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<v Speaker 1>On Friday twenty first of August twenty twenty six, it

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<v Speaker 1>will be time to step out of the fiction once

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<v Speaker 1>again and onto the very real streets of Binghamton, New

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<v Speaker 1>York for Sailing First twenty twenty six. But this year

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<v Speaker 1>it's not just Sailing Fest. It's sailing Fest X, a

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<v Speaker 1>special celebration marking a whole decade since fans started gathering

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<v Speaker 1>to honor the life and legacy of Rod Sailing. There

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<v Speaker 1>is something very special about walking the very streets that

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<v Speaker 1>Rod's Sailing strolled through, riding the carousel in Recreation Park,

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<v Speaker 1>and standing shoulder to shoulder with other Twilight Zone and

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<v Speaker 1>Sailing devotees beneath the shadow of his statue, a monument

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<v Speaker 1>made possible in part by the generous donations of fans

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<v Speaker 1>just like us. It's as if for a weekend, every

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<v Speaker 1>one of us finds our tribe. Now, every year that

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<v Speaker 1>Sailing Fest rolls around, it grows more fans, bigger names,

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<v Speaker 1>more writers and filmmakers paying homage to the man who

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<v Speaker 1>invited us to step into the fifth dimension, and true

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<v Speaker 1>to form, this year is no exception. So who is

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<v Speaker 1>said to appear at sailing Fest X in August let's

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<v Speaker 1>check out some of that guest list. First and foremost,

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<v Speaker 1>we have members of the Sailing family themselves, Rod's daughter

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<v Speaker 1>and Sailing, author of the beautiful memoir As I Knew Him,

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<v Speaker 1>my dad, Rod Sailing. Now, I've had the privilege of

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<v Speaker 1>sharing some genuinely warm conversations with Anne over the years,

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<v Speaker 1>and also this year. We have Rod's daughter Jodi, who

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<v Speaker 1>I finally met at Sailing Fest in twenty twenty four,

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<v Speaker 1>and I have enjoyed some lovely interactions with her since. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're familiar with the tale of the Odyssey of

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<v Speaker 1>Flight thirty three, then you'll know that Rodd's brother, Robert

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<v Speaker 1>Sailing had a hand in crafting that episode. A very

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<v Speaker 1>successful man in his own right, and he had a

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<v Speaker 1>great career as an airline pilot. Now Robertson Jeff Sailing

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<v Speaker 1>now plays a big part in organizing Sailing Fest as well,

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<v Speaker 1>and he'll be there too. Now, there are too many

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<v Speaker 1>to mention in this podcast alone, but I will just

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<v Speaker 1>mention some of the people who I'm excited to meet.

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Alexander, filmmaker and former editor of Fangoria magazine, a

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<v Speaker 1>huge Twilight Zone fan, and if you're a horror fan,

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<v Speaker 1>definitely someone who you want to shake hands with. Frank Spotnitz,

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<v Speaker 1>writer of countless X Files episodes and much more. He's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be there as well. Television writer Joseph Dougherty,

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<v Speaker 1>who joined me on the show to discuss his book

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<v Speaker 1>Rod Sailing at one hundred and he was a fantast

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<v Speaker 1>pastic guest and I've really wanted to meet him in

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<v Speaker 1>person ever since. But not only are they going to

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<v Speaker 1>be people who write about the Twilight Zone there, there

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be actors from the twilight Zone. Twilight

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<v Speaker 1>Zone star Mary Badam, known for hair role as Sport

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<v Speaker 1>in The Bewitching Pool, but she's going to be there

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<v Speaker 1>live and in person. So if you've never met a

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<v Speaker 1>Twilight Zone actor, now's your chance. And virtually and exclusively

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<v Speaker 1>for the event. I don't believe this is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be online is Twilight Zone Royalty Bill Murmy, and he's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be there for a live virtual interview for

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<v Speaker 1>people who are there at sailing Fest. Now, these are

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<v Speaker 1>just a handful of the guests. There are more, and

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<v Speaker 1>if you go over to rodsailing dot com you can

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<v Speaker 1>browse the full line up see who else is joining

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<v Speaker 1>the festivities and buy your tickets to s Sailing Fest X.

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<v Speaker 1>Those are only a few of the names. And if

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<v Speaker 1>you caught my coverage of Sailing Fest in twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four when I last attended, then you'll know that things

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<v Speaker 1>didn't quite go as planned for me, and I left

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<v Speaker 1>with a sense of unfinished business. So this year, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>determined to settle that score, and I will be crossing

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<v Speaker 1>the pond to be at Sailing Fest twenty twenty six. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>just as I said last time, I will say it again. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>if you listen to this show and you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be at Sailing Fest, then I want to meet you.

