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It's the Downbeat on ninety seven toone, the freak good one. There
there's a downbeat. Nice little Friday, April five, twenty twenty four.
You are alive in the United Statesof America or abroad, Life's all right
man, eight in the morning,it's the Downbeat. It's Kevin Danny,
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mikeyith JJ at Ben Rogers on Twitter. I don't know where else you put
it, but he dropped the videoof the Luca meet and greet. Uh
oh, because dude, all weekwhen they were pubbing that, I was
mean on what does it look like? I guess I thought it'd be in
one of those like the little tequilaclub down under the thing. Yeah,
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but it was less formal than that. But they have the two guys who
won and skin walking them down sitin front row during shoot around and there's
like kind of nobody in there,so they're just wide eyed, and then
they kind of go to the bellyof the Beast down the hallway on the
way to the locker room, andthen there's Luca. I don't know if
you want to see outlooks. It'skind of cool, the little time lapse
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version of it. Yeah, andthen because it's gotta be so ea like
Luca, how's it work? Youknow, they're like, all right,
I'll grab Lucas. Somebody had tograb Lucas. His skin is sort of
out front, but you know theyknew he was, they told him.
But it's not like Luca's thinking aboutit. Oh yeah, comes over,
taps them up. They get apicture, and then Lucas signed a couple
of jerseys. It looks like ina basketball card. And then it's kind
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of over, probably one minute,you know, definitely quit. Yeah,
but the two guys are still kindof like fro you know, like,
yeah, just a picture and assignedjersey. That's money. Ben said too
that this these are guys who onlythey came to the station because of this
contest they were happening, they didn't, you know, and now they're in
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and not of it. After afew days they love it. You know.
He got out the part of thevideo where where Ben nervously saw Luca
and treated him like the guy inthe Ella Cool Jake commercials Hi, I'm
Keith and puts his hand out therefor a shake. Hi, I'm Keith.
Turn around, be calm, don'tsay anything. The best ad campaign
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going anyway, I don't know whereelse it is or if it's on Instagram
probably is, but at Ben Rodgerson Twitter as or I saw it.
So if you want to see whatthe Luke of Meet and Greet Gifted by
ninety seven won the freak to twofans, let's great. You can check
it out. It was very verygood. All right, we're an hour
away from Brody coming in here.We're getting you guys ready for the showcase
of the Immortals. It's WrestleMania weekend. It's Saturday night at Sunday night as
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well. My god, we'll previewthat. Get you whipped into a frenzy
for it. But Kevin, areyou ready? I'm so ready. What's
the time for? It's time forthe Eliminator. We'd like to pause before
ready wait, is that the one, j J. I think I have
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this one? Hold on, Ihave this one? Here? What's the
time for? Kevin? Have theopen? Welcome to the Eliminator, Eliminator,
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Eliminator. This is the Eliminator.That's a good open, fantastic happy
he is he gets to do thisstuff. He dances to his own open.
Now, JJ, you can playthe scary music now and I'll play
the stuff. We've only done thisonce. It was terrifying. Yes,
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hello, So what this is isI have, Well, we have a
five pairs of Dave Matthews band ticketsfor June. First. We kind of
saving them. We want to dothem all at once this week. We
don't want to scatter them. Wesay, let's hit them at once with
a big TSL six And thanks toLivenation dot com for giving us these tickets.
Obviously, damn it's my favorite band, so this is important to me.
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We've got five and we do haveone phone line open if you want
to be collar six, if youwant to jump in and have an opportunity,
because we're playing the eliminator in whichDanny and Mike are contestants. Yeah,
and then we'll take two of youas contestants as well, and your
goal is to not say what Ihave. I've got five different challenges.
Each challenge has three rounds and ifyou can't make it past the first round,
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you're eliminated. For instance, I'lldo one that we did last time,
name a beatle. You know,if there's three people left, you're
going around the horn and whoever getsto ringo, which is it's always ringo.
Then you you know you survive.But if you say what I have
already written down, you get done. You've been eliminated. So all you
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have to do is say something thatit's not the one thing you have written
down. It's the easiest game,it's easiest count. We did MLB teams
last time. I was first.I said the Arizona Diamondbacks eliminated, eliminated,
like the very first. I couldhave named any damn team. Yes,
you had a one in thirty twochances? Yeah, I don't know.
No one knows. Well. BigMike and Danny the defender here are
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trying to defend these tickets because they'rehere. We've done games where they you
know, they're your horse. They'replaying for you. Now they're doing this
for the audience. They want togive other people opportunities to win. Yep,
let's go to Suzanne in Dallas rightnow, your online one. You'll
be you'll be going first. Heellow, Suzanne, Hi, sus, what
can we call you? Sus?Sure? Do you like Dave matthews band?
