I grew up in Castlecrag, that hippie trouble spot of the lower North Shore. Mucked about in Perth, where I was hired by a troupe of travelling actors, presenting plays to the schoolkids around WA. Met the Slim Dusty Show at Lake Grace (Google it, Mate!), where I recognised Australian Country Music as local folk music, which I had been singing in Perth coffee shops. I listened and heard 3 chords and honesty, with great story-telling and considered melody; what more could a person want?
Later, battled through Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma with the help of my sisters, then Joined Northside in 2005 as a clerk, eventually graduated to my stand-in Station Manager.
But my wife was offered a job in Taree, so we escaped to a tree change on 10 acres with a creek at the bottom of the land. Grew our own eggs, fruit, vegetables and meat – yep, we watched the calves being borne, fed them to maturity and killed them and ate them.
Finally, fully retired and back in Sydney, re-joined Northside Radio and, with the death of our loved Georgie Cadwallader, was offered the time slot that Smokey Dawson had at 2NSB – the last station Smokey originated his nationally broadcast show.
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Playlists
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09:08 | It Sure Is Monday | Mark Chesnutt |
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09:09 | Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' | Charley Pride |
09:11 | Mountain Angel | Asleep At The Wheel | |
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09:19 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
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09:20 | Guardian Angel | Bellamy Brothers |
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09:26 | Angels Working Overtime | Deana Carter |
09:30 | Cowboys and Angels | Garth Brooks | |
09:33 | Angel In Disguise | Isla Grant | |
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09:38 | Angel Loved The Devil | Kenny Chesney |
09:42 | Sending Me Angels | Kathy Mattea | |
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09:48 | Guardian Angel / Guiding Light | Judith Durham & The Seekers |
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09:52 | You're My Angel | Brooks & Dunn |
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09:55 | Voice of an Angel | Mary Duff |
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10:01 | Angel of Mercy | Charlie Landsborough |
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10:05 | On The Side Of Angels | LeAnn Rimes |
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10:19 | If I Were An Angel | Matraca Berg |
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10:25 | Seven Spanish Angels | Willie Nelson, Ray Charles |
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10:28 | Send Down An Angel | Allison Moorer |
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10:33 | World Full of Angels | Carter & Carter |
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10:38 | It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels | Camille And Stuie |
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10:49 | Angel From Montgomery | Aly Cook |
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11:00 | Angel Things | CodeSwitcher |
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11:04 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
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11:06 | If You Hear Angels | Dianna Corcoran |
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11:14 | Send Down an Angel | Harmony James |
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11:18 | Angels Without Halos | Graham Rodger |
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11:22 | Angels All Around Us | Connie Kis Andersen |
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11:27 | Guardian Angels | James Blundell |
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11:38 | Angel of the Morning | Sandra Humphries |
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11:43 | Angel Eyes | Wolverines |
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11:50 | Like Angels | Lee Kernaghan |
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11:59 | Good Luck "N' Good Truckin' Tonite | Dale Watson |
Time | Title | Artist | |
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09:05 | My Old Piano | Diana Ross | |
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09:08 | It Sure Is Monday | Mark Chesnutt |
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09:09 | Alive and Well | Alex Key |
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09:13 | Cry, Cry Again | Tammy Wynette |
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09:21 | Unlikely Angel | Dolly Parton |
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09:25 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
09:26 | Wasted Time (2013 Remaster) | Eagles | |
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09:36 | Born To Be Blue | The Mavericks |
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09:40 | Blue Blue Day | Billie Jo Spears |
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09:42 | Tangled Up in Blue (Take 3, Remake 3) | Bob Dylan |
09:48 | Out Of The Blue | Isla Grant | |
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09:53 | Mizmor Ledavi | Iavi |
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09:53 | Stand By Me | Ben E. King |
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09:56 | Stand By Your Man | Tammy Wynette |
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10:01 | Country Music's Coming To Town | Troy Cassar-Daley |
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10:04 | I Recall A Gypsy Woman | Don Williams |
10:07 | Just Because I'm A Woman - Dolly Parton | Various Artists | |
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10:13 | That's My Kind Of Woman | George Strait |
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10:16 | Man! I Feel Like A Woman! | Shania Twain |
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10:22 | Girls' Night Out | Gina Jeffreys |
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10:25 | Good Hearted Woman | Ollie Austin |
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10:28 | When This Woman Loves A Man | LeAnn Rimes |
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10:32 | Devil Woman | Marty Robbins |
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10:35 | You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man | Loretta Lynn |
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10:37 | A Woman Knows | Kenny Chesney |
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10:43 | I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again | Eva Cassidy |
10:45 | Workin' Man's Woman | Ray Charles | |
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10:49 | God Made Women on a Good Day | Tracy Lawrence |
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10:52 | Woman To Woman | Various Artists |
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10:56 | A Woman's Love | Willie Nelson |
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11:01 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
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11:05 | Love Me Tender (Live) | Elvis Presley |
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11:08 | I Dreamed About Elvis | Dolly Parton, Ronnie McDowell |
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11:12 | And I Love You So | Elvis Presley |
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11:17 | Save Water, Drink Beer | Chris Young |
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11:23 | That's Why Lonely People Drink | Allan Caswell, Jen Mize |
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11:27 | My Life Drives Me to Drink | Aleyce Simmonds, Lachlan Bryan |
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11:30 | Nobody Drinks Alone | Keith Urban |
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11:37 | Drinking Down Our Pay | The Sunny Cowgirls |
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11:46 | Thinkin' About Drinkin' About You | Baylou |
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11:50 | Drink a Little Love | John Williamson |
11:54 | Goat Roper | Reg Lindsay | |
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11:59 | Good Luck "N' Good Truckin' Tonite | Dale Watson |
