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Saw this in the local weekly. I admit, I'm a little sleepy, but I'm having trouble parsing it. Is it just me, or does it read like one of those things Google's auto-translator spits out?

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You really want to resent the Thrills--five lanky, hank-haired 24-year-olds from Dublin whose leader, Conor Deasy, sings just like Jeff Tweedy. The band scored a deal with Virgin for their first album, So Much for the City, and the little bastards were invited to play their London debut at the Royal Albert Hall by Morrissey himself. Their mythology reeks of the four-car garage: according to their bio, in 1999 they "followed their muse to a beach in San Diego, where they sat on a sofa for four months, writing songs," and for a year they lied to their financiers--uh, folks--claiming they had a deal when they didn't. But mayhap all that leisure is just part of the European Dream we American bohos envy so, or maybe they just have that combo of cocksureness and talent that makes four months of ramen biscuit seem a sound bet. I could swallow the latter. The deliberate tempos of their glowing country-pop compositions feel self-assured, not draggy; the slow, descending string-orchestra chords on "Old Friends, New Lovers," for instance, help knit simple tearjerker lyrics ("Such a shame when old friends fall out") and constipated guitar mewling into a fit eulogy for ruined amity. The Thrills' hippie-era Golden State influences make them easy fodder for praise and slams: Google 'em with "Beach Boys" and you get some 6,000 hits. But the old masters have made it further through their bowels than even the band claims--they sound more like Wilco on a Beach Boys jag. Though it complements the doldrums at first, per No Depression protocol, So Much for the City's ooh-wah backups and sunset touches of banjo and--what is that, xylophone?--give you juice to motor out of there.

― Dade (Josh in Chicago), Thursday, 5 February 2004 04:23 (twenty-two years ago)

local alt-weekly in publishing wanky overwritten puff piece on neglegible indie band shocker?

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 5 February 2004 04:25 (twenty-two years ago)

deliberate tempos? what the fuck does that even mean?

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 5 February 2004 04:29 (twenty-two years ago)

wilco my ass

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 5 February 2004 04:29 (twenty-two years ago)

what the hell is "hank-haired"?

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 5 February 2004 04:29 (twenty-two years ago)

wilco my ass
That sentence is much better if you take "wilco" to be a verb.

― Jole, Thursday, 5 February 2004 04:32 (twenty-two years ago)

What really makes no sense is calling themselves The Thrills.

― Jim Reckling (Jim Reckling), Thursday, 5 February 2004 04:37 (twenty-two years ago)

ironing delicious etc etc

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 5 February 2004 04:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Has anyone compared them to Camper Van Beethoven yet?

― cs appleby (cs appleby), Thursday, 5 February 2004 05:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't think the Thrills sound anything like Camper Van Beethoven, though I hear the Wilco comparisons. And, for that matter, don't mind them.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Thursday, 5 February 2004 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

this is only thing you need to know about The Thrills: a shitty 60s influenced retro band from Dublin that produce conformist bucket-wrenching sickly harmonies and singalong simpleton lyrics for mainstream rock stations.

Next.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 5 February 2004 16:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Flaming Lips/Mercury Rev style vocals. This trend needs be stopped.

― aloysius, Thursday, 5 February 2004 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

It's just Teenage Fanclub Lite, which is like drinking Diet Diet Pepsi.

― Rick Spence (spencerman), Thursday, 5 February 2004 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Is there anything lazier than writing about the number of times something comes up on Google?

― Rick Massimo (Rick Massimo), Thursday, 5 February 2004 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Credit where due: Offending graf penned by one Ann Sterzinger for the Chicago Reader.

View my ugly new baby: chicagomuzik.blogspot.com

― Jack Flack, Thursday, 5 February 2004 21:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow, I hadn't even heard about Margasak leaving the Reader. And we're getting that frickin' Seattle Weekly cast-off as a replacement?! What a travesty. Man, I thought the Reader had higher standards than that. I suppose he might actually bring that Mills buffoon along too. Oh man this is a goddamn joke..

Margasak is a dull stylist, but I can only think of a handful of writers in the world with his breadth of knowledge and enthusiasm. He'll be sorely missed. Shit. why couldn't WE have gotten Matos?

― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 5 February 2004 21:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Broheems, the words "Peter Margasak" and enthusiasm should never be used in the same sentence. After nearly a decade reading his boring, pasionless wankery I welcome someone else eagerly -- including Mehr, who's written a sereis of excellent Rock Etc. pieces for the Reader in recent months. His story on Peven Everett -- who Margasak never deigned to write about -- was teriffic, as were his reviews of Let It Be...Naked and Andy Greenwald's emo book. Frankly, I'm tired of all the bullshit on ILM. Is this a serious discussion list about rock and rock writing or a just an ego stroke for Matos? Oh, and from what I hear the great Matos is the original Seattle Weekly "cast-off" -- according to a friend of mine who worked at the paper a few years back, he was fired there as calendar editor because he refused to come into work until three or four in the afternoon. Keep Matos in Seattle and Margasak anywhere but writing a weekly column, and I'll be quite happy, thanks.

― rich merriman, Friday, 6 February 2004 07:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, I think Peter's been extremely enthusiastic about the things he loves over the years. I don't share his love of a lot of post-rock type crap, but man does he ever nail jazz and improv and world music. I always remember that great column he wrote many years ago about visiting some of the record stores in Chicago's various ethnic neighborhoods, and the information on location and selection he provided. That must have taken a lot of legwork. And enthusiasm! But then I love ethnic music, and jazz and improv too. He's done a lot to document the latter scene and his efforts don't go unappreciated by its modest but engaged following.

But ... I'm not sure how long you've been slinking around ILM (congrats on your first post, btw - welcome to the board), but it's most emphatically not a discussion "list" (psst ... it's a board) about rock. The focus is usually pop. And hip-hop. And rock and jazz and world music and whatever the heck people feel like discussing. But you're tired of the ILM "bullshit", so you know all that already. I think it's a real shame that we're losing a guy obviously in love with music and replacing him with some boring rockist loser. I mean, did you read that P&J list that Jack linked to? Does this guy know that black people live in this country? There are a lot of them in Chicago, in fact! Is there anything more stultifying and soul-deadening than this list:

1 Westerberg / Grandpaboy Stereo/Mono
2 Chuck Prophet No Other Love
3 Guided by Voices Universal Truths & Cycles
4 Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
5 Brendon Benson Lapalc
6 James Luther Dickinson Free Beer
7 Neko Case Blacklisted
8 Spoon Kill the Moonlight
9 Tommy Keene The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down
10 Sleater-Kinney One Beat

Man, that's gotta be THE lamest critic's top 10 from last year! Hands down! Anyway, Matos is a good guy and a talented writer and open-minded listener; a guy who never fails to communicate enthusiasm about an impressive range of subjects. His previews for the Reader have been enjoyable and informative. That's why I name-checked him. And yeah, he's a valued contributor to ILM and I'm gonna stop referring to him as if he's not here. Since you've been on ILM long enough to grow tired of it, you've obviously had ample opportunity to engage him directly in dialogue on any number of threads but you chose to cowardly drop something here.

Anyway, you haven't bolstered your argument by trumpeting the likes of "Peven Everett" (whoever he is), "Andy Greenwald's emo book" (never been moved by the flatly uninteresting music endemic to the genre), and the Beatles. Those subjects don't exactly set my heart a-titter.

― Broheems (diamond), Friday, 6 February 2004 09:51 (twenty-two years ago)

It makes sense, yeah, to answer the thread title. It's a bit weird using a public forum to air professional grievances dressed up as legitimate complaints about 'style' 'taste' or whatever.

― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 6 February 2004 09:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Ann Sterzinger posts on ILM too FWIW (as I'm sure the original poster knew!).

The Thrills are TERRIBLE.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Otm. You should hear them in interviews Tom.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:33 (twenty-two years ago)

oh god no please

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Right -- it did seem like a personal attack on a poster, and it's not as if there aren't enough of those at the mo'. Thrills are indeed THE WORST.

― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I love the Thrills! And yes I'm alone on this one.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Not in Dublin you wouldn't be.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I dress like I should be in the Thrills. Maybe I should move to Ireland instead of L.A.

They aren't bad. Snow Patrol is bad.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:37 (twenty-two years ago)

the thrills aren't shit but does the world need a bargain bin teenage fanclub? maybe not, perhaps they don't need a bargain bin bats/galaxie 500 either so maybe i should shut my mouth.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:38 (twenty-two years ago)

the guy speaks in a stoner drawl, he actually said "Oasis gave the likes of us bands like the Who and the Rolling Stones, maybe we can do the same for the kids today with the Beach Boys".

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Nah. The Thrills are better than Teenage Fanclub. The Thrills never try to rock out. And they reference the Monkees. My kind of band.

