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And of course see our"},{"speaker":"Ed Solomon","startTime":3844.912,"endTime":3849.793,"body":"blind drive by and yo How many"},{"speaker":"Ed Solomon","startTime":3849.87,"endTime":3851.73,"body":"fingers am I holding up?"},{"speaker":"Scott Edwards","startTime":3854.28,"endTime":3858.78,"body":"Was at Salomon"},{"speaker":"Scott Edwards","startTime":3854.28,"endTime":3858.78,"body":"live on stage from back in 1984."},{"speaker":"Scott Edwards","startTime":3858.99,"endTime":3862.65,"body":"And what's really interesting is"},{"speaker":"Scott Edwards","startTime":3858.99,"endTime":3862.65,"body":"we were recording that show for"},{"speaker":"Scott Edwards","startTime":3862.65,"endTime":3866.82,"body":"an album. 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