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Post by Roxie on May 3, 2022 23:03:53 GMT
Anyone seen this yet? Any notable differences to the Palladium production? I'm doing 2 dates in Liverpool,and one in Blackpool! It's just a shame they're not playing Hartlepool, Welshpool and er...Poole or I'd have had to go there too on my tour of places ending in Pool! lol. I jest, its coincidence. I might have a spare ticket for the wed matinee in L'Pool cos I was taking my Mum, but she FORGOT and booked a flight to Spain so she can't go! Flamin' cheek of some people!! ha ha
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Post by musicbox on May 3, 2022 23:10:00 GMT
Anyone seen this yet? Any notable differences to the Palladium production? I'm doing 2 dates in Liverpool,and one in Blackpool! It's just a shame they're not playing Hartlepool, Welshpool and er...Poole or I'd have had to go there too on my tour of places ending in Pool! lol. I jest, its coincidence. I might have a spare ticket for the wed matinee in L'Pool cos I was taking my Mum, but she FORGOT and booked a flight to Spain so she can't go! Flamin' cheek of some people!! ha ha I'm seeing this in Glasgow for now, but plan on booking a few other Linzi dates when I know my schedule, just for the sake of seeing Linzi! I only managed to see Alexandra at the Palladium, who was brilliant, but Linzi is one of my favourite's of all time. (I highly recommend anyone giving her albums a spin on streaming as they are now available - they're all brilliant!)
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Post by dontdreamit on May 3, 2022 23:16:39 GMT
Anyone seen this yet? Any notable differences to the Palladium production? I'm doing 2 dates in Liverpool,and one in Blackpool! It's just a shame they're not playing Hartlepool, Welshpool and er...Poole or I'd have had to go there too on my tour of places ending in Pool! lol. I jest, its coincidence. I might have a spare ticket for the wed matinee in L'Pool cos I was taking my Mum, but she FORGOT and booked a flight to Spain so she can't go! Flamin' cheek of some people!! ha ha We went down to Southampton a couple of weeks ago- there have been a couple of changes as the revolve that also went up and down isn’t there, but other than that and some costume changes in GGGJ, it’s pretty much the same
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Post by tanithm on Jun 1, 2022 16:47:02 GMT
Sad news that richard swerrun had died. He was Joseph on tour and the West End for so many years. So sad to hear this - I remember seeing him many times as Joseph, so full of life. Are there any online tributes? Hi, only just seen this. If you didn't know already there is a tribute group to Richard on Facebook. It's run by myself with permission from his family. www.facebook.com/groups/2256668337690137
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Post by Rozzi Rainbow on Jun 5, 2022 16:26:12 GMT
This is the show I've seen many more times than any other at over 400, and all but a handful of those have been the Bill Kenwright production. So I was very dubious about seeing this, and only went because it was my local venue and Linzi was doing it. I knew from reading other comments that it wouldn't be the show I know and love, but what have they done with it?! I didn't know what to expect, but it wasn't that. All the cast were good, but I just didn't get the concept. I didn't get the kids playing half the parts and the narrator playing Jacob and Mrs Poitphar. And it just seemed too OTT and silly.
They haven't messed around with Close Every Door, and I think I would have liked that if I wasn't traumatized by that point! And I liked the megamix. And the colourful stage. And there's a tap dance. But the ending seemed rushed with Joseph's reveal, and there's no big coat at the end ... he sings Give me my coloured coat and nothing happens! Everyone else seemed to really enjoy it though, it got a great reception, but I felt as though I was watching a different show!
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Post by carmella1 on Jun 6, 2022 0:12:41 GMT
You were.
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Post by ladidah on Jun 6, 2022 10:14:03 GMT
Can't anyone post anything without someone being snarky?
I would have felt the same Rozzi, you are allowed to think a show has been altered too much. Sounds like I wouldn't have liked that version either, I don't need kids playing parts!
