VIDEO POSTS SOON

HI FOLKS .I WILL POST A VIDEO MONTAGE FROM THE TOUR SOON .JUST SNIPPETTS OF STUFF YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN ..SOUNDS NOT BAD , WHEREVER POSSIBLE I HAVE DONE SOME DIALOGUE TOO...ANYWAYS ,HOPE YOU ENJOY SOME SNAPSHOTS OF LIFE ON THE ROAD ....SEE YA SOON ............







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LAST ONE FOR A WHILE

WE ALL SAID GOODBYES AFTER THE LAST SHOW,AND ITS ALWAYS A WEIRD MOMENT TO SAY GOODBYE TO GUYS YOUVE BEEN COOPED UP WITH FOR 8 WEEKS..AT THE SAME TIME YOU CANT WAIT TO BREAK THE ROUTINE ALSO ..I MISS DRIVING MY CAR FOR INSTANCE .I HATE BEING DRIVEN AROUND ALL THE TIME,I LIKE BEING IN CONTROL OF MY OWN DESTINY AND HAVING THE FREEDOM TO GO MY OWN WAY OCCASIONALLY ..ON TOUR ,ITS ALL SET OUT AND THE PROGRAM CANT BE ALTERED , DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE SCHEDULING.ITS SO HOT HERE IN TEXAS RIGHT NOW,AND TO GO FROM A COMFORTABLE 77DEGREES TO 110,IN A FEW SHORT HOURS ,DOES TAKE IT OUT OF ME...IVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SLEEP WELL SINCE I CAME HOME AS I NEED TIME TO READJUST TO THE TIME ZONE AND THE BREAK IN THE ROUTINE .IT ALWAYS TAKES ME A WEEK TO COME DOWN FROM THE TOURS WE DO .I WENT TO BED AT 2 AM TONITE AND GOT UP AT 4 30AM, CAUSE I WAS OVERTIRED AND HAVE BEEN SITTING HERE TALKIN TO THE UK,CAUSE THEY ARE 6 HRS AHEAD AND WELL INTO THE DAY ALREADY..SO THATS NICE ....I HAD A JAM WITH BUDDY WHITTINGTON TONITE IN A TEXAN CLUB.AND MET SOME REALLY FINE PLAYERS FROM THE OLD ZZ TOP.AND THE HIGHERARCHY OF TEXAN MUSICIANS HERE IN FT WORTH .ANYWAYS IM CLOSING MY BLOGS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS TILL I HAVE SOMETHING MORE TO YAK ABOUT ....SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!THANKS FOR READING MY POSTS EVERYONE .COME BACK SOON ..PETE





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WE DID IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IVE BOOKED MY FLIGHT HOME .MY BAGS ARE PACKED ,MY EARS STILL RINGING FROM THE NOISE THE CROWD IN FRESNO CREATED . WHAT A BLAST TO FINISH THE TOUR .PACKED HOUSE ,EMPTYING THE BINS OF PENT UP ENERGY,AND NOW THE SILENCE FOR 2 MONTHS .I HAVE TO GET UP AT 4 30 AM TO GET TO THE AIRPORT BY 5AM THEN ON TO THE FIRST OF MY 2 FLIGHTS TOMORROW .IF ALL GOES TO PLAN ,I WILL BE SITTING IN THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY AROUND NOON WITH THE BROOD,WONDERING WHAT HIT ME .....THE TEMPERATURE IN DALLAS HAS BEEN UP IN THE 100'S FOR DAYS I HEAR ,AND I FEEL A SWIM COMING ON .......THANK YOU TO ALL THE BODS THAT READ AND COMMENTED ON HERE FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS .IT WAS FUN . WE KICKMOFF THE NEXT LEG IN PHILLY ON THE 9TH SEPT ,REHERSALS AND THEN , GIG IN ATLANTIC CITY ON THE 11TH............I HAVE SOME VIDEOS TO POST HERE SO DONT GO AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS AS I WILL BE SHOWING SOME VERY SOON . CHECK N OK ? WELL IM OFF TO BED ,AND I'M GOING TO THE UK AS WELL TO SEE MY FAMILY ,SOME OF WHICH I HAVNT SEEN FOR OVER A YEAR NOW ..ITS GOIN TO BE GOOD ..........ANYWAY THANKS AGAIN .AND VISIT MY SITE AS ITS CHANGING ALL THE TIME WITH ODDS AND SODS .........SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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SANTA CRUZ.. NOT SANTA CLAUSE... IDIOT

