Census response part 2
Ventura
Ricky wants to jam and even has a cool place to do it...
He seems pretty hip, but don't take him to an Auction!
David M. Barnert, M.D. Upstate New York, USA
Likes to Jam
Helen P. Washington DC metro area
Plays and Dances up a storm (Scottish preferred)
Makes damn good Scottish Beef-Veggie-Barley soup too
Longs to get a gig in Australia (she'd play for expenses)
Dennis Raffaelli Hey Paisan, c'omo esta?
Has a big old LoDuca and Plays it for the Lord whenever he can.
Gert-Jan Kamphorst
The Netherlands, Amsterdam, living on a ship in the Amstel River
Hip, Friendly, Helpful, always improving, occasionally making Money,
the girls swoon for him... a pillar in our newsgroup community
Paul Draper London, UK
Digs Irish and such... likes to get together for sessions
Orest Lechnowsky P.E. Omaha Nebraska USA
digs Morris but is avidly geting into lots of other stuff too
besides fiddling with his lovely Wife Cheryl...
er no, SHE does the fiddling
Sunny McGhee yet another Seattle Squeezer
and recovering eBay addict... thinks Domenic is on the right track.
Is a bit shy, and thinks Squeezers are the nicest people on the Net.
Bill Hodgson Darlington England
Not a lot of other players in his part of England... so if anyone
is vacationing up there, stop and visit.
Michael (Misha) Berenstein San Francisco CA
Misha is quite a do-it-yourselfer, and would have been right
at home in the days of the great Empirics experimenting with
Instrument materials and design. He's still suffering a bit
from Culture shock, which is good for our group, because he
brings us a point of view often quite unique, yet interestingly true.
Tony Warnock Los Alamos, NM
Has some cool accordions that he plays for fun... I'm getting a
mental image of an accordion player sitting high up on one of the
Sand dunes playing in the moonlight...
the young Desert in New Mexico is a very musical and inspiring place.
Donald Nichols (DoN.) Washington DC suburbs -- Vienna VA.
the "keeper of the Gate" Don is quite the technician, both mechanically
as well as technologically. Only a true "techie" would have seen
with obvious Joy the beautiful geometric pattern produced by the
headers from this, perhaps the fastest growing thread in our History.
Bill Keaveney Ukiah California (100 mi. n. of San Francisco)
Digs Irish... lurks at sessions in Santa Rosa...
needs someone with a gentle hand and warm smile to get him to join in.
John Moe Glorious Noblesville, Indiana
here's a fella who is obviousy glad to be alive... delighted to
squeeze...
and starting a Folk Music club in Noblesville... anyone want to Join
him?
Mark Rosher Bristol, West of England
a very busy, polite gentleman who will probably stick
with it if he's encouraged a bit. We may need to draw him out
as time goes on, but it looks like he'll be a valuable addition to the
ranks.
Jeremiah Tobius Hanson, aka Toby. Partytown, USA! (Seattle, WA)
the Ambassador of the Northwest... keeper of the Flame.
Plays hell out of that Spano of his, and seems to have quite a level
head
for one so young. Likes to recieve old Buick parts as gifts.
John Kleist Fort Collins, CO
Looking to meet people and Jam
More to come...
Ventura
Has a Wife who loves him dearly, and Greenshoots for friends.
Caroline Crelll Central Alberta Canada
Has a Dad who loves her dearly, and I don't find her the least bit
boring.
Mark Johnson Houston, Texas, USA
claims Irish music has helped him reap "Dividends" at the "Mucky Duck"
Cakewalk Literate, so maybe we'll hear some Irish MIDI's from Houston
Ron Smith Helena, Montana, USA
Has a slew of cool accordions including some fine Morino's. A
fixer-upper.
Probably moved to Helena 'cause he liked the Polka of the same name.
Ann McChesney-Young Berkeley, California
Has had a sweet Sonola as her special friend since Childhood.
She's a sucker for a smoothe talking Dood-to-Door salesman,
and now ownes a Paolo and a new Saltarelle for Irish as well.
Craig Hollingsworth Leverett Massachusetts
this Gypsy and his Cajun Special are always ready to
join the party... but his roving days are (perhaps) over
as he has found his perfect match
Karen Lee Long Beach, California
A long time keyboard player, and now totally addicted
Accordion junkie... has had the great fortune to be
surrounded by a raft of some of the worlds finest Accordions.