Ha ha. I want to smoke with the Thrills now!

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry, they are fucking shit. End of story. I'm staggered that JtS has a job writing abt music if he can't get past this basic hurdle. They are the worst band since, oh, the Libertines (sort of ;), but seriuously -- they are shit).

― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:41 (twenty-two years ago)

My editor won't let me write about the Thrills. Why I ask him? They are my Monkees!

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:43 (twenty-two years ago)

"Hank-haired"'d make sense if a)Williams wasn't balding b)he hadn't worn a bigass hat all the time anyway

― Silly Sailor (Andrew Thames), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I love the Thrills.

I wish I did not bring my Mancini and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ost. I wish I brought The Thrills to work.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I want the Thrills to take all this criticism seriously and make a fucked up psyche-drone-pulse album that will destroy their careers and make them cult legends twenty years from now.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:47 (twenty-two years ago)

depends which mancini. 'touch of evil' roxCXxors.

― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:47 (twenty-two years ago)

"hadn't been" I guess, whoopsy

― Silly Sailor (Andrew Thames), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:47 (twenty-two years ago)

WHATEVER.

WE all know that Experiment in Terror/Breakfast at Tiffanys/Charade are THE UNHOLY TRINITY OF MANCINI!

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Sigh. I love the Thrills.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:50 (twenty-two years ago)

To be fair if ever a band was designed by robots for Doomie to like it is The Thrills.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:50 (twenty-two years ago)

They are good, but if you haven't heard 'Touch of Evil' DO SO. Top rocknroll parodies.

D00d, the Thrills are Charlatans-demo-tapes shit.

― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey!

Mean yet fair comment.

I like the 'designed by robots' protools over-production - imagine how much better and less pissy the Beatles would have sounded like?

Enrique -- if you can't get into the Thrills than you just can't get into it. I want them to make a television show about their wacky lives!

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought you were all, like, 'doomy' or something, or am I getting you confused. Anyway, no, I'll never be one for the s0-called Thrills.

― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:54 (twenty-two years ago)

JtS, just between you and me, if you ever hear of a band called Treetops, you don't like them. even if you do, trust me, you don't.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Their lives are so far from wacky I'd say. The guy sounded like the most boring human being on the planet.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:56 (twenty-two years ago)

He doth not get the Thrills doth never understandth the Monkees.

The Treetops? Bad name? What do they sound like?

Maybe so boring its wacky? Like Warhol's Empire State Building picture?

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:57 (twenty-two years ago)

The Treetops? Bad name? What do they sound like?

teenage fanclub's dullest song crossed with the bluetones

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:57 (twenty-two years ago)

if The Mr Agreeable at Melody Maker still existed - he would have a field day with The Thrills.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey, if you mention the Bluetones three times does C_man magically appear?

Because Mr Agreeable loves the Thrills - how can you not love the Thrills. When I was in Corsica I saw the video and thought 'Now there is a band!!!'

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Ha it wasn't meant to be mean - everyone has those bands.

I don't like the Monkees that much, I realised the other day.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Rockist!

― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Enrique does not understand Mancini, but does not like the Thrills? Go figure!

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:03 (twenty-two years ago)

They sold out anti-rockism anyway Enrique, all that Head bollocks.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Head is the TRUE UNDERGROUND COUSIN OF SGT PEPPERS!

how can you not like HEAD?

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey, I *like* other Mancini records, I'm just *advocating* 'Touch of Evil'. Which Mancini tune was ripped off by The Stone Roses? Anyone anyone?

'sold out anti-rockism' hahahahaha!

― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Because it's the "true underground cousin of Sgt Peppers"!!!

(OK I've never actually heard the whole thing, so I don't like or dislike it really.)

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I sound like Geir.

I'm going now!

Jack Nitczhe scores are the bomb. Same with Michael Ball.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:06 (twenty-two years ago)

but geir doesn't like the monkees that much!

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:08 (twenty-two years ago)

The Monkees are one of the most rockist bands in history, as regards the actual four guys. Mike Nesmith once beat up a WALL in defence of their rockism, y'know.

― Silly Sailor (Andrew Thames), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:08 (twenty-two years ago)

WWWWHATT???

HE IS A FOOL, OBVIOUSLY!

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Davey Jones excepted, obv.

― Silly Sailor (Andrew Thames), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not a Davey fan. But he does fulfill role as annoying band member rather well. IRONIC DAVEY FANDOM IS GOOD FUN THOUGH!

