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Old 2003-09-02, 00:39
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Top 100 guitar players (according to rolling stone)

This has got to be the biggest crock of shit I have ever seen. Im sending syphulis infected razor blades to the fuckers at Rolling Stone. You know theres a problem in the world when Kirk Cobain is number 12, Jack White is number 17, Eddie Van Halen is number 70, and Vai nor Ynview is on there.

Top 100 guitarists of all time, according to Rolling Stone:

1 Jimi Hendrix
2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones
17 Jack White of the White Stripes
18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
19 Richard Thompson
20 James Burton
21 George Harrison
22 Mike Bloomfield
23 Warren Haynes
24 The Edge of U2
25 Freddy King
26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
28 Stephen Stills
29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges
30 Buddy Guy
31 Dick Dale
32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service
33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
35 John Fahey
36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's
37 Bod Diddley [sic]
38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
39 Brian May of Qeen
40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
41 Clarence White of the Byrds
42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson
43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic
44 Scotty Moore
45 Frank Zappa
46 Les Paul
47 T-Bone Walker
48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith
49 John McLaughlin
50 Pete Townshend
51 Paul Kossoff of Free
52 Lou Reed
53 Mickey Baker
54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane
55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple
56 Tom Verlaine of Television
57 Roy Buchanan
58 Dickey Betts
59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead
61 Ike Turner
62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band
63 Danny Gatton
64 Mick Ronson
65 Hubert Sumlin
66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour
67 Link Wray
68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape
69 Steve Howe of Yes
70 Eddie Van Halen
71 Lightnin' Hopkins
72 Joni Mitchell
73 Trey Anastasio of Phish
74 Johnny Winter
75 Adam Jones of Tool
76 Ali Farka Toure
77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat
78 Robbie Robertson of the Band
79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997)
80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids
81 Derek Trucks
82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
83 Neil Young
84 Eddie Cochran
85 Randy Rhoads
86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath
87 Joan Jett
88 Dave Davies of the Kinks
89 D. Boon of the Minutemen
90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper
91 Robby Krieger of the Doors
92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5
94 Bert Jansch
95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine
96 Angus Young of AC/DC
97 Robert Randolph
98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer
99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag
100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden
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Old 2003-09-02, 01:21
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yeah that is a crock of shit i meen chuck schuldiner smokes most of those guys outa the water, so do many other guitarists
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Old 2003-09-02, 02:41
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its a pop magazine, what do you expect. They wanna get guitarists everyone will know.
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Old 2003-09-02, 02:53
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i gotta bitch about one more thing
artofnothing6 you said they wanted guitarist everyone knows, i know this also but where the fuck is randy rhoads?!?! i meen hes one of the greatist and popular at that and i dont see him did i over look him?

EDIT: ok i found him, number 85 WHAT THE FUCK?! who put this together man? someone who doesnt even play guitar probably
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Old 2003-09-02, 02:59
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ahahaha!! that is fuckin bullshit. Wheres Zakk Wylde!?!?!?!? and Kirk Cobain?? lmao!
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and Kirk Cobain?? lmao!

He's 12.
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Old 2003-09-02, 03:26
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half of those faggots i've never even heard of, or suck total ass.

the only right numbers they have are possibly 7, and 11. but every other ranking is horsecrap.
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Old 2003-09-02, 14:42
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Well, it's obvious that lists will never please everybody. What I am wondering
is what the criteria was to make it onto this list.

Is it the most popular guitarists of all time?
Most influential? etc.
Who's got the most bruised knees???

I don't know but as soon as you see names like "Kurt" Cabana and
Lick my "White" Cornuto, on the list then you know it holds no significance.

Shame on Rolling Stone for promoting mainstream radio music once again!!!
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Old 2003-09-02, 15:00
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Eddie Van Halen at 70.

What. the. fuck.
 
Old 2003-09-02, 15:04
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Hm, interesting, but bullshit.

I mean, hell we all know hendrix, SRV, clapton and other rock.

but van halen is on 70, and the rhcp guy is on 18 (now THAT's bullshit)

same goes for Tom Morello, he's inventive with fx and all but he's nowhere as good as van halen... and Morello is on 24.

hm, I don't fully agree on their choices, plus its also a bit of a personal preference thing, they'll never make a good list that'll satisfy folks, so they just made up a shitty one. theres a lot of underrated guitarist on that list too, thats cool but they forgot a couple too, plus I don't agree with the rating. (wheres vai and satriani anyway?)
 
Old 2003-09-02, 15:08
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Eddie Van Halen at 70.

What. the. fuck.


yeah dude, my post was longer then yours, but we prolly had exactly the same thought at the same time.

that just doesnt make sense.
 
Old 2003-09-02, 15:30
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i don't know about the rest of you but i like Kim Thayil and think he deserves a little better than the last guy on the fuckin list.

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Old 2003-09-02, 15:43
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if this list wasn't to satisfy people, who was it meant to satisfy? and who would buy the magazine to see who Rolling Stone thinks is the best guitarist?
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Old 2003-09-02, 15:45
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its just about selling the magazine. the guy who made this probably had his hand up his rear end and had to think out something quick, plus he had to write it down with his left hand.

however, its bullshit. this list doesn't make sense to me. malmsteen isnt even on it.
 
