Favoriting The Avant Ghetto with Jeff Conklin: Playlist from January 29, 2018 Favoriting

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Favoriting January 29, 2018

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Artist Track Album Label Comments Approx. start time
The Fall  Bombast   Favoriting This Nation's Saving Grace  Beggars Banquet    0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Amon Düül II  Archangels Thunderbird   Favoriting Live in London  UA    0:02:45 (Pop-up)
Grateful Dead  Viola Lee Blues   Favoriting Harpur College, Binghampton, NY, 5/2/70  Bootsville    0:06:04 (Pop-up)
Velvet Underground  Run Run Run   Favoriting Legendary Guitar Amp Tapes  Bootsville  Recorded at the Boston,Tea Party, Boston, MA, 7/11/69  0:22:13 (Pop-up)
The Myrrors  Between the Eyes   Favoriting Berlin, New York, NY, 1/21/18  NYC Taper    0:36:15 (Pop-up)
Fairport Convention  Sloth   Favoriting House Full: Fairport Convention Live in LA, 1970  Hannibal    0:42:37 (Pop-up)
 
Prana Crafter  Holy Tempel of Flow   Favoriting Bodhi Cheetah's Choice  Beyond Beyond Is Beyond    1:02:27 (Pop-up)
Plankton Wat  The Everflowing Stream   Favoriting Hidden Path  Sky Lantern    1:07:22 (Pop-up)
Planets Around the Sun  Beginning the End   Favoriting Peace in the Mountains  Sky Lantern    1:12:49 (Pop-up)
Tangerine Dream  Journey Through a Burning Brain   Favoriting Electronic Meditation  Ohr    1:16:45 (Pop-up)
The Nightcrawlers  Geistesblitz   Favoriting The Biophonic Boombox Recordings  Anthology Recordings    1:29:22 (Pop-up)
Starbirthed  Dweller on the Threshold   Favoriting The Dweller on the Threshold  Flower Room    1:42:13 (Pop-up)
Ned Milligan  Handwashing Delicates (Once More)   Favoriting Nature Always Needs Improving  Florabelle    1:53:35 (Pop-up)
 
Mr. Fox  The House Carpenter   Favoriting The Gipsy  Transatlantic    2:05:33 (Pop-up)
Shirley Collins & the Albion Country Band  Poor Murdered Woman   Favoriting No Roses  Antilles    2:10:03 (Pop-up)
A to Austr  It's Alright   Favoriting A to Austr  Holyground    2:14:34 (Pop-up)
Les Temps Heureux  Waiting On   Favoriting En Ces Jours  Shadoks    2:21:10 (Pop-up)
Frank Hovington  Ain't Got No Lovin' Baby Now   Favoriting Lonesome Road Blues  Rounder    2:29:19 (Pop-up)
Erin Durant  Negativity Blues   Favoriting Blueberry Mountain  Flying Moonlight    2:34:48 (Pop-up)
Muriel Anderson  One Lifetime   Favoriting Just Begun  Rotary Records    2:37:43 (Pop-up)
Sibylle Baier  I Lost Something in the Hills   Favoriting Colour Green  Orange Twin    2:40:23 (Pop-up)
Scott Appel  Bird Flew By   Favoriting Nine of Swords  Kicking Mule    2:43:58 (Pop-up)
Sun Kil Moon  Glenn Tipton   Favoriting Ghosts of the Great Highway  Jetset    2:47:38 (Pop-up)
Chris Smither  Time to Go Home   Favoriting I'm a Stranger Too!  Poppy    2:55:53 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

  12:01am
dug:

nice opener, cheers!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:03am
sberger:

Evening Jeff and all. Keeping us on our toes. Never thought I'd hear a Fall tune on TAG. Not that I mind. RIP MES.
  12:04am
JefffromCanada:

Great opener!
  12:05am
sfolk16:

The Mighty Amon Duul II!!!!
  12:06am
Hippie Jesus:

More shows should open in this fashion......and not because someone passed away!
  12:07am
dug:

first time i've heard GD on wfmu. not complaining, just saying :-D
Avatar 12:08am
Jeff Conklin:

Morning, all.