BOY WAS THAT A HOT ONE .JEESE.NO A/C AT ALL PACKED HOUSE ,AND WARM OUTSIDE ,AND THE HEAT FROM THE CROWD MELTED MY ICE CREAM I CAN TELL YOU .AFTER ALL THE MOANS ABOUT BEING REALLY FRIED ,I NEEDED A SWELTERING GIG TO JUST ABOUT FINISH ME OFF,AND I THINK IT DID,JUST ABOUT ..GREAT RECEPTION TONITE , AND IT MAKES YOU WANNA PLAY AND I CAME OUT OF THE BOX , RUNNING ON EMPTY ,BUT FULL OF ENERGY AGAIN ....WE DID A GOOD STRONG SET AND HAD BUNDLES OF LAUGHS UP THERE . IT WAS FUN.....THANKS TO ALL AT THE SHOW AND WE MET SOME OF MY READERS TONITE TOO , SO THAT WAS NICE ....THE GUYS IN THE SUPPORT BAND WERE GOOD LADS AND ARE WITH US TOMORROW AS WELL .A LONG JOURNEY AGAIN FOR THE LAST SHOW , WHICH WE COULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT, BUT THE ROUTING ON THIS TOUR HAS BEEN BETTER THAN MOST TOURS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST.OUR SPIRITS ARE STILL GOOD AND FOR A BUNCH OF OLD GEEZERS , WE KICK ASS STILL .IM GOIN TO BED NOW , AFTER IVE NIGGLED THE MISSUS INTO SAYING GOOD NIGHT BEFORE SHE WANTS ME TOO..SHE WOULD STAY UP ALL NIGHT YAKKIN TILL DAWN IF SHE HAD HER WAY .AND I A LOOKIN FORWARD TO SEEING HER AFTER 8 WEEKS AWAY.SHES THE REASON I EVEN HAVE A WEB PAGE TO UNLOAD ON YOU POOR UNSUSPECTING READERS.LISTEN TO ME EH ? ANYONE WOULD THINK I OWN A NEWSPAPER HERE HAHA..ANYWAYS IM OFF .SEE YA !!!!!!!! FRESNO HERE WE COME ....

WHERE AM I ?

OK .WHAT DAY IS IT ? DID I MISS SOMETHING ? WHAT HAPPENED? BLINK AND ITS GONE !!!!
I HAVE VERY LITTLE RECOLLECTION OF THE PAST 2 DAYS , DUE TO MY INFLAMED BACK , AND MY HEAD BEING SO BUZZY FROM TIREDNESS NOW ,THAT I THINK IVE LOST ALL REASONING FOLKS .BUGS IS OUT OF HIS WARREN . ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING .AND WE STILL GOT 2 MORE TO DO .........................THE KONOCTI TRIP WAS FUN AS USUAL , GREAT RESORT.PRODUCTION WAS IFFY DUE TO SPECS NOT BEING MET . BUT I DONT CARE ABOUT THAT...IF THE DRUMS SOUND GOOD THEN SO DO I ..........BY ALL ACCOUNTS IT WASNT A GREAT GIG FOR SOME , BUT I ENJOYED IT GENERALLY ALL ROUND ..... THE TRIP OVER THE MOUNTAINS WAS SCREWING WITH MY HEARING ,AND THEY DIDNT CLEAR , MY EARS THAT IS , TILL THE LAST 2 SONGS . WEIRD THAT ........LOVELY PEOPLE AGAIN . THANKS FOR ALL YA KIND WORDS .............HERES THE TEN BUCKS I OWE YA .........SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!