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Post by chestwig on Jun 6, 2022 16:03:28 GMT
This is the show I've seen many more times than any other at over 400, and all but a handful of those have been the Bill Kenwright production. So I was very dubious about seeing this, and only went because it was my local venue and Linzi was doing it. I knew from reading other comments that it wouldn't be the show I know and love, but what have they done with it?! I didn't know what to expect, but it wasn't that. All the cast were good, but I just didn't get the concept. I didn't get the kids playing half the parts and the narrator playing Jacob and Mrs Poitphar. And it just seemed too OTT and silly. They haven't messed around with Close Every Door, and I think I would have liked that if I wasn't traumatized by that point! And I liked the megamix. And the colourful stage. And there's a tap dance. But the ending seemed rushed with Joseph's reveal, and there's no big coat at the end ... he sings Give me my coloured coat and nothing happens! Everyone else seemed to really enjoy it though, it got a great reception, but I felt as though I was watching a different show! I’m sorry the two are very different. This and the original Palladium production is far superior to the BK Panto production in my eyes. We’re have to agree to disagree on this…
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Post by danb on Jun 6, 2022 18:15:10 GMT
Bit of snark here I’m afraid. I thought it was ghastly with Sheridan Smith mugging all over the place and removing any ounce of drama from it. Back in Linzi’s hands it felt like a delightful meander back down memory lane, especially when she was occasionally allowed to option up. The kids & narrator playing other parts is still a crappy bit of penny pinching (“yes Laurence, you can have your name on it but you’ve got to lose at least £50k and you have to do my Cinderella”).
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2022 19:59:37 GMT
I felt the new Joseph was just like the Kenwright version but with a slightly bigger budget. In fact I think overall I prefer Kenwrights version, at least it knows what it is and doesn't pretend otherwise.
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Post by steve10086 on Jun 6, 2022 20:13:47 GMT
The new version and the Kenwright version are equally as bad, just for different reasons.
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Post by Roxie on Jun 6, 2022 22:42:23 GMT
I have a spare ticket for this on Wednesday at liverpool, matinee (2.30) my mum forgot she was coming with me and booked a holiday to Spain! (Bit rude) and cos it’s a Wednesday afternoon literally no one else I know can take it! It’s row A stalls and includes drinks and snacks. Mums already paid for it so its free of charge if anyone wants it! Just don’t want it to go to waste! I know my handbags are usually expensive but they don’t need their own theatre seat! 😂
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Post by david on Jun 6, 2022 23:08:24 GMT
Having been to tonight's show at the Liverpool Empire, this really was a fun night out at the theatre. Having waited such a long time to see Linzi perform as the Narrator and then getting the chance to see her both at the Palladium last year and at tonight's show, it really was worth the wait. Linzi for me is a MT star and seeing her perform in different shows over the years both in the WE and on tour is an absolute joy to watch and hear her sing. Tonight, was no exception and being able to get a front stalls ticket was worth every penny of my £29 ticket to hear her perform those great Joseph numbers. Linzi really has got some great comic timing and during GGGJ she even played the jailer with a scouse accent which went down really well with the audience.
Listening to some comments from several patrons during the interval, they were a bit confused by some of the staging decisions taken by the Director Laurence Connor. Having the kids playing adults and Linzi playing additional roles raised some eyebrows by some folk and one lady sat behind me who had probably seen one of the many previous BK tours described tonight's show as "Joseph on acid". No doubt many folk tonight were big Jason D fans as he got a massive cheer when he appeared on stage in Act 2 (his diction when he sings has certainly not improved from when I saw him last year). Jac was just as great tonight as he was last year and his CED number was a definite highlight for me.
Having got a seat closer to the stage it allowed me a better view of those camel bicycles. I really couldn't appreciate them fully in my London viewings but tonight they are actually really a great design. Also, I absolutely love this technicolor coat. A really nice design in my opinion.
With Joseph MD John Rigby back to lead the orchestra which is a smaller one for the tour (a 10-piece orchestra compared to the 14-piece one used in London), the ALW score still sounds as good and the final mega-mix (which for me is still one of the best mega-mixes in MT) was just as much fun as ever along with the final playout music.
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Post by hannechalk on Jun 11, 2022 21:46:54 GMT
I went to see it tonight at the Empire, and I loved it! What a joyously night out! A proper family show, and by the end nearly everyone was on their feet. There was one sulking boy on the front row who refused to get up, whereas what I assume was his brother nearly catapulted himself into the pit with excitement.
Linzi is just amazing - she is so warm and hilariously funny, and her vocals are spot on. As David said, her jailer with a Scouse accent went down a storm.
Jac Yarrow was brilliant too, great vocals.
Jason Donovan got huge cheers, but as David mentioned his diction leaves a lot to be desired. Couldn't understand half of his lyrics.
The rest of the company and the orchestea are amazing.
I thought the staging was brilliant, really enjoyed it.
What Hannah Lowther did for Heathers on TikTok, Iván Fernández González (aka Ivan Fergon) did a bit for Joseph. As an off stage swing he was a bit startled to get a few cheers and happy birthdays at stage door, despite not having performed in the last two weeks. Very nice guy though.
