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    One more Saturday night at Winterland! Yes, we're back to home base for DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 42, the complete show from Winterland, San Francisco, 2/23/74. The one that featured the earliest amalgamation of what would soon become the Wall of Sound, the one that is so "loud, clear, and defined," it's been ripe for release for quite some time and we're glad it's finally getting its due.

    First set or second, there are no wrong answers here. From the unique show opener of Chuck Berry's "Around And Around" and an incredible "Here Comes Sunshine" that would then disappear for 18 years, to a medley of WAKE OF THE FLOOD tracks - "Row Jimmy," "Weather Report Suite," and "Stella Blue" - cementing their status in the canon and an unstoppable hour through the classic 1973-1974 Dead that is “He’s Gone”>“Truckin’”>“Drums”>“The Other One”>“Eyes Of The World,” it's all exceptionally hot.

    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 42: WINTERLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, 2/23/74 was recorded by Kidd Candelario and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

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  • Dogon
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    Well, it certainly helped that I lived and worked in London at the time. If I had already moved to Sweden it might have been zero!
    ( I live in Skåne, so might have been able to make it over to Copenhagen I suppose!).
    I had first heard about the Dead while on a school trip to Denmark in a review of Monterey, got intrigued by the name, got home and bought the first album on day of UK release. Funnily enough it took me time to get Anthem, but when I GOT it, there was no looking back, I liked plenty of SF bands as well and bought in to the whole Beat/Digger alternative scene big time. Of course, living so far away I projected a lot of my own anarchic hopes and desires on the band.
    But for me the Dead were not just another band, so it was a no brainer to see them as much as I could, but if Wembley hadnt been the Skullf*ck that it was, I probably wouldnt have chased down tickets for Lyceum ( 2 quid a pop, up from one pound for Wembley!).
    Bickershaw was more an afterthought, a bunch of mates were going, and I tagged along, I mean the Dead AND Don van Vliet!
    By the time the wall of sound rolled around a lot of the magic had rubbed off, in my opinion the new songs didnt carry the same profound weight of the Workingmans or American Beauty songs, could never stand US Blues or Loose Lucy for example. I found the sound brittle in a way, perhaps even joyless?
    I spent the next few years with diminishing returns, dabbled a bit with the Paisley Underground, till I realised that no rock band could ever rival the magnificence of the Dead in their pomp- so I started to listen to jazz instead! And didnt really give the boys another thought till one and two from the Vault. Then I began catching up with their post hiatus iteration, but sorry, for me I have found nothing of interest after Keith left,

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    Five effin' E 72 shows! I bow to you... The Lyceum shows must have been plush and epic, especially after the mudfest at Bickershaw. After Watkins Glen, I swore off standing in the mud in the rain, despite having the best rock bands ever in front of me. At least at Red Rocks you're standing on concrete or wood and each row has a kind of drainage channel under the overhanging wood seats. Still, at that ABB show I referenced, the day went from sunny and 80 degrees to pouring freezing rain at about 40 degrees. I've upped my game since then with a full daypack of gear, just in case...

    What I Iike about Bickershaw, apart from the music itself, is that it sounds like an outdoor show at high volume. Something about their style of playing seems slightly different than theater shows. Akin to, if quite different from, some of the summer '73 shows or Golden Gate Park '75 or Englishtown '77 in that the band is playing louder and may be more spread out on the stage -- not sure how to describe the sonic qualities that I think I hear (or project).

    In any case, dogon, I think the band rose to the occasion of the E 72 tour as they had gelled again after Keith joined and probably felt they wanted to be at their best musically for a Euro audience, not to mention getting a record out the journey. Kinda weird how, between the fall '72 release of what was then an epic 3-LP pkg, all of two hours long (!) and 2011, 40 years later, when they put out 73 CDs of the entire tour, more than 30x the amount of music. Two friends and I took 2 1/2 years to go through that steamer trunk, just a little over a month between shows. That really allowed us to dig in. (Too bad I didn't take notes...) We had a no-talking rule while the music played and took breaks when the band did. If someone erupted verbally at some amazing riff, as happened often, the other two guys would shoot daggers with their eyes and during set breaks we babbled like crazy men.