Old 2003-09-02, 15:51
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Haha, I was thinking the exact same thing about the RHCP guy. And Tom Morello.. jesus. Van Halen should be up in the top 10, no matter WHO is judging.
 
Old 2003-09-02, 16:12
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here's my list:

1. Vai
2. Petrucci
3. Satch
4. Randy Rhoads
5. Eddie Van Halen
6. Al Dimeola
7. Alexi Laiho
8. Dimebag Darrell
9. Kirk Hammet (old metallica)
10. Fredrik Thordenthal
11. Yngwie Malmsteen
12. Stevie Ray Vaughan
13. Zakk Wylde
14. Kerry King
15. Michael Romeo
16. Trey Azagthoth
17. Jack Owen
18. Pat O'Brien
19. Chuck Shuldiner
20. Marty Friedman

25. Hendrix
35. Kurt Cobain
40. Clapton
80. Santana
101. Me
102. Kirk Hammet (now)
150. John Frusciante
230. Jack White

there's a list we can all agree with, give or take 8 or 9 spots up or down on the list, (the first 9 are dead on in my opinion, the rest is listing guitarists as they came to my head)
and 35 on are guitarists i hate
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Old 2003-09-02, 16:20
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Old 2003-09-02, 16:34
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80. Santana
101. Me
102. Kirk Hammet (now)
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Atifman: You just missed the Rolling Stone top 100!

So close but yet so far...
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Old 2003-09-02, 17:37
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Old 2003-09-02, 19:57
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What surprised me is that Angus Young (AC/DC guitarist (if you didn't know)) is on the list, but at 97th (or whatever it was) place. If he's included, then for gods sake, he should be above Cobain. Yes, Cobain could write some reasonable songs (except they got a bit boring after 2 minutes (total, not per song), 'cause they're all pretty much the same), but Angus writes hellishly nice songs, *and* plays guitar like a man. Unlike Cobain.
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Old 2003-09-02, 20:34
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Old 2003-09-03, 02:30
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im sorry but kurt cobain shouldnt even be ON the top 100 list. maybe top 1000
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Old 2003-09-03, 03:10
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The only placemnt im happy about is Tom Morello's. I love that guy.
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Old 2003-09-03, 04:36
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i like him too. his placement was alright.
 
Old 2003-09-03, 05:41
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I'm not too fond of him, but hey. Each to their own.
 
Old 2003-09-03, 08:58
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tom morello's very underrated. Everybody's too busy ranting about how invetive older guitar players were, that they are to blind to see yet another invetive one right in front of you. Even though i don't like audioslave much, tom morello is still a favorite of mine.
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Old 2003-09-03, 09:37
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I'll be the first to admit he's very inventive.
 
Old 2003-09-03, 17:07
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yeah, he can use fx pedals. but he's no EVH.
 
Old 2003-09-03, 19:13
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why the fuck is kurt cobain rated as one of the best guitarists in the world. He's fuckin shite, has no style and plays like a fuckin women!!! I cant believe how he's in the top 100, he's more like the shittest!!!
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Old 2003-09-03, 20:07
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Eddie Van Halen at fucking 70, what the hell is wrong with these fucking idiots, this is an outrage, it's blasphemy aimed at every single guitarist with an IQ over 0.10-
I can't believe it, this thread needs deleted and never to be looked back at again.
Please just get rid of it, take it off the first page, the list must be destroyed
 
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yeah, he can use fx pedals. but he's no EVH.


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I think they shoulda added the one guy who did Speed Kills. Lol To me he was fucking awesome Thats the only one I don't think i've heard mentioned. But the 1 Perosn who deserves to be on that list is definatly Chuck Schuldiner
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I think they shoulda added the one guy who did Speed Kills. Lol To me he was fucking awesome Thats the only one I don't think i've heard mentioned. But the 1 Perosn who deserves to be on that list is definatly Chuck Schuldiner


his name's Michael Angelo
 
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I've said it once, I'm sure I'll say it a million times. Kirk Hammett is the most overrated guitarist in the history of metal, with Dimebag Darrell coming in for a close second, and Iommi in at 3rd. Of course, it's expected to see mainstream garbage in a Rolling Stone magazine, I don't know who comes to this site that actually has a good excuse for even reading it to begin with. Dave Mustaine (one of the best writers ever), Marty Friedman, Chuck Shuldiner, I don't know... I could go on and on about who I DO like. I could easily fill in a top 100 list right off the top of my head. I can guarantee you Hammett wouldn't be in it. Maybe Dimebag (even as overrated as he is, he's still pretty good).
 
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Every Kirk Hammet solo: Blues scale with wah. Wow talent!
 
Old 2003-09-04, 21:49
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i always call kirk hammet 24+ cuz every solo has the bend on 24.
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Zakk Wylde stil kicks ass
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i always call kirk hammet 24+ cuz every solo has the bend on 24.


really? never noticed those.
 