Dug, you must be new to this show then ;)
  12:09am
dug:

yeah. first time listener actually!
  12:10am
dug:

just saw the date of the GD show. big fan of that era of the GD.
Avatar 12:10am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

Hello, good trio of opening songs.
  12:10am
v:

greatful dead shit oh thanks
  12:10am
JefffromCanada:

Phish was a one time thing right?
  12:10am
AgentPeter:

Not a fan of 80's Dead?
Avatar 12:12am
franny:

I'm ready to Dead.
  12:12am
V:

I am too young to know this. didn't get to smoke the weed
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AdamFromOldeKenzo:

I was in a facebook discussion about the Greyfolded album, and one of them used the term "midi hell". I used to feel that way, but I think the midi stuff sounds cool now. I like the term though.
  12:13am
Hippie Jesus:

dug - Jeff plays The Dead every week, usually in the 2nd hour.
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Jeff Conklin:

Here we go...not even 10 minutes into the show and there's the 80s shit.

Let's give it a break this week, fellas.

Phish was, at this moment, a one-time thing. But, as you know, I play whatever i want so.....
  12:14am
V:

but why can't I turn it off?
  12:14am
dug:

most of the dead i've ever gotten into are from 68-73. to be honest im not a super fan, but have friends who are and when i've heard something that made me say "burn me one of this show/upload the flac" its usually been from that time period.
  Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:15am
opurt:

Dug, keep listening... You're in for a 3 hour treat.....
  12:15am
AgentPeter:

Don't know why this venue is always called Harpur College when it became SUNY-Binghamton in 1965. Or maybe I should just focus on being less pedantic...
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northguineahills:

It's weird when I get the Dead vibe, it doesn't happen very often outside of their early studio albums.
Avatar 12:16am
Jeff Conklin:

V: No need for weed. Stay and bask in the glow of the jams...
  12:16am
dug:

didnt realize i was stepping in some shit. a good tune is a good tune and i'll leave it at that.
  12:16am
JefffromCanada:

The dead were more jazz than people have them credit for.
Avatar 12:17am
Jeff Conklin:

Dug: Keep coming back. I love my listeners and feel perfectly ok giving them copious amounts of shit and they are free to do the same ;)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:18am
sberger:

Just getting into 11/77 Binghampton DP's 25 this weekend. Completely different vibe but great show. They liked playing up there.
Avatar 12:19am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

I only recently figured out there was probably a smartphone app to listen to live shows from archive.org It's called Deadhead Archives on Android. Definitely worth it if you have unlimited data...
  12:20am
JefffromCanada:

Jeff can be cantankerous. It’s a redeeming quality. He’s the dead head yelling ‘get off my lawn you freakin hipster!’ :)
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franny:

There are a lot of hipsters getting on his lawn sometimes too.
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Jeff Conklin:

@Adam: I think there are a few. People tell me about Relisten. I generally just load up my phone with stuff from my harddrive
  12:21am
V:

so this by passes the weed now I get it
  12:21am
MONEYBAG$:

I never heard of the dead until the singer of The National tweeted about them
  12:22am
AgentPeter:

@sberger
'83 show there had an epic 2nd set

for that era, of course :-)
  12:22am
b k:

I have a lot of friends that love Phish, I respect them but figure if Jeff plays them it must really be their stuff most worth hearing.
  12:22am
zenkoan:

bypass weed, go straight to acid, collect $200
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AdamFromOldeKenzo:

Yeah it turns out my current phone doesn't allow mciro SD cards so I have limited HD space on it. But I do have unlimited data and this app is free with no ads.
  12:24am
JefffromCanada:

Phish are boring and fascinating at the same time. Gotta respect that. Or not. Who cares. :)
  12:25am
zenkoan:

god I miss lou reed
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Jeff Conklin:

I ONLY PLAYED PHISH ONCE
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AdamFromOldeKenzo:

ha ha
Avatar 12:26am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

I would welcome more Phish songs like that one. I like when they jam out. Not so much when they do bad funk covers.
  12:26am
JefffromCanada:

Haha!!
  12:27am
b k:

just saying I trust your judgement
  12:27am
Hippie Jesus:

