Go forward and shine!

Your guts and faith to create something new in public radio is deeply admired and appreciated.

What a wonderful gift to bring Mary Lucia back to the radio. I am thrilled to be able to hear her voice and her musical tastes again!

Could the bit that Bill and Gary played of the new 89.3 get put up somewhere where they don't have to dig for it in the interview?

Someone already beat me to the punch concerning Mary Lucia. Well said, above. I can't wait to hear who else you've brought on board. I've been toying with becoming an MPR member for some time now - I think this is what will put my credit card down on it.

Thanks.

it just so happens that i have Monday off, well i guess i'll have to get up a bit earlier than planned on my day off ;)

Since I'll never have my own station, I thought I'd share my wacky launch/buzz ideas:

1. This weekend, have an all-day call-in with an "open mic" with a computer voice saying dial "xxx-xxx-xxxx" then greet people and let record a short message about what they want to hear. Never use a radio host ... simply send through the messages in as near time as possible. Give listeners a sense of control.

2. Launch a grassroots visability campaign - ask people to print out a very simple PDF that says 89.3 in big bold letters and nothing else. Ask them to put it in their rear car window for a week. Make people wonder, what is that? Then on Friday, ask people to hold up their sign at X locations around town.

3. Use Meetup.com for a one-time launch event.

4. Buy online ads on local music sites - make them happy. Buy a few clever Google adwords.

5. Do something odd if you can squeeze it in. Fill the weekend with hour blocks of various noises like crickets, frogs, cows, buffalo stampeding with no explanation other than the occassional, turn to 99.5 for classical message. That will get people talking and increase the anticipation for Monday.

Cheers,
Steven Clift

I will be listening bright and early Monday morning. We need a new radio station in the Twin Cities to shake up the boredom of pre-programed America.

This is great news! I will be dialed in to 89.3 almost 100% of the time. I have not been a contributor to public radio in the past, but now I have a reason! Looking forward to Monday morning.

I've been listening to the Morning Show off and on (poor reception in the Carolinas) since 1972 when Jim Ed was the engineer and Garrison Keillor was the host. I am dismayed to see that the MPR response to the fact that many of us cannot receive 89.3 on the radios in our homes is to offer tips on fiddling with the radio antenna. What nonsense! If the signal is "strong" but it does not reach our home, no amount of cord adjustment will help.

I will have to consider whether to take our yearly contribution to MPR and us it to subscribe to satellite radio. Renewal time approaches. If I can't listen to the Morning Show, I will be VERY upset.

Steven Clift - I'm the Marketing VP here at Minnesota Public Radio. I want you to know I saw your five tactic suggestions. Some are already in the plan. We always wanted to do your second suggestion (listeners post the radio frequency for a day, week etc.) but haven't done it yet - sounds like now is the time!

Morning Show host homage aside, President Kling said the call letters KCMP don't stand for anything, at least intentionally...but how about CMP = "Contemporary Music Programming" or a twist on that? (That's what I thought he was going to say!) Let's hope that KCMP spearheads the new Contemporary Music Service, joining the Classical Music Service and the News and Information Service.

now, i have a reason to get out of bed monday.

do you guys have logos for the station ready, etc?

if so, i'd love to make some button graphics to be used on web pages/blogs, etc. to link to KCMP's page/stream.

Quoting essug:
"If the signal is "strong" but it does not reach our home, no amount of cord adjustment will help."

I'm not trying to rock the boat, but this is not true. Purchasing a high-quality amplified FM antenna and/or positioning the antenna correctly can do *wonders* for reception quality/strength.

What about using cafepress.com to flog some KCMP clobber? Mousepads, license plate frames, hoodies, doggie t-shirts, you name it.

Thanks, Erik,

But our kitchen radio has an antenna and there is no place to put another one. In fact no radio in this house (built in antenna or external) gets 89.3.
The new program concept for 89.3 sounds great - but if we can't get it (and at present it does not reach our corner of the world) MPR will have to live without our meager contribution.

E

How about some ag reports for all the millions MPR is spending? Somali language programs?

No, we get more exclusionary programming from the public radio conglomerate that receives taxpayer's money.

