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Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Greg, Good morning Katie, Thank.

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Speaker 1: You so much for your time this morning. Greg. Can

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Speaker 2: Well, we overnight from we had a last show on

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Speaker 2: There was no trouble, he wasn't going to get into

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Speaker 2: And then on Monday night, about nine thirty, we had

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Speaker 2: But we weren't going to go anywhere without the police

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Speaker 2: We were worried about the bikes. You know, people have

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Speaker 2: And that meant that we're right now. The bikes are back.

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Speaker 2: These bikes are finally tuned, because you can't do this act,

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Speaker 1: I got told that one of those locals might have

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Speaker 2: Well, we've had things like when we had promotional inflatables

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Speaker 1: Now, you obviously you had a bit of an idea

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Speaker 2: Well you do because you know, look you well, we've

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Speaker 1: Yeah. Mate, I'm so glad that you got those bikes back.

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Speaker 2: Yes, excellent. Yes, the next show is tomorrow night and

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Speaker 1: Wonderful. And then you're coming to Darwin as well.

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Speaker 1: Then. Oh well, I'm so glad that you got those

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Speaker 2: Absolutely, it's outweighed. Look. Look I got in this morning

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Speaker 2: You know, Look, we'll be back in Alice for sure. Again.

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Speaker 2: We'll do our research, we'll talk to everybody locally, we'll

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Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, Greg, tell me just quickly, we had a

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Speaker 2: No, You've got to be careful. There are some traces

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Speaker 1: Well, Greg, thank you so much for having a chat

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Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, three cheers for Alice Springs.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, wonderful.

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Speaker 2: I won't do it.

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Speaker 1: I won't do it right now on.

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Speaker 2: Air, but thank you Greg, Monday night.

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Speaker 1: with you, I'm sure when you're in Darwin. Thank you

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Speaker 1: so much.

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Speaker 2: Thanks Katie, thank you