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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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This beutiful sunday morning as we were coming from St.Ann's church near the Ambassator bridge down Vernor st. in Detroit we passed Rose's bar.

I did a double take,the roof is gone,the floor is gone and the sides and back are gone. The only thing standing is the front of the bar.
We stopped and I got out and went around to the back to see what I could.
Standing in the back looking toward the front, the menories came flooding back. To the right I saw the stage where I spent many a night playing drums with everyone from Babbitt to Jamie Coe and a lot of Detroits best musicians sitting in. To the left I saw the long bar with Big George tending bar and then we'd call him up to sing "Hi Yo Silver,sounding just like Jimmy Whitherspoon. I saw the dance floor crowded with sweating dancers "gettin on down". I saw the owner Ernie with his ill-fitting toupee. I saw the local burleske dancers trying to outlast me when I did a drum solo(I always won LOL). I saw the monday night band jamborees that would bring in all the bands and musicians from Detroit on their night off to sit in or just get up and jam. I looked behind me and saw the small parking lot that I would go out to on my breaks and notice that the windows in some cars were all steamed up-hmmmmm,I always wanted to go up and look in, but didn't.

All this came flooding back this beautiful sunday morning when I saw an early 60's Detroit musicians landmark for the beginning of the Detroit rock sound that I'm pround to say I was part of,BEING TORN DOWN!!!
LYNN
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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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I'm glad it was a nice sunny day and not overcast as that would have had me really down in the dumps. Also Big George sounded just like BIG JOE TURNER not Jimmy W.
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Ralph Terrana (ralph)
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Lynn,
There's a hell of a lot of music soaked into those walls that are no longer standing. I suppose Rose's isn't all that important to most Detroiters, but to the musicians who frequented the place it could be a monument.
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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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Yeh,your right,Rose's was a toilet but in the summer of 1960 there wern't a hell of a lot of bars that allowed bands to do rock& roll music.You,me and all the other musicians were the first generation of rock musicians to come out of Detroit and Rose's was our Mecca.

In 1960 there was a big difference in the rock sound in America.(In my oppinion from what I heard on the road)
On the east coast-Jersy shore: The rock sounded more like Louis Prima& Sam Buterra and the Witnisese(us Detroit musicians loved their sound)

Down South: the bands were really bluesy and soulful.(Again us Detroit musicians loved their sound)

The Detroit sound:it was a mixture of blues,rockabilly,with just a touch of jazz and a good percent of it started at Rose's bar,a run down bar on Vernor in southwest Detroit.
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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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I might add about the Detroit early rock sound that DRIVE was the all important thing in the Detroit early rock sound. If your band didn't have drive you weren't worth much.
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Arcadia (arcadia)
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Lynn Bruce, I have seen Rose's Bar but never entered. I would, however, like to comment on your writing skills. What beautiful and organized thoughts, on paper/computer, that painted a vivid picture in my mind. What imagery!

I hope you consider putting more of your experiences on paper. You could write a book, MEMORIES OF ROSE'S BAR!

Arcadia

PS: I hope you were able to take a "souvenir" in your final act of remembering.

(Message edited by Arcadia on September 26, 2004)
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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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Thanks Arcadia,It comes from reading a lot of John D.McDonald-Travis McGee books.LOL
That's a great idea about the bricks though,I'm going to follow thru on that and stop by and take some.
Lynn
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David Meikle (david_meikle)
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I'll second that Arcadia.

My mind goes numb when I think of what Detroit must have been like in those days.

Lynn and Ralph, you guys were so lucky to have been there.
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Ralph Terrana (ralph)
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David,
It was at Roses's that I would see for the first time, Dennis Coffey play. It was truly a musician's bar.
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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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David,I think what we had in those early 1960 days of rock in Detroit was fun playing and a lot of it!! The music was new and exciting.The musicians and bands were all out to top each other at jam sessions but just like athletes we were friends as soon as we stopped playing. We would help each other learn a new riff or show each other a new way of playing or different beat,then go out and eat together.

I think what bothers me most is that Rose's has always been there although not opened----like an old pal that you don't talk to much anymore but still know is around. I always thought that someone would reopen it.
After seeing it this sunday,that's not going to be.--------like our old pal just died.
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SisDetroit (sis)
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Lynn Bruce - I know exactly what you are saying. It's hard but fare. Did you take a photo, or pick up a sign for keepsake?? You should have looked for a memory item laying around in the dust? A book of matches, a ballpoint pin, a cup, etc.
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count (the_count)
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Lynn Bruce and The Gigolos,(note drum head)
What memories of ROSE'S betters this?
We, The 5ive Invictas played 3hree week ends there in 1963,
then went to the Driftwood, which still stands and is open but now kalled Longshots.
Lynn, introduce your fine ass self and the rest of the kats.
HEY, remember ROCK'S GANG?
They're getting together for 2wo shows at Walters Speakeasy OCT. 3rd.
"COUNT"
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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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Sure thing Count.
Picture- july 1960 at Rose's bar in Detroit on Vernor st.
Front row kneeling left to right
Lynn Bruce-drums
Jack Rainwater-guitar
Jamie Coe-singer

second row standing L,to R,
Big George-bartender/singer
Dave Kovarick-sax
Dennis Kovarick-Bass
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David Meikle (david_meikle)
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Great pic Count.
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Russ Terrana (russ_terrana)
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Rose's brought some of the greatest talent around, Including Jack Rainwater. Those monday nights were the best. The Sunliners were just starting out in the clubs and we had a chance to gain experience with the best.
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Ralph Terrana (ralph)
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Right Russ,
Remember Jack Rainwater became somewhat of a mentor to us as would Joe Messina a couple of years down the line. We were lucky.