After the start of tonight’s show, I’m convinced one day Jeff will spin something Sonic Youth related.
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Jeff Conklin:

haha. i know, bk
  12:27am
MONEYBAG$:

but have you heard about the jamflowman
Avatar 12:28am
Jeff Conklin:

First piece of music writing I ever did was a review of Sonic Youth at Irving Plaza for my High School Newspaper. I compared them to the Dead. Wonder if my dad still has the article...
Avatar 12:28am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

You should sing Jamflowman at the Marathon live karaoke Jeff.
  12:28am
dug:

GD, VU???
ive been asleep at the wheel missing this show.
Avatar 12:28am
Jeff Conklin:

I have no idea what jamflowman is but I'm very scared
  12:29am
JefffromCanada:

Yes some SY Nic Fit!! :)
  Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:29am
opurt:

Jeff, sharing any recordings from the east coast Matt Valentine shows with us tonight?
Avatar 12:30am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

Jamflowman basically sounds like if Tenacious D did a bad jam band parody.
Avatar 12:30am
Jeff Conklin:

@opurt I'm not going to say yes or no or maybe
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:30am
sberger:

True story: I had an older cousin very much into the Velvets and used to take me to shows when i was very young. I was 12 in 69 and she took me to the Stones, Allman Brothers and Led Zeppelin shows. Amazing. Can still remember all of it. But the one that I didn't get to go to was the Velvets at the Tea Party. My mother wouldn't let me go because it was a club. I'm not even sure how she would've gotten me in, but she talked up the Velvets a lot before the show and played me the first 3 lps. I really wanted to go, but I got shut down. I'm still mad about it and tell my now 96 year old mother every time I see her.
Avatar 12:31am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

my friend Rat Bastard saw the Velvets when he was like 9 years old, he went with some older cousins who were like 14.
  Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:32am
opurt:

Maybe is good enough ;-)
  12:32am
rw:

Hello! The Guitar Amp Tapes may be my favorite VU. Crazy good.
  12:33am
MONEYBAG$:

Seeing the lineups on old Tea Party calendars is insane. Boston is a million miles away from being that cool now
  12:33am
JefffromCanada:

Even with this shitty quality you can here the VU magic. Could listen for hours.
Avatar 12:34am
Jeff Conklin:

I love this quality, recorded from inside Lou's amp!
Avatar 12:34am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

Moe is such an underrated drummer. Anyone who likes Loaded best is a poser.
  12:35am
zenkoan:

Live at the Matrix is incredible quality VU; different vibe from this set tho
Avatar 12:35am
Jeff Conklin:

HAHA. Loaded has great tunes. But I'll say this, people who love that album best probably found out about VU via Phish.
  12:35am
JefffromCanada:

Lou’s amp = VU Mecca!
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AdamFromOldeKenzo:

Ha ha...yeah, it does have some great songs.
  12:37am
JefffromCanada:

Again with Phish!! I sense a Tweezer coming on the show tonight. Heh.
Avatar 12:38am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

I associate Loaded with being at parties when I was 21 and trying to find something to put on, but all they'd have was like a bunch of Rancid albums and the only rap albums were the Beastie Boys.
  12:38am
sfolk16:

Amon Duul II! what a sweet gift from Myrrors!!!!
Avatar 12:38am
Fox:

Hallooooo.
  12:38am
b k:

Wondering if you have found boots of the shows Neal Ranaldo and friends played in Chicago during the Fare Thee Well Shows?
Avatar 12:39am
Jeff Conklin:

@BK: Nooooooooooo. And heads have been looking...
Avatar 12:39am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

@bk oh yeah, I was also curious about those shows...
Avatar 12:39am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

dang...
  12:39am
b k:

Damn.
  12:44am
MONEYBAG$:

real outcasty
  Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:44am
opurt:

I have some video of Alex Bleeker trying out some of the songs in Big Sur before the Chicago Fare Thee Well Shows. I wish that I recorded the entire set.
  12:45am
Hippie Jesus:

@Jeff - I hope Mr. Conklin has your SY article and you take pics and tweet it out.
Avatar 12:45am
Jeff Conklin:

@Hippie: I'm gonna ask him to take a look, we'll see
  12:48am
MONEYBAG$:

I think Lee went to SUNY Binghamton, to bring it full circle
  12:49am
rw:

