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SPECIAL NOTICE

This notice is for one of our own Billy Palladino, Staples H.S. graduate, class of 1968. He was diagnosed with throat cancer in November of 2009 and has been hospitalized since Feb. 6, when complications from throat cancer surgery in November robbed him of his ability to speak. He had an operation where they removed his epiglottis, the flap that covers the trachea during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs. He had a Tracheotomy and now is unable to speak. He is presently in Danbury Hospital and is receiving Chemotherapy and Radiation and hoping to go home soon.

With all this going on for Bill, another tragedy struck his family. His wife, Janice Ann McClenathan Palladino, age 45, passed away from a massive heart attack on February 11, 2010 at her home in Sandy Hook, CT. She was also a Staples High School Graduate, class of 1983. Not only did his wife meticulously prepare meals that were injected through the feeding tube Bill had implanted after his surgery and monitor his medications, her full-time job at a small manufacturing company in Oxford provided the health insurance that covered the bulk of his medical bills.

Now there is no income for family and they don't know how long the insurance from Janice's job will cover Billy's medical bills. They have 2 daughters, Michelle and Sarah Palladino who are both in college.

We want to let you know that a trust fund has been set up for Billy and his family at:

Newtown Savings Bank
30 Main Street
Danbury CT 06810
Phone: (203) 205-0080

For those of you that want to contact him or send get well cards to, his home contact information is:

Bill Palladino
7 Overlook Knoll
Sandy Hook CT 06482
(203) 426-8960

Here are some links for more information:

Article on Billy in the Danbury News Times, Feb. 21, 2010.

Obituary from the Westport News on Janice Ann McClenathan Palladino.

Please help out where you can. Collectively we can all make a difference for Billy and his family, no matter what the $ amount is. Words of support are also needed if you can't make a donation during these hard times.