Lynn,
What a pic!!! Talk about a bunch of young dudes!!!
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Arcadia (arcadia)
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What a PICTURE! I just LOVE IT!!

Thanks Count and to all who posted in what I'm calling "Memories at Rose's Bar".

Arcadia
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Juicefree20 (juicefree20)
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Cool pic Count! Great shot there Lynn! It's nice to finally place a face to the name!

Cool Do there Lynn :-)
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Dennis Coffey (dennis_coffey)
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Hello everyone. Great stories of Rose's Bar. I used to play there every Monday night with Jim Fraser. Jim was cool. He sang blues, especially Jimmy Reed songs, and played harmonica. He sat in with all the bands in town. Do you guys remember Jim?
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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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Dennis,I still think about him. In 1966 I was playing with Babbitt at the Vertigo-West on McNichols and Jimmycame in and wailed Jimmy Reed songs like he always would.We always laughed a lot when he was around. The next night Babbitt came in and said that Jimmy had been killed on his motorcycle
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Ralph Terrana (ralph)
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I'll never forget when I learned Jimmy had died.
We had become very good friends. The day I heard the bad news I was trying to confirm it's validity. Mike Hanks stopped in at Tera Shirma and sat in my office making a few phone calls. It was true. Jimmy and his girlfriend were in an accident on his newly purchased motorcycle and he had been killed. I was devastated. Such a talented guy. I never forgot him.
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Soul Sister (soul_sister)
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WOW! Thanks for the interesting history on Rose's Bar, Lynn and the great photo, Count!!
Sorry to hear about your friend's passing but thanks for your memories, Ralph. Those stories reminded me of when I use to hang out at the Go Go Lounge in Congers, N.Y. and the Wagon Wheel on 45th. Street in N.Y.C. with 'Sammy Ambrose', the band, & other friends of the day in 1965 & 66!!
S.S.

Here's my olden day photos of those times:-):
GG
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Soul Sister (soul_sister)
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Above: "Go Go Lounge", Below "Wagon Wheel":
WW
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Soul Sister (soul_sister)
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Me & Sammy Ambrose:
SA
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Milli Vanilli (millie)
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Hey Soul Sister,
I used to wear my hair like that! The higher I ratted it, the better it looked!! Loved those days!

Millie
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Ralph Terrana (ralph)
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Great photos Soul Sister. I was playing at the Peppermint Lounge in 62 and 63 and would stop in at the Wagon Wheel on my breaks. Great club.
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Soul Sister (soul_sister)
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Great memories Millie & Ralph!!:-):-)
S.S.
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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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Soul Sister, six months after that picure of us at Roses bar was taken,Dave Kovarick the sax player was playing at the Wagon Wheel. I was in N.Y.playing on Merv Griffins "Prom Time" or "Dance Party" tv show with Johnny & the Hurricanes. I kept telling the Hurricanes what a good sax player the band I played with at Roses in Detroit had. Dave and I kept in touch, so I took the band over there to see what a kick-ass Detroit sax player sounded like. I kept telling the Hurricanes that he was one of the best tenor sax players in Detroit. When we walked in the Wagon wheel he was tearing the house down with "Hand Clappin" and then went into" Harlem Nocture ". The crowd went crazy!!

I just turned to the guys with a big smile and said "see,I told you so".
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Soul Sister (soul_sister)
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Hi Lynn;
Great story about Dave.
Here's another shot of the "Wagon Wheel" our old stompin' ground !!
S.S.

SG
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Soul Sister (soul_sister)
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Here's another club from back in the day, "Maxim's" in the Bronx:
M
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Morgan (leeway)
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Threads like these are pretty interesting.

I never heard of Rose's Bar, Wagon Wheel or Merv Griffin's "Prom Time" , but reading what you all posted makes one wish that they could have experienced a small portion of what you all did.

