Yeah but Dick Cheney has never lived in Iceland, so that’s HUGE factor in choosing it over Wyoming.
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I can still sit back and listen to that mix from start to finish and be wow’d not only by the supremely good mixing, but by how well all those tunes have stood up over the years... and how much better than 99.8% of modern-day stuff they are as well.
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Good for him. Good for us too (cause damn, is he fine!)
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Dear TBS: Please expand Full Frontal to 4 or 5 days a week. I don’t know how I will be able to get thru the next 4 (I hope) years otherwise.
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