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Staff
Reviews 56
Soundoffs 2
Album Ratings 132
Objectivity 74%
Last Active 01-04-23 3:24 pm
Joined 07-02-22
Review Comments 1,921
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 | PumpBoffBag It does, but shout me and I?ll slap it on for ya
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| PumpBoffBag Oh s*** and congrats yourself! Well deserved. Jesus, sorry. A lot happening at home :L
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| PumpBoffBag Dr Boff lol. Thanks very much handsome, appreciate it! yrah no worries man, you may need to remind me of your email tho. Or at least how it starts so I can autocomplete :L thank you kindly
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 | JohnnyoftheWell apologies upd@ted. no snub intended - for whatever reason none of us were shown your application, so your promotion had much less behind-closed-doors visibility (which makes it a nice surprise - congratulations)
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 | Koris Thanks man, you too! :]
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 | DadKungFu I was thinking I didn't see you in his list. Either way, stoked to start this tenure here
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 | MarsKid As it so happens, I've just kicked off rehearsals for my first show of the year and have auditions for others coming up mid-March! 'Tis the season, my friend.
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| MarsKid Doing good my guy! How have you been?
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 | anat lmao you?re gonna have to fill me in on why that?s the nfl thread. didn?t see the niners game but it doesn?t surprise me they?re frauds, winner of lions bucs is going to the Super Bowl
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| anat For sure, can?t be too mad at the result either. We stuttered with our redzone opportunities, Stafford was taking a beating, we weren?t far off at all. So excited for next year, gonna make a deep run, I feel it in my giblets
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| anat Eagles are locked into their seed im pretty sure which means they?re off the table, agree tho they are really struggling. I?m happy whoever we get, just gonna enjoy the ride ?
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| anat Who?d you prefer out of cowboys and lions as wildcard opponent? I?m happy with either tbh, and obviously we?re more likely to get lions, but both are beatable imo
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| anat I dunnooooo, I think I?d honestly rather he get benched so we don?t risk an injury, we could genuinely be a scary playoff team which is nuts when you look back at the start of the season. Puka got the pro bowl already, and he seems to be a stand up, genuine guy. If they do play him and he gets the record tho, I?ll def be made up for him
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| DadKungFu ngl was curious how close they'd end up being
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 | Purpl3Spartan hope your fam is okay bro. sounds like its going down over there
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| DadKungFu I do, finally feeling like I'm comfortable enough in the new job to write more myself/try to get that industrial list off the ground
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| DadKungFu lmao good man! Feel's like you've been off the site for a minute. Hope the Israel trip went well
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| MarsKid Yo! Kinda like I alluded to in the JJ thread, been really stretched thin. Writing my play, reviews, I'm in another show, seeing a lot of friends... busy, busy busy. Lot of traveling. Just haven't sat down and done forum stuff sadly lol. What about you?
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| JohnnyoftheWell jus'do'it! take any given album you respect but don't love, and write a sales-pitch style review for its target audience (without overthinking any of these things). should get you out of your head p sharpish
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| DadKungFu https://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?listid=204015Hit it up s***'s real and live and for a good cause
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| MarsKid Went pretty well! And yeah I got paid for it actually lol, first time I've ever been paid to do an acting gig. Kinda surreal.
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| MarsKid Oh that's very exciting! And I've been doing well man, keeping busy with writing. Theater stuff is winding down which should free my schedule up a decent bit.
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 | JayEnder I would but man there is literally nothing interesting that's come out recently besides that album lmao. New Movements this week is the only thing I'm semi hyped for (check Feel Something if you haven't it's amazing)
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| MarsKid My most esteemed man, what's shaking?
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 | SlothcoreSam Sweet, love that EP, just came out last week. Reminds me of a couple of other Australian bands, The Sleepy Jacksons, and The Panics. You should check them out too.