Thank you, Shelby Goodlett Pike

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Wow--what a great weekend! Thanks so much to everyone on the committee: Dan, Rob, Rob, Sue, Jean, Lee (Kathy), Lia, Linda, Eric, Eileen, Anne and Peggy (sorry to anyone I forgot). You guys did a phenomenal job! It was so great to see everyone and reconnect. Staples is incredible: WiFi everywhere, 72 flatscreen TVs for announcements, a greenhouse, everyone takes swimming, a TV studio that produces a high quality news program 3 mornings a week, BUT no open campus and a full time security guard, no black top smoking section or fresh air between classes. As Dan Woog said on the tour, "Lunch at the DQ is no longer an option." Leora Tec PS: Loved those nametags-great touch. PPS: Missed many of you who were not there (and probably some of you who were!). Come next time!	Leora Tec 1979 view posts Sunday, 07/12/2009 19:28:47
Reminder: Friday July 10th we will be at the BLACK DUCK (605 Riverside Ave., Westport) for a Class of '79 party - 7:00 pm until closing. Come along for some fun featuring a few of our classmates! It will be a cash bar. Saturday July 11th all 79 alums and families can gather for a TOUR of the "new" Staples High School, led by Westport's own Dan Woog, 10:00 am in the foyer of Staples. (It is still at the same address on North Avenue.) Saturday night, July 11th, is the main event at Shorehaven Country Club, 7:00 pm to midnight. Tickets are $125 per person which includes dinner and open bar. Please purchase your tickets at: -link- Sunday July 12th is a BYOBrunch at Compo Beach, 10:00 am, families welcome!	Walt Koscomb 1979 view posts Wednesday, 07/08/2009 04:31:15
Hi all. Looking forward to the reunion. I have been tucked away in oblivion in West Hartford, smack in the middle of the state, for the past 22 years, not keeping up with anyone from home. I miss Westport, but have been living a decent life here in Central Connecticut. I don't think I have changed much but I am sure with my crappy memory I might not remember a lot of people from school. I still have my Raise your Stein to 79 T-shirt. My kids think it is really funny that there is a beer mug on the shirt. Oh the good ol days. Ok, I will see everyone Sat. night. I am still short so that will never change.	Hope Napelbaum Clark 1979 view posts Friday, 06/05/2009 21:24:03
Does anyone know where Wendy Weiss is living and her contact info? Thanks.	Hope Napelbaum Clark 1979 view posts Friday, 06/05/2009 12:29:50
Hey Everyone! We have a great group of people coming to the reunion. Please don't be left out. Buy your tickets today at: -link- It's going to be a great event. See you all July 11!	Peggy Lehn 1979 view posts Wednesday, 06/03/2009 09:29:17
Does anyone have any contact info. for any of the following people: Abby Margolis, Kathy Dolan, Amanda O'Brien, Donna Hansen, Greg Navin, Braden Goetz, Jim Tucker?	Leora Tec 1979 view posts Saturday, 05/30/2009 07:31:30
Ok everyone! Time to get going on your ticket purchases! Don't delay the inevitable as you KNOW you all are coming to the fun event. Operators are standing by at our Staples79 website for online purchases.	Robert Nimkoff 1979 view posts Wednesday, 05/06/2009 06:49:01
Hi Everyone! Hope to see you at our Reunion... Just a quick post to let you know that my house at 21 Evergreen Avenue will be available for rental in mid May. Many of you remember this home from our childhood. It is part of the new Evergreen Avenue Historic District with access to Winslow Park. BRAND new heating system and updates makes this a charming rental for someone who wants to walk to town and experience a part of Westport history. Please contact me for more information. Cheers, Dana	Dana Bradley 1979 view posts Tuesday, 04/28/2009 10:11:43
Check out Dan Woog's awesome new blog, on-line at -link- Westporters past and present love it! Think you might too. He's a great, thoughtful, writer.	Anne Leonard Hardy 1979 view posts Tuesday, 04/28/2009 07:49:43
To All 79ers, thanks for purchasing your Reunion Tickets. The response has been great, exactly what we expected. If you haven't bought your tickets yet please go to our website by clicking here. -link-	Daniel Gelman 1979 view posts Tuesday, 04/21/2009 19:46:54
Hey 79'ers! GREAT NEWS!. You can now buy your Reunion tickets online. Go to -link- and click on "Reunion Tickets" It's going to be a great weekend!	Peggy Lehn 1979 view posts Tuesday, 04/21/2009 11:23:00
Daniel, Thanks for all of your efforts in getting this reunion rolling. It sounds like a really fun weekend with golf, the Duck/comedy and the big night...I'm hoping to make it and would love to see my old buddies from our tame HS days :)	Julie Zengel Ganak 1979 view posts Monday, 03/23/2009 08:03:45
Julie, we have over 200 people registered to our website Staples79.com. The excitement of our 30th Reunion started right here and the turn-out promises to be very good! We need your help to get the word out and get as many classmates registered at our site for Reunion information. WE'RE SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AWAY!	Daniel Gelman 1979 view posts Sunday, 03/22/2009 20:49:54
Hey, everyone! My brother's newest film opens at the Cinema Village in NYC today. Only until Thursday. Got a good review in the NYT. Support independent film and check it out. It is called "We Pedal Uphill."	Leora Tec 1979 view posts Friday, 03/20/2009 13:54:20
Hi Julie! Do you know about the Staples '79 site too? I think Dan Gelman is taking people's emails from there and here in order to put them on the list for reunion (Is that right, Dan?). He is chair of the reunion Committee so he would know how the response is.	Leora Tec 1979 view posts Friday, 03/20/2009 13:51:41
I had no idea that this site existed. In realizing that it's our 30 year reunion this year I've become very nostalgic to say the least. My older daughter is graduating from HS this June and it's brought back a flood of memories ~ funny how the mind works. Humans are complex :) Does anyone know if there's a decent response to the reunion to far? Also, I've lost touch with KO the last several years! Does anyone know if she's still around? ~Julie Z	Julie Zengel Ganak 1979 view posts Friday, 03/20/2009 11:25:19
Thanks for all the kind words about the movie, everyone. Of course I remember you, and your family Michele--I just sent you an email!	Leora Tec 1979 view posts Friday, 02/13/2009 10:43:49
