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<v Speaker 1>Something you should go. Something you should know is brought

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<v Speaker 1>with a very funny stand up comic and therapist. I

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<v Speaker 1>have Matt Sharp joining me right now, and he's in Michigan,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's going to be in Sioux Falls coming up

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<v Speaker 1>on December twenty seventh. Now, Matt being a comic and

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<v Speaker 1>a therapist, do those things usually go together?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Absolutely good, sir. It is fun to see people

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<v Speaker 2>being able to find joy in life. So when I

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<v Speaker 2>work with clients with depression, you know, anytime we can

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<v Speaker 2>find a moment of levity or humor that we can

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<v Speaker 2>bring some laughter out is always a positive thing. And

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<v Speaker 2>there's actually a number of therapy intervention interventions that are

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<v Speaker 2>designed to help clients laugh at some of their own symptoms.

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<v Speaker 2>Not to make fun of them or not to diminish them,

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<v Speaker 2>but when I can take a stressor or a source

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<v Speaker 2>of anxiety and laugh at that a little bit and

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<v Speaker 2>kind of see myself in a more human way, it's

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<v Speaker 2>actually incredibly liberating. So yep, therapy and comedy go together

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<v Speaker 2>all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I want to make sure that we let people

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<v Speaker 1>know it's not like he's on stage going, oh you

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<v Speaker 1>should hear about this one crazy dude that comes to

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<v Speaker 1>my office. It's not that at all.

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<v Speaker 2>No, not at all. I mean, those hippo fines are

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<v Speaker 2>pretty pretty steep if you're talking about clients in public.

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<v Speaker 2>But I reserve the right to make fun of people

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<v Speaker 2>who should be in therapy and are not. They are

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<v Speaker 2>fair game one percent.

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<v Speaker 1>So a therapist and a stand up comic. But which

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<v Speaker 1>one came first? Were you a therapist that started comedy

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<v Speaker 1>or a comedian that started doing therapy.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, on the one hand, professionally, as far as how

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<v Speaker 2>I get paid, you know, therapy came first. But I've

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<v Speaker 2>been interested in comedy and been laughing and listening to

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<v Speaker 2>old comedy records that my parents had ever since I

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<v Speaker 2>was in sixth grade. So I've always been enjoying comedy

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<v Speaker 2>and telling funny stories and doing a lot of public

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<v Speaker 2>speaking with a lot of comedy, all of those things.

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<v Speaker 2>But as far as professionally stepping on stage with a mic,

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<v Speaker 2>that therapy came first.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's a cool combination. Most comics I know

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<v Speaker 1>actually should see a therapist. Now, I've never seen you

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<v Speaker 1>do therapy, but i've seen you do comedy, and you

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<v Speaker 1>do a great job. And I bet you're a good

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<v Speaker 1>therapist because you're really easy to talk to.

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<v Speaker 2>That is sort of one of the prerequisites for our profession.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, if people are jerks, the really usually don't

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<v Speaker 2>make good therapists.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I suppose if the therapy session is literally just

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<v Speaker 1>you telling them, well found the problem, it's you, they

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<v Speaker 1>probably wouldn't come back.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I live near I live near Grand Rapids, Michigan,

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<v Speaker 2>and I will tell the joke occasionally that I want

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<v Speaker 2>to move my practice to Grand Rapids because they have

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<v Speaker 2>a section of Grand Rapids called Ghastly Village, which seems

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<v Speaker 2>like a great place to do therapy. Sit there and

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<v Speaker 2>tell people, yeah, it is your fault and charge them

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<v Speaker 2>for that. So so far, I don't think that's gonna work,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's kind of the goal at some point is

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<v Speaker 2>to I'm totally kick.

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<v Speaker 1>Or you could just try to convince him there is

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<v Speaker 1>no problem. I don't know what you're talking about. There's

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<v Speaker 1>no problem at all.

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<v Speaker 2>No nothing's here, nothing to see here at all, So.

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<v Speaker 1>That's hilarious again. Matt Sharp is a stand up comic.

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<v Speaker 1>He's from Grand Rapids, Michigan. But he's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>in Sue Falls on December twenty seventh, and I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>going to skip over the twenty sixth. He and I

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<v Speaker 1>get to work together in Royal, Iowa December twenty sixth,

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<v Speaker 1>So if you have family or friends that live in

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<v Speaker 1>that area, tell them to come out to that show.

