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A listener letter leads the guys to nerd out on the unlikely career and success of Ronnie James Dio and that band he led before another rock legend came calling.
SHOW NOTES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio
Ronnie Dio and the Prophets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHgcFXcY_yo
First Time Reaction to Rainbow’s “Stargazer”
#1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiD9dzIa4J
#2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVP25CPi934
Remembering when Black Sabbath spent more on cocaine while making ‘Vol. 4’ than on the album itself
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/black-sabbath-cocaine-vol-4/
Sabbath live 1980
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wexC2FMVsR4
Hear N Aid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hear_%27n_Aid
Elf, Sit Down Honey, Everything will be alright
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqLJP5-5y0s
Dio on South Park
https://southpark.cc.com/video-clips/s24ibx/south-park-dio
“Ronnie James Dio: Unlocking His Secrets”
https://tprs.com/interviews/ronnie-james-dio-unlocking-his-secrets/
Find a Grave.com-Nick Pantas
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52407857/nicholas-zaharis-pantas
Doug Thayer interview
https://www.classicbands.com/DougThalerInterview.html
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Brian and Murdock do a special mailbag episode answering questions about the creation of the show.
Send your questions to [email protected]
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Manglende episoder?
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The guys talk about “The Money Man” – the larger-than-life legend, backed by Bill Graham who seemed determined to kill himself with drugs in his first decade, and then relaunched his career by offering a different kind of legend a guest spot.
SHOW NOTES:
https://www.gulfbreezerecovery.com/rehab-blog/eddie-moneys-drug-addiction-struggle/
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/eddie-money-no-control/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Money
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/eddie-money-dead-obit-884000/
Paste Magazine performance from 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeQbY2F-vW4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winterland_Ballroom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_at_Winterland
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/eddie-money-bill-graham/
https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/01/arts/judy-davis-the-stars-vocal-coach-81.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Money_(album)
http://barbra-archives.com/bjs_library/60s/judy_davis_story_1964.html
https://www.thewellnews.com/well-played/remembering-eddie-money/
Steven P Wheeler interview collection: https://rokritr.com/2019/09/14/eddie-money-in-memory-of/
https://www.inland360.com/lewiston-moscow/money-diversifies-before-their-new-reality-show-eddie-money-and-the-fam-play-lewiston/Content?oid=11372862
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Nevison
Ron Nevison interview: https://vwmusicrocks.com/2021/05/18/an-interview-with-record-producer-ron-nevison/
Interview clip with Dan Rather talking about the overdose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNFjCozbuiQ
Merv Griffin interview 1982: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-jCrdRYLT8
https://www.classicrockrevisited.com/show_interview.php?id=1260
https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-death-of-take-me-home-tonight-singer-eddie-money/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Zito
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Home_Tonight_(song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Spector
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The guys celebrate an episode number milestone by diving into one of the stories that first inspired the whole idea for the show – the cutthroat business practices of Mr. Stephan Jenkins, the founder and singer of a band called Third Eye Blind.
This episode is brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival.
Send us an episode request about one of the bands performing and you could win tickets to see them there! Email: [email protected]
SHOW NOTES
Suzaie by Splash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0TtjwrrRfY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_Jenkins
https://laughingsquid.com/mtv-basement-tapes-frank-zappa
https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Blind-Ambition-Third-Eye-Blind-leader-Stephan-2893749.php
https://riffmagazine.com/features/third-eye-blind-trademark/#google_vignette
https://floodmagazine.com/39035/how-its-going-to-be-why-two-former-members-of-third-eye-blind-cant-call-themselves-former-members-of-third-eye-blind/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-Charmed_Life
https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/Real-World_Success_Story_Stephan_Jenkins_and_Third_Eye_Blind
https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=bartab&sc=live_music&id=289014
https://trialinsider.com/2013/10/16/third-eye-blind-rat-in-the-books/
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/third-eye-blind-frontman-and-drummer-save-children-from-drowning-a7077811.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Cadogan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Satriani
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ex-third-eye-blind-guitarists-suit-heads-to-trial-75440/
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/third-eye-blind-self-titled-debut-album-oral-history-7751391/
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/guitarist-sues-his-former-band-members-third-2699021.php
Blue discussion between Stephan and Jason Carmer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdjiP6-s5Uw
https://jivewrites.wordpress.com/2020/11/12/third-eye-blinds-blue-is-the-most-interesting-sophomore-album-of-the-last-25-years/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_of_Decay
https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/20/arts/the-pop-life-a-part-of-a-band-as-the-whole-band.html
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/third-eye-blind-ordered-pay-650001/
https://www.theringer.com/2017/4/6/16042244/third-eye-blind-20th-anniversary-semi-charmed-life-xeb-1f6cb7524abc
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In a week full of celebrating rockstars and their restaurants, the guys dust off another food-related classic episode of the show (Episode 37) to talk about a notorious rumor that has long dogged one of the 70’s great vocalists.