Leora As soon as I saw the author's name in the adds for Defiance, I knew it was your mother. She was very good friends with my grandmother as you may recall. I have been a browser on this site for a while...it really brings back a lot of memories. There's a lot of catching up to do. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again at the reunion.	Michele Vonderheyde Wake 1979 view posts Friday, 02/13/2009 06:06:38
Thanks to Leora for getting me in touch with these sites. Very cool to see so many familiar names and recall all the memories. Jill Worssam I remember you most in Long Lots Spanish class! Looking forward to the reunion and catching up! Susan Shaner	Susan Shaner 1979 view posts Wednesday, 02/11/2009 18:29:09
Wow Leora, I too am very interested in seeing the film. It sounds like a truly inspiring movie, you must be very proud of your mom.	Kelly Thompson 1979 view posts Tuesday, 01/13/2009 13:23:25
STAPLES PLAYERS REUNION May 24, 2009 Greetings Staples Players alumni and friends of Staples Players! As you may or may not know, 2009 marks Staples Players' 50th birthday! We are excited to announce a special event we are planning to celebrate this great organization and bring together as many Staples Players alums as possible. We hope you will mark your calendar and save the date of Sunday, May 24th, 2009. This is the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, which we chose so that people would take advantage of the long weekend and come to Westport. The event will take place at Staples and will feature musical numbers, stories, photos and video from past Players productions. Please email StaplesPlayers50@gmail.com¬†if you are interested in hearing more about this event ‚Äì how to get tickets, get involved, etc. Please include your graduation year, email address, what shows you were involved with and what role you had in those shows (tech, pit, cast ‚Äì if so, what roles played). We will offer more information about this exciting event in coming weeks ‚Äì for now, we hope that you forward this message on to your high school friends and start to make your travel plans. Please see below for how you can help us. We are very much looking forward to this exciting event ‚Äì help us spread the word! Happy New Year, Staples Players Things we are interested in hearing from you ‚Äì please respond if there is anything you can help with: -Do you have a particularly funny and/or touching anecdote about your time in Players that you would like to share? If so, please email StaplesPlayers50@gmail.com. We are looking for some people to share stories during the celebration. -Do you have a sibling that was also in Players that might be able to attend the event with you? We are looking to put together a number in the show celebrating siblings involved with Players and would like to include as many people as possible. Please note that this includes actors, pit and tech. -Do you have photos or videos of past Players productions to share with us? If so, please email KerryLongPhoto@gmail.com. We are not only interested in possibly featuring them in the celebration but copying them (including transferring videos to DVD) to keep in the Staples Players archives. -Are you currently a performer or involved in the arts?	Customer Service view posts Monday, 01/12/2009 07:44:09
Andy, The film is based on my mom's book Defiance, which came out in 1993 and which Ed Zwick (the director) optioned to make the film. The Duffy book came out after hers. Since she speaks Polish, Hebrew and Yiddish (not to mention German and English) my mom is able to interview her subjects in whatever language they feel comfortable. I agree the story is very compelling.	Leora Tec 1979 view posts Sunday, 01/11/2009 13:45:04
PS - My uncle Al Fortunato, Susan's husband, tried to write a book about our family's history during war time, but the fact that my great-grandfather led a spectacular escape from Germany, holding their captors prisoner in the forests of northern Italy. However, actual history proved more ironic than best-seller material, as the troop of infantrymen led by my great-grandfather remained hidden and lost in their own country, more than a year after the war had ended.	Robert Fortunato 1979 view posts Sunday, 01/11/2009 06:04:15
Yes Leora, my aunt, Susan Rabiner, was your mom's editor at Oxford. Dry Tears came out in 1984. Perhaps it was the double connection, that I knew you from Players, and my aunt serving as editor, but as that book made the rounds through my family, we were comparing and contrasting to Anne Frank's Diary and even Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search For Meaning."	Robert Fortunato 1979 view posts Sunday, 01/11/2009 05:54:31
Amazing! You must be very proud to be apart of this! It's a testament to the good nature of man that good prevails over evil! And you Wise mother is is worthy of the highest accolades for passing on this important story for everyone to see, learn and remember that where there is oppression, even the smallest act of defiance can have an impact on many!	Richard Tutching 1979 view posts Sunday, 01/11/2009 01:09:00
Leora: I too am looking forward to the film. A few years ago I bought and read "The Bielski Brothers," by Peter Duffy. Last August I visited Yad Veshem in Jerusalem and saw more materials about the Bielski partisans and other partisan groups. I always thought their story would make a great movie. The Daniel Craig character wound up living a fairly anonymous life in Midwood, Brooklyn, where my mother grew up. Kudos to your mother and brother for bringing this story to the screen	Andy Gershon 1979 view posts Saturday, 01/10/2009 18:04:04
Richard: In answer to your question: My mom first wrote her own memoir about passing as a Christian during the Holocaust. That was actually while we were in high school. It is called Dry Tears. I think Rob Fortunato's aunt was her editor at Oxford University Press. Right, Rob? Then she started focusing on rescue and resistance (she is a sociologist by training); first rescue by Christians and then rescue by Jews. Defiance is about these three brothers who saved between 1200 and 1600 Jews in the forests of Belarus. They saved women, children, old people...No one was turned away. In fact they went looking for people to save. It is an amazing story.	Leora Tec 1979 view posts Saturday, 01/10/2009 17:47:51
