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Posted: 7/23/2021 7:54:57 PM EDT
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PJ4/W9SN on 14.220 Bonaire
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Posted: 7/23/2021 9:04:00 PM EDT
[#2]
Just worked EY7AD in Tajikistan for a second time. He's on 14.196.50 MHz.
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Posted: 7/24/2021 1:43:42 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Clown_Gun]
[#3]
NB6GC, U.S.S. Hornet is doing a special event on 14.260
eta: They moved to 14.258 |
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Posted: 7/24/2021 6:30:08 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Emoto]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Clown_Gun: NB6GC, U.S.S. Hornet is doing a special event on 14.260 eta: They moved to 14.258 They don't say anything about it on their QRZ or FB pages. I don't hear them on 14.258. Maybe someone else can. EtA: Found it: HARC, The USS Hornet Amateur Radio Club NB6GC will be on the air July 24th and 25th celebrating the 52nd anniversary of the recovery of the Apollo 11 Astronauts by the USS Hornet on July 24, 1969. We will be providing a special QSL card to all stations that work us during this weekend. We will be specifically on the air on Saturday and Sunday from 0900 to 1700 PDST. Look for us on 80-10m CW, SSB and FT8 as well as DMR mainly on TG 91 and 93. Unfortunately no visitors will be allowed in the radio room for this event due to COVID restrictions. Club members must sign up for operating shifts in advance. You can get more information about our club and its events on our QRZ page. 73's from USS Hornet CVS-12 and NB6GC |
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Posted: 7/24/2021 7:11:20 PM EDT
[#5]
MD4K on Isle Of Man on 14.282.50. He's participating in the IOTA contest, so give signal report and serial number. If he is the first contestant you've contacted, it will be 001. Example: 59 001
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Posted: 7/24/2021 7:51:24 PM EDT
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I'm laughing my ass off. Antarctica was spotted on 14.243, which seems to be the only frequency they use. Anyone who has spent any time recently on 20M is familiar with the splattering signal of EA3JE in Spain -- it's horrible. He's now settled on 14.243 and is picking off these guys calling Antarctica. I bet some are excited until he tells them his QTH.
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Posted: 7/24/2021 8:17:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: I'm laughing my ass off. Antarctica was spotted on 14.243, which seems to be the only frequency they use. Anyone who has spent any time recently on 20M is familiar with the splattering signal of EA3JE in Spain -- it's horrible. He's now settled on 14.243 and is picking off these guys calling Antarctica. I bet some are excited until he tells them his QTH. You talking about Lou in Barcelona? |
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Posted: 7/24/2021 8:28:33 PM EDT
[#8]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: You talking about Lou in Barcelona? Yes |
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Posted: 7/24/2021 8:33:42 PM EDT
[#9]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: Yes He's nothing if not dependable. You always know it's him. 
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Posted: 7/24/2021 9:06:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: He's nothing if not dependable. You always know it's him. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: Originally Posted By M4Madness: Yes He's nothing if not dependable. You always know it's him. His vocal cadence reminds me of someone with emphysema or something. 
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Posted: 7/24/2021 9:33:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: His vocal cadence reminds me of someone with emphysema or something. Could be. I think he is just rather old, and has developed a set of statements that he follows, always saying them the same way, making QSO after QSO. |
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Posted: 7/25/2021 11:28:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Clown_Gun: NB6GC, U.S.S. Hornet is doing a special event on 14.260 eta: They moved to 14.258 Know how to bust through that pile-up?  |
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Posted: 7/25/2021 11:30:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By piccolo: Know how to bust through that pile-up? Call for air support?
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Posted: 7/25/2021 11:59:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By elcope: Call for air support? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By elcope: Originally Posted By piccolo: Know how to bust through that pile-up? Call for air support?
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Posted: 7/25/2021 9:42:59 PM EDT
[#15]
R5AJ on 14.226.
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Posted: 7/26/2021 1:23:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cjk: R5AJ on 14.226.
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Posted: 7/26/2021 4:04:40 AM EDT
[#17]
Interesting. Some jackass in MA thinks it's cool to broadcast music trying to jam the Cuba jammers.