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<v Speaker 1>Even though I wasn't at my best at the previous

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<v Speaker 1>Sailing Fest, not have made me happier than someone stopping

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<v Speaker 1>me for a chat about the Twilight Zone, rod sailing

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<v Speaker 1>or what the podcast means to them. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>treasured every single one of those interactions and I absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>cannot wait to see you there. Now. I've always said

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<v Speaker 1>what happens on stage, what happens at the fest itself

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<v Speaker 1>is great, but what really elevates the magic is just

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<v Speaker 1>meeting other Twilight Turned fans, meeting other road sailing fans

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<v Speaker 1>and those interactions that you have outside the event. And

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<v Speaker 1>I always try and be a bit of a beacon

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<v Speaker 1>really that if you are there on your own or

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<v Speaker 1>you only know a couple of people, and I usually

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<v Speaker 1>have a telegram group where people can catch up or

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<v Speaker 1>say we're going to this place, We're going to eat

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<v Speaker 1>over here, we're going to have a drink over there,

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody is invited, nobody is excluded, and even if

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<v Speaker 1>you do go alone, you have got friends there. You've

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<v Speaker 1>got a friend not only in me, but all of

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<v Speaker 1>the other people who I know at sailing Fest. It

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<v Speaker 1>is one of the things that all of us love,

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<v Speaker 1>just meeting new friends, and it really is a special

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<v Speaker 1>part of the event. So please head over to rodsailing

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<v Speaker 1>dot com and get your tickets for sailing Fest X. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>when I have been before, I have been very lucky

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<v Speaker 1>in that listeners to the show have pledged a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of books to you know, help with the cost of

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<v Speaker 1>that trip, because I do like to put on a

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<v Speaker 1>good show, do some great coverage, and bring Sailing Fest

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<v Speaker 1>to the people who may not necessarily be able to

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<v Speaker 1>make it. So you know, I won't be labeled this

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<v Speaker 1>too much. But August when it takes place. It is

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<v Speaker 1>the most expensive time of year to be coming across

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<v Speaker 1>the pond in terms of flight and accommodation and so on.

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<v Speaker 1>So if anyone can throw a couple of books in

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<v Speaker 1>the pot to kind of help with those costs, I

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<v Speaker 1>would really appreciate it. But you know, I know, times

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<v Speaker 1>are hard, prices are sky high, and if you can't

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<v Speaker 1>then that's no problem. Just enjoy the coverage because one

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<v Speaker 1>way or another it will be there. But if you

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<v Speaker 1>are able to help, then you can do it in

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of ways. If you go to the twilight

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<v Speaker 1>Zone podcast dot com slash donate, you have two options.

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<v Speaker 1>You can sign up to the after Hours Club on Patreon,

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<v Speaker 1>where you get access to a whole library of podcasts

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<v Speaker 1>about things like Night Gallery, The Outer Limits, the Eighties,

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<v Speaker 1>Twilight Zone, and much more. Or if you prefer to

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<v Speaker 1>just make a one off donation, there is a link

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<v Speaker 1>to another site on that page called Coffee. If you

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<v Speaker 1>click on that one, then you can just make a

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<v Speaker 1>one off donation of you know, five ten. However many

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<v Speaker 1>books you want to make. People have been incredibly generous

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<v Speaker 1>in the past. I really don't take it for granted.

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<v Speaker 1>Anything that can come my way is much appreciated, and

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<v Speaker 1>in the past when people have made one off donations

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<v Speaker 1>like this, then I usually try and thank them in

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<v Speaker 1>some way with either a voice message I've done video

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<v Speaker 1>messages before, or you know, whatever it might be. This time,

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<v Speaker 1>I've tried to formalize it a little bit more so

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, you kind of know what kind of

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<v Speaker 1>thank you you're gonna get. But that's all I'll say.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you go over to the twilight Zone podcast

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<v Speaker 1>dot com slash donate and choose either of those options,

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<v Speaker 1>it would be much appreciated. And in that vein, I

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<v Speaker 1>need to thank two people who have already contributed to

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<v Speaker 1>my sailing fest this year. We have Josh in Rhode Island,

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<v Speaker 1>a super generous guy who has got me up and

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<v Speaker 1>running on my sailing fest costs this year. So thank you, Josh,

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<v Speaker 1>I really appreciate it. And also we have Johnny Green

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<v Speaker 1>who has also given some support. So thank you, Johnny.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for listening, and thank you for your donation. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so I know people are waiting for the Twilight Zone

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<v Speaker 1>podcast proper to come back, and believe me, I am

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<v Speaker 1>waiting for that too. I think I got myself in

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<v Speaker 1>a kind of similar situation to when I took a

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<v Speaker 1>bit of a break and I was coming back to

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<v Speaker 1>the Nightmare of twenty thousand Feet episode, which turned out

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<v Speaker 1>to be a bit of a monster no pun intended.

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<v Speaker 1>And this time the episode that I'm coming back to

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<v Speaker 1>as well has a big story behind it too, So

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<v Speaker 1>I really need to kind of take the ball by

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<v Speaker 1>the horns and get this one done so we can

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<v Speaker 1>get back to a regular episode. But in the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>there will be some special episodes. Before that, There'll be

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of episodes about the comic book, which seems

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<v Speaker 1>to be running and running at the moment, but also

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<v Speaker 1>a very special one where I hand over the mic

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<v Speaker 1>to a friend of the show who reports live from

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<v Speaker 1>a very special rod Sailing event. But that's all I'll

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<v Speaker 1>say about that, So stick with me. Good things are

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<v Speaker 1>coming soon, and I appreciate all your support, and go

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<v Speaker 1>to rodsailing dot com for your sailing fest tickets so

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<v Speaker 1>I can meet you in Binghamton this August. By for now,