From one white guy to (apparently from staff meeting picture) a bunch of other white people: The first discussion about the station that I heard listed _only_ white performers. The recent inclusion of Raye Charles in the list helps a little, but PLEASE expand my musical vocabulary and DO NOT BE AFRAID to mix in some hip-hop and other contemporary "non-white" music!
I'm really looking forward to listening to your station.

My radio will be turned off on Monday morning and I expect my CD player, cassette player, MP3 player, and yes, my turntable will get a workout daily.

Thank you for the memories, rest in peace, WCAL.

Don't worry, Matt--you'll be able to hear your Dead White European Culture music on KSJN while you put on your brown shirt and press your white sheet.

And oh yes, Matt--what's your opinion of African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, women, gays and lesbians--as if we didn't know?

Really kind of disappointed with the new format... or what I heard from Mr. Kling on air this afternoon....I am not going to be able to acess the station from work....

I love the morning show... and I am going to be missing the chance to listen regularly

It's interesting to see that Mary Lucia will be up against her former co-host, Brian Oake. I'm looking forward to seeing what station's music and the personalities have to offer.

Mark Jeffries - I thought liberals were supposed to be open-minded and respectful in addition to non-stereotyping (saying that classical fans are all conservative jerks). Maybe Matt has reason to be upset, as many were upset for similar reasons with the loss of Rev105.

I think these articles might be interesting to pass along for anyone reading this Blog and involved with the new station. Specifically for the station's on air content to consider everything it airs, not to limit or disclude certain genres or demographic of listenors.

REDEFINING CLASSIC ROCK:

Part 1: http://www.pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=1571

Part 2: http://www.pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=1586

to the people who R still complaining about the death of WCAL - your station has been gone for some time now - 89.3 is simulcasting KSJN...with the new format starting, it doesn't equate to you losing something - what U R listening to now will continue on KSJN, so please don't rain on our parade...i wish U luck in broadening the scope of that station &/or finding a new source for your classical music tastes

speaking for myself: I CAN'T WAIT til 9am Monday!!! I'm so psyched 2 hear Mary Lucia again! By the way, do we have DJ schedules yet? Will Mary, Thorn, Mark or Steve kick things off on Monday morning? Any word on when the new website will be ready - we all (well most of us on here) really appreciate all the hard work everyone is doing - thanks so much!

Hey Tom-

Check out this link from the Pioneer Press to answer your questions regarding DJ schedule:

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/entertainment/10702164.htm

Keith

Every Saturday morning we really enjoyed your classical jazz music. I hope this can be incorporated into your new format. Please let me know what time to listen for it. Thanks, good luck k

I looked at the front page of the Pioneer Press this morning and went on to read about the new 89.3 - I was so excited I couldn't even hang on to my coffee cup - just last night I had a lengthy conversation with a friend about about the dire need for good radio programming/selection in the Twin Cities, and went on to rave about my favorite online station KCRW (Santa Monica)- Sounds like 89.3 is going in that general direction and YEAH!! It's long overdue! So,hats off and thanks to all invoved with pulling this together!I will be tuning in on Monday!!

My suggestions to the new 89.3: keep enlisting the best talent you can, play the most diverse variety possibly, push our musical boundaries and let the jocks talk all they want if it's worth hearing, especially about music. I've supported non-commercial radio such as KFAI and Radio K for a long time and these are the qualities that make them great. I would not enjoy good music, new and old, fast and slow without them. Period. They are also our connection to quality local music. You may not think great diversity is possible, but don't sell yourself short. For example, the way Radio K has worked in a tight "Top 7" into their overall diverse structure works because the songs change and don't last FOREVER. The irony is that in ridding themselves of a top 40, other stations play classic hits forever-and-ever, slowly killing a listener's enjoyment of music. Like many others, I've suffered the lack of worthwhile commercial radio for a long time. Long before Rev105 there was a time when KQ92 was the hippest, most diverse blend of good rock, progressive jazz, bluegrass and other styles imaginable, at least to this young listener. So I know it's possible. An FM station with some watts that will be worlds apart from the strict playlists of other stations. I can't stress enough what a big waste of time I feel repetition can be. At the same time, don't rule out a style just because it's been abused by another station - while I really don't care to hear Petty's "Free Falling" ever again, I would't mind hearing a live version of Springsteen's "Backstreets" now and then. And as difficult as it may be, try hardest not to let diversity suffer in favor of reaching listener quotas and their financial contributions. Pledge raps are even OK - we're used to them. Rest assured you're audience is out here.