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh yeah it is, and he went along w/the other guys anyway. A barely believeably bad dancer, tho

― Silly Sailor (Andrew Thames), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Silly -- expand on that! Who challenged him to prove his rockist credentials?

― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Prob no-one. He could still sing a few hits (tho recycled usually off old sessions, "Valleri" etc) and do cute sounding but SUBSERSIVE stuff like "Cuddly Toy", but yeah he seemed Ok w/the "let's be a weird rock band!" moves the others went for

― Silly Sailor (Andrew Thames), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Subsersive (it's about gangrape or something) but cutesounding I mean

― Silly Sailor (Andrew Thames), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Can we talk about how great the Thrills are again???

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:18 (twenty-two years ago)

And there's a few articles where he whines (justifiedly) about how the other guys were all into the MUSIC and he was an actor, no SHIT they expect us to do what they want, etc.

― Silly Sailor (Andrew Thames), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:18 (twenty-two years ago)

The reason why British don't get the Thrills because its so gloomy/rainy over here everyone is like: WAAAA! I WANT MY POST-PUNK SO I CAN FEEL MY DEPRESSION PROPERLY IN THIS CONCRETE MINDFUCK CALLED UK.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:19 (twenty-two years ago)

The Thrills are great. Of course, if you don't like proper music in a good old-fashioned classic 60s pop style, there is no need checking them out. Your bad though....

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Honestly I have the Beatles and the Who and the Kinks and the Easybeats and a LOT of other bands I love for that, are the Thrills etc really improving on them?

― Silly Sailor (Andrew Thames), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:23 (twenty-two years ago)

If The Thrills had been around in the 60s - they would have been the cred-free Britney Spears of the era.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Honestly I have the Beatles and the Who and the Kinks and the Easybeats and a LOT of other bands I love for that, are the Thrills etc really improving on them?

I never get enough of newly written songs in that style. And Beatles don't write too many of them anymore...

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Is that actually Geir or a parodist? 'Proper music'. Anyway, JtS -- I'm bored with postpunk too. Bored with guitar bands.

Re: Britney -- no they wouldn't! Britney has good tunes, interesting production, and a nice rack, sorry, a non-rockist pop persona.

― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh yes they would! Pop music in face of rock. And the Thrills have good hair.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Depends when. In 1967, Thrills would have sounded somewhat old-fashioned, and might be lumped with The Monkees as someone who never quite managed to change into the new psychedelic style and preferred to keep playing throwaway pop. In 1965, they wouldn't sound any more "pop" than any of their other contemporaries.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I think this was one of the worst records i heard all year. I tried to like it but eventually it ended up in my trashcan covered in bacon fat and eggs. thank god i didn't purchase it.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Then you like food more than fun!

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:40 (twenty-two years ago)

In 1967, Thrills would have sounded somewhat old-fashioned

Nail/head

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Apparently. I tried so hard to like it.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Food is fun!

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:57 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah who in their right mind doesnt like food better than most things?

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:58 (twenty-two years ago)

People thinner than us I suppose.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:00 (twenty-two years ago)

they're just rockists

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

skinny people hate fun

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:15 (twenty-two years ago)

and mad rumpo

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:17 (twenty-two years ago)

ha ha.

i don't like food. that's why i smoke! but i like FUN!

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:20 (twenty-two years ago)

riiiiiight

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:20 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm off to make a sandwich

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:21 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm off to grill a side of beef

― Silly Sailor (Andrew Thames), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:22 (twenty-two years ago)

It's weird. My girl and I can't cook and we both think food and the preparation of is a drag. So yeah I don't think I like food but I don't have an eating problem.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Or alternatively, I'm too lazy too eat. And smoking quells the appetite rather well. Ha ha!

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Food is fucking ace. I just walked past the butcher's stalls in the market cos I could

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Nah. I leave off of coffee and brunch/energy bars. Food is boring.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

i like food *and* music, but obviously *not* the thrills cos they're the stankest band this side of kula shaker. i like smoking but gave up.

― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

food and music and thrills? the thrills are the food in music! ha ha. nah, i gain weight really rapidly as well. so food pisses me off. cause i like the consumptive look.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

smoking makes me hungry.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Smoking is good for weight loss! Its my diet aid!

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:46 (twenty-two years ago)

it will also kill you! win win, baby!!

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:47 (twenty-two years ago)

So will life! win win, baby!!

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:47 (twenty-two years ago)

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