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FILLMORE WEST SAN FRANSISCO

IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT ALL ROUND TONITE I THINK.THE BAND DID WELL , THE AUDIENCE HAPPY ,THE LIGHTS GOOD, THE SOUND ..OK ,AND WE WERE REALLY TIRED AFTER THE SHOW .AFTER 2 DAYS OFF IT WAS MAYBE TRYING TO GET INTO A GOOD GEAR AGAIN , CAUSE THE FLOW GETS LOST SOMETIMES AFTER A NIGHT OR 2 OFF,AND THATS ALL IT PROBABLY WAS ...WE HAVE 5 SHOWS TO GO BEFORE A BRIEF BREAK,NOT FOR ROBIN AS HE GOES TO EUROPE WITH JACK AND GARY SOON ,BUT THE BAND IS HAVING 2 MONTHS OFF BEFORE THE NEXT EAST COAST TOUR ..MYSELF?..IM POOPED NOW .MY LIMBS ARE ACHING TOO MUCH AFTER EACH SHOW,AND IM CONSTANTLY MASSAGING MY ARMS TO GET SOME LIFE I NTO THEM ,DUE TO OVER USE , AND THE CONSTANT VELOCITY MY BODY TAKES EACH NIGHT ,ESPECIALLY MY LOWER BACK ,LEFT WRIST AND RIGHT FOOT/LEG .I WONDER HOW MANY TIMES I KICK THAT BASS DRUM IN A WEEK ? I MUST GET GET ONE OF THOSE WALKING COUNT THINGYS,AND COUNT SOMETIMES . I BET ITS THOUSANDS.I LIKE LYING DOWN ALOT AT THIS POINT OF THE TOUR , PRONE AND STRAIGHT ..ITS NICE TO RELAX THAT WAY ...........ANYWAYS THANK YOU TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF S.F, AND FOR SUPPORTING US AS ALWAYS ...........MY KIT NEEDS CLEANING ,THE STANDS NEED SHINING , AND MY HEADS NEED CHANGING ,AND THE CYMBALS NEED LOOKING AT CAUSE I THINK THEYRE CRACKED .BISH BASH BOSH ......SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!!!

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diction.spaces,and CAPLOCKS

THERE ARE THOSE OF US,THAT SOMETIME FIND IT HARD TO THINK WHY I USE CAPLOCKS ALL THE TIME . I AM NOT IN ANYWAY SHOUTING, AND I DO KNOW THAT INTERNET ETTIQUETE,SAYS I SHOULDNT USE IT.BUT WHEN I USE CAPLOK ON, I CAN AT LEAST SEE WHAT I AM WRITING AS I DO THIS SOMETIMES VERY LATE AT NIGHT WITH SORE ,STINGY EYES . BUT I PREFER IT TO this where i can see s..tOK? GOOD ........I WRITE AS I SPEAK,AND I WASNT ANY GOOD AT SCHOOL REGARDING DICTION ,GRAMMAR,OR PUTTING DOTS AND STUFF IN THERE CORRECT PLACES .AS I SAID I WRITE AS I SEE IT .SORRY BOUT THAT BUT ITS MY WAY ..I DO HAVE AN EDITOR. BACK AT THE RANCH ,BUT EVEN SHE, WHO IS THE ORACLE, HAS GIVEN UP ON MY WEIRDNESS....AND FOR WHAT ITS WORTH ,I DO APOLOGISE.... THERE!!!! THATS THAT OUT OF THE WAY !!!! ON TO THINGS MUSICAL ...6 GIGS TO GO NOW ,5 ON THE TROT ,AND THEN HOME TO A BIT OF GOOD HOME COOKED TOAST, AND A POT OF THE ROSY LEE,BREWED TO PERFECTION BY A 12 YR OLD GIRL, WHO JUST HAS BEEN ALLOCATED AS THE OFFICIAL TEA MAKER IN THE HOUSE...I GUESS I HAD BETTER TELL HER THEN EH ?I HAVE PLANS TO MAKE INDIAN FOOD, THAI CURRIES , AND SUNDAY DINNERS ALA ENGLISH ROAST DINNER .GO SWIMMING EVERY DAY WITH MY LADIES, AND WORKING OFF THE SAID LUNCHES IN THE GYM .I THINK I SAID MUSICAL? WELL THATS MUSIC TO MY EARS FOLKS.. I HAVE A LOAD OF UNFINISHED SONGS TO RECORD,AND LYRICS TO WRITE.I HAVE PEOPLE TO MEET AND TO POSSIBLY TRAVEL..THINGS ARE UP IN THE AIR..I HAVE A HOUSE TO PAINT,DRUM LESSONS TO DO,AND AS I HAVE BEEN DRIVEN AROUND FOR 8 WEEKS, I CANT WAIT TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MY OWN CAR, AND DO SOME TRIPS AS WELL...I MISS THE DRIVING EXPIERIENCE ......OH AND PLAYING MUSIC IN THE HOUSE AT A VOLUME THAT DRIVES THE BUGS OUT ,AND KEEPS THE DOG QUIET ....TOMORROW THE WONDERFULL FILLMORE WEST .I LOVE THIS GIG ..A WHOLE LOT....CANT WAIT ......SEE YA !!!!