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| SlothcoreSam Ok, take your pick from one of these great new albums. Jerks! - This is Fun. Tiny Little Houses - Everyday I Wake I Find A Reason Not To. Secret Tapes - Good Grief. El Shirts - Ni siquiera estamos listos para hablar. COOKED - The Hanged Man. Cash Savage and the Last Drinks - So this is Love. Intercourse - Halo Castration Institute
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 | pizzamachine Will do. The roast was HARSH but in the silliest way
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| pizzamachine It was my wifes idea haha, she already knew about your roast list
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| MarsKid Oh yeah I'm fine with some fun banter with pals, but I want to keep that with pals who I know aren't actually trying to hurt me.
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| MarsKid YOU didn't upset me my man, I think the list is a fun idea, but it just gives a blank check to some users that aren't looking to roast, just insult people outright. I appreciate your understanding.
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| MarsKid I don't want to deal with the roast thread please.
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 | YoYoMancuso two year breaks will do that! there will be a gap between what your mind knows it's capable of and what your muscles remember. the gap can 100 percent be bridged tho
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 | Ryus gton gardens uhhhh idk im sure theres more we did but it was a great trip overall and ur recs that we were able to do hit the spot. keeping ur list in my back pocket for when i return :]
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| Ryus hey bro totally forgot to get back to you, mb on that. i went about a month ago and it was amazing. didnt have too much time in LA since we were in joshua tree for most of the time which was incredible and surprisingly not that hot lol. got a ton of hiking in, such a beautiful place especially for someone whos never been to the desert before lol. we did go to leo's and it was ****in delicious. we hit up the museums (getty, broad, lacma), santa monica, and malibu, ate at sugarfish, went to huntin
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| JayEnder A bit burnt out after my Loma review brother, but I appreciate your desire to see another one of my literary masterpieces (lol I'm really not that modest) I for one am HELLA hyped for you and Ty's double review for Johnny Booth however!
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| Purpl3Spartan Check Zilf - The album. They?re like if the callous daoboys and limp bizkit had a baby
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| Koris All good! My email is opeth569@gmail.com :]
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| Koris Hey, just wanna let you know that I've got the next 4 days off for the 4th of July weekend. Just let me know if you'd like to chill at some point :]
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| PumpBoffBag Hop on it mate, we?ll wait. There?s only like 15 albums and a whole bunch of EPs :L
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| PumpBoffBag Ay mate any interest in weighing in on a Swans best songs ballot?
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| JayEnder Oh 100%. I'm not even really an anime fan but Bebop is a classic, also love One Punch Man and Deadman Wonderland (if you're looking for something really dark besides Berserk) and I hear that dude, really wanna write another review myself but I've been waiting on something that totally floors me.
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| JayEnder And I'm doing good man, life always seems to fluctuate for me though. Some days are better than others haha. But lately I've been feeling pretty good about myself. How about you?
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| JayEnder You bet man, and haha hell yes! I'm 26 and still enjoy old SpongeBob/Fairly Oddparents. Plus a bunch of other cartoons ngl lol. Ed Edd n Eddy is my absolute s***.
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| JayEnder Dude I absolutely love your name and avi combo lol
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 | SteakByrnes ya true we do lol, been a wild season so far
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| SteakByrnes I?ve been just chillin lol haven?t gone on sput much past few weeks, just been taking a mini break of sorts while I wait for other things to come out that I can join in on. My brother moved back to town so I?ve been hanging out with him too lol
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 | Trebor. I actually own one of those manatee tea holders
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| PumpBoffBag Sorry mate, I?m terrible at checking my shouts. Yeah I think that?s a good idea tbh! I?ll float it in the discord a lil later on and see if it gains any traction :]
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 | tyman128 You got discord or anything that we can talk on to make life easier than using the Sput shoutbox? lol
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| MarsKid Hell yes! It's a cool underground find that's like part-nu-metalcore movement, part-early 2000s Counterparts, and part modern beatdown-inspired -core like Boundaries. I have like 3 reviews in my queue so good chance I don't get the time to cover it, think someone 100% should though.
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| MarsKid Hmmm I'd like to see what you think of Centralya - That Which Feeds on Life.