Hey Jeff, I've Been enjoying all the R. Thompson lately too. Thanks, man.
  12:50am
MONEYBAG$:

and SUNY Binghamton was where I first saw SY...
Avatar 12:53am
Jeff Conklin:

@rw: my pleasure. he's the best. it's easy work
  12:56am
BEAVO:

Are you a fan of Roy Harper Jeff
?
  12:57am
BEAVO:

Ride the Scree
  12:58am
BEAVO:

Yeah it’s Harper College
  12:58am
BEAVO:

SUNY Shmoney
  12:59am
J:

Late to the convo, but as cool as it is, Loaded is def not the Velvets best albums. People that claim that tend to buy their music at Starbucks or something... it's a good commercial effort, though
  12:59am
BEAVO:

It’s a it’s a Dicks picks
  1:01am
BEAVO:

The Fall. Have been getting a lot of airplay. On FM you lately
Avatar 1:02am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

People whose favorite VU album is Loaded are like the Fall "fans" whose favorite album is This Nation's Saving Grace! ;-)
  1:02am
J:

80s Dead? Why? Shit is awful
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Fox:

I enjoy eating cabbage.
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Jeff Conklin:

I like some Roy Harper, yes.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:05am
joeray:

For me, the best Mark E Smith/Fall project was with the experimental dancer Micheal Clark and filmmaker Charles Atlas.
Avatar 1:06am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

For me the best Fall project was MES and my grandma on bongos. It was incredible.
  1:06am
J:

@Adam interesting parallel there, actually. TNSG is totally solid however. I'd say it's way more of an artistic success than Loaded ever was.
  1:07am
tonyb:

It was the age of wisdom, the age of foolishness ( the 80's ). Kind of like our journey to oxford speedway one 4th...
Avatar 1:07am
Jeff Conklin:

Cabbage is for Loaded/This Nations Saving Grace fans
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AdamFromOldeKenzo:

Yeah, I was just giving Jeff "the business", it's definitely the album I'd recommend to anyone asking what Fall album to check out first. This Nation's Saving Grace is excellent.
  1:08am
MONEYBAG$:

John Mayer and Granny on bongos are going on tour as Fall
  1:09am
MONEYBAG$:

Fall and Company
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AdamFromOldeKenzo:

Also it was annoying to see that "your granny on bongos" quote so much, we probably wouldn't remember the Fall so much if it weren't for the musicians on those earlier albums, Brix especially, she's an amazing guitarist.
  1:10am
dug:

keep the hits coming!
Avatar 1:10am
Jeff Conklin:

I love that quote and will always love that quote
  1:10am
J:

I thought this was a Mayer free zone?
  1:10am
MONEYBAG$:

My first Fall album was Seminal Live so I'm the only person on earth who likes it apparently
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Jeff Conklin:

You guys haven't scared dug off yet!
Avatar 1:10am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

it is a good quote.
  1:11am
J:

And I thought Mickey Hart WAS granny on bongos already, no?
Avatar 1:12am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

Also MES's quote about throwing a beer bottle at "Son of Mumford or whatever" and his band telling him "they're number 5 on the charts"
  1:12am
BEAVO:

@Jeff Conklin I’ve been listening to his BBC recordings A lot of great acoustic and electric stuff. Early 70s.
  1:13am
J:

You forgot the part where MES suggested putting an injunction on Pavement for plagiarizing The Fall #twostates
  1:13am
MONEYBAG$:

Mickey Hart is a pair of sneakers rolling around in the dryer
  1:14am
J:

LOLOLOLOL
  1:14am
J:

DEAD
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AdamFromOldeKenzo:

That kicks ass though. Mickey rules.
Avatar 1:15am
Jeff Conklin:

That Mickey joke is older than me. And I'm pretty old...
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AdamFromOldeKenzo:

I will watch any footage of him talking about how psyched he is on the instruments he built for the Space sections...he kicks ass.
  1:16am
MONEYBAG$:

I actually liked Mickey's band, but he didn't do a whole lot other than whack things with a mallet
Avatar 1:18am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

I wish Mickey would hook up with like some NNCK or Sunburned heads or something and make an album...
  1:18am
J:

The newest Mickey joke is that he's touring with John Mayer
Avatar 1:19am
Jeff Conklin:

If you haven't listen to Mickey's "Music to Be Born By", amazing stuff.
Avatar 1:21am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

I haven't, I'll check it out!
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AdamFromOldeKenzo:

I haven't listened to this TD album in a while, I forgot how great it is...
Avatar 1:23am
BEAVO:

The latest Mickey joke? Someone has way too much time on their hands.
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BEAVO:

What is there this huge backlog of Mickey jokes?
  1:25am
Hippie Jesus:

@adam - I 2nd that!