    Downright amazing we have that music. In fact, I recently thought maybe I should stop buying GD shows and listen to what I've got. That conversation in my head was fairly comprehensive and convincing, ending with ... NOT! As has been stated by many before me, I need just one more show.....

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    Daves 42!!!

    While going through my collection, I found a happy surprise

    Complete shows of 2/13/70 and 2/14/70 (at least complete recordings)

    I obviously forgot I had that. Dont know how, but I did.

    Road trip
    Daves 42
    5 8 77
    6 10 73
    Steppin' Out
    5 28 77

    :)))

  • Dennis
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    Gary and DaP 1 vinyl

    Got mine yesterday.

    I opened mine just to look at the etching on the 10th side.

    I was happy to see they didn't use the cd cover and just blow it up to fit an album. (like dp19(?) they blew up the cover and it looks a little pixelated. But this cover is crisp and clear.

    I like how the side of box has number 1 at the top and large. Gives hope all of the Dave's will make vinyl someday.

    Have you seen the prices for this on ebay!!!! Quick scan 300 to 600 hundred!

    Oi Vey

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    With that kind of mojo going on, perhaps you should purchase a lottery ticket!

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    Thanks for posting again. I forgot about the discussion we had last fall (?) about the older heads in our midst. Forgot about your shows, in particular, the Newcastle-Under-Lyme (Hollywood Festival/Lower Finney Green). Congrats on Bickershaw as well.

    Was in my kitchen fixin another pot of coffee when I heard a thud out front. Forgot 42 was tracking to be delvered today. Go outside and see DaP1V box with x2 on it. Thought well post office will have to make a second trip today to deliver 42. Opened it up and both 42 and DaP1V were in the same day. Made my day for sure. DaP1V looks incredible. And for me, it is the first vinyl I have bought in 36 years, wow. Not sure I will open or not. Not sure if I will pull out one of the 2 turntables I have over years. Blue Crow, I am a with you there a bit. I am not a horder, I don't save every mustard bottle I buy. I do hang onto things I consider valuable, hence the turntable, as a collector. It does mean some clutter around here but not bad at all.

    G

    Edit: Both came in the same box...duh failed proofreading.

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    Hey Drpryan, Looks like my Dave's was delivered to my post office box yesterday (Saturday). I hope to get into town tomorrow to snag it, and will make a scan of the Bonus CD available as soon as I can. Looking forward to spinning this one! Onward.

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    Bad enough to get endless messages about things running out, or sign up now to keep up with dead news. EXCEPT, when you're already signed up and my fav ad's for things you've already bought!!

    hammacher schlemmer ask me once a week about buying that teak wood shower bench,,,,, that I bought 2 years ago!

    And don't EVER look at an item on amazon,,, same thing.

    It's always funny, but a little annoying.

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    Like Simonrob, I attended Euro 72.
    Several shows in fact, Second Wembley show, Bickershaw, and 3 Lyceum, but which 3 I can no longer remember.
    I was actually also onboard as a very young whippersnapper, for their previous visit at Newcastle Under Lyme.
    After that just 2 of the 3 AllyPally ( where I was very disappointed, thinking that the band had changed for the worst-though I actually liked Seastones!!?!!)
    And then, that was that.

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    8-12-79 at Red Rocks was my first Brent show. He blew us away. Not a rainout. Most excellent. Was so let down that the rain had the next two nights at the sonically challenged McNichol's. But we still got our Nobody's Jam. But likewise my first attempt at seeing a three night run was somewhat disappointing. The weather is always a crap shoot in CO. My track record for the Telluride Bluegrass Festival confirms that.

    Happy Mother's Day. Everyone call your mother!
    Cheers

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One more Saturday night at Winterland! Yes, we're back to home base for DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 42, the complete show from Winterland, San Francisco, 2/23/74. The one that featured the earliest amalgamation of what would soon become the Wall of Sound, the one that is so "loud, clear, and defined," it's been ripe for release for quite some time and we're glad it's finally getting its due.