Has to practice a lot each week just to get a chance to use 'em all.
A Seeker of the Flame, she plans to make people happy.
Donald Nowicki ( eDon ) Phillipsburg N.J.
eDon is partial to cool Pan accordions, is a do-it-hisselfer who
just successfully installed his own MIDI system. He's really excited
and inspired by his instruments, and once he gains confidence, shall
also
seek the Flame in his own way, making people happy as he goes.
Paul Kriwaczek London, England
With a jazz background as a Sax man in his youth, Paul now enjoys
Klezmer as well as Jazz on the Accordion. Would like
to meet kindred spirits in the (NW) London area to jam with.
Mark Popp Seattle, WA, USA
Mark digs Tex-Mex, Sea Chanteys and Civil War tunes. He's a real self
starter, but even though he's done a fine job learning to play,
very few people know it because he's stayed mostly to himself.
Someone up there needs to put their arm around his shoulder and
bring him (and hit main squeeze) along to some gatherings!
Michael Reid Boulder, Colorado
Call him "Mister Lucky"... he owns a brace of mighty fine Boxes,
and his Paolo Soprani helped him win the heart of his LadyLove.
Though he still likes to make the young girls at school swoon over
his PA playing whenever he can.
Louise Kyme Southampton, Southern England.
Western swing, hillbilly and rockabilly... can you imagine that! in the
heart of Jolly Old herself! the Accordion world is such a cool place
and with fascinating, interesting people like Louise has a bright
future.
>
> More to come...
Mark B Rosher
wrote:
>
> Mark Rosher Bristol, West of England
> a very busy, polite gentleman who will probably stick
> with it if he's encouraged a bit. We may need to draw him out
> as time goes on, but it looks like he'll be a valuable addition to the
> ranks.
Oh dear. Oh dearie, dearie, dear.
You are clearly blinded by the thin veneer of respectability!
<grin>
Mark B Rosher
Bristol, UK
http://www.rosher.net
Louise Kyme
> Louise Kyme Southampton, Southern England.
> Western swing, hillbilly and rockabilly... can you imagine that! in the
> heart of Jolly Old herself! the Accordion world is such a cool place
> and with fascinating, interesting people like Louise has a bright
> future.
Wow. Fascinating and interesting in one sentence! I've known myself this
long and never realised it <g>
Hilarious surmises Ventura. Hope you're going to do some more.
Louise
--
Okeh Wranglers web site:
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bluesmoke
Ventura
A real "I can fix this... hand me a screwdriver" kind of guy.
Wants to keep playin' as long as he possibly can. Has a lot of
"young" ideas and it's nice to have him around the newsgroup
Tom Montgomery - Eastern Pennsylvania
Tom has always had a knack for spotting trends... you see where
that's gotten him (here - with us)
Has one of those sweet sounding Bell accordions
Steven Patterson - St. Paul, MN USA
Bandone-on one knee, Grandkid on the other... sometimes burps the
one he should squeeze and squeezes the one he should burp
Tom Sullivan - St Paul Minnesota
Sully might be a wee bit inclined to play Irish due to genetics...
Newly formed Minnesota Accordion Club if anyone wants to join?
Lynda Griffith - Northern Minnesota, USA
Gently Practices Painless Certified Accordion repair techniques.
Seems to have a good time at the Museum and Repair shop.
Recently made the pilgrimage to Garibaldi's statue ( in Castlefidardo)
Jerry Trecroce - Philadelphia area
Lotsa cool stuff at jerry's... MIDI city... still doing serious gigs
as well as being AKA Squeezy the Musical Clown with his lil Hohner.
Jerry makes a lot of people smile around Philly!
Sonja Midtlien - Norway
our Northern friend plays Button Accordions, and has her own home page
http://home.sol.no/~cavatina/engl/index2.html
Samantha Boorer - Moscow, Russia,
Does not suffer fools gladly, but thanks to her persevering spirit
is now a squeezer. Her Music and our Newsgroup chase the blues away.
Rory Litonjua - San Pedro California, USA
Getting beter, but not ready to quit his day job for Diatonic.