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<v Speaker 1>But again on Saturday, December twenty seventh in Sue Falls,

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<v Speaker 1>South Dakota at the Ramata Conference Center. And I actually

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<v Speaker 1>got a chance to see Matt perform there a little

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<v Speaker 1>over a month ago. He was there with us, and

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<v Speaker 1>again you only got to do like ten minutes. But

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<v Speaker 1>you're a very, very funny guy, and I'm excited to

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<v Speaker 1>work with you again.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh it's fun and what a great crowd. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>it was a smaller bunch, but man, we had a

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<v Speaker 2>great time and the other comics you had lined up

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<v Speaker 2>for us. And we should probably tell people that these

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<v Speaker 2>are clean comedy shows, so you can escape from your

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<v Speaker 2>family or bring them with, whichever you prefer. We'll be

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<v Speaker 2>in the PG to PG. Thirteen Content rating range. So

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<v Speaker 2>it'll be a great time. You will need you will

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<v Speaker 2>not need a shower or anything afterwards. We'll just have

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<v Speaker 2>a great time laughing together and enjoying some time with

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<v Speaker 2>family and friends.

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<v Speaker 1>And here's the thing. I think it really works out

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<v Speaker 1>nicely because people have friends visiting for Christmas. So if

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to be, you know, entertaining people during Christmas,

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<v Speaker 1>it's two days after Christmas and Sioux Falls one day

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<v Speaker 1>after Christmas over in Royal, Iowa. So again, if this

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<v Speaker 1>is the opportunity to say, hey, let's go out and

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<v Speaker 1>do some fun stuff, or if you've been entertaining and

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<v Speaker 1>you're going, oh, sorry, mom, we don't have enough tickets.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to have to just go and you guys

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<v Speaker 1>stay here and take care of things at home.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll be home.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't stay up for us.

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<v Speaker 2>And Mom, if you're listening to this, we'll sneak you

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<v Speaker 2>a ticket if you want to show up. We're to

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<v Speaker 2>all these fights again.

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<v Speaker 1>Our guest today Matt Sharp. He is a therapist and

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<v Speaker 1>a stand up comic and I get to work with

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<v Speaker 1>him on December twenty sixth in Royal, Iowa. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>really cool venue. It's called the Great Hall in Royal

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<v Speaker 1>So again I'm only mentioning that here in Sioux Falls

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<v Speaker 1>because I know people have family in you know, all

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<v Speaker 1>over the place. But if you've got family there, if

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<v Speaker 1>that show is easier to make it to come out

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<v Speaker 1>on December twenty sixth, and if you are in the

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<v Speaker 1>Sioux Falls area on December twenty seventh, that's Saturday, come

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<v Speaker 1>and join us at the the Ramata Conference Center and

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<v Speaker 1>Matt the stage is set up right now because they've

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<v Speaker 1>got like a dueling piano show as well, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a little different. We're gonna be doing this

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<v Speaker 1>like with the stage in the middle, with people all

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<v Speaker 1>around us. I've never done a show like that.

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<v Speaker 2>We will have a blast with this.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you ever done a show like that where you're

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle, nurse people surrounding you.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Sure, absolutely, it's great fun. You kind of keep turning,

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<v Speaker 2>make sure no one's trying to sneak up behind you,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, to heckle you or anything. So no, this

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<v Speaker 2>is gonna be a great night.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited for it, but I also I'm a little

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<v Speaker 1>concerned because with my horrible ADHD, I don't know where

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to be looking and that's gonna be concerning,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're gonna have some fun. It'll be a darn

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<v Speaker 1>good time. Two shows again, one in Iowa, so if

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<v Speaker 1>it works better for you to come to that show.

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<v Speaker 1>It's on Friday, December twenty sixth at the Great Hall

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<v Speaker 1>in Royal, Iowa, and then the show and Sue Falls.

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<v Speaker 1>There's also a silent auction in the room that same night,

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<v Speaker 1>so we've got like a fundraiser going on and Sue Falls.

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<v Speaker 1>It's at the Ramata Conference Center and I would love

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<v Speaker 1>to have you join us on Saturday, December twenty seven.

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Sharp is our guest. Matt, thanks for chatting with

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<v Speaker 1>me again today.

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<v Speaker 2>This is going to be a great night. I can't

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<v Speaker 2>wait to see you. Can't wait to have a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of fun laughing in Iowa and Sue Falls.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gonna be a whole lot of fun. If you'd

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<v Speaker 1>like tickets to the show and Sue Falls, I've got

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<v Speaker 1>a link to those tickets at Sue Fallscomedy dot com

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<v Speaker 1>and you can buy a ticket for fifteen dollars or

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<v Speaker 1>a pair of tickets for twenty five dollars. There's also

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<v Speaker 1>a thing for a table, So if you want to

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<v Speaker 1>bring a bunch of people, all of that at Sue

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<v Speaker 1>Fallscomedy dot com. And again there's another another show in Royal,

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<v Speaker 1>Iowa that's on Friday, December twenty sixth. I don't have

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<v Speaker 1>that on the sux Falls Comedy page because it's far

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<v Speaker 1>enough away from Sue Falls, but I do have a

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<v Speaker 1>link on my personal Facebook page Facebook dot com slash

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<v Speaker 1>Big John Small. I hope to see you at either

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<v Speaker 1>one of those shows. I think there's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>ton of fun again. All of the details at Facebook

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<v Speaker 1>dot com slash Big John Small. Something something you should

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