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| MarsKid Say less, fam! What vibe are ya feelin
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| MarsKid Ooo a drummer! Do you have any projects? And also come jam Siul Hughes with me, the thread is lonely :^(
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| MarsKid Used to sing too! Was never particularly good at it, but did chorus all the way through senior year of HS. Kinda regret it in some ways, had a lotta good memories though. Can't trade those.
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| MarsKid I fell out of love with it, then Covid happened. My sibling encouraged me to get involved again, so four years later, here we are! I'm excited to get back to it. But also like, I love prog and power metal, I thought me being a nerd/having theater kid energy was obvious lmao
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| MarsKid Love's Labour's Lost. Shakespeare, baby lol
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| MarsKid Doing well! Have theater rehearsals coming up next month which is exciting, other than that I'm chillin and doing my usual writing and such!
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| Trebor. I live in Winnetka right now which sucks. It's far away from everything. Where do you live?
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 | MiloRuggles Not yet compadre. Haven't had much opportunity for listening (though my playlist keeps growing). Will check in once I have!
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| PumpBoffBag Still waiting on the roundtable shiz being posted, then we can probably confer about something new. Nothing really going off at the moment, they're still finalising the tim hecker countdown. Not much else to report sadly!
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| Trebor. I'm out here being poor in LA
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| SteakByrnes Yea I do lol I keep meaning to jam it, I jammed some of their stuff years ago and liked it
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| PumpBoffBag Smae man it?s well outside my wheelhouse :L nb tho man you?re v welcome
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| PumpBoffBag The good folks on the Discord are doing a ballot for top 10 Tim Hecker songs if you fancy pitching in?
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| Ryus hmu @ sunshower22@proton.me much appreciated!
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| MarsKid Anytime my man! The ol' shoutbox is always open.
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| MarsKid Homie, why would you ever subject yourself to Attack Attack??
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| Ryus thanks muchly i will be staying in west hollywood now. any food/music/things to do recs around there (or in LA in general)? :]
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| Purpl3Spartan Sad days, we?ll have to pen in a time to do a collab review
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| Ryus oh no haha love when that happens. where would u recommend staying?
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| PumpBoffBag true dat. thanks for cheerleading for me man, much appreciated
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| PumpBoffBag :'] thanks a bunch man. Think I leant a bit too hard into the reminiscence when I read the others, but thats still great to hear
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 | fogza thanks to you for taking part, it was a pleasure for me to see this happen :-)
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| PumpBoffBag Drops tomorrow I believe mate :] watch this space
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| MarsKid If none of that works, your body and mind might be telling you to rest for a sec. That's not a bad thing! Channel your creativity elsewhere and let it flow, eventually the inspiration comes back around.
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| MarsKid Hmm, I see. That sucks, and I definitely know the feeling. There are a few ways to work through it though! I find that a good jump-start is to write about an older album that is a 5 for you, since you presumably feel super passionate about. It can help rejuvenate your love for music and reviewing! Otherwise, try to toy with different formats or funny intros, reviewing styles, voices, etc.
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| MarsKid Sure thing! What's on your mind?
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| PumpBoffBag I?ve emailed across the staff dibs document to you, will probably help in the future. Don?t know why I didn?t think to send it earlier but here we are :L
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 | JesperL haha hell yeah dude, thanks!
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| PumpBoffBag Done mate. I'll report back if no one claims
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| PumpBoffBag Your piece has been published mate, in case you hadn?t already noticed :]
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| fogza Oh and the other difference is I bet you're a good drummer and I never got beyond being a beginner paint by numbers strummer of the guitar
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| fogza Yeah, it's great, almost makes me re-evaluate LP. I can relate to your story 100% except my aggro band was Nirvana
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| PumpBoffBag Not a worry bro I?ll hold off till Friday then have a check and if you?ve not had a chance I?ll sneak some in. Have any specific preferences off the top of your head jic?