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Posted: 7/26/2021 7:19:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Clown_Gun: Interesting. Some jackass in MA thinks it's cool to broadcast music trying to jam the Cuba jammers. How could you tell the guy was in MA? Finally picked up Sweden last night! SA6KHZ on 14.225. Had a nice unrushed QSO. |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 8:03:16 AM EDT
[#19]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: Finally picked up Sweden last night! SA6KHZ on 14.225. Had a nice unrushed QSO. I talked to him, too! He wasn't my first Swedish QSO, but he was a new one nonetheless. I had a 20-minute QSO with CT8/W6PQL. He's a California resident that spends weeks in Azores annually. |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 9:39:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: I talked to him, too! He wasn't my first Swedish QSO, but he was a new one nonetheless. I had a 20-minute QSO with CT8/W6PQL. He's a California resident that spends weeks in Azores annually. Cool! Nice guy. I did hear an Azores station yesterday (can't recall the call) and tried to get through, but the pile-up was massive, so I moved on after a bit, then got the Swedish guy. I already have a QSL card from the Azores, so wasn't all that motivated... |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 9:55:53 AM EDT
[Last Edit: M4Madness]
[#21]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: I already have a QSL card from the Azores, so wasn't all that motivated... My Azores card features a rear view of a girl in a thong bikini. 
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Posted: 7/26/2021 10:01:28 AM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: My Azores card features a rear view of a girl in a thong bikini. I got one like that and a landscape one. |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 10:24:23 AM EDT
[Last Edit: M4Madness]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: I got one like that and a landscape one. Actually, the landscape one was my favorite of the two. I had forgotten that you had also worked Fabio. |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 1:47:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: How could you tell the guy was in MA? I looked him up on QRZ. He was brilliant enough to give his callsign, several times, before playing "I Want My MTV" and "Tainted Love" for several minutes. |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 1:49:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Clown_Gun: I looked him up on QRZ. He was brilliant enough to give his callsign, several times, before playing "I Want My MTV" and "Tainted Love" for several minutes. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Clown_Gun: Originally Posted By Emoto: How could you tell the guy was in MA? I looked him up on QRZ. He was brilliant enough to give his callsign, several times, before playing "I Want My MTV" and "Tainted Love" for several minutes.  Attached File |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 8:20:50 PM EDT
[#26]
Finally got Iceland! TF2MSN on 14.207, with the auspicious name Odinn Thor.
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Posted: 7/26/2021 9:09:12 PM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: Finally got Iceland! TF2MSN on 14.207, with the auspicious name Odinn Thor. Awesome! I've seen three different Iceland stations spotted in the last 24 hours. The only one of the three I don't have is TF3DT. I really wanted him because of his cool trucks and QSL card, but missed him. I guess he went QRT, as I listened to silence for about a minute then called out his call sign. His last QSO (guy from Spain) ended up returning my call.
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Posted: 7/26/2021 11:00:59 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: Finally got Iceland! TF2MSN on 14.207, with the auspicious name Odinn Thor. He's one of my Iceland contacts from Afghanistan as T6EC and quite active. |
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Posted: 7/27/2021 12:26:08 AM EDT
[#29]
kinda 'dx' related...