Robert Resnik - Burlington, VT USA
best $10 he ever spent! feels lucky to get paid to practice...
in several small ethnic combos (getting paid) but mostly
likes good old Gay 90's music that makes people smile helplessly.
Bob DeVellis - Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Bob is from the first generation of this Newsgroup, and still
marvels at how cool a worldwide community it is.
Rick Burk - Washington DC
loves Polkas and such... "if he knew then what he knows now"
he'd have practiced safe squeezing instead of that hippie stuff
Richard Morse - Western Massachusetts, USA
http://www.buttonbox.com
has helped get a lot of people on the newsgroup started.
Rachael Kenoyer - Seattle, WA, now known as "Partytown, U.S.A."
plays a stunning fuschia Pancordion. Why say Polka just once,
when you can say "Polkas Polkas Polkas" instead? May have learned to
spell from Toby (Scanda who?) in fact, from the sounds of it, she
may have been made to order (PTL) for a guy like Toby.
Peggy Thompson - Ormond Beach , Florida, USA
Finding a new life and enjoying her Music immensely...
almost ready to join the local jam sessions.
Nanette Hooker - Townsville, Queensland, Australia
plays English Concertina, and prefers being part of our
group publickly rather than privately... please, no direct email.
Mitch Gordon soon to be living in the Redwood Forest west of Santa Rosa
http://members.aol.com/mitchgord and check out Folknik too
http://www.idiom.com/~poet/harmony/Folknik.html.
Mike Schway - Bellingham, WA, USA
People like Mike are the bricks and mortar that
help hold the Music scene together.
More to come...
Ventura
FofT... Still gigging, Lynn has been fortunate in having
a Muscial Partner he can count on, his brother, and has
recently had a music book published.
Leigh Coates - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
a student with the great Everett Larson, Leigh enjoys the
unusual distinction of being able to pull out his Accordion and
play (when surrounded by people making Bagpipe jokes) or sound off his
Bagpipes (when faced with a rabid mob of Accordion haters)
Larry Pope - South Florida USA
A real Excelsior man... still has his first 940! Might get back into
performing as time permits... a great Tech background, Larry will
probably become a good member of the "MIDI" club as time goes by.
Kimric Smythe - East side of San Francisco Bay
likes Sea Shanty's, cowboy tunes, Guerrini's, and Girardelli.
Has a nice little Accordion shop (drop in sometime)
and is quite active in local Music and Accordion circles.
Ken Coles - Rural North-Central Indiana, U.S.A.
has a two-hour radio program of acoustic and traditional
music on radio WBAA AM-920 (that's 920 KHz)
at Purdue University Sunday afternoons.
Joe Kesselman - an hour North of Manhattan
the notorious "Putz" associated with the famous "Roundman"
Joe is one of the newsgroups premier voices... his contributions
will no doubt continue to be a good part of the newsgroup content
that helps keep folks coming back for more.
Kerreck Jones - Sunnyvale Ca, Silicon Valley USA
our X-rated accordionist... brings new meaning to my old nickname...
has some unique ideas for jam sessions... (Irish AND Grape)
Jeroen Nijhof -Birmingham, United Kindom.
http://www.accordionlinks.com/
has a really righteous Morino he's working to be worthy of.
Jenny Becker - Chicago
Into East European music, partial to Czech tunes and Pilsen Urquel,
wearing holes in the keys of her accordion she practices so much.
Hopefully she'll come out and join the jams in the Windy City very soon.
Jeff Newmaster - Hampton, VA
one of the Organ Accordist (Hohner Vox) alumni...
playing over 35 years now. He'd like to get together with
other squeezers for fun and games.
Otto Kiehn - North Canada
Began lessons in Denmark as a teenager, and has come
back to the PA in retirement... checks the newsgroup daily
Jim Besser . Outside Washington DC
Plays guitar in the dance band JumpStart, but is hoping
to do more and more Squeezing.
more to come...
Joe Kesselman
Not quite convinced I'm the one described in The Roundmen, but there's
an uncomfortable amoutn of truth to that. I do take her travelling with
me, but we definitely don't spend enough time either practicing or
peforming. (One indication of this is that she still hasn't told me her
name...)
