WEBVTT - BARRY MANILOW

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<v Speaker 1>Hey there, it's very hi, Mr Mandeloe. How are you good? So,

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<v Speaker 1>Mr Mandeloe, Barry Mandeloe coming back to Las Vegas. I

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<v Speaker 1>was so sad when you left last time, because that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's one of those shows that like I took one

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<v Speaker 1>friend two and then I had to come back and

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<v Speaker 1>bring more friends because you are phenomenal on stage. Thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you. Yeah, you know. Uh have we played five

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<v Speaker 1>years at the old Hilton and two years at the

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<v Speaker 1>Paris and they were great years. I have nothing but

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<v Speaker 1>great memories. And um, this genius, uh, David Siegel bought

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<v Speaker 1>the Hilton, changed the name to the whist Gate and

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<v Speaker 1>now and put like multivillions of dollars and it's gorgeous.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just just fantastic. And they asked me to come

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<v Speaker 1>back and you know, do a residency there, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was the right time. I have nothing but great memories

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<v Speaker 1>of it, and I said yes, and so here we

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<v Speaker 1>go again, Vegas, watch out, coming back. Barry is back.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh. One of the things that impressed me when

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<v Speaker 1>I was there years ago was your your energy level

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<v Speaker 1>and it was like an out almost two hours that

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<v Speaker 1>you just sang and played and played and sang and

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<v Speaker 1>laughed and played and sang and and did jingles and

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<v Speaker 1>just had everybody on their feet. So I'm thinking, I

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<v Speaker 1>I was thinking, silly me, Well, you're probably gonna like

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<v Speaker 1>like cut back and yeah, I don't know, do a

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<v Speaker 1>smaller version. No, you're doing like you're doing the whole shebang,

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<v Speaker 1>like almost did the ninety minutes show again. Oh yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I like it. I just like it. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not touring the way we used to. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I used to go off for months at a time.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't do that anymore, not because I can't, but

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<v Speaker 1>because I wanted. I just wanted to be home more

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<v Speaker 1>than I was. But um um, but that's what I do.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'm just a full of energy guy and

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't seem to be going away at all. And

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<v Speaker 1>so many offered me to come back to Vegas. It's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be another one of those fun evenings. It

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<v Speaker 1>will be full of music and full of production and

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<v Speaker 1>you know you'll have a good time. So I asked

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<v Speaker 1>my staff, the Delila producers, you know, do you guys

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<v Speaker 1>have any questions for Barry? And oddly enough, there there

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<v Speaker 1>are two people that were jumping through hoops to get

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<v Speaker 1>to you. One is my best friend from fourth grade,

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<v Speaker 1>d D, who's here in the studio listening to every

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<v Speaker 1>word we say and just grinning from here to here,

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<v Speaker 1>because the two of us had crushes on you, like

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<v Speaker 1>so bad, so bad, Like I even wanted to get

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<v Speaker 1>a damn bagel back in the day and name it

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<v Speaker 1>Bagel just to be like you. But the other person

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<v Speaker 1>that that was like sending me question after question is

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<v Speaker 1>my adult daughter, Lenika, who's one of my producers. She's like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh my god, Mom, oh my god, you're really going

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<v Speaker 1>to talk to Barry. I'm like, um yeah, She goes,

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta, I gotta know these things. So she has

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of questions here do we have time to

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<v Speaker 1>ask these? Who the hell is sweet Melissa? Oh? Um? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>when I wrote that, it was back in the seventies

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<v Speaker 1>and Melissa Manchester was my best friend. We used to

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<v Speaker 1>sing on jingles and then I got her the job

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<v Speaker 1>of a singing background for Bette Midler when I started

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<v Speaker 1>working with Bed and she was looking for three girls. So, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa is one of the great greatest singers ever, and

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<v Speaker 1>so she wound up singing back out background. Is she?

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<v Speaker 1>I think She was one of the first hard Letts

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<v Speaker 1>for a for a for a few h for a

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<v Speaker 1>few months, I think, and then Melissa was so great

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<v Speaker 1>that she never stayed as a background singer. She became

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<v Speaker 1>a Manchester Anyway. When I wrote to the Magic, I

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<v Speaker 1>wrote the words Melissa, and I was thinking of Melissa

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<v Speaker 1>Manchester and it's such a beautiful name. And that's the

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<v Speaker 1>story of that. You just gave me chills. D D

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<v Speaker 1>and I are sitting here with our mouth wide open,

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<v Speaker 1>shaking her hands, going Melissa Manchester, My god. We love

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa Manchester. So are you still friends with these people?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you and Bet still friends? Are you? Yeah? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I I've did a couple of albums for her,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I produced the Rosemary Cluny Tribute and the

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<v Speaker 1>Peggy Lee Tribute and they were very successful. And the

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<v Speaker 1>Peggy Lee Tribune I could listen to a thousand times. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they were very successful and we had a great time. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so the sweet Melissa thinking of Melissa Manchester. Now. Her

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<v Speaker 1>next question was, you took a world famous funeral Dirge

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<v Speaker 1>Chopin's funeral song and turned it into one of the

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<v Speaker 1>most inspiring love songs ever where. Did that creativity come from?