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Post by richey on Jun 11, 2022 23:21:28 GMT
Was at The Empire this evening too Whilst I enjoyed it, I didn't feel as though it was as good as at the Palladium. Some of the staging seemed to have been scaled down and the loss of the central revolve/tier was noticeable. Linzi definitely makes the show worthwhile, she always looks like she is having so much fun up there but I still don't see the appeal of Jason D to so many people! It's criminal that Jac gets such a low billing. In the programme he's listed after Linzi and Jason.
First time I've been back in the Empire for years and remembered why I'd not been back. Some of the audience had a very short attention span- there were people leaving their seats a few songs into both Acts and one couple left during the start of "Go go go Joseph" and came back again just as it ended. Most irritating though was someone started singing along to Any Dream reprise so everyone then joined in.
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Post by chestwig on Jun 12, 2022 10:49:10 GMT
Was at The Empire this evening too Whilst I enjoyed it, I didn't feel as though it was as good as at the Palladium. Some of the staging seemed to have been scaled down and the loss of the central revolve/tier was noticeable. Linzi definitely makes the show worthwhile, she always looks like she is having so much fun up there but I still don't see the appeal of Jason D to so many people! It's criminal that Jac gets such a low billing. In the programme he's listed after Linzi and Jason. First time I've been back in the Empire for years and remembered why I'd not been back. Some of the audience had a very short attention span- there were people leaving their seats a few songs into both Acts and one couple left during the start of "Go go go Joseph" and came back again just as it ended. Most irritating though was someone started singing along to Any Dream reprise so everyone then joined in. I was at both shows yday. Huge Jason fan. My god the ADWD sing along was awful. Not into karaoke when I’ve paid to hear the professionals do it. Thankgod the kids came on when they did. Had a young couple in the front row in front of me canoodling, talking, laughing in Close Every Door. How I didn’t say anything I’ll never know. Ppl just don’t have theatre manners at all. Loved the show as allways. Love having Linzi back esp as I saw her a lot in the 90’s with Jason. Love how close those two and the closeness on stage. It radiates off both of them. Like a warm hug… Sheridan I tolerated. Linzi is fab. Jason is too. Crowd love him and rightly so… Kel x 👱🏻♂️🇦🇺🎤🌈🌈🌈
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Post by hannechalk on Jun 12, 2022 14:11:15 GMT
I think the appeal of Jason is more nostalgia than anything else - no-one is there because they acknowledge he is the best star in musical theatre, but they remember him as the soap- and popstar, or their first Joseph, or their teenage crush.
I thought Jac coming after Jason in the programme was weird too, to be honest.
I was sat in row BB, and initially feared it was going to be a singalong free for all, but I didn't hear that much of it up front. And the reprise of ADWD is clearly geared around the audience joining in, so I didn't mind that.
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Post by musicbox on Jun 18, 2022 21:32:33 GMT
I’m back in Glasgow this weekend and decided to go and see this at the Kings Theatre tonight, having seen it in the Palladium last year with Alexandra a couple of times.
I’ll preface this by saying my main reason for going is that Linzi is one of my favourite theatre performers ever, so it was mainly for her. I was also in row A of the stalls, so absolutely loved being so close to her performing and found her hilarious.
However, I think I echo the sentiments of a lot of other people on here when I say this production is just a bit…lacking? I knew the track had been lowered before going as I seen it last year, but have they also brought down the tempo on some numbers even more since last summer or am I imagining it? Jacob and sons especially felt awkwardly slow. The staging was also noticeably paired down for the tour, and looks a bit cheap to be completely honest.
Having the kids as main characters is also such a strange move and my opinion on it is the same as last year - cheap labour! It totally takes away from the comedy of the show and replaces it with a cutesy “awww” kind of feeling, which I’m not a fan of. Obviously I don’t want to be too hard on a kid, but the girl chosen to sing the beginning of Benjamin’s Calypso tonight couldn’t hold a note and it was really cringe to listen to. The Potiphar scene is also supposed to be dripping in innuendo, but has been kid proofed so much in this production that it feels redundant.
Also I’m starting to think I attract this, but we had a show stop tonight for about 10 minutes, in the middle of the Pharaoh song. I’m actually not sure what happened to be honest, but during the song an audience member started shouting how much they loved Jason repeatedly (A very deep man’s voice, which I found hilarious), to the point where Jason started hysterically laughing and lost his place on the song. He quickly got it together but a few seconds after the song finished and Jack was about to give Joseph’s “prediction”, a stage crew member came out and told them all to leave and the good old technical difficulties notice was played as the curtain came down.
Does anyone who knows more about the production know what happened here? Myself and the rest of the audience were really puzzled.