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GRANTS PASS

NOT THE BEST OF GIGS FOR US TONITE . THE STAGE SOUND WAS REALLY DRY, THE PA, NOT UP TO THE JOB, SO OUR SOUND WAS SOMEWHAT STIFLED OUT FRONT I FEEL . THE DRUMS WERE DRY AND IT AS HARD WORK TO GET ANYTHING COMING BACK TO FEED OFF OF . WE WERE ALL IN THE SAME POSITION SO ITS WASNT JUST ME ...A SHAME CAUSE AS USUAL WE WERE UP FOR A GOOD NIGHT , AND THE ELEMENTS DEFEATED WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO .WE HAD A GREAT JOURNEY DOWN FROM COOS BAY THE WEATHER WAS FANTASTIC AND THE SCENERY MIND BLOWING ...WEVE BEEN OUT FOR NEARLY 8 WEEKS NOW AND ALTHOUGH WERE STILL KICKING ASS WHEREVER POSSIBLE , YOU CANT WIN THEM ALL ..THE SORT OF GIGS WHERE YOU CAN DEVELOPE REAL DEEP BLISTERS FOR TRYING TOO HARD ...OVERGRIPPING THE STICKS AS OPPOSED TO BEING RELAXED . THE CROWD WERE GREAT AS USUAL AND LOTS OF HAPPY FACES AFTERWARDS SAYING IT WAS A GREAT SHOW . SO WITH THAT SAID IT PROBABLY WAS BETTER OUT FRONT THAN ON STAGE ...........AS IVE SAID BEFORE WE NEVER TURN UP AND CLOCK IN , WE ALWAYS TRY AND CREATE SOMETHING EVERY NIGHT WHEREVER POSSIBLE . I GUESS WERE JUST PERFECTIONISTS WHEN IT COMES TO THE MUSIC , AND PROUD OF IT .ON TO SAN FRANSISCO TOMORROW FOR THE FILLMORE WEST . A GREAT ROOM AND PRODUCTION . ALWAYS A GOOD GIG .. SEE YA AFTER THE SHOW .COME SAY HELLO .............BYE .......