what is this email, and why did I get selected?.. never had a QSO with him b4 (he's a DE6xxx) "...please look on my QRZ.com Please ADD YOUR CALLSIGN to my " Web" Contact. Thanks! " |
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Posted: 7/27/2021 12:42:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RED_5: kinda 'dx' related... what is this email, and why did I get selected?.. never had a QSO with him b4 (he's a DE6xxx) "...please look on my QRZ.com Please ADD YOUR CALLSIGN to my " Web" Contact. Thanks! " It's cool. He just wants you to look at his QRZ page. It's not a bogus request for a QSL or anything. (I think it's kinda dumb but if anyone asks I just do it) |
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Posted: 7/27/2021 6:15:34 AM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RED_5: kinda 'dx' related... what is this email, and why did I get selected?.. never had a QSO with him b4 (he's a DE6xxx) "...please look on my QRZ.com Please ADD YOUR CALLSIGN to my " Web" Contact. Thanks! " I think some of those guys are in a competition to get the most web contacts. There is a list of the top ones on the QRZ main page. I've had two or three requests. |
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Posted: 7/27/2021 9:42:47 AM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: Finally got Iceland! TF2MSN on 14.207, with the auspicious name Odinn Thor. I forgot to tell you that if you use Clublog, you can send him a PayPal payment through there, and he'll send you out a QSL card immediately. |
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Posted: 7/27/2021 10:17:50 AM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: I forgot to tell you that if you use Clublog, you can send him a PayPal payment through there, and he'll send you out a QSL card immediately. What are the fees? Am already doing LotW and QRZ, so am not wild about having a third one. I have some nice crisp new green stamps that I can easily put in with my card and return envelope. |
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Posted: 7/27/2021 10:32:12 AM EDT
[Last Edit: M4Madness]
[#34]
Probably $3. But remember, it saves you $1.20 in postage to him.
My logging software will upload to a lot of places like LOTW, QRZ, Clublog, etc. with a click of a button, so no real added work. |
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Posted: 7/27/2021 12:04:42 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: Probably $3. But remember, it saves you $1.20 in postage to him. My logging software will upload to a lot of places like LOTW, QRZ, Clublog, etc. with a click of a button, so no real added work. I need to spend that $1.20 to send him my card anyway. |
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Posted: 7/27/2021 1:15:24 PM EDT
[Last Edit: M4Madness]
[#36]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: I need to spend that $1.20 to send him my card anyway. I didn't send him one. The guys with the OQRS set-ups don't usually want them. I've seen a few state on QRZ that Paypal saves you from having to send them a card. |
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Posted: 7/27/2021 4:16:59 PM EDT
[#37]
J88PI in St. Vincent is on 14.260 and I heard the funniest thing. LOL! There is the biggest pile-up I've ever seen and I heard a voice rise out from it yelling, "Echo Sierra station, SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!"
Just to clarify, it wasn't J88PI. |
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TN, USA
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Posted: 7/27/2021 4:25:04 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: J88PI in St. Vincent is on 14.260 and I heard the funniest thing. LOL! There is the biggest pile-up I've ever seen and I heard a voice rise out from it yelling, "Echo Sierra station, SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!" Just to clarify, it wasn't J88PI. There is absolutely no telling how many times I've wanted to do that. The USA somehow creates the rudest hams in the world and a DX pileup is proof-positive of that. I'm surprised most DX stations don't call CQ DX ANYWHERE EXCEPT THE USA!. |
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Posted: 7/27/2021 5:56:16 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: J88PI in St. Vincent is on 14.260 and I heard the funniest thing. LOL! There is the biggest pile-up I've ever seen and I heard a voice rise out from it yelling, "Echo Sierra station, SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!" Just to clarify, it wasn't J88PI. 
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Posted: 7/27/2021 7:32:54 PM EDT
[Last Edit: cjk]
[#40]
cs8abg on 14.259
Sao Miguel isl. Azores |
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Posted: 7/27/2021 9:14:27 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SACraig: There is absolutely no telling how many times I've wanted to do that. The USA somehow creates the rudest hams in the world and a DX pileup is proof-positive of that. I'm surprised most DX stations don't call CQ DX ANYWHERE EXCEPT THE USA!. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SACraig: Originally Posted By M4Madness: J88PI in St. Vincent is on 14.260 and I heard the funniest thing. LOL! There is the biggest pile-up I've ever seen and I heard a voice rise out from it yelling, "Echo Sierra station, SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!" Just to clarify, it wasn't J88PI. There is absolutely no telling how many times I've wanted to do that. The USA somehow creates the rudest hams in the world and a DX pileup is proof-positive of that. I'm surprised most DX stations don't call CQ DX ANYWHERE EXCEPT THE USA!. Italians hold the distinction of giving us either the absolute BEST or the absolute WORST with damned little in between. They have no idea what going by the numbers means and fucks that up every time. I've heard a DX station work them and a minute later say "I did that to get rid of him. I didn't log him" (Fair enough) When they start walking on a DX split the ONLY way to get rid of him is pretend you're the DX station and give him a 5x9 and send him on his way. Know who hates them more than I do (if that's possible)? The good Italian hams. No, Sir. American hams are gentlemen when put next to a lousy Italian. |
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Posted: 7/27/2021 11:18:44 PM EDT
[#42]
what do you guys recommend for QSLing?