@jeff - for those who don’t instagram, is Chrissy on the twitters? #JapanesePsych
  1:26am
J:

Someone? They're called "Deadheads"
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BEAVO:

I guess the Billy and Bobby Jokes are all the same as they’re all working with Mayer?
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Jeff Conklin:

@Hippie: @elm_recordings
  1:30am
J:

@BEAVO yuuuuuuuup
  1:31am
Hippie Jesus:

thx, Jeff
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BEAVO:

Quite Floydian. Saicerfull era
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BEAVO:

Saucer
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BEAVO:

Have you seen the Saucers?
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BEAVO:

Great stuff.
  1:36am
MONEYBAG$:

Where can you get a biophonic boombox?
Avatar 1:37am
BEAVO:

That Fafisa is very Richard Wright
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Jeff Conklin:

"improvised straight into the mic of a JVC Biphonic Boombox" - from the press release
Avatar 1:37am
Jeff Conklin:

JVC happens to be my initials
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BEAVO:

Damn, Farfisa!
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Number Six:

Hi Jeff & All! Loving this Nightcrawlers track. This is new to me, I must investigate further.
Avatar 1:39am
BEAVO:

Victor? Vern?
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mb:

Is NYC Taper a crew or just one person?

Jeff and every body:
::nods::
  1:42am
Zetti:

Morning Jeff, friends.
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BEAVO:

Vincent?
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Jeff Conklin:

Keep guessing Beavo. I'll give out my address and SSN on the next break.

NYC Taper is a crew.

Welcome, Number Six and Zetti and whoever else I missed..
Avatar 1:44am
BEAVO:

Vladimir
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BEAVO:

Vito
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BEAVO:

There aren’t that many Vs
  1:46am
ziL:

It's got to be "Vinyl" or "Volume"
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BEAVO:

Oh I know, Vivian!
Avatar 1:48am
BEAVO:

Like Viv Stanshall from the Bonzo Dog Band
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BEAVO:

And Viv Savage keyboardist from Spinal Tap.
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BEAVO:

BEAVO OUT! Great show Jeff!
  2:20am
Stefan:

Good morning Jeff and listeners
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Jeff Conklin:

Hey Stefan. Looks like just you and me on here...
  2:28am
ziL:

Good Morning from the UAE! Masterpiece show, as usual, Jeff!
xo
Avatar 2:29am
Jeff Conklin:

Cheers, ZiL
Avatar 2:33am
AdamFromOldeKenzo:

I'm still up...we can talk about 80s Dead if you all want...ha ha
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AdamFromOldeKenzo:

This Frank Hovington track is really good...he's from Delaware apparently? Cool.
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AdamFromOldeKenzo:

or was from...RIP. Passed in 82.
  2:41am
dave (from Ambient Church, etc):

I find it absolutely astounding that you can continue to throw up these mind-blowing shows week in & week out, Jeff. Thank you, man
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Jeff Conklin:

Thanks, Dave. Saw you at Myrrors sorry we didnt get to chat!
  2:46am
Konstantinov:

Jeff, last week you mentioned how it was cool when you'd meet a listener at a show, and they'd mention that they probably wouldn't have been at the gig if not for hearing the artist on your show. Well I just walked in the door from checking out Forma -- first heard them here, so thanks! Great set from them tonight
Avatar 2:46am
Jeff Conklin:

NICE! Those are good friends of mine! So glad you saw them!
  2:48am
Tommy in Neversink:

Great show , especially the last set
Avatar 2:51am
Jeff Conklin:

Thanks, Tommy
Avatar 3:00am
mb:

Thank-you, Jeff
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