First set or second, there are no wrong answers here. From the unique show opener of Chuck Berry's "Around And Around" and an incredible "Here Comes Sunshine" that would then disappear for 18 years, to a medley of WAKE OF THE FLOOD tracks - "Row Jimmy," "Weather Report Suite," and "Stella Blue" - cementing their status in the canon and an unstoppable hour through the classic 1973-1974 Dead that is “He’s Gone”>“Truckin’”>“Drums”>“The Other One”>“Eyes Of The World,” it's all exceptionally hot.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 42: WINTERLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, 2/23/74 was recorded by Kidd Candelario and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

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for Oro. Maybe already mentioned under the solo smooth background category.
George Winston - my personal favorite is his Linus & Lucy, The Music of Vince Guaraldi (a S.F. guy) who we all probably know subconsciously as he wrote Charlie Brown TV specials music.
- also his Forest release.
- any duet with Gary Burton (vibes) and Chick Corea.
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I have been listening to this podcast from it's first season. Currently it is covering the Europe 72 tour, show by show, venue by venue, days off adventures, with marvelous interviews with those of the 42 person entourage who were literally 'on the bus'. Wonderful stories abound, including great backstories of the new songs that made it to the official Europe 72 LP. Today I heard a great breakdown of all the characters referred to in Ramble on Rose, and the history of Morning Dew.

This podcast is making me consider going through the trunk again, this time just enjoying all the long jams.

PS Really enjoy all the discussion of Jazz masters. McCoy Tyner is one of my faves-seen him several times at Yoshies in Oakland. He used to play two week stands there right around my birthday. I would have a small birthday gathering of friends there, eating sushi, then we'd all go see the show. One time my friend passed him a note, and McCoy announced my name and it was my birthday! Sweet memories!

Someone on this forum mentioned Charles Mingus at Carnegie Hall a few months ago. I picked it up, nice mellow jazz, with a great pianist, Don Pullen. I really enjoy this and now I'm considering some of the other recommendations from you jazzy folk! Thanks for the great conversation.

Try The Giovanni Guidi Trio for some fine Italian piano based jazz. The City of Broken Dreams and This is the Day are well worth listening to...enjoying all the jazz talk!

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....be right back. Gotta listen to more of this guy. Has he been mentioned here before? If not, that's a damn shame.
Piano players you say? That Page McConnell guy from that band from Vermont is pretty good. ✌️

It occurred to me last night just how many new songs they played on this tour - and how few off "American Beauty", which was their last studio album at the time. Strange in a way, considering how good it is. Only "Truckin" and "Sugar Magnolia" were regulars-with just the one performance of "Brokedown Palace" as an encore for one show ( I think). Just goes to show how prolific they were at that time, I guess.

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Hey VGUY72. I heard them on JamOn on Sirius and downloaded a couple of shows off Nugs. They are an awesome band. Jam band for sure. My favorite so far is 4-9-21. Take a listen. I've wanted to see them but I really curtailed my concert going since covid.

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Goose was just brought to my attention 2 days ago, although I haven’t actually listened yet. Was going to check for video on utoob.

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Another band you guys need to check out is Umphrey's Mcgee. They are a little heavier than Goose but in my opinion the best band there is today. I've seen them about 25 times before covid, mostly on the rail, and for sure the best times I've had since seeing the Dead in the late 70's early 80's. You really need to check them out live to get the full effect but download a show or two. 10-20-17 from the Capitol in Port Chester is one I would recommend. I saw a private show in Garcia's bar next door right before this show. They played right under a picture of Jerry. A great night!!!

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11 28 80 and 11 30 80 have been released. Would 11 29 80 be released? Too close to the others? Not in the vault? No decent-enough copy?

Dave....let me take you out for a drink or 40 so I can take advantage of you....r knowledge of what's in the vault.

I'm sure Marye has a Deadphone connection straight to Dave; please tell him about my offer, Marye.

TIME IS EVAPORATING HERE, PEOPLE. LET'S GO!!!!

So we're maybe 17, possibly 18, and we head into NYC to catch The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Big Band at the Vanguard, which is barely big enough for the band and triangle-shaped room of the classic tiny bar tables. T-shirts, jeans, long hair, natch. Maybe three or four of us. My buddy's dad had drummed for the Newark-based Savoy label and turned us on to real music beyond rock 'n roll. So we were on a mission.