Mr. Jefferies values diversity:

"Don't worry, Matt--you'll be able to hear your Dead White European Culture music on KSJN while you put on your brown shirt and press your white sheet".
-Mark Jeffries, January 21, 2005, 7:25 PM

Hey Mark: ask the MPR Board and your alt rock buddies why there are no farm or livestock reports, or agricultural, Somali, Hmong, or Vietnamese language programming on KCMP?

Umm. You know, I would politely suggest to the gent with the Somali and Hmong interests, as well as the Ag reports, that the 'public radio' of MPR doesn't just mean 'anything goes'. And it hasn't for a very long time. And frankly, I'm sort of glad.

You may note that the K nor KBEM do those either, although they do have their own particular odd quirks that they do as public services. I think we'll find the KCMP - like KNOW and their classical service - will do this as well.

That said...yes, indeed, there _should_ be space on the dial for things like ag reports, and foreign language radio, particularly ethnic groups that have _nothing_. I think we're going to see that happening. However, whining that a particular station is not meeting your particular needs...well, it's more of a whine than anything intelligent to say.

Neal--You clearly have a severe grudge against MPR. There are many things that I wish they would do to improve their overall service, but I also realize that it is impossible for them to be all things to all people.

Because this new station is a Twin Cities-based service, farm reports are simply not a reasonable expecation for an FM radio station. I believe that even WCCO radio stopped doing them after decades of providing that service (maybe because that information is more easily and thoroughly found online?).

As for Somali, Hmong and Vietnamese programming, listen to KFAI. Every night of the week has a strong international schedule. Why duplicate such an already strong service?

The music that will be featured on KCMP is underplayed in this area. This service will be an asset to MPR because its emphasis is to do something on a wider basis that is not done well in the Twin Cities market. RadioK is outstnaind, and while a somewhat similar format, KCMP will be able to broaden the pallette of music throughout the metro. For that I am excited.

As for the bickering about the corporate side of MPR, the shortcomings of KSJN programming and the loss of WCAL...that all has become quite tiresome. Let's move on to _build up_ the quality of radio here rather than continually tear it down.

Let us just assume for the moment that the new 89.3 will be the best thing to come to the Twin Cities since sliced bread: that it will have wonderful, eclectic, inspired programming; that it isn't trying to steal listeners from Radio K or KFAI; that it will make all of our lives sunny and happy. None of this justifies the takeover, gutting and dismembering of WCAL. Couldn't you have done this to some bad, inconsequential station? Or perhaps WCAL was targeted because it was the superior classical music station?

Too bad if some of you think that the lamenting of WCAL is tiresome. I find MPR trying to take over the world (starting with the upper midwest and California) and then begging me for money tiresome.

For the love of Mike! Please remember the facts of this purchase. This was not a "hostile takeover" by MPR. WCAL was going to sell the station plain and simple. It was a signal owned by a college that was not being utilized by the student body for educational purposes as most college stations are (e.g. U of M and Arizona State), and they stated they needed the money elsewhere. Arizona State has the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and their station is staffed by students and not just journalism/media majors. They have business students selling ads on the station and working with the programming people to experience running a radio station/business.

It could have been sold for a higher price to a Christian Broadcast Company but St. Olaf chose MPR instead. Obviosly they realized what MPR wanted to do was closer to what they wanted to see done with the station.

The station was up for sale and frankly I think it went to the best bidder. People need to stop "blaming" MPR for a decision that was made by St. Olaf and give the new station a chance. If you miss the classical programming on WCAL email suggestions to MPR. They have already hired some of the on-air staff from WCAL so I would think they will be open to suggestions.

I have listened to KSJN and WCAL for many years and there are times when I will change to a cd for something completely different.

When you look at the radio wasteland I think it's a stretch to say MPR is taking over the world. Do some research on Clear Channel, Infinity, Disney and see who is really taking over the world and not just the radio landscape.

Believe me when I say I know how hard it is when a station you love goes away but I am a true believer that things happen for a reason and maybe what is down the road will prove to be an opportunity not to be missed.

A couple more things and I am done.