Calling me one of the group's premier voices is definitely overstating
the matter. "One of the more verbose participants" would be more
accurate. But if I'm amusing and/or assisting folks, great; gods know
I've gotten a lot of good advice, and a lot of smiles, from the rest of
you.
--
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Joe Kesselman, http://www.lovesong.com/people/keshlam/
February 12th at the Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse:
David Roth shares our stage with Betty and the Baby Boomers.
http://www.lovesong.com/walkabout/ (recently updated!)
Ventura
On the verge of retirement from the Military, ready to
get out and Jam with you on music from the British isles,
old Americana, and will try French Canadian if you let him.
Eric Luttrell - San Francisco area (East Bay)
a dyed in the wool Hohner man... owes it all to
his Girlfriend, and intends to reward her for enriching his life
(and enshuring his future happiness) by marrying her ASAP
Ellen Mancuso - southeast Florida
with us since October at the urging of her Husband... this shy
Librarian is finding a new boldness through reeds and bellows
Hal Davis - Leslie, Michigan
another Morino man... and from the South Side of Chicago Illinois
where the Polka is King! Hal also makes people smile with his Calliope
that he maintains himself and plays in parades. If I ever make it
to the Windy City again I'm gonna look this guy up and say "hello"
Frank Tabor - USA , Southwest Missouri
best with French and Klezmer, but likes all types of "Folk" music.
Needs more opportunities to jam... so invite him over!
Gail Cashen - Austerlitz, NY
a gift from her Par'amour got her started squeezing... she prefers
classy old instruments with character. Traditional music with her
friends, but anything to bring a smile to the grandchildrens faces.
Frank Riswick - The Netherlands
another Bandoneonista! (144 tone Einheitsbandonion) from the
Flea market! Good thing for us he couldn't pass it up
Is geting close to Tango'ing in Public... let's cheer him on!
Mike O'Bryan - Southern Indiana, USA
a long time pro... versatile performer who can feel comfortable
kickin' it up with the Cowboys or just out in the street scene
Gary Dahl, Puyallup, Washington, near Seattle, USA
this former Flyboy and veteran of 1001 accordion nights has
perhaps found his true calling as a Teacher. While his combination of
technical savvy, practical experience, and musical taste put him
way uptown, his intense desire to bring the best out of his
students is why he's one of the finest instructors in the country today.
Randy Krichbaum - Calgary, Canada.
This fella is enjoying his new Beltuna Accordion,
practicing for the next stampede.
Joe Colizoli - Bellevue, Ohio
from Tex-Mex to Cleveland, Joe's learning to play it all
Dennis Steckley - Southern Indiana--across from Louisville, Kentucky
the "Preacher"... likes houseboats, cats, and Soprani Accordions from
eBay. Get's a big sound out of his Hohners too. Dennis can
be counted on for a good word, a quick tune, and a big hello.
He's a solid contributor to the Newsgroup.
David Sousa - Former Vermonter now in S. California.
feels a bit nervous being surrounded by those Californicators...
but takes soothing refuge in his Music. Seeking to jam with
other dissidents and refugees from New England and elsewhere.
David Batty - Leyland, Lancashire, in the North West of England.
started the Leyland Accordion Club http://www.accordionclub.co.uk
has a cool old Scandalli as his main squeeze.
Danny Chapman - Near Hungerford in Berkshire, UK
Getting there as a Busker... he's not quite satisfied with his
playing yet, but everyone else seems to like it just fine.
Daniel Hersh - San Francisco area, California
Hopefully, Dan will get more free time to get out to
the jams, as he really misses it. Fortunately he still gets
to make music with his Wife (beautiful music) sometimes...
Dan Plestid - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Saved from musical obscurity by his wifes Hohner... Dan is one
of our many quiet readers, without which the news and wisdom
passed along the Newsgroup would have little practical value.
I expect Dan and the many newsgroupers just like him will be valuable
contributors to the Accordion world in the years to come. Hopefully
he soon will meet other Musicians in his area, and begin to get
out, jam, and gain confidence on his road to our goal...
"Make someone Happy"
more yet to come...
Rachael
Ventura wrote
> Rachael Kenoyer - Seattle, WA, now known as "Partytown, U.S.A."
> plays a stunning fuschia Pancordion. Why say Polka just once,
> when you can say "Polkas Polkas Polkas" instead? May have learned to
> spell from Toby (Scanda who?) in fact, from the sounds of it, she
> may have been made to order (PTL) for a guy like Toby.