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| PumpBoffBag I believe they?ll start tinkering with the layout and getting it ready for publication over the weekend so as long as it?s done by then it?s all gravy
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| PumpBoffBag Yeah pretty sure they?ll hash out the formatting as they see fit- I think it?s mostly just about inserting the content where you?d like the breaks to be
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| PumpBoffBag Or making a Spotify playlist to insert is also an option
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| PumpBoffBag The overlords want to break up the text in our formative pieces- if you could insert some YouTube links where you?d like breaks to be, or even some personal photos relating to the piece that?d be cash. Lmk if you need me to resend the docs :]
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 | Atari have you heard The Second Longest Driveway in Indiana yet (the previous album by Dad Hats)? production is lacking the punch of the new album but definitely more guitar twinkles if that's your thing
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| PumpBoffBag No that's all for now mate, just waiting on the stragglers (including me) now before publication. Will shout if anything changes :]
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| tyman128 Yo, been loving your output of reviews recently brotha! Checking out that Dad Hats album you reviewed and digging it so far
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| PumpBoffBag mate I genuinely loved reading that. I seriously need to improve the quality of my own piece if that's the standard, top job. I've popped your answers into the interview doc as well, FYI
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| PumpBoffBag I got u fam, I'll do it when I get home today :]
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| PumpBoffBag Safe, got it. Will send you the links when I get home a lil later today
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| PumpBoffBag We?ve got templates for the interview/ formative feature ting now, if you want to shout me an email address I can link them to you. Will straight away after
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| PumpBoffBag Yeah course man :) you?ve not missed a great deal- at the moment there?s a little poll going for a feature we?re all going to do. At the moment the choice is a roundtable interview, a Deftones discography feature, or a piece where we all contribute on a release/ band that served as a formative introduction to our musical tastes (eg: like the first band/ record we heard that wasn?t introduced to us by parents etc). If you want to shout me with which you like the sound of I?ll put it on Discord
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| MarsKid Well I hope things settle down for you my man, I definitely know things can get hectic out of nowhere. Just take it all a day at a time.
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| MarsKid You've now been a trib for a lil bit! How ya feeling?
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 | Sowing You should be able to create an account without jumping through too many hoops, but let me know if you need help!
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| JesperL just dropping by to be yet another person telling you to apply for contrib hehe
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| tyman128 "I better see a Contributor application in the near future" [2] hard
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| MarsKid Aps usually open up every February, so keep yer eyes peeled.
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| MarsKid Look at you getting all these features! I better see a Contributor application in the near future...
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 | Egarran Aww all is forgiven. And who knows, I might have loved it! Sometimes these gambles pay off.
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| Purpl3Spartan lol bet I'll have to listen to it. Sorry I just haven't been very active on the site or on music listening recently
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| pizzamachine Fair. Negs suck, but if you believe the review is well written then thats all that really matters. Just keep pushing through if you believe in what you do. Believe in yourself, in short. You got this. :]
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| pizzamachine I have critiqued your review in the forums as requested. ;)
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| MarsKid Best thing you can do is what you're already doing, which is write, write, write, and write. Ask for critique on the forums, see how you can improve, all that stuff. Bonus points if you're an active presence and you can cover multiple genres.
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| MarsKid Did you ask me about trib status? I never got back but I also don't see the comment anymore, maybe I imagined it lol
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 | MyNameIsPencil lmao I had a feeling seattle was going to win after how sunday went. i just have to rely on the niners to not be afraid of geno smith. it's a risky proposition.
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| MarsKid Geno honest-to-goodness Smith is a starting QB in 2022 and out-dueled Russel Wilson, nothing makes sense anymore.
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| MarsKid Lol fingers crossed my man, it could easily go either way.
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 | sevEn Not my taste but is nice to read another perspective. Great review
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| MarsKid I'm sorry friendo, that was uuuuggglllyyyy.
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| MarsKid Nuh uh. Tomorrow isn't the day. TODAY IS THE DAY LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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| pizzamachine You wanted to find new music? I recommend scrolling through peoples? ratings of 2022 music on their profile. Check mine out, I?ve listened to a lot this year. :)
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