It is important to remember that we should be civil when we post.

Even if you are tired of the lamenting or don't want to give money to MPR how cool is it that we can put what we think on this site!

I doubt that would happen on any of the radio stations owned by Clear Channel, Infinity or Disney. They don't even take requests for music.

So maybe we can remember that when we want to beat up on each other and MPR.

I was just listening to 105 & the DJ (I think it was JP - U know the 1 who sounds like an auctioneer) said "here's the LATEST from The Shore" & he played "Hard Road" - which most of us know has been the ONLY Shore song played on that station & they've been playing it for several months now. I ask U, how the *#(@ is this song "the latest"??? shouldn't latest convey something fresh & new from an established artist?

this of course happens ALL the time on that station & most others - even if a band has a new single out, even if the band has never been played b4 on that station - whatever the DJ is playing is called "the latest" - what BS!!!

Obviously these DJs know nothing about the artists they R playing &/or R reading from a script somebody handed 2 them - thank god all of this is about 2 change in about 40 hours

I listen to KEXP from Seattle a lot online, hopefully this station will be a similar one.

I really dislike the name, though. "The Current" seems to be trying too hard. What's wrong with the good old call letters?

i gotta say i agree w/ Tommy, stick w/ just the call letters. calling it "The Current" is just kinda lame imo. as excited as i am for this station to begin, i will never call it by anything other than 89.3 or KCMP.

i stress to the people in charge who are reading this, and to the DJ's, stick w/ the call letters and dial number, and forego The Current name, if that was an executive decision, fine, but i'm telling you now, it wasn't a very good one :)

nearly all radio stations have a nick-name

as the press release explains, "the current" does connote movement, as in water, electricity, information, etc as well as new music - maybe U think its not THE coolest nick-name ever invented but i really dont care what its called - call it whatever U want (a rose by any other name...) - i'll B listening

i'll BE listing as well, YOU can bet that

i just think that name and explanation for it area bit cheesey, sorry.

Say, anyone have any ideas on improving radio reception in offices with all those flourescent lights causing interference?

First of all, best of luck with the new format. You've got a lot of talented and passionate people there, if you let them do what they love to do -- play great music -- things will be wonderful.

Here's my request: Challenge me! I want to hear new stuff, old stuff, local stuff, stuff I love, stuff I've never heard before. Expose me to new music, and if I like it, great! And if I *don't* like it, great! I'd rather be exposed to 90 new songs/artists that I end up liking and 10 I don't; rather than 50 songs/artists that I end up liking.

If you manage to capture even a small portion of the magic that REV-105 had, you'll be awesome...

I think someone called the new station K-chump, as in, you folks are all chumps to think that Kling will not sell you out the first chance he gets.

I'm cautiously optimistic as well. I think the station will be excellent for the first month or so, then there will be an inevitable tightening of the playlist. I hope the great talent assembled will still have some input at that point. A certain level of structure (a playlist) is crucial, to maintain any sort of consistent listenership. It can be loose and large, but there will be a playlist.

While I think Kling is committed to the new format, If it doesn't work he won't hesitate to step in and 'help'...

Question: Who has the most radio stations in Minnesota?

Answer: Hmmm...It's not Clear Channel? or Infinity? Or ABC/Disney? Really? Who could it be?

Do the math. Count the signals. It's MPR, by alot.

KCMP, Enjoy another 'independent' option.

All media (TV,Radio,Newspaper) is about image. MPR has done an excellent job of marketing itself as 'The Little Guy' or 'The Community's Voice'. Is it possible that the state's largest broadcaster, commercial or no, has your best interest at heart? I maintain a healthy distrust of ALL broadcasting outlets. I recommend you do the same.

I too, must offer my distaste of the name "The Current." I love everything I've heard so far about the station. Except the name. It truly is awful. It smacks of corporate radio abominations such as "The Edge" or "The Point" or "The River" or any other bland generics you can think of. It just seems to go against everything that has already been said about the "anti-format" and local, DJ-centric programming. "The Current" brings up bad visions of a radio station on a hard drive! I know that I will love the station, but it's 89.3 KCMP for me.