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11:59 | A Year or Three | Simply Bushed |
Time | Title | Artist | |
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09:08 | It Sure Is Monday | Mark Chesnutt |
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09:09 | If Jesus Walked The World Today | Alan Jackson |
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09:18 | Monday Morning Church | Alan Jackson |
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09:22 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
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09:24 | Remember When | Alan Jackson |
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09:29 | Always | Patsy Cline |
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09:31 | Once In A Lifetime Love | Alan Jackson |
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09:55 | The Sidewalks Of Chicago | Merle Haggard |
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09:58 | Sunday Morning Coming Down | Kris Kristofferson |
10:03 | Mambo Da Capo | Gerhard Narholz | |
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10:03 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
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10:05 | I Wish Lunch Could Last Forever | Jimmy Buffett |
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10:10 | Daytime Friends | Bonnie Tyler |
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10:15 | Old Dogs | Old Dogs |
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10:18 | I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again | Billie Jo Spears |
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10:21 | Barbara Allen | Norah Jones |
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10:32 | Blues Eyes Crying in the Rain | Ollie Austin |
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10:36 | Hungry for Love | Patsy Cline |
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10:39 | Country As Country Can Be | Billy Ray Cyrus |
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10:42 | Wrecking Ball | Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus |
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10:47 | Only The Wind | Billy Dean |
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10:50 | Jolene | Dolly Parton |
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10:53 | Maybe I Should've Been Listening | Willie Nelson |
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10:57 | How Can I Tell Him | Tanya Tucker |
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11:02 | Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver) | Merle Haggard |
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11:06 | Rock Bottom | Wynonna Judd |
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11:09 | The Blues Don't Care | Waylon Jennings |
11:17 | Horses Galloping | Sound JC | |
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11:18 | The Man From Snowy River | Jack Thompson |
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11:28 | Put The Seat Back Down | Kacey Jones |
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11:32 | It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long | The Notorious Cherry Bombs |
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11:39 | The School of Pollie Speak | Errol Gray |
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11:44 | I Believe In You | Don Williams |
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11:50 | True Belivers | Eric Bogle |
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11:54 | Making Believe | Heartbeat |
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11:59 | A Year or Three | Simply Bushed |
Time | Title | Artist | |
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09:06 | It Sure Is Monday | Mark Chesnutt |
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09:08 | He Loves Me All the Way | Tammy Wynette |
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09:11 | If Tomorrow Never Comes | Garth Brooks |
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09:14 | Jolene | Dolly Parton |
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09:17 | Bed of Roses | Daniel O'Donnell |
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09:20 | Funky Garage | Jay Michaels, Tom Toomey |
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09:21 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
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09:23 | Rock Me (Dance Mix) | Deborah Allen |
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09:30 | Listen To The Radio | Nanci Griffith |
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09:33 | Texas Is Bigger Than It Used To Be | Mark Chesnutt |
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09:38 | (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden | Martina McBride |
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09:46 | Seven Lonely Days | Patsy Cline |
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09:49 | From A Distance | Alan Jackson |
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09:52 | All the Loving and the Hurting Too | Deborah Allen |
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09:58 | Gentle On My Mind | Elvis Presley |
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10:02 | It Doesn't Matter Anymore | Eva Cassidy |
10:05 | Bird Dog (Single Version) [2006 Remaster] | The Everly Brothers | |
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10:07 | Here I Am | Emmylou Harris |
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10:11 | New Kid In Town | Eagles |
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10:16 | Cathy's Clown | Reba McEntire |
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10:23 | I'm A Fool To Care | Ray Charles |
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10:27 | Banks Of The Ohio | Olivia Newton-John |
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10:31 | If I Can Find a Clean Shirt | Ollie Austin |
10:34 | Blowin' In the Wind (Album Version) | Joan Baez | |
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10:38 | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right | Bob Dylan |
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10:42 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
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10:44 | Cowboy Take Me Away | Dixie Chicks |
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10:48 | Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy | Chris LeDoux, Garth Brooks |
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10:51 | Cowboy Lovin' Night | Amber Digby |
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10:54 | Buckle Hits the Floor | Magnificent Seven |
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10:58 | Cowboy Casanova | Carrie Underwood |
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11:03 | Like A Good Cowboy | Lonestar |
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11:07 | Cowboys Are My Weakness | Holly Dunn |
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11:10 | Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) | Big & Rich |
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11:14 | I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart | LeAnn Rimes |
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11:16 | Good Ride Cowboy | Garth Brooks |
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11:23 | Chainsaw | Reg Poole |
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11:28 | Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy | Clelia Adams |
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11:31 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | Willie Nelson |
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11:39 | Ringers, Rigs And Drivers | Slim Dusty |
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11:45 | Bastards | Fanny Lumsden |
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11:50 | Takin the Country Road Home | Jade Hurley |
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11:52 | Always Kiss Me Goodnight | Amber Lawrence |
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11:56 | You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly | Adam Harvey, Beccy Cole |
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11:59 | A Year or Three | Simply Bushed |