We catch the first set and blow our money on several drinks apiece. Second set starts, waiter stops by, 'What'll you have?' 'Oh, nothing, we're good.' (We're now broke except train fare home.) 'I'm sorry boys, there's a one-drink minimum required.' 'We bought several in the first set, doesn't that count?' 'No. No it doesn't.' Maitre de comes over. 'Gentlemen, you'll have to buy a drink or leave.' A light goes on in my head.

'May we have a word in the kitchen?' I say... 'Sure,' says the maitre de, uncertain of my motives. So we go into the tiny kitchen, a cook is looking on, and I said, 'We'd like to stay for the second set, would this help?' And I pull out a fat bindle of blow and dump some on the steel steam table. (The maitre de's eyes are getting wider...) Then I pull out a bag of killer Columbian and place a few buds on the table. The maitre de smiles. 'Feel free to order whatever you like, it's on the house,' my new best friend says. Ah, New York City in 1975! Where there's a will there's a way... even for veritable kids on the loose.

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Hot Damn!

You people.

The outpouring of feedback and offerings of various artists in the pie-aner jazz genre is outstanding!
I have two pages of notes I've taken down to document the various artists/groups/albums to sift through. I've already been jumping in. Downright amazing.

We've said it before - I'll shout it once more - nothing tops this group in terms of on-the-spot musical offerings.
The swath of knowledge touches all corners and shades and it is so incredibly appreciated.

Enlightened,
Sixtus

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Heard through the grapevine that during Deadco webcast the President of rhino said new box will be a multi year box and announced in mid July. Also meet up at movies returning. I’m guessing Foxboro 87, 89 & 90. Any thoughts?

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Mid-July. Hmm... right before we realize how much we spent on the end of July deliveries and before we have them in hand so we'll be jonesing. Brilliant! As to a multi year guess, uh OK, I truly have no clue. But does multi year imply one venue as we have seen before?
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Trying not to get carried away, catching up. HF: fine stories from back in the day. In central Maine through mid 70s, our code name was CKR, for Columbian Killer Reefer, a huge step up from Mexican weed and standard grade Columbo. My how things have changed, local farmers gearing up, October 1st, retail sales begin in Vermont. Maine is way ahead of any other NE state in terms of retail, quality and value.

Forgot to mention Roosevelt Sykes for blues/barrelhouse piano. Saw Gary Burton and band play at a college chapel around 1971, outstanding. My second fave vibe after Hutcherson.

JJ Cale, indeed. A while back here, tagged a nicely done cover of Cale's "Same Old Blues Again" by the Terrapin Family Band with Neal Casal on location at TS, with that sweet Tulsa chug. Video can be found on the tube. Story goes, Cale was "discovered" after Clapton picked off "After Midnight" some fifty years ago. JJ's original remains the best, imho. He released several albums in the 70s that are well worth checking out.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, the 60s box must be about to be announced, fingers crossed there's several versions of Viola Lee Blues therein.

Ha.. too funny. I'll have to try that the next time I'm in NYC.

Word on the street is Sixtus is selling off his GD Box sets so he can pay for all the Blue Note box sets he just ordered. P.S. goes without saying, but don't breath a word of this to Mrs. Sixtus.

One of the next two Dave's Picks has got to be from 68 or 69. Just sayin'. Dave, hockey season is over, get cracking..

I also have it on good authority that a flock of Russian man-eating starlings has escaped, they are heading South and are expected to make it as far as Vancouver by the weekend. Much like fish are attracted to flash lures, these mutant starlings are attracted to jittery, tall, distracted people with a remote controls. I suggest filming the next reveal before the weekend.

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then my wallet will stay in my pocket

Unless it's Eugene...

Just sayin
No hate

Just that I personally have very little ongoing active interest in that era of GD

I have tried.

Mid July, huh?

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Cal Expo '89 - '90: The Complete Recordings

August 4-6, 1989
June 8-10, 1990

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I don't think the MUATM will be foxboro 89, they used that show already for a MUATM. And a great show by the way.

Alright, multi year box, cue Alpine Valley 87-89

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Chances are (nice song) if it is multi year, it’s going to cover different eras. That way they can have a mix of reels and cassettes/dats etc. I’m not sure they’d go full cassette/dat for a box yet as they still have many reels and then there’s the whole ABCD situation?
But if I’m correct about the above, there are just too many venues etc to try and guess, though my Great Dane Bix would fit the bill!
2/15/73
10/25/73
2/4/79
12/3/81
6/24/83

All good shows, just depends on tapes?

