
😎🤙👣🐾🎵🎶📻☀️🌏
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Flash Strap:

Hi Woo! Hi Scott!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...to Explore strange new Rooms
...to boldly listen to where FlashStrap has gone before...
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chresti:

Hi Flash and xplorers!
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Flash Strap:

Hi Rev! Chresti!
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WR:

Here now hear now.
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melinda:

hi all
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Flash Strap:

hello WR! happy you hear this evening
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Flash Strap:

Hello Melinda! a pleasure as ever
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Aitch:

Hey explorers
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Flash Strap:

Aitch!
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coelacanth∅:

greetings Flash and Explorers
Avatar 7:11pm
Flash Strap:

This track, better known by its original 7" title "Ethiopian Kings" from this 12" discomix release, with a great bold cover: img.discogs.com...
Avatar 7:12pm
Flash Strap:

Hi Coelacanth!
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Flash Strap:

though it's sometimes said King Tubby didn't personally do much dubbing post-'75, supposedly he's at the controls for all or most of the Freedom Sounds dubs, and I count them easily among his best
  7:15pm
Andres:

Hi, Evan. Just arriving. Immediately loving it!
Avatar 7:16pm
Flash Strap:

Hi Andres! Glad to hear it!
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Flash Strap:

Allow me to say:
If you'd like to help the great FMU via the portal of this humble Explorers Room, let me assist with this HELLRAISER PLEDGE LINK: pledge.wfmu.org...
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:21pm
chresti:

Making some I coffee..
Avatar 7:22pm
Flash Strap:

"STone" is absolutely gorgeous, extremely reminiscent of Dennis Brown's "Easy Take it Easy" though not quite the same riddim
Avatar 7:22pm
Flash Strap:

Freedom Sounds recorded exclusively new instrumentals, always with Soul Syndicate
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drowsy:

Just added a bit to the hellraiser. Good show, good background info as usual, Flash Strap. Cheers to all the explorers in the room.
Avatar 7:48pm
Flash Strap:

Hi Drowsy! greatly appreciated
Avatar 7:49pm
Flash Strap:

HUGE vocal from Clifton Campbell here
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Flash Strap:

let me say again to you Drowsy: GREATLY appreciated! thanks for your support, friend
Avatar 7:52pm
Flash Strap:

great, loose, menacing session with Jah Son
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chresti:

Cheers Drowzy!
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drowsy:

Slainte! Jah Son definitely giving the drummer some on that track.
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Flash Strap:

Guitar on this is incredible
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Flash Strap:

s h i m m e r i n g
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Frog Mover:

Hey y'all! All kinds of freedom goin round
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Flash Strap:

hey Frog Mo! hoping you'd hop by, I know you're a Freedom Sounds in Dub head
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:56pm
WR:

Gotta bounce. Catch the rest from the archive. Thank you Evan! Laters all.
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Flash Strap:

go in peace WR!
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chresti:

See ya, WR.
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Doug Schulkind:

Hello, handsome friends!
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Flash Strap:

Hola guapo Doug!
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Frog Mover:

For sure! Also pagan sounds in green head
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Flash Strap:

perfect combo frog brother
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Flash Strap:

great guitar across the board with Freedom Sounds, as far as I know it's generally Earl Chinna Smith
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Flash Strap:

amazing vocal from Earl Zero here imo
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Flash Strap:

wonderful hand-drawn cover on this LP: img.discogs.com...
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drowsy:

I love that otherworldly echo-y hook.
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Flash Strap:

one of the few LPs F.S. released, generally a singles label
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Flash Strap:

me too Drowsy
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Little Danny:

hi Evan, hi all!
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Flash Strap:

Hi LD!
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Flash Strap:

a label of bracingly straightforward lyrics:

"poverty is a crime"

"the good can't suffer for the bad always"