My thoughts on Jason are also the exact same as last summer, he delivers quite possibly the worst stage performance I’ve ever seen in this show. It’s quite obvious that the majority of the audience are nostalgic fans of his who will cheer for anything he does, and they did (very wildly!), but his actual performance is extremely bad.
Jac was great as always, I’ve said since I first seen this that his talent exceeds this role and I’m sure he’ll go onto much bigger things in the future.
Overall I enjoyed the night as a Linzi fan, but I’ll probably not see the tour again despite planning on doing so in Woking when I’m back in London. As much as I would like to see Linzi again, I’d rather wait to see her in whatever she does next to be honest.
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Post by steve10086 on Jun 18, 2022 22:50:30 GMT
I was extremely disappointed when I didn’t see Linzi in this at the Palladium last year, but looking back I’m glad the only memories I have of her as Narrator are in the absolutely perfect original Palladium production, and not this awful thing.
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Post by cheesy116 on Jun 18, 2022 23:24:14 GMT
I’m back in Glasgow this weekend and decided to go and see this at the Kings Theatre tonight, having seen it in the Palladium last year with Alexandra a couple of times. I’ll preface this by saying my main reason for going is that Linzi is one of my favourite theatre performers ever, so it was mainly for her. I was also in row A of the stalls, so absolutely loved being so close to her performing and found her hilarious. However, I think I echo the sentiments of a lot of other people on here when I say this production is just a bit…lacking? I knew the track had been lowered before going as I seen it last year, but have they also brought down the tempo on some numbers even more since last summer or am I imagining it? Jacob and sons especially felt awkwardly slow. The staging was also noticeably paired down for the tour, and looks a bit cheap to be completely honest. Having the kids as main characters is also such a strange move and my opinion on it is the same as last year - cheap labour! It totally takes away from the comedy of the show and replaces it with a cutesy “awww” kind of feeling, which I’m not a fan of. Obviously I don’t want to be too hard on a kid, but the girl chosen to sing the beginning of Benjamin’s Calypso tonight couldn’t hold a note and it was really cringe to listen to. The Potiphar scene is also supposed to be dripping in innuendo, but has been kid proofed so much in this production that it feels redundant. Also I’m starting to think I attract this, but we had a show stop tonight for about 10 minutes, I’m the middle of the Pharaoh song. I’m actually not sure what happened to be honest, but during the song an audience member started shouting how much they loved Jason repeatedly (A very deep man’s voice, which I found hilarious), to the point where Jason started hysterically laughing and lost his place on the song. He quickly got it together but a few seconds after the song finished and Jack was about to give Joseph’s “prediction”, a stage crew member came out and told them all to leave and the good old technical difficulties notice was played as the curtain came down. Does anyone who knows more about the production know what happened here? Myself and the rest of the audience were really puzzled. My thoughts on Jason are also the exact same as last summer, he delivers quite possibly the worst stage performance I’ve ever seen in this show. It’s quite obvious that the majority of the audience are nostalgic fans of his who will cheer for anything he does, and they did (very wildly!), but his actual performance is extremely bad. Jac was great as always, I’ve said since I first seen this that his talent exceeds this role and I’m sure he’ll go onto much bigger things in the future. Overall I enjoyed the night as a Linzi fan, but I’ll probably not see the tour again despite planning on doing so in Woking when I’m back in London. As much as I would like to see Linzi again, I’d rather wait to see her in whatever she does next to be honest. There's been a show stop almost every single day this week, most of the time because of pieces of set/scenery getting caught in the wings.