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COOS BAY PYROTECHNICS

I DO BELIEVE THAT THE GIG TONITE WAS ONE OF THE STRANGEST FOR A WHILE .THE PLACE WAS A RE VAMPED JCPENNY,WITH ALL THE STALLS TAKEN OUT AND TURNED INTO A GYM UPSTAIRS ,AND A FLEA MARKET TYPE PLACE DOWNSTAIRS, WITH A STAGE AT ONE END .OUR DRESSING ROOM WAS PART BOXING RING , PART LINGERIE DEPT ..DIDNT KNOW WHETHER TO HAVE A GO AT THE PUNCHBAG OR SLIP INTO SOMETHING COOL ..BUT THE CROWD WERE READY TO ROCK THATS FOR SURE .THEY WERE FAR TOO POLITE AT FIRST ,AND IT TOOK THEM A WHILE TO REALISE THEY COULD HAVE A SHOUT AND SCREAM ,BUT WE GOT DOWN TO IT AND HAD THEM YELLING THERE HEARTS OUT BY THE 3 RD SONG.AT THE END THEY WENT NUTS AND WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME ...WHEN WE FINISHED AFTER SIGNING , WE WENT INTO THE TOWN AND WATCHED THE PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY FROM THE COOS BAY COUNCIL FIREWORK SHOW . THE WHOLE TOWN HAD TURNED OUT LINING THE STREETS TO WATCH . IT WAS FUN .SOME HAD SET UP THERE OWN DISPLAYS ON MOST OF THE STREET CORNERES TOO MAD BUGGERS , BUT THEY WERE ENJOYING BEATING THE BRITS ONCE MORE ,AND I KEPT MY MOUTH SHUT TILL I GOT BACK TO THE HOTEL.....ONLY JOKING ,BUT WHAT WAS FASCINATING WAS THAT IN 1697 A SHIP SAILED UP THE COAST, CALLED THE JENNY,AND THEY SETTLED HERE ALL THOSE YEARS AGO,AND YOU CANT BLAME THEM EITHER .ITS SO PRETTY UP HERE...ANYWAYS .....IM OFF TO MY PIT AND TOMORROW WE HAVE ANOTHER 3/4 HOURS TRAVELLING , AND LETS SEE WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS ..
LAURIE DID A GREAT JOB AS USUAL, BUT IT WAS CLOSE AS TO WHETHER WE DID THE GIG AT ALL , CAUSE THE PRODUCTION WAS LACKING IN THE EARLY PART OF THE DAY , BUT HE MADE IT HAPPEN , AND IT WAS WELL WORTH THE EFFORT ONCE AGAIN ....SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!

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HOT DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS ....

I HAVE 15 PEOPLE THAT READ MY BLOGS OUT THERE AS REGULARS I THINK , BUT IM NOT SURE IF ANYONE ELSE IS READING THEM . IF YOU ARE , THEN PLEASE LEAVE SOME COMMENTS AS TO MY INPUT ,OR EVEN IF THEY ARE INTERESTING , OR COULD BE IMPROVED UPON MAYBE . SO THAT BALLS IN YOUR COURT GOOD FOLKS OF ROCKDOM....IVE POSTED 46 BLOGS SO FAR AND I HAVE ABOUT 10 COMMENTS ..CMON.INDULGE ME EH ?.THANKS . NOW THEN PORTLAND WAS A GREAT NIGHT FOR US . WE EBBED AND FLOWED LIKE A RUNNING STREAM TONITE,MAKING MOMENTS FROM ALL THE LIGHT AND SHADE DYNAMICS IN OUR PERFORMANCE ..IT WAS FUN , AND ALTHOUGH WERE VERY TIRED NOW AS WEVE BEEN OUT OVER 6 WEEKS , AND DELIVERING EVERY NIGHT , AT A HIGH STANDARD ,WE FOUND SOME DEEPER POCKETS AND ENERGY FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE , AND IT AINT RED BULL...WE JUST LOVE IT OK...........GREAT TOWN THIS IS , ALWAYS LOVE COMIN HERE ,AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT TIME ALSO . WE HAVE A LONG DRIVE AGAIN TOMORROW HEADING WEST TO THE COAST ON JULY 4TH .TRAFFIC MAYHEM AGAIN TOMORROW , AND WETE GOIN G SRAIGHT ON STAGE I BELIEVE FROM THE JOURNEY , NO SOUNDCHECK EITHER . SHOULD BE INTERESTING , AND BY THE TIME WE GET THERE EVERYONE SHOULD BE AS HIGH AS KITES TOO CAUSE IT OPENS AT 11 AM FOR THE PIG ROAST/BEER. I WILL LET YOU KNOW TOMORROW ....SEE YA !!!!11