Great pictures everyone! (Lynn- Looking good back in the day!!) LOL!!!
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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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Count,I failed to give you the respect for posting that picture of us.Plus the Count was one of the musicians that was there from the beginning of the early Detroit style of rock.
You a bad mutha---and your mama too!!
Lynn
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count (the_count)
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Hey Lynn, thats all right, no problem,
my pleasure and after all these years,
proper respect and kredit should be shown to all the folks here no familar with the early bands of the DETROIT SOUND, and the younger ones too.
Hey, i'll be right back,
gonna look for some pics of us from some of the toilets we had to play in back then,
but damm, were they kool and fun.
The smell of those old bars back then,
the stale beer and smoke smell,
Ouuuuuuu-we, smell like yo mama and yo gramama!
"COUNT"
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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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That's alright,my mama and gramma about the only women lookin at your old ass. OOh yea!!!
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count (the_count)
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Say lookie Lynn,
i heard you were getting sex all the time,
untill your wrist got ARTHRITIS.
HE_HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
"COUNT"
But thats OKAY,
kause your as kool as you want to be.
It's intr time again.
OOH LA WE I SURE GOTTA PEE,
tell it LYNN.
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Soul Sister (soul_sister)
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Hey Count;
Now that's hip. LOL!!
S.S.
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Milli Vanilli (millie)
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Naughty, naughty Lynn and Steve,
You two sound like you're in the 7th grade...hm...something like a little arrested development going on here?? How's Barb feeling these days? Dennis and I ran into Marty, Betty, Jack and Joyce at Buddy's last Sunday...that was a nice surprise. I think you two ought to come to the Greektown Casino on the 14th to see Spyder Turner. There's going to be quite a few of us down there. Steve give me a call.
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Soul Sister (soul_sister)
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OOO Count!
I hope you know I was referring to the dancers!!
S.S.
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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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Ok,Count,Sister Millie say's we act like 7th graders so we have to go back to being tight-assed with no dozens again.

The last picture the Count posted was the 20th Centuries; a Detroit group we had in 1966
L.to R. Jerry Napier--sax/vocals
Jimm Springer--Keyboard/vocals
Bob Babbitt--Bass/vocals
Lynn Bruce--Drums/vocals
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count (the_count)
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Hey Lynn,
thanx for intoducing the kats to the people here that need to know, and love our better days gone by.7TH. GRADE? I must of been ahead of my times then, laid at 13, 7th grade by 15.
Anyhow, remember some of those scary stages we had to set-up on and play on?
Home-made quickie's or brought in from some rental kompany.
This was us The 5ive Invictas at the dairy workers hall in 1962.
One of those run away bass drum wooden floors,
after this gig is when my ol man took 2wo long choker chains and hooked them to my drum throne and bass drum tensioners, this would keep my bass home with me and never had to put the fender bassman amp in front of it, or my bass player stand in front and keep his foot near it to shove it back as it started to walk.
Sometimes a karpet would help, but would still slip away.
Just put a new drum head on the night befor so there is no 5ive Invictas"THE COUNT" on the one in pic.
"COUNT"
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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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Count,how come the one guitar player in your band is wearing a suit and the rest of you are in shirts? Was he the "star"?
--Nice stage,I've worked on a few of those myself.I's like playing on a waterbed if they aren't locked in right.
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Hey Lynn - you listed Babbitt as bass/vocals in the 20th Centuries - are you saying he could sing too? It would be interesting to hear that based on hearing him talk when I met him......
Count - I have played on way too many of those stages and have the scars to prove it when they fell down!
Regards,
Russ
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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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Bluerythmbass,We all sang,I don't remember if Babbitt sang lead on any songs but he certainly sang harmony.Voices change after 40 years working in smokey bars plus age has a way of giving one a graveltone sound. I know my voice is a little changed from 44 years of singing,and I never smoked cigarettes.
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Ralph Terrana (ralph)
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Lynn,
I was talking to Fred Saxon on the phone last night. He correctly pointed out that even though we all refered to the place as Rose's, the real name was The Rose Bar.
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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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Ralph,that sounds like the name that would be on the front or title but I never heard anyone ever call it that.Maybe because we were so familiar with the place.
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Ralph Terrana (ralph)
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Yeah Lynn. The name was on the front. But you're right. We simply called it Rose's.
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Lynn,
I find it interesting that you mention the sound of Detroit bands versus East Coast or other areas. You definitely touched on something there. When I was in The Sunliners and we were to play the Peppermint Lounge for the first time ( As well as play NYC for the first time ) a little pre-opening night scouting of the various clubs had us totally demoralized. In fact, I remember we had a quick band meeting at the hotel where Fred said that we weren't going to be very well liked there, so we would play out our brief engagement and split.

Quite the opposite happened. We blew the roof off the place and we're asked to stay on as the Show Band. What we failed to realize that all of us Detroit bands had something completely different going for us because of our roots and that golden mixture of Funk and Rock. That, put together with that incredible DRIVE you talked about. ( Have you ever heard Pete Rivera play a driving shuffle?) So we had our own sound. The Detroit Sound and it ROCKED!!
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Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce)
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Posted on Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 6:52 am: ��Edit PostDelete Post���Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ralph,that's the exact same thing we had happen in Wild wood N.J..We would hear the east coast bands and then think we sounded like a garage band.Then when we would get up to play they loved us.We thought the east coast bands were cool and they would tell us that our sound was what they were trying to get. Go figuire.
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mhc (mcrenshaw)
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Posted on Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 10:41 am: ��Edit PostDelete Post���Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

You guys have made me nostalgic for the Rose Bar/Rose's, and I never even saw the place..
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Ralph Terrana (ralph)
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Posted on Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 12:04 pm: ��Edit PostDelete Post���Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Marshall,
I'm sure it was the kind of place you would have liked to hang in from time to time.

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