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Post by musicbox on Jun 18, 2022 23:36:00 GMT
I’m back in Glasgow this weekend and decided to go and see this at the Kings Theatre tonight, having seen it in the Palladium last year with Alexandra a couple of times. I’ll preface this by saying my main reason for going is that Linzi is one of my favourite theatre performers ever, so it was mainly for her. I was also in row A of the stalls, so absolutely loved being so close to her performing and found her hilarious. However, I think I echo the sentiments of a lot of other people on here when I say this production is just a bit…lacking? I knew the track had been lowered before going as I seen it last year, but have they also brought down the tempo on some numbers even more since last summer or am I imagining it? Jacob and sons especially felt awkwardly slow. The staging was also noticeably paired down for the tour, and looks a bit cheap to be completely honest. Having the kids as main characters is also such a strange move and my opinion on it is the same as last year - cheap labour! It totally takes away from the comedy of the show and replaces it with a cutesy “awww” kind of feeling, which I’m not a fan of. Obviously I don’t want to be too hard on a kid, but the girl chosen to sing the beginning of Benjamin’s Calypso tonight couldn’t hold a note and it was really cringe to listen to. The Potiphar scene is also supposed to be dripping in innuendo, but has been kid proofed so much in this production that it feels redundant. Also I’m starting to think I attract this, but we had a show stop tonight for about 10 minutes, I’m the middle of the Pharaoh song. I’m actually not sure what happened to be honest, but during the song an audience member started shouting how much they loved Jason repeatedly (A very deep man’s voice, which I found hilarious), to the point where Jason started hysterically laughing and lost his place on the song. He quickly got it together but a few seconds after the song finished and Jack was about to give Joseph’s “prediction”, a stage crew member came out and told them all to leave and the good old technical difficulties notice was played as the curtain came down. Does anyone who knows more about the production know what happened here? Myself and the rest of the audience were really puzzled. My thoughts on Jason are also the exact same as last summer, he delivers quite possibly the worst stage performance I’ve ever seen in this show. It’s quite obvious that the majority of the audience are nostalgic fans of his who will cheer for anything he does, and they did (very wildly!), but his actual performance is extremely bad. Jac was great as always, I’ve said since I first seen this that his talent exceeds this role and I’m sure he’ll go onto much bigger things in the future. Overall I enjoyed the night as a Linzi fan, but I’ll probably not see the tour again despite planning on doing so in Woking when I’m back in London. As much as I would like to see Linzi again, I’d rather wait to see her in whatever she does next to be honest. There's been a show stop almost every single day this week, most of the time because of pieces of set/scenery getting caught in the wings. Thanks , that's crazy though! It totally explains Linzi's facial expression as well - she looked really fed up and frustrated when the stage crew member tapped her on the shoulder, which led me to wonder what was going on, but she was probably just sick of it constantly happening.
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Post by musicbox on Jun 18, 2022 23:41:22 GMT
I was extremely disappointed when I didn’t see Linzi in this at the Palladium last year, but looking back I’m glad the only memories I have of her as Narrator are in the absolutely perfect original Palladium production, and not this awful thing. You're lucky! Unfortunately I wasn't born when the original production took place, so this was actually my first time seeing Linzi play the narrator in person tonight.
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Post by ptwest on Jul 15, 2022 23:04:35 GMT
I’ve been tonight in Leeds and enjoyed the production more than I thought I would but not a patch on the 1991 palladium version. Absolutely loved Linzi who worked hard all night and looked to be having loads of fun. She was the only reason I booked and did not disappoint. A very good cast overall..
Jason was ok, although given the reaction of the audience around us he was clearly the best thing ever. He got away with overacting which is what the part needs.
Row behind was full of women who shrieked, hollered, sang along and had loud shrieky conversations whenever the music got louder, and of course at the interval got more alcohol because what they really needed was their inhibitions lowering. My right ear is ringing after the insanely loud whooping every time Jason moved any part of his body whatsoever. Hopefully he heard them repeatedly shouting “I love you Jason” and saw how quickly they left at the end to try and get to the stage door and made a quick exit for his own safety!
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Post by danb on Jul 17, 2022 7:20:07 GMT
Hi, what time has this been finishing on tour? Might go ‘out out’ afterwards. Thanks
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Post by ptwest on Jul 17, 2022 9:40:51 GMT
Hi, what time has this been finishing on tour? Might go ‘out out’ afterwards. Thanks If I remember correctly we were out between 9:30 and 9:40 on Friday night.
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Post by westended on Jul 17, 2022 11:39:12 GMT
Does anyone know the size of the band for the tour?
Is it a reduction in numbers compared to the 2019 + 2021 Palladium runs?
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Post by david on Jul 17, 2022 12:19:46 GMT
Does anyone know the size of the band for the tour? Is it a reduction in numbers compared to the 2019 + 2021 Palladium runs? There is a 10 piece orchestra on the tour compared to the LP 14 piece one.
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Post by drowseychap on Jul 30, 2022 1:35:54 GMT
Just saw pics of the broadway production looks fantastic head and shoulders above ours
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Post by LaLuPone on Jul 30, 2022 1:59:22 GMT
The Broadway production???
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Post by LaLuPone on Aug 1, 2022 2:04:56 GMT
This seems to have sold very well in Woking, I guess because it’s not going anywhere else near London a lot of families from all across the London area will be travelling down to catch it, quite a few repeat attendees from the summer runs at the Palladium as well no doubt. Looking forward to probably seeing Jac as Joseph for the 5th and final time and hopefully finally seeing Linzi after she was unfortunately ill last summer.
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