I love this quality so much
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drowsy:

agree
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Flash Strap:

just extremely direct writing, and the mystic, poetic production conveys such depths of subtext and emotion
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Little Danny:

i missed your intro, Flash, was there a person or persons who wrote all of these lyrics?
Avatar 8:17pm
Flash Strap:

not that i know of, i think the artists are mostly writing the songs here. but the label has such a clear sensibility - obviously it's the same backing band and production team, Tubby mixing, etc. - but that sensibility extends to the lyricism as well, i say
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Little Danny:

gotcha, that totally makes sense
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Flash Strap:

feels like a tight, extremely engaged circle, creatively
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Flash Strap:

b-side of this 12" is a great Horace Andy discomix
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zzz:

reggae just sounds better in the explorers room ?
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zzz:

this set has been amazing
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Flash Strap:

Hi ZZZ! it sounds good to me
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Flash Strap:

a weird struttin' soul outlier here
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Flash Strap:

always great to hear this man's perfect voice
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Flash Strap:

makes me absolutely insane to hear Tapper Zukie's "Black Cinderella", one of my favorite all-time tracks
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Flash Strap:

man that Tubby drum sound, a whack in a wet dungeon
  8:44pm
Quinn:

Whoosh
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Flash Strap:

A magnificent hello to you Quinn!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...had to run an errand, also been listening - it's much appreciated...
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Flash Strap:

welcome back Rev! in a way, you never left
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Franco Twinkie:

Grand Master Flash!
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Flash Strap:

this is basically recorded right atop the "Stone" tape
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Flash Strap:

His Excellency Franco!
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HyperDose:

Franco possesses a power greater than any of us could comprehend!
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The Knave:

opps I'm rather late... hello all
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Flash Strap:

Hello Hyperdose! Warm welcome Knave!
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Flash Strap:

especially in the early installments, the series is so admirably abstract and disorienting, really love this about it. it can't really be mistaken for new age, or prog
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drowsy:

that owl, so happy about that owl.
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Flash Strap:

truly, music for a green man
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Flash Strap:

me too, what a recurring *character* he becomes
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Flash Strap:

makes me think of this immortal Bosch drawing: upload.wikimedia.org...
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drowsy:

I've tried to record owls but it was never satisfactory. The phrase used here is so good.
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Flash Strap:

"the forest has ears and the field has eyes"
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...& of course I'm looking for an owl on the cover like - ??...
  9:20pm
Quinn:

Today at the playground another mom told me “I love his name.” She was talking about my son, because his name is Ralph, and it is the best name.
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Flash Strap:

truly a name one can hang their hat on
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Flash Strap:

a lucky son
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Audrey Meadows & her sister were singing about a Ralph on RetroObscuro earlier...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...ya listen to NewJersey - ya get Ralph, see...
  9:26pm
Quinn:

Hey this bird performed on that Hiroshi Yoshimura album too
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Flash Strap:

Green?
  9:28pm
Quinn:

Yeah XD whatever that sort of soft cuckoo kind of bird call was
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Flash Strap:

i know what you mean!
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drowsy:

Did vangelis listen to this when working on Blade Runner?
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Flash Strap:

this is the year after Blade Runner so I suppose not – a funny thing about Lundsten is how little you hear him spoken of at all, as an influence, or whatever, outside of Sweden
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drowsy:

Ah - I should have known that!
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doctorjazz:

Been here, enjoying the sounds, no chance to post.
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Flash Strap:

Hi Doc!
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Flash Strap:

@drowsy: this track is even more Vangel-esque
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Flash Strap:

Nr5 is a welcome return to form for the series, imo, after the more syrupy / bombastic 3 and 4, to eerie atmospherics
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Flash Strap:

not quite as deeply layered as those first two, which are unmatched in that category
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passiflora:

‎
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Flash Strap:

Hi Passiflora!
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Little Danny:

really enjoying this proper Lundsten survey
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Little Danny:

Got my hair blown out and i am ready to go: wfmu.org... Hope y'all will join!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:54pm
Little Danny:

thank you Evan!
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Franco Twinkie:

Thank you Flash.
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Scott67:

Thanks Evan, a delightful journey indeed!
✌😎🤙🎵🎶📻☀️🌏
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:58pm
chresti:

Thanks Flash! Especially nice selection!
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coelacanth∅:

Brilliant program Evan Thank you!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

TY !
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Flash Strap:

Thanks all! deeply appreciated. Good night to you & much love
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:03pm
drowsy:

Thank you Evan!
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