I'm on LoTW and QRZ I have an account at the bureau. |
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Posted: 7/27/2021 11:21:16 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RED_5: what do you guys recommend for QSLing? I'm on LoTW and QRZ I have an account at the bureau. I opened an eQSL account but don't use it often. Then again I'm a Luddite and strictly Old School. For me it's mainly paper. |
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Posted: 7/27/2021 11:27:32 PM EDT
[Last Edit: elcope]
[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By piccolo: Italians hold the distinction of giving us either the absolute BEST or the absolute WORST with damned little in between. They have no idea what going by the numbers means and fucks that up every time. I've heard a DX station work them and a minute later say "I did that to get rid of him. I didn't log him" (Fair enough) When they start walking on a DX split the ONLY way to get rid of him is pretend you're the DX station and give him a 5x9 and send him on his way. Know who hates them more than I do (if that's possible)? The good Italian hams. No, Sir. American hams are gentlemen when put next to a lousy Italian. As someone who has been a lone, single DXpedition, absolutely concur. I did log them, however, but rude line jumpers would wait until last, and polite courteous operators went to the head of the line. ETA: Italians are their own parody and Japanese operators are universally so polite as to demand world wide respect. |
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Posted: 7/28/2021 10:05:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By elcope: As someone who has been a lone, single DXpedition, absolutely concur. I did log them, however, but rude line jumpers would wait until last, and polite courteous operators went to the head of the line. ETA: Italians are their own parody and Japanese operators are universally so polite as to demand world wide respect. +1 on the Japanese. In a way almost too polite. It's an interesting culture. I worked a Japanese woman on vacation in the Marshalls once on CW and we exchanged emails for a while. Interesting woman that hated working Americans on phone because she had a hell of a time with the accents here. I see her point. I heard a QSO between Maine and a Cajun once that was DX by everything but definition. Anyway we swapped notes on things and she asked me about how Japanese immigrants were treated. IIRC I replied "After a fairly short period of culture shock and mild confusion they fit right in and make excellent citizens." Actually they tend to bring a refreshing decency in along with them. |
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Posted: 7/28/2021 10:08:06 AM EDT
[Last Edit: piccolo]
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Strangely enough, a GOOD Italian operator is one you don't even realize is an Italian until you notice his call sign as you write it down.
ETA One of my favorite QSOs was an Italian woman I had a ragchew with. She sounded like a real Contessa and I pictured someone like Sophia Loren. Of course she could have been a 400 pound woman in a muumuu. |
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Posted: 7/28/2021 12:41:44 PM EDT
[Last Edit: M4Madness]
[#47]
The honor of sexiest voice in ham radio goes to Estela Mary. She was operating a Spanish special event station (EG4RCH) when I worked her. I don't know her personal call sign.
https://youtu.be/8nj3tgGaGsw The video doesn't do her justice, since she isn't speaking English. |
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Posted: 7/28/2021 1:52:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: The honor of sexiest voice in ham radio goes to Estela Mary. She was operating a Spanish special event station (EG4RCH) when I worked her. I don't know her personal call sign. https://youtu.be/8nj3tgGaGsw The video doesn't do her justice, since she isn't speaking English. OMG, no kidding! So sexy sounding. She always sounds happy, too. |
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Posted: 7/28/2021 6:06:33 PM EDT
[Last Edit: M4Madness]
[#49]
HV0A in Vatican City on 14.203. He's running split and listening 5 up.
EDIT: He obviously QSYed or went QRT. I'll update if I find him again. I'm very glad I scored this one! |
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Posted: 7/28/2021 10:14:19 PM EDT
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I've read that HV0A has been pirated in the past. Won't that be a bummer if it wasn't him tonight?
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