I would like to remind everyone here - employees of MPR included - all this is being done, in part, with money from the taxpayers of Minnesota as it has been for years. Public radio must be run in the public interest and the programming must reflect that. Currently, Minnesota Public Radio is for a specific demographic and does not include those who do not fit. Sure, they throw in Main Street Radio once in a while, but where's all the rest of the programming geared for rural Minnesota?

The fact that MPR didn't take advantage of the purchase of WCAL to provide a true public radio outlet for all the different ethnic groups in the Metro area is as telling as it is pathetic.

Minnesota Public Radio is out to appeal to a market. It is a corporate media empire hiding behind it's non-profit status. MPR broadcasts paid commercial under the guise of "sponsors". Under "About Us" you will find the catagory of "Company Info". Company info?

You're damn right I have it out for MPR. My tax money, and the tax money of every Minnesotan finances this operation.

At least Clear Channel doesn't take my money, and I can turn the radio off and be done with them.

KCMP 89.3 - Sound Music Advice.

Neal, you sound awfully bitter my friend

i'd imagine there's way worse things that Minnesota is doing with it's taxpayers $$ than funding MPR, like this for example:

http://startribune.com/stories/587/5200209.html

Any chance you'll play some Dead for us old farts? I loved the pre-1977 "KQ", KJ-104, the Rev and now listen to 770 Radio K. My only complaint is nobody plays any Dead (except Thorn on the day Jerry Garcia died).

Anyway, I for one, am really excited about Monday :)

Steviemo

Neal
Let's try to get a few facts right. MPR does NOT get operating funds from the State of Minnesota. Your taxes are safe! It does get a couple of hundred thousand dollars every two years from the State to help extend its service to unserved areas of Minnesota to build transmitters in areas like Hinkley and Blue Earth. But no State funds go into MPR's ooperating or programming budget. Most other public stations in Minnesota do receive state funds for operations. Not MPR.

Hope that settles your stomach.

thanks for clearing that up Bill :)

also, since Drive 105 already beat you to the punch by playing the Arcade Fire starting about a week or so ago, i'd suggest to play Rebellion (Lies) instead of Power Out, as they have been doing.

Rebellion is definitely the most "radio friendly" song on the album, and the one that they've just finished shooting a video for.

i created some banner/button images for use on websites/blogs based on the images here on this blog. i was thinking of creating some with my own designs later, we'll see :)

http://www.leftofthedial.net/images/kcm-small-banner-outline.jpg
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http://www.leftofthedial.net/images/kcmp-button-outline.jpg
http://www.leftofthedial.net/images/kcmp-button-small-outline.jpg
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The new aacPlus stream is coming in beautifully here through vlc on a Linux box. Seems like the announcers are toned way down though.

I can hardly wait 'til tomorrow morning. Great job everyone! Long live The Current!

PS: Be sure to compile vlc with the --enable-faad option to enable aacPlus support; it's disabled by default.

wileygrrl wrote:
"For the love of Mike! Please remember the facts of this purchase. This was not a "hostile takeover" by MPR. WCAL was going to sell the station plain and simple."

The same was true when Disney bought REV105. There was no hostile takeover. Cargill had a chance to make money on a losing investment, so he took it and sold the station. Yet everyone villified ABC/Disneyas The Dark Empire who destroyed their favorite station.

Wlieygrrl, were was your voice then? This situation bears more than a passing resemblance to the REV105/Disney deal. My point is not to be an ass, but to try to keep facts in perspective. Everyone feels that as long as their interests are being served, it's 'fair'.

KCMP will likely be an excellent station. It still doesn't change the fact that an area (Northfield) with precious little local voice, now has even less. Regardless of who's to blame or how it happened, it's still a loss.

>Neal, you sound awfully bitter my friend

No, I'm just being a "media critic" ;-)

Bill:

>Let's try to get a few facts right.

From http://access.forum.publicradio.org/
article.pl?sid=05/01/06/0059229

"MPR's 2003 Annual Report is here at http://minnesota.publicradio.org/about/mpr/finance /mpr_annual_2003.pdf.

Its total support and earned revenue for the year before last was $48.3 m, up from $43.7 m in 2002. Government sources accounted for $5.3 m of that, or about 11 percent, up from $3.6 m or about 8 percent in 02.

The lion's share of that came from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; "Other governmental support" was $675,000 in 03, up from $70,000 in 02".