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Suzanne love Dave Matthew's band. Really? What's your favorite song? My
favorite song is Gray Street Boy Kevin. They just closed with that last night.
Shut up. I also like sister. He doesn't play that one very
often at competent Wich. One's thatKevin sing a little bit? Do it?
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All right? That was beautiful,guys, really pretty all right,
Suzanne, you get the rules,you're ready to rumble. I'm ready?
All right? What order we get? Well, we're gonna add Jake into
this too? Oh, we gettoo? Yeah? Hello, Jake?
Hey, what's up? No,Hi, Jake? How are you?
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I'm doing all right? How abouty'all? Would you freak out if we
said the winner of this game alsogets a Luca meet and greet. Oh
no, I'll just be excited.You wouldn't get that because that's not on
the table. It's the eliminator.Jake, Get serious? Yeah, dude,
I'm trying to throw Jake off already. You like Dave is on?
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Let's go? You like Dave?What about Matthew's band? Me and Dave
are tighter than Matthew, But youknow I like them all. I don't
understand we're playing the eliminator. We'llstart with you, Mike. Okay,
it is round one? Ready,so nervous? Yes, you know?
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Welcome name a TV channel. Oh, name a TV channel. All right,
I will take the home of CBSand Big Brother. Give me CBS.
You're safe, Danny. Name aTV channel, NBC, you're safe.
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Suzanne, name a TV channel,Student Network, You're safe. Jake
A b C, you are safe. Mike, ESPN safe. Go with
b E T. You're safe,Suzanne, Jake MTV. Sorry Jake m
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TV. Written. Now well,stay on hold. If you want another
chance. You might get another shot, but you're gonna have to slog through
it for a minute. All right, all right, that's cool. Down
to three Mike, Danny, Suzannestays on and stays on. It's eliminator.
She hasn't want anything yet. Igot bad news, Suzanne, because
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another Oh wait she does justin comeon or no, no, no,
no, I'm so sorry. You'rewe're eliminating. It's gone by one.
Go go ready, Ken, We'llstart with Danny this time. Name an
MLB team. This is theator,the Seattle Mariners. You're safe, Suzanne
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Ranger, you're safe. Mike,Oh what would he do? Here?
Would he do it again? I'mnot messing with it. I don't care.
Give me the Marlins. You're safe. Meet the Mets. Oh why'd
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you make the Mets. I don'tknow. I just thought to be I
didn't think anyone would get to itfor a while. Okay, yeah,
there's Mets. Okay, it's Mikeversus Suzanne here in the Eliminator. Suzanne,
you will start us here. Okay, Okay, welcome to the Eliminator.
Welcome. Name one of the traditionalfive starting positions on a basketball court,
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Quintbard. Oh you're safe. Wow, he's only five. Yeah,
Mike Center, you're safe. Suzanne, power forward, you're safe. Oh
my okay, I know I gotit. I know what you did.
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I am gonna he's about to sayI'm safe, because I'm gonna say small
forward, shooting guard, shooting guard, shooting guard. Suzanne, you're going
to see Dave. You wanted Fairand Square too. I don't even know
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if they're good tickets or not,but you're going. You're going. Yes,
that's really cool. I'm so excited. I bet you were like way
into them when you were in college, right, Susanne. Absolutely, And
my husband loves him too, Sowe go and see them any any chance
we get. Husband sounds like agood love making that show. If you
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know what I'm talking about. She'sjust gonna press play on the cassette tape
with sister Well Susan No, Joe, congratulations, you survived the eliminator.
That's better in the damn tickets.You survived the eliminator, ever survives.
Good way to start a Friday.All Right, we'll put you on hold.
Okay, okay, you hang inthere for a bit, j j.
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I'll talk to you later. Okay, go about ten minutes or so
if you can do that. Justinline three, John, line four,
we have Justin in North Richland Hills. Hello, Justin? All right,
Okay, Keith, good reference.That's funny. Do you like Dave?
You know what I named my firstdaughter Dave Matthews Van So that's a weird
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movie. She had two jokes queuedup idiots like naming your kids, Sir
Roy, I didn't even get tothe eliminated. Just stay on hold for
a minute now, because we're gonnasave a couple play. Okay, Okay.
He lives in North Richland Hills.He's bored fun John and Highland Village.
Good morning, John Mourner boys,all right on this. He sounds
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more serious like he's taking this onemore serious? Hi, John serious?
Sure you ready to get cranked?I am all right, buckle up.