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A listener reaches out with a question about Hard Rock Cafe and the guys take it as an invitation to HUNGRILY investigate the history of rock n rollers owning eateries.
This episode is brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival.
Send us an episode request about one of the bands performing and you could win tickets to see them there! Email: [email protected]
And it’s #NationalRockNRollPodcast Day!
YOU can celebrate by checking out some of the OTHER shows kicking ass and telling stories about rock n roll. Try:@rocktalkstudio @rnrautopsy @alldayvinyl @stdspodcast @rocknrollnightmaresbooks (is this our total opposite?!? @crateexpectationspod (I mean… the name alone!) @musicrewindpodcast @setlustingbruce (Also a GREAT name) @nosimpleroad @performanceanx (who can’t relate??) @5150show and the slew of rockstars over at @pantheonpods
SHOW NOTES
https://www.yelp.com/biz/flavs-fried-chicken-clinton
https://y105music.com/flavs-fried-chicken-clinton-iowa-story/
https://www.mashed.com/305303/the-real-reason-britney-spears-restaurant-nyla-flopped/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/how-george-harrison-eric-clapton-27351422
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Rock_Cafe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Tigrett
https://www.jacksoncarnegie.com/stories/isaac-tigrett
https://conahanexperience.com/the-hard-rock-cafe-vault-london/
https://www.mashed.com/244933/the-untold-truth-of-hard-rock-cafe/
https://www.visittheusa.com/experience/rock-out-and-fill-restaurants-rock-n-roll-soul
https://www.rockandbrews.com/our-history
https://iowastartingline.com/2022/06/09/iowa-weird-flavor-flavs-failed-fried-chicken-restaurant/
https://www.mamaciminosvegas.com/about
https://www.clintonherald.com/news/lifestyles/mama-cimino-s-closes-doors/article_c908184c-af05-5200-b0f9-323033cf6950.html
https://myq1075.com/ixp/679/p/flavs-fried-chicken-clinton-iowa-story/#:~:text=Flav’s%20Fried%20Chicken%20was%20a,first%20establishment%20in%20Clinton%2C%20IA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Y._Brown_Jr.
https://passiontainment.com/the-restaurant-ownership-is-the-top-new-celebrity-accessory/
https://www.businessinsider.com/review-jon-bon-jovi-jbj-soul-kitchen-restaurant-dining-experience-2022-4
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The guys pop the mailbag open and make apologies, salute librarians, and geek out about Grand Funk.
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The guys give it their best shot when a teenage fan of the show writes to ask them to explain why that lady from Stranger Things has had so many songs written about her.
This episode is brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival.
Send us an episode request about one of the bands performing and you could win tickets to see them there! Email: [email protected]
SHOW NOTES:
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/finn-wolfhard-winona-ryder-texts-rock-stars-she-dated-1235211313/
https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/h7nhhb/winona_ryder_and_adam_horovitz_aka_the_king/
https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/who-has-winona-ryder-dated-44108926
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/matthew-sweet-and-kristy-swanson-sweet-surrender-190851/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNWR3OenaPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSt3v_tvVQA
Soul Asylum – Just Like Anyone (Official Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4gxSnP7RKc
https://www.hotpress.com/music/beck-laws-416297
https://everything2.com/title/Winona%2527s+Exes+-+A+Rock+Supergroup
https://themercury.com/winona-ryder-opens-up-on-her-secret-life-in-minnesota/article_dc5b7775-9162-5137-80eb-b15c3d4ff17f.html
https://www.spin.com/2021/10/matthew-sweet-girlfriend-30th-anniversary/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/johnny-depp-v-amber-heard-how-heard-felt-about-depps-winona-ryder-tattoo/MIHXJFFMFYHNWP3XLEGTX4P354/
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jun/18/winona-ryder-comeback-stranger-things-netflix
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Leary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_for_the_Road
https://littlevoiceuk.com/blog/songs-about-winona-ryder/
https://themeggiesue.substack.com/p/tms-muse-of-the-week-winona-ryder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Rides
https://winonaryder.proboards.com/thread/35/ryan-adams-on-dating-winona
https://twitter.com/BobMehr/status/1734354080141816253
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Size_Matters
https://genius.com/Bright-eyes-classic-cars-lyrics
https://www.sfgate.com/music/popquiz/article/pop-quiz-q-a-with-stephan-jenkins-of-third-3016305.php
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The guys celebrate the life and complicated legacy of the engineer with a lot of ideals – and a MASSIVE influence on what rock n roll sounds like.