Old 2003-09-05, 14:59
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uhhh, I never heard 24-fret bends in M*******a...
the black ablum doesn't do that at all.
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Old 2003-09-05, 15:52
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no one has mentioned Paul Gilbert yet
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Old 2003-09-05, 16:11
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Y'know,

Are there any classical guitarists on the list (I wouldn't know them
anyways).

If not, then why are there none. I'm sure they're pretty good too.

Also, Y'know that guy on Saturday Night Live? The blonde who always
makes those funny faces when he does bends and vibratos?

Why didn't he make it?
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Old 2003-09-05, 16:39
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Old 2003-09-05, 16:57
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It was meant to be a terrible joke.

Well, he is a joke too!
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his name is G.E. Smith, and he's a really good guitarist, you guys should check his stuff out.
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Old 2003-09-17, 08:16
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AND WHAT ABOUT DAVE MURRAY?!?!?!?!?! haven't seen him in the list..
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Old 2003-09-27, 01:36
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Here Goes...
1. Chuck Shuldiner
2. Dave Murray
3. Dave Mustaine
4. Kerry King
5. Trey Azagthoth

I'm gonna kill if my list doesnt kick that list's ass!
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yup. that list totaly kicks ass. seriously.

oh haha.. i was looking at that list and som of the other lists inhere, but Kurt Cobain????? I mean he wasn't that great to me.
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One thing with making a top guitarists list, what are you judging? Shear technical ability and knowlege (i.e being able to run up and down every scale and smoke anyone in speed), or the ability to be able to write a riff that sticks in your head. And if it is the latter, you need to organise it into genres or a bias will come out. Unless you are doing a plain ability list it is near impossible. But I'd like to to get a buch of the top guitarists togher and see who really has the best chops.
 
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haha, someone does not have a life

I agree with DEAD though, you can't make a list like this.
 
Old 2003-10-08, 23:09
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Lets face it popular culture blows. Kurt Cobain was alright but compared to a real guitarist he ain't shit. Besides, all he did was bitch. And Where's Vai, where's Satch, Where's Zack Wylde, Dimebag, where the guitarists who have some balls. I saw the guy from yes on there what type of shit is that. But my biggest complant is that Jimi Hendrix was number one. Yes, jimi was one of the best ever, but he is not the best. He was simply the first. Anyone who knows anything about blues knows that Vaughan was better than jimi. I'm outraged. But what can i do, nothing.
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Darko to the rescue!

Ah sorry guys about the delay, I've been pretty busy lately. I decided not to delete this thread because pretty much up untill the point when the cuntwiggle came on, this thread was very well relatively active so I just deleted all of his posts. But if this conitunes (i.e. he comes back, or another incident occurs that is similar) im not going to take the time and clean it up, I'll just close it. But some of you are also responsible for his pestering posts. If you have a problem with a person and start to be non-relative to the thread, don't respond to him in the thread becuase you will just be begging for another idiotic response, so take it up with that person in a PM. Im guilty of the same thing to, but just a reminder to keep in mind. Hopefully this thread will live on. Enjoy!
 
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Old 2003-10-10, 01:55
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Eric Johnson is better than some of those.
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Man, I get real sweaty after I wack my dong. Yeah, cause I headbang while I do, and I can't really "Jump" (haha ) like VanHalen in a dorm room, so I just walk back and forth....haha a couple days ago I was jumping up and down on my bed, with my pants down and my roommate came in when I wasn't looking, hahaha.


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Old 2003-10-10, 02:51
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Steve Vai rules


i was watching good ol' bill and ted the other day
 
Old 2003-10-10, 05:56
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i was watching good ol' bill and ted the other day

Interesting post count....

...what's our favorite number?"
"...69 DUDE!!!!"
"...whooaa..."
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Man, I get real sweaty after I wack my dong. Yeah, cause I headbang while I do, and I can't really "Jump" (haha ) like VanHalen in a dorm room, so I just walk back and forth....haha a couple days ago I was jumping up and down on my bed, with my pants down and my roommate came in when I wasn't looking, hahaha.


This is my band's page
http://www.myspace.com/ferocitydentontx
 
Old 2003-10-10, 08:17
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the irony

pity ive spoiled it now
 
Old 2003-10-12, 07:49
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I just thought of my METAL top guitarists...in no specific order.

1. Galder(haha, his real name is Thomas Anderson, the same as my dad's...and in the matrix, and in B&B Do America )
2. Alexi Laiho
3. Antti Kokko
4. Chuck Shuldiner
5. Dave Mustaine
6. Dave Murray
7. Andreas Kisser, the early years
8....
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Man, I get real sweaty after I wack my dong. Yeah, cause I headbang while I do, and I can't really "Jump" (haha ) like VanHalen in a dorm room, so I just walk back and forth....haha a couple days ago I was jumping up and down on my bed, with my pants down and my roommate came in when I wasn't looking, hahaha.


This is my band's page
http://www.myspace.com/ferocitydentontx
 
Old 2003-10-17, 13:05
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that looks more like there favourite fucking guitarists dimebag darrel aint even mentioned! whats all that about?
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Old 2003-10-17, 13:10
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maybe because dimebag is a wanker?
 
Old 2003-10-18, 19:54
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okay.....this is about as much as i can take from this thread.

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