We will start with Big Mike.Here. Name a US holiday. Mm
hmm, fourth of July. He'ssafe, Danny MLK Day, Safe,
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justin Arbor Day, John Fabor Day, John Labor Day, Jean written out
of the gate. I'm on myway to work. Okay, Well John,
if you want to hang in down, if you want to hang in,
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you might get another chance. Ifyou want to hang in and stay
on hold all right, Okayiler,all right, he's hanging up, he's
staying all he's in his parking Lot'sgot to go to Danny. Yes,
it's you, Justin and Mike here, all right. Name a year since
the year two thousand, you're anidiot. Uh, twenty twenty four,
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you're safe. Justin twenty seventeen.You're safe. Mike. Two thousand and
five, you're safe, Danny twothousand and one, you're safe. Justin
twenty thirteen safe Mike, twenty twentythree, You're good Danny. Oh god,
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this is our twenty nineteen safe.Justin two thousand and two, Mike,
oh, twenty eleven. Chess word? Chess words? Would you say
eleven shoots, Yes, eleven.That was a good year. To year
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of the ditch. Oh a yearyou should I should picked the worst year.
Go back. Danny and Justin ina square off. Are you nervous?
Justin? Yeah? No, yes, no, Justin? You and
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Danny Justin. I've waited to hearthose words all my life. Let's go
name one of the six main charactersfrom the TV show Friends. Joey,
You're safe? Danny? Oh,is he gonna pick? Oh? Did
he pick the dead guy? Youknow what? Screw it? Chandler safe?
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Justin ros Justin? You guys,haye, women, Justin. You
were so close. If you wantto hang in, you might get another
crack in a bit. Just stayon hold. You're gonna get these too.
You were so close, Danny eliminated. No one gets that pair of
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tickets. I love this. Ilove them not getting tickets. No,
it has to you know. Ilove the part make rule, no handouts,
free giveaways if someone takes play.Okay, round three, let's go
to Dave in Flower Mount. Hello, Dave, you get the same name
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as the band that you might tryto go see hell convenience. Of course,
I love Dave. My name isDave. If it's him, did
you ever unleash Doodoo in the ChicagoRiver? Didn't do it? It is
the truck driver, not from atour bus. But other than that,
I can either confirm your over thebridge, David Flomo. Hang in,
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You're gonna be going up against Joseand Frisco. Hello, Jose, there
you go, There is there heis Jose. We're good. Yeah,
we get man. I'm wishing youthe best of luck. All right,
is your head right? Dude?You're about to play the eliminator? Are
you the only Mexican Dave Matthews Bandfan. Wait, we're playing for Dave
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Matthews Band. This is no wait. Roberto Daily one was last night.
Okay, all right, here wego. We will start with We'll start
with Mike. Okay, name avegetable, carrot You're save Danny Bell Pepper.
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It's like my favorite vegetable, thebell pepper down it's gone, but
I was thinking red bell Pepper.I've said that. Oh, Dave and
Jose and just sitting there do anythingsurvive around? Well, Dave will have
to start at this time. Dave, name a month, February. You're
safe, Jose, June Mike MayDave April, Jose December. Mike going
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down. You're going down. Iprobably think I'm going down. No,
I'm safe. I got one.You got one? Yeah, I gotta
get one's got a month, he'sgot it locked. January. Oh silly.
I couldn't get up either. OnceI thought it, I knew I
was going on. Damn, Iknew it was just it was gonna be
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January. Silly bitch. I don'tneed it twice. You are silly bitch.
All right, David Jose. Twostars have been eliminated, David Jose.
We're down as civilians. One more, one more star left. Jose,
Okay, you know what, don'tjump in Unlet's Kevin ask you to
Jose. You'll lead it off.This is for everything you could ever want.
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He's so mean to our contestants.Keep mind, this is the eliminated
Jose. Name a suit in astandard deck of playing cards. Oh no,
Diamond, You're safe. Dave hearts. Oh, Jose, you're going
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to see the Dave Bent Man.He's an all day baby win. Jose,
find six you stay on Hold okay, okay, Jo okay, good?
I thought so okay. So we'vegot Suzanne Line one. Dave just
embarrassed the entire city of Flower Mount. Yeah, like, just now,
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just stay in your house for afew days. Seriously, Actually, Dave,
stay on. We're going to mixand match now. Dave, you're
gonna be going up right now againstJake and Dallas if you want another shot
at this Do you want another shot? Yes? All right, here we
go, Dave and flower Mound andDave Jake in Dallas. Start with Danny
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here we know Danny. Name anNBA team, any NBA team, Kevin
Yep, the Toronto Raptors. You'resafe, Dave and flower Mound, Atlanta
Hawks, you're safe. My I'msorry, I'm sorry. Jake and Dallas,
Kelly Kings safe. Mike. That'sa great one. In the fill.
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I feel like he makes he's knowingme. I'm gonna go down with
the Orlando Magic. You're good.Yeah, you're good. You're safe.