SHOW NOTES:
The letter:
https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/nirvana -
Brian breaks down the larger-than-life, unbelievable tale of the man who showed up to Sam Cooke’s funeral with Sam Cooke’s wife – Bobby Womack. There is sex. There is attempted murder. There is lots of drugging with Sly Stone.
This episode is brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival.
Send us an episode request about one of the bands performing and you could win tickets to see them there! Email: [email protected]
SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Womack
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bobby-womack-1944-2014-246105/
https://atlantablackstar.com/2024/01/22/story-marry-bobby-womack-sam-cooke-widow-after-death/
The Soul Stirrer by Barney Hoskins: https://teachrock.org/article/the-soul-stirrer-sam-cooke/
Jet Magazine story: https://www.tumblr.com/twixnmix/190983933828/sam-cookes-widow-marries-bobby-womack-77-days
https://kissrichmond.com/1753642/rb-singer-bobby-womack-still-heartbroken-about-baby-sons-death/
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/28/bobby-womack-dies-aged-70
https://raresoul.com/bobby-womack-marries-sam-cookes-widow-gets-pistol-whipped/
https://raycharlesvideomuseum.blogspot.com/2015/07/bobby-and-ray-1966.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/how-we-met-womack-and-womack-1403513.html
https://www.mtv.com/news/l698zf/bobby-womack-sam-cooke
https://eurweb.com/2022/womack-sisters-born-into-betrayal-entanglement/
https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/vintage-entanglement-bobby-womack-got-shot-for-sleeping-with-daughter-of-his-celebrity-friend/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Womack
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bravest_Man_in_the_Universe
http://www.apologetix.com/faq/faq-detail.php?faq_q_id=52
Mark Farner’s Christian version of “Some Kind of Wonderful”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLvIBR4rxGQ
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Brian and Murdock break down the three theories that have haunted many since the death of Sam Cooke back in December of 1964. Was it really just bad behavior gone worse? Or was Sam set up?
This episode is brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival.
Send us an episode request about one of the bands performing and you could win tickets to see them there! Email: [email protected]
SHOW NOTES:
Dream Boogie Peter Guralnick book: https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Boogie-Triumph-Sam-Cooke/dp/0316013293
UPI Report: https://www.newspapers.com/image/393958105/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM5Mzk1ODEwNSwiaWF0IjoxNzEzODI4MjUzLCJleHAiOjE3MTM5MTQ2NTN9.WCnGsjb-fSQIY1jd-HtoRPqa8G1HOTKn2Bl3b_Dld8w
https://people.com/movies/why-mystery-still-shrouds-singer-sam-cookes-shooting-death-nearly-60-years-later/
https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2021/02/on-the-recording-registry-a-change-is-gonna-come-1964/
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/conspiracy-theory-death-of-sam-cooke/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Schmitt
https://nilssonschmilsson.com/martonis-210629103925.html
https://www.facebook.com/VintageLosAngeles/photos/a.578880922168631/2653685958021440/?type=3
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/mar/02/remastered-sam-cooke-murder
Remastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke Netflix doc: https://www.netflix.com/title/80191045
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Klein
FBI watching Ali info: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN14511P/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-history-behind-one-night-miami-180976768/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._W._Alexander_(musician)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Womack
The Soul Stirrer by Barney Hoskins: https://teachrock.org/article/the-soul-stirrer-sam-cooke/
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The guys giggle through another round of entries from listeners telling stories about their favorite music festival experiences while trying to win tickets to Louder Than Life Music Festival in September.
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A listener letter sends the guys on the first of what could be many explorations into the backstories of some of the session musicians who made up the collective who would come to be known as “The Wrecking Crew.” Hear the story of the drummer who happened to be next door just in time to step into a powerful and historic musical moment.
SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Palmer
“I Hate My Generation” music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOsNsOhyG8I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosimo_Matassa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_Records
Backbeat, the book: https://www.louisianamusicfactory.com/product/tony-scherman-backbeat-earl-palmers-story-book/
Modern Drummer feature: https://www.moderndrummer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/md352cs.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelly_Mannehttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rock-hall-of-fame-drummer-earl-palmer-dead-at-84-254915/
https://www.adioslounge.com/sideman-spotlight-earl-palmer/
https://scottkfish.com/2016/01/23/earl-palmer-i-wasnt-quite-sure-what-i-wanted-to-do-with-my-life/
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-unlikely-story-of-a-change-is-gonna-come
https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=100689&forumID=1&archive=0&pageID=1&r=954#bottom
https://www.nytimes.com/1958/06/13/archives/musicians-strike-spreads-on-coast-independents-hit-by-afm-film.html
Avelo’s “The Strike that Changed Disney Music”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBsGwNJ54-M
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boudreaux
https://www.npr.org/2014/02/01/268995033/sam-cooke-and-the-song-that-almost-scared-him
https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2021/02/on-the-recording-registry-a-change-is-gonna-come-1964/
https://pan-african-music.com/en/a-change-is-gonna-come-a-hymn-for-civil-rights/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFO_Records
https://www.facebook.com/WreckingCrewFilm/posts/on-this-date-june-3-1967-the-instrumental-tracks-for-never-my-love-by-the-associ/10157450423118023/
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THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT is taking over most musical talk this weekend, so the guys dug back to Episode 147 to celebrate a certain track from Ms Swift’s back catalog and see what we can all learn from her about music history.
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To celebrate the life of Dickey Betts (RIP, April 18, 2024), the guys revisit an episode from last November relating the drugs, chaos, and southern rock relatability that would define the Allman Brothers Band.
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A photo of a whole lot of famous rockers in one place gets the guys researching a record label that redefined the way music was listened to and sold in 1970’s America.
SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-tel
The photo: https://qr.ae/psvMqm
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-dire-straits-thin-lizzy-eric-clapton-led-zeppelin-bad-company-and-109755815.html
https://www.discogs.com/release/12787001-Various-The-Summit
https://www.loudersound.com/news/led-zeppelin-once-released-a-song-on-k-tel-the-result-was-one-of-the-great-all-star-photos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Year_of_the_Child
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_the_Child
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerts_for_the_People_of_Kampuchea
https://americansongwriter.com/remember-when-the-concerts-for-the-people-of-kampuchea/
https://hercsktelalbums.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-summit-uk-january-1980.html
https://mymusicthroughtheyears.wordpress.com/2022/01/08/the-rise-and-fall-of-k-tel-records/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/k-tel-as-seen-on-tv-compilation-album-history
1997 Billboard ads celebrating KTEL: https://books.google.com/books?id=qQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47-IA3&lpg=PA47-IA3&dq=K-Tel&source=bl&ots=C4AWmvPyX7&sig=ACfU3U2g9VCfSsuB5DT3Z-h2QJLfq56mZw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjd_-eXsav5AhUTg4kEHXgrDpg4WhDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=K-Tel&f=false
https://www.tampabay.com/incoming/k-tels-shouting-infomercial-legend-dies-at-87/2275511/
Fun stuff about the history of Teflon:
https://misen.com/blogs/news/polytetrafluoroethylene
https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/202104/history.cfm
https://playback.fm/charts/top-100-songs/1938
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Gr%C3%A9goire
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/philip-kives-founder-of-k-tel-and-pioneering-pitchman-went-from-coveralls-to-riches
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After spending recent time talking about New Kids on the Block behaving badly in their hometown’s hotel, the guys dig up and revisit Episode 17 of the show to recall one of the most epic hotel trashings in rock n roll history: Keith Moon and the Holiday Inn birthday party.
SHOW NOTES:
Keith Moon with Led Zep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyM6-QibDFM
Vintage Holiday Inn Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZSCjyUWPgE
The Who “Can’t Explain”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3h–K5928M
RockCheetah.com rundown: https://rockcheetah.com/blog/legend/worlds-most-infamous-hotel-stay-keith-moon-birthday/
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The guys get into boy bands, big songs, and bad behavior (mixed with a little hotel history and a nod to classic literature) when a fan writes the show to ask about what really happened back in 1991 in their hometown of Louisville, KY when Jonathan, Jordan, Joey, Donnie and Danny came through for a night few would ever forget…
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A listener inquiry finds Brian and Murdock calling on Lafe the Producer for help figuring out the lineage, the sex appeal and the lore that continues to encircle the name “Jeff Buckley.” What really went down on that Memphis riverside?
SHOW NOTES:
Dream Brother (book)
Everybody Here Wants You (BBC Doc)
Tim Buckley and Mary Guibert Wedding Photo
Jeff Buckley signs with Columbia
https://yesterland.com/casafritos.html
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/decoding-the-shofar/
Jeff Buckley and the Memphis Zoo
https://www.bluestraveler.net/projects/horde/
Klosterman Spin Article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shofar
Interview with Jeff Buckley 1994
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After consuming all the Creed/311 hotel bar antics, revisit episode 56 of the show, when the guys dug up ANOTHER hotel bar encounter involving a couple of classic rock heavy hitters.
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