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Maybe the Lyceum vinyl box, momentous as it is, has cast a bit of a shadow over the next one of the year. For better or worse. Whatever is released next has that as company - and it may influence which year(s)are chosen. Or it may not.

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So I just dug through YouTube and Mark Pinkus guests on the Live Set II Preview from Wrigley Field 6/25/2022. Box will be announced mid-July and will be a multi year box. Same info I caught.

MUAM is a show they previously didn’t know existed.

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I'm so happy to hear that news is imminent on the box set front(and Dave's 43 also!!) Getting ready for fantastic discussions to come.

This is only relevant to anyone who had to wait a long time to receive a package(surely that's NEVER happened to anyone here) :)

Had a package shipped from TN, which is only 3 states away. It has travelled thus far, with 22 scans:

SE Tenn->NE Tenn->Central MD(where I live)->NE NJ->Wash D.C.->......

All of this has already taken the better part of 2 weeks. WHY??????

It's a good thing that Music is the Best!! Patience and understanding is the hardest part.

so far have tried first two discs of 3/20/92

meh

literally dozed off during Dark Star

92 aint their best year, true...

A while later...

I turned off 3/20/92 during Standing OTM. I guess you had to be there.

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7/29/88 is on Dave’s “list” of possibles that he’s been hitting hard and steady since he become the guy.
The China-Fingers-Rider is cool, but I think I recall the transitions weren’t spectacular, BUT, BUT, that PITB was pretty effin cool, sort old school psychedelic!

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Want 68, 69,70. Probably get 89, 90 ,91

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I don't text. What is MUATM or MUAM?
"previously didn't know existed" is intriguing.
The complete Cal Expo '89-'90 sounds good Nolan.
Can I afford 18 discs? No but WTF ( I know that one).
Cheers

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Meet up at the movies

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yes
on disc three
3/20/92 is all a distant memory now...there, there Proudfoot...

movie/film only recently discovered?

something from the 60s...please...or 11/8/70

I'll put $5 on it being 5/24/70

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MUAM = Meet Up At Movies
MAMU= Me And My Uncle
MUATM=Meet Up At The Movies
BIODTL=Beat It On Down The Line

I’m assuming Mark Pinkus meant a show they didn’t realize they had on video.

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meet up with me and my uncle at the movies

Listening to 11/2/85
Some 85 (Summer 85 box!!!)
I loves me some GD85

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11/24/78
Box Set '22, 5 shows from the Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pa.

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Warfield October 1980.

The video was mixed in with audio reels of the Fall 80 tour that they thought had been recorded over but actually weren’t.

Don’t get too excited, I made that up.

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Excellent video on Paul Motian in NYC, at the end of his career, with undertone of valiant struggle with cancer that would take him out. One of the great contemporary jazz drummers, unique in many ways. Insights into a performing artist, great clips with brief appearances by Chick Corea, Bill Frisell and many others, locations include Village Vanguard and Birdland. It can be streamed by some services. Opening the door for further explorations with favorite jazz drummers, such as Jack DeJohnette, Antonio Sanchez, Bill Bruford, Brian Blade, Jeff Watts

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Hmm. Maybe youz prankin'.

Upon further research, Wissinoming appears to be part of greater Philadelphia.

11 24 78...that would be cool.

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Shakedown goat?
(watch, this will bring HF outta the woodwork ; )

....there is a very good copy of video from a tasty portion of this show on yootooob; it's black and white if I recall (Nay! it's in color, I just checked) but crispy picture and sound. Pretty sure it includes the entire second set and the heavy Estimated > Shakedown from this show, which was a highlight for me despite Jer having a bit of laryngitis.

I will check out the aforementioned Bakedown GOAT from today in '85.

Be Well People.
Sixtus

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Saw a photo posted of the Cup in it's shipping case at the wrong house.
Hmm.. That Mike and Oro in a brilliant plan to seize it?
Mike finished the engraving then surreptitiously FedEx to Oro's.
But seriously, why would it go to the house next door to one of the player's house
and not straight to safekeeping for the parade today?
Helluva punch bowl for the party though.
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