There. Play You're play the game, not the man. Danny the Heat
safe, Dave Hornets, Jake,Mike. It's a good one too,
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He's really good. Dave, theKnicks safe, Danny the Lakers, save
Dave. Raptors already Raptors have alreadybeen picked. Yeah, it happened to
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me last week. You know what, I'm feeling generous today. I'm gonna
let it. I'm gonna let itgo. That is your one warning to
go again, wizard, because yougot away with it, though, you
have to name another one and escapethrough. Oh that's a good way.
Oh, double quippers, you goteliminated twice in the same turn a right,
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bald, don't lie, dude.You might want to move, Yeah,
don't, don't. Don't just stayin your house, find a new
one, to a different house.I think colleague is nice this time of
year. Dave, you may havea chance. Lator stay on hold just
in case. I think can helpme move while I sell my house like
that. Okay, okay, smartDave, stay on hold just in case.
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Here we go, Jake and Dallas, Mike and Danny. We will
start with Danny. Yep, no, I started with Danny. That's time.
We will start with Jake and Dallas. Name a color of an eminem
green. Oh, Jake, myman, yourself? Oh red by I
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don't say bye right when I losemakes me furious and Jake. Danny calm
down like mgroover face of juste.Jake versus Danny. We'll start with Danny.
Danny name a boy band, aboy band? Ninety eight degrees,
You're safe, Jake uh uh insinc. You're safe. Danny, New
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Kids Safe, Jake, High StreetBoys safe, Danny any degrees in sync
Backstreet Boys. It's great. Absolutelycounts Jake one direction? Oh good one.
You say I'm running out of bandfreaking bands? Okay? Uh band
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agrees in sync? Loads for you? Is that the one that has Nick
Creamer Creamers band? Oh? Yeah, absolutely? That works with Jaked nothing
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he is mine? Hold on,I got it onto my tongue. Uh
go go something go. The Beatlesallow it. They were kind of boys
and that started out weirdly. Iwill allow it. I shouldn't, but
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I will. Danny Jonas brothers emthat Joe Bros. Goodbye. That's a
boy man. I thought someone wasgonna go with bts there. Oh and
I was trying to think of thecapo, but I wrote down Joea's brothers
about Those are the two that wereon my mind. That gives Jake and
Dwells a pair of tickets to theday Matthew's man. Good job, Jake,
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he did it. Going last onethis would put Justin and Uh is
it Justin and John? I thought, Dave, you want to give Jave
this third opportunity? What did Justinor John win neither three, four and
five or open? Well, hellet's let them all in. Justin,
John, this is for all themarbles, just too okay, just to
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only two could be on the air. Okay, Justin and John. Yeah,
that's fine. Dave had two crags. Yeah, Dave had two cregs.
Justin and John. Here we go, Mike, and we'll start with
you. Mike. Name a televisiongame show? Uh jokers wild Wow?
Yes, such a good one.Good job, Danny. You're safe,
Mike the twenty thousand dollars pyramid,You're safe. Justin the floor a man
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who knows how to get to ourheart? John John, John, John's
dropped off. Okay, let's goto Dave. Yeah, no, keep
John, John, that's Justine.That's Justine okay, John. Line four?
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Okay, Dave line five, Daveline five, final chance, here
for you. Name a television gameshow. Press your what you're in?
Okay, here we go, Miketic tac Doe. Good one coming back,
by the way, Danny, Uhto tell the truth. Oh wow,
Justin as word. Good job Dave, who wants to be a millionaire,
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Good job, Mike card Sharks.This is how I wanted this to
go. Love it, Danny.The price is right. You're safe.
We've got to justin the dating game, Dave games, Save Mike. Bumper
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stumpers say bumper stumpers. Danny,Uh, let's play the feud save Justin
Goud. I love it. Idon't care. That's made up, Dave.
Wild Joker's wealth has already been issued, and that's the second time.
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I don't know, he said.See Dave, nice try, thank you
for participating. Justin, you're in. We'll see if Justin can get it
here. You're in. Name,it's over. You're in. Name Mike
name a gaming system? Uh,the Xbox. You're safe, Danny p
S one safe okay, Dan,justin twenty eight hundred, twenty eight hundred
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safe, Danny's playing here, gameCube? Save Danny in television safe,
justin Sega cdmate, Sega all Sega. You've been eliminated. That's just kind
of funny, you said the floor. That is funny. Let's give it
to him. No, all right, you can give it to him.
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Okay, so Suzanne, good god, is he going? Yeah? He
got it? Justin, Justin's gotit. Just he did say the floor,
right, but you don't win theLuca meet and greet. That's what
between me and Danny. We're havinga showdown right now. Yeah, that's
fine, ebody, if you wantto do it, I don't have to
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fine, Okay, alright, Luca, all right, did let me turn
my blinker on real quick? Toomuch? Just for now? You're it
gets one? Just go on hold? And then I was just gonna say
they went on hold. Uh,Justin sown hold. We'll get your phone
a second, Frankel. Spot's beingmoved to the next break. Okay,
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