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A VERY GOOD DAY

I LOVE THIS PLACE .NORTH WEST PACIFIC COAST IS HEAVEN TO ME .YOU LUCKY PEOPLE UP HERE ...ANYWAY .. WE HAD A GREAT JOURNEY FROM SPOKANE THRU THE PLATEAU ,UP INTO THE HILLS , ALONG RIVERS, ALL THE TIME THE SUN SHINING , AND I WAS ANTICATING A GREAT GIG AT A NEW VENUE , I HAD HEARD ALOT ABOUT . IT DIDNT LET US DOWN . TOP DRAWER PRODUCTION , AND EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT SO WE HAD NOTHING ELSE TO DO BUT PUT IN A GREAT PERFORMANCE TO TOP IT OFF ... AND I THINK WE DID . THE SHOW FLOWED WELL , WE ALL PLAYED OUT OF OUT SKIN. AND ENJOYED IT ALL . THE CROWD WERE FANTASTIC AND SMILES ALL ROUND . YOU CANT ASK FOR MORE CAN YOU ? THE EVENING ENDED WITH A TREMENDOUS PLATE OF SUSHI AND RED WINE IN THE DRESSING ROOM .I'M NOT THE WORLDS GREATEST LOVER OF SUSHI BUT THIS WAS SOMETHING ELSE AND IM A CONFIRMED AND SPOILT CONVERT....THE GIG WAS A PLEASURE TO PLAY . CANT WAIT TO COME BACK TO SNOQUALMIE, CAUSE THE LAST TIME HERE I NEARLY BROKE EVERY BONE IN MY BODY, FALLING DOWN A SKI SLOPE TUMBLING AND ROLLING AROUND WITH SKI'S STILL ATTACHED , LOOKIN LIKE SOME CRUMPLED STORMTROOPER,IN A HEAP ON A PILE OF OLD FROZEN AND PACKED ICE , MOANING INSIDE MY HELMET ............BUT THATS ANOTHER STORY .......... ON TO PORTLAND NOW SEE YA !!!!!,

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THE BEST SUMMER DAY THIS YEAR

THE VEN UE WAS HEAVING TONITE UP IN SPOKANE AND WERE VERY UP FOR A GOOD NIGHT OUT ,SOME OF THEM WAITING TO SEE ROBIN FOR YEARS. HE DIDNT TAKE ANY PRISONERS TONITE AND FLOWED WELL AND HIS GUITAR SANG ,AND WHEN IT SUITED HIM ,SOARED INTO PLACES HE CAN ONLY GO ...IT WAS GREAT ....THE STAGE SOUND FOR ME WAS TROUBLESOME DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE CYMBALS,AND THE AMBIENCE OF THE FREQUENCIES ,WHICH AT TIMES WERE TEARING MY HEAD OFF,AND EVEN MADE ME FORGET AT WHAT PART OF THE SONG I WAS PLAYING IN SOMETIMES, AS THINGS KEPT GETTING COVERED UP BY SHEER NOISE ,NOT SO FROM THE GTRS ,BUT THE DRUMS THEMSELVES .IT ALL FELT TOO CLOSE TO ME AND I COULDNT SETTLE WITH WHAT I HAD..APART FROM THAT FOLKS IT WAS A GOOD SHOW AND WE GELLED WHEREVER POSSIBLE , AND HIT SOME GREAT MOMENTS , WHICH IS ALWAYS NICE... WE HAVE ALONG DRIVE INTO SNOQUALMIE TOMORROW THRU SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY ALONG THE RIVER . AND UP IN TO THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL . LOOK FORWARD TO THAT, AND RIGHT NOIWMIM FEELING LIKE A CUPPA TEA AND A COOKIE TO GO TO BED WITH ,NOT MY FIRST CHOICE, BUT ITS WHAT IVE GOT RIGHT NOW ..HA!!!!! SEE YA !!!!!


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