Sorry---I'm engaged, mon chou! But Mr. Hanson and his fellow Smilin'
Scandinavians ARE playing at the reception! ;-)
Ventura
Another accordionist who owes it all to Love, he's played
most all his life, but the arthritis is hanging him up a bit now.
Into Electronics and Audio, his experience is an asset to the newsgroup.
Alan Pemberton - Crookes
We had to make a new category just for him... LOUD
Is available only for New Years Party gigs now,
but may emerge from the basement more frequently in the future.
Bob Alexander - South Onondaga, New York(near Syracuse)
Started as a teen... now has a closetfull of neat accordions.
Alex has a unique take on the universe, he also is intensely curious
and constantly seeks new and different ideas, equipment, and songs.
Andre Beskrowni - Houston, TX
Still has his Dad's accordion, as well as a nice handfull of his own.
has diverse likes including free-bass. Though only 30 yrs young,
he's been blessed with great friends who encourage and support his music
Yet another lurker - Vancouver Island, British Columbia
enjoying the newsgroup from the University of Victoria
this shy musician would like to find others to practice with... but how?
Dominique Renaudin, a Frenchman who plys Irish music!
as well as central France and Meusette
http://perso.club-internet.fr/d140557/index.html
Barry Callaghan - Sheffield, UK
BC is an advocate for English Traditional, and has also
devoted time and effort to preserving our heritage on Video
Becky Nankivell - Tucson, Arizon
managing director of Tucson Friends of Traditional Music
TFTM
PO Box 40654
Tucson, AZ 85717
bnank...@igc.org
Bill Cooke - Amarillo, Texas USA
Recently retired, we expect Bill to soon be out jammin'
around Amarillo and having a great time
http://www.cybergeezer.com/incompleat.html
Brian Boyce - Upper Darby PA
has a neat Fantini 34/72 MIDI 3 reed mussette PA as his main squeeze.
Hooked on Irish for sure, but no blarney in his practice routine!
Britt Goodman - Waterbury, Connecticut
http://members.tripod.com/NefeshBand/index.htm
Broad love of musical types...
would very much like to meet and jam with other musicians
Bruce Henderson, world traveler based in Alexandria, VA USA
Plays for the Morris dancers as well as for Love and Friendship...
finds the whole thing hugely rewarding, which is what it's all about.
Ed Taylor Friend of Orest
Charlie Ball - Knoxville, TN
Another "box man"... he learned Irish on his pappy's knee
nigh onto 60 years ago. Digitally hip on Computer Music too.
Chris Moran - Claremont California (east of LA)
http://www.buttonaccordion.com
Irish by Birth, by Tradition, by family Fame, by Guiness, by God!
Chris Newport - Kew, south-west London, England
Clasic to Rock... Chris would like to jazz up an Accordion Duet.
Took up the Box as a lightweight alternative to Leslies and B3's
Chris Timson and Anne Gregson
Bradford on Avon, near Bath in the English West Country
excellent sessions at the Rose of Denmark in Bristol
(every Tuesday night) Come one come all!
Cliff Bentz - Brookfield, WI (west of Milwaukee)
another MIDI master... BALDONI Jazz II MIDI PA and other toys.. (Solton,
Digitech, Roland) Cakewalk literate too! Makes a lot of people happy
in his neck of the woods, but is kind of private too.
Jonathan Taylor - Northwest Switzerland, on the river Rhine
Plays in a small combo and at irish sessions... as a long time Piper
he's our other Double Dipper.
Moshe Braner - Essex (near Burlington), Vermont, USA.
Likes World Folk of all types. Would very much enjoy
meeting and jamming with others in his area.
Ronald Kowalewski jr - Buffalo, New york
He's got a big ol Stradavox, and his dad played an Excelsior
Dabbling all his life, but serious now... would love the opporunity
to play with other musicians in Western New York
more still to come...