I didn't even look at your link. It's irrelevant. The subject is Minnesota Public Radio.

solace, this one could work as a bumper sticker:

http://www.leftofthedial.net/images/kcmp-banner-outline.jpg

Now, will this station have separate bumper stickers (aside from the blue MPR ones?)?

Wow, I just checked in to see the buzz about the new format going live tomorrow and was stunned to see such hostility from one blogger in particular. Sounds to me like he is just an unhappy person, either that or he works for clearchannel :) If you don't like it, don't tune in.
In response to the griping about "taxpayer dollars," Bill seems to have cleared that up but I'd like to add, I am a taxpayer too and even IF my money was going straight to programming, I'd say HURRAH! This station is exactly what myself and many, many other taxpayers have been waiting for a long time to hear.
Enough negativity already. I'm elated and can't wait to hear the great talent that they've lined up and wish everyone, even "Neal," the best.
Ps. my vote goes to just KCMP or 89.3 too.

I pray that this station be what is says it going to be. A diverse music station that plays all types of music. too bad the staff does'nt reflect that idea of diversity. But good luck anyway.

We'll have some print goodies for download tomorrow at some point in the afternoon. I'd say "stay tuned," but that doesn't really apply to the Web, does it?

All that MPR stuff and taxpayer stuff and political stuff kind of reminds me of making sausage. We like eating it but we really don't want to watch it being made.

My advice - listen and enjoy :)

And speaking of Clear Channel...talk about a love-hate relationship. One day they're going to court so the Grateful Dead can have a reunion concert at Alpine Valley, the next day they're banning anti-war music on all their station and staging pro-war rallies around the country, and now they're switching some of their stations to "Progressive Talk" and Al Franken, and today I read that they're assisting 88.5 KBEM with their financial woes since MN-DOT cut their funding.

Oy

Hi,
I was one of those who complained the loudest when big mean MPR bought sweet little (and more progressive in their classical music playlist) WCAL. I assumed it was just a way to extend the 99.5 signal to a larger area and that all those wonderful people – Steve and Melissa – would loose their jobs, etc. etc. Boy do I feel like jerk! Not only has KSJN hired many of those people, but THIS STATION IS FANTASTIC!!!! I LOVE IT!!! The Twin Cities has needed a station like this for a long time. It’s part radio K, but without the obnoxious am signal, 90.3 but without the Hmong hour (no offense honestly, but whenever I tune it in I swear it’s something like that) and with the Patsy Cline and Billy Holiday it’s has shades of WCAL’s wonderful Weekend Notes. And I am not part of your purported demographic – I’m a 46 year old female who loves all types a music and desires to know about the latest stuff, but also hear classics. But I do agree with other writers who don’t like the name “The Current”. It’s creepy and Clearchannelly. 89.3 should “86” it and just call it WCAL.

Maybe someone else pointed this out already, but to defend "Neal's" comments about tax dollars going to support MPR, it's true, since as a non-profit a donation is deductible, and that amounts to less taxes paid to the feds and the state, and that's a basic form of subsidy. That's the purpose of getting a non-profit status. So what's the public purpose here? A mix of music not available elsewhere? Maybe not so far, but I don't see why this couldn't be a viable commercial enterprise. Seems like a pretty good format idea with an audience looking for it. No commercials? Well that's nice, but why should the public subsidize the removal of airspace from the market just for that sake an no other?

And of course what's also happened is that KSJN has removed the other major classical station, giving itself a monopoly there. I may not incrase my pledge after all. (Just kidding, I don't pledge.)

Listened yesterday afternoon and early eve on and off. I was disappointed. The music sounded like an alternative college station, some really discordant stuff, which is fine now and then, but geez ... It was hard listening.

Tuned in this morning and was thrilled! Eclectic music, stuff from Steve Earle, Randy Newman, some hot Scottish jam. It was great.

I'm assuming the playlist will vary throughout the day, which is cool, as long as it isn't all like yesterday afternoon. Keep up the mix. Don't forget Greg Brown, Gorka and such.

wcal was a great station i was a member. that being said im all for the current,yes the cities need a station with some new music and ideas.all i wish is that they got rid of ksjn,they never had class or personel!!!!!not even close!!!!!
il miss you wcal!!!!!

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