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<v Speaker 1>Great question, like how did you go that? That's still

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<v Speaker 1>from the from that song Could Have Been Magic? Melissa

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<v Speaker 1>comes from I Could Be Magic, And the whole song

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<v Speaker 1>was based on the Chauffem President C Minor and um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I sometimes drag out my classic classical music

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<v Speaker 1>books just to inspire me because that's really where all

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<v Speaker 1>the great melodies came from. And so that's what I

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<v Speaker 1>was doing, uh during that time. And uh then when

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<v Speaker 1>I came back to the piano, I wrote this beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>song that I called it Could Have Be Magic, and

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<v Speaker 1>I realized I had stolen the chord changes from the

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<v Speaker 1>Chovam players from C Minor. So if you look at

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<v Speaker 1>the credits on Could Have Magic, it is always says

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<v Speaker 1>inspired by the Chow Vampires in C Minor because um,

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<v Speaker 1>I used his chord changes. It's my melody, but his

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<v Speaker 1>core changes. It's so gorgeous, so gorgeous, and the whole thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Because when I heard I was going to get to

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<v Speaker 1>interview you, of course I had to like pull out

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<v Speaker 1>all of my favorites and that was the one that

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<v Speaker 1>is my daughter Lenika's favorite and listen to it and

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<v Speaker 1>it still gives chills. It's still those chord changes in

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<v Speaker 1>your heart just wells and and you feel that that

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<v Speaker 1>intoxicating feeling of could it be couldn't be? Magic? Again,

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<v Speaker 1>I absolutely agree with you, and it couldn't. I couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>be more flatter like you're saying that, because how long

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<v Speaker 1>ago did I write this. I was a kid when

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<v Speaker 1>I wrote this, never even thinking that it would ever

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<v Speaker 1>wind up anywhere. I thought I was writing for other

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<v Speaker 1>people to say my songs because I had no no

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<v Speaker 1>idea that I would ever wind up to be a singer,

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<v Speaker 1>So I was writing it for other singers. So when

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<v Speaker 1>you say all these years later that it still gives

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<v Speaker 1>you chills, I couldn't be. I couldn't be more flatter.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for saying that, not just not just chills,

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<v Speaker 1>but that swelling feeling in your bosom, that that expands

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<v Speaker 1>and grows as the song builds and you're thinking about that,

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<v Speaker 1>that love, that intense, magical moment that just ah, you

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<v Speaker 1>make me smile, you make me cry. Oh, thank you, honey,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you really, thank you so much for saying those

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<v Speaker 1>things about my music. You know, my music has meant

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<v Speaker 1>so much to me over the years, and when you

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<v Speaker 1>say those things. It really really means a lot. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>who shot? Who? It was Tony that died, wasn't it?

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<v Speaker 1>You have to figure that out. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I made a movie based on it, and in the movie,

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<v Speaker 1>I got shot, I played Tony and I got shot.

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<v Speaker 1>But the record, uh doesn't tell you who got shot?

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<v Speaker 1>I know it doesn't. I know it doesn't, nor does.

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<v Speaker 1>You did a video of it too, and the video

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't give it away. Yeah. See, these are the Delilah dilemmas.

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<v Speaker 1>We must know the answers too. No, that's up to

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<v Speaker 1>the list. You've been very generous, Barry. You donated some

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<v Speaker 1>tickets to your new show in Las Vegas, to premium

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<v Speaker 1>tickets that we are going to auction off to raise

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<v Speaker 1>funds for kids in foster care through Point Hope. And uh.

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<v Speaker 1>And so when you know, when you're performing, when you're playing,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not just blessing everybody in the audience. You're blessing

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<v Speaker 1>foster kids that you'll probably never even get a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to meet. But I just wanted to say thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for that. My pleasure sounds very important. So I'm happy

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to do that. All right, So you're playing, Uh, May, June, July,

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<v Speaker 1>I see your your vacationing hopefully in August, but you're

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<v Speaker 1>back in September and October, rights and that's when I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be there, all right, Well, I will see you there,

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<v Speaker 1>and I can't wait to give you a hug again.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been probably fifteen twenty years since I've seen you.

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<v Speaker 1>And make sure that we know you're in the AD

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<v Speaker 1>and so we can we can see each other. I

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<v Speaker 1>will do that. Barry Mandelowte, thank you for your time

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<v Speaker 1>today with the Delilah Show, and just just break a

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<v Speaker 1>leg and have as much fun as you have every

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<v Speaker 1>other time I've seen you. Great, Thanks, thanks for this. Thanks,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Barry. God bless bye bye