Ventura
newsletter editor of the Accordion Club of the Redwoods
member of the San Francisco Bay Area Accordion Club and
the Golden State Accordion club. a humble student
Dieter B. - Hudson Valley, New York
has one of the Paolo's from the "good days" of the factory...
thinks the folks on this newsgroup are the cats whiskers
Phil Ventura aka "da Box Man" aka "Ciao - Ventura"
Washington DC metro Area
likes to instigate... believes in Music... etc. etc. etc.
my humble apologies if I've missed "roasting" anyone...
my not-so-humble apologies to those I've roasted...
semi-final total 120 newsgroup members
126 posts to the thread as of 1/28/2000
another dozen posts not linked but should have been
a few sent directly to me
This thread was in the top 50 most active for several weeks
(of all newsgroups on the Internet) and so got us some exposure
on Deja-News, reMarq and other news services who "publicise"
hot discussions to the general webpublic
Thanks to all who participated... thanks to all who enjoyed!
NOW what do we do about it? how can we use this
new awareness of our "community" to take it further?
Ciao Ventura
other Newsgroupers, listed using publicly available info.
These are people who are known to visit our group at least
occasionally, and/or people who have not specifically responded
to the cenus request and/or whose posting I missed
Dan Lavry - somewhere USA
one of the best Electronics and Sound men on the Net
lucky for us he's a squeezer too
Ralph Striker aka "the Silver Fox" - Blackjack, USA
ran a large, successful Accordion School years ago.
Has a second career as a professional gambler and raconteur.
Likes to keep us on our toes.
http://silverfoxbj.com/
Saramac aka Sister Ex - somewhere on the West Coast
one of our youngest members... keeps us smiling as she
delights us with her enthiusiasm, dazzles us with her speed,
and baffles us with her... er... um... shpadoinkel
Faithe Deffner - aka "the First lady of Accordion in America"
love her or l_____ her, you have to respect her... an Innovator...
a success! ... a facilitator... and
still doing it after all these years!
John Castiglione -
seems like John has been a major dealer and importer for as
long as anyone can remember... he's sold more accordions than
Carter has little liver pills. Like ms. Deffner, both Friend
and Foe must agree John has done more than his share to make
Accordions a big part of America
William Daum aka "shakespeare"
recently invested in a lovely new accordion for his Daughter...
Robert Amatangelo
one of the long time "organ-accordion" (now MIDI) players
a very nice Southern Gentleman
Peter di Bono - West Coast
one of the "Pro's"
Bob Tedrow - Homewood Music - Alabama
http://hmi.homewood.net/
one of our very unselfish and very talented
dealer/repairmen
Al Lord - the "Upper peninsula"
another Excelsior MIDI man... still gigging and still having fun.
Jayne aka "Blondie"
a newbie... seeking to find her roots with a nice Giulietti
Peter S Lupica - another Midi-iot (like me)
Gary Blair -
needs no introduction... eh wot?
Barry Cooper aka "Baz" from Australia aka "Oz"
one of our lively ones... put alligator skin straps on his beloved
"Tania" (he skinned the bugger himself when 'e was just a lad)
e's squeezed the poor girl to death just about...
Dionne hauke - somewhere in Florida - repairs
Courtney Von Drehle - Portland Oregon
Angelo Mastra - Long Island
can't type worth s__t , so he's a reader only...
catch him on eBay (good source of Straps and decent used Accordions)
one of the good "old timers"
KeukeKeuke - Pacific northwest
a reader
Monty and Liz McKinney - Oregon
Neil aka "NEB" - somewhere in the UK
likes Guiness
Eric Luttrell
Ventura <dr...@maxinter.net> wrote:
> Eric Luttrell - San Francisco area (East Bay)
> a dyed in the wool Hohner man... owes it all to
> his Girlfriend, and intends to reward her for enriching his life
> (and enshuring his future happiness) by marrying her ASAP
I should have written it better. Was future spouse when she turned me
onto accordions. I thought perhaps she had an interest in playing, so
(get ready to go awwww, or turn away in horror) when I proposed to her,
I slipped the thumb strap of a Hohner 1-row onto her ring finger. She
said yes anyway. So, two years and 8 months of wedded bliss later, I've
got 4 BB's, 2 PA's and a concertina, and she's taking up the electric
bass. I'm a lucky cuss because she not only has tolerated my noisy
affliction, but has encouraged it.
...now someday kids, I'll tell you which (in)famous accordion player she
ditched for to date me...
Ventura, an absolutely smashing follow on to an already great thread.
cheers
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