Leora, I can not wait to see the film! My grandmother fled Belgium just before the invasion with my mother (just 4 years old) and my uncle (3 years old). We made a video of my grandmother telling her full account of the events before she past away. My mother died this past February, she was just 71 years old. This is a story that must be told over and over again, especially now. Your family must be very proud!	Debra Kastenholz Bonaparte 1979 view posts Saturday, 01/10/2009 14:59:56
There's a lot of good Buzz good Buzz going on about this film, You must be proud! How did your mom come to write the Book?	Richard Tutching 1979 view posts Saturday, 01/10/2009 09:52:56
Hey, Any of you who live in Westport, could you save today's Westport News for me? There is an article about my mom and the book she wrote called "Defiance." It was made into a film starring Daniel Craig that is about to come out. My brother was co-producer. It is the true story of the largest rescue of Jews by Jews during WW II. Anyone who can save the article for me please let me know. Thanks, Leora	Leora Tec 1979 view posts Friday, 01/09/2009 18:16:34
Hey Players Alums! Check this out and tell your friends from other classes who were in Players. Subject: Staples Players 50th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion! Greetings Staples Players alumni! As you may or may not know, 2009 marks Staples Players?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢ 50th birthday! We are excited to announce a special event we are planning to celebrate this great organization and bring together as many Staples Players alums as possible. We hope you will mark your calendar and save the date of Sunday, May 24th, 2009. This is the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, which we chose so that people would take advantage of the long weekend and come to Westport. The event will take place at Staples and will feature musical numbers, stories, photos and video from past Players productions. Please email StaplesPlayers50@gmail.com if you are interested in hearing more about this event ?¢‚Ç¨‚Äú how to get tickets, get involved, etc. Please include your graduation year, email address, what shows you were involved with and what role you had in those shows (tech, pit, cast ?¢‚Ç¨‚Äú if so, what roles played). We will offer more information about this exciting event in coming weeks ?¢‚Ç¨‚Äú for now, we hope that you forward this message on to your high school friends and start to make your travel plans. Please see below for how you can help us. We are very much looking forward to this exciting event ?¢‚Ç¨‚Äú help us spread the word! Happy New Year, Staples Players Things we are interested in hearing from you ?¢‚Ç¨‚Äú please respond if there is anything you can help with: -Do you have a particularly funny and/or touching anecdote about your time in Players that you would like to share? If so, please email StaplesPlayers50@gmail.com. We are looking for some people to share stories during the celebration. -Do you have a sibling that was also in Players that might be able to attend the event with you? We are looking to put together a number in the show celebrating siblings involved with Players and would like to include as many people as possible. Please note that this includes actors, pit and tech. -Do you have photos or videos of past Players productions to share with us? If so, please email KerryLongPhoto@gmail.com. We are not only interested in possibly featuring them in the celebration but copying them (including transferring videos to DVD) to keep in the Staples Players archives. -Are you currently a performer or involved in the arts? --------------------	Leora Tec 1979 view posts Friday, 01/09/2009 14:24:46
Andy! Hello! It was fun running into you at the 120 Broadway Starbucks most afternoons but unfortunately my company and many other wonderful aspects of my life ended 9/11/01. I wish I could say it was my man who ended our visits but it was 9/11/01. So you know I reside in the burbs of Atlanta, not Florida. Anyone who's ever in my neck of the woods give me a shout. This is a great place to live with all the outdoor venues for live music, so many places to hike and great cost of living. I love showing off the sights! A 650K house here are 2M up north, unreal. Happy, healthy and prosperous new year to all.	Caryn Botwin 1979 view posts Sunday, 12/28/2008 11:16:47
Many thanks to Craig Floch for his eloquent and moving memorial to Bill Ford. It is a reminder to me of how some of us have greater struggles than others, from birth. We are not all born equal, but it is clear that those born with less must strive harder and those whose gifts are greater must learn humility and compassion. I did not know Bill Ford, but am moved to hear that so much affection is bestowed upon his memory and his family. I send my sympathy and prayers to his loved ones during this painful and difficult time.	Laura Goehausen 1979 view posts Sunday, 12/28/2008 06:22:09
I haven‚Äôt posted in a while, but have been following the action in cyberspace. Amazing how 30 or more years can melt away with a few memories. Hard to believe, but our next president, a college classmate, is younger than most of us. Dan, thanks again for all your efforts bringing the class of ‚Äò79 together. Craig, beautiful thoughts re Bill Ford. Call me and one of these days we‚Äôll get together. My thoughts also go out to the Ford family, and to Helen and anyone else who lost any loved ones this last year. So Caryn, Florida and a boy. Now I know why I haven‚Äôt seen you in the coffee place at 120 Broadway in about 6 years. Dave Stalling, what are you up to in D.C. Back in May when everyone was posting like crazy I wrote about an early multi-town crime spree when you, Paul Bushong and I were busted for illegal fishing by the fake reservoir police in Easton and then road our bikes to Weston and promptly got busted by the Weston police at Devil‚Äôs Den for illegal swimming. Put me on the road to environmental law enforcement. Paula Gallo, nice chatting at the get-together in August. I did make it to the Sinai to dive in August. A great and interesting time, diving with a shop in Dahab run by Egyptian guys in Yankee caps. Never had to step over camel crap to reach a coral reef before. Given today‚Äôs events I don‚Äôt think I‚Äôll be visiting the Sinai again any time soon. Dana Thrush, I didn‚Äôt know your mother, but it sounds like she was a truly wise woman. Who out there in 79'er land wants to come over for a party on the Upper West Side of Manhattan as part of the build up to the big reunion, sometime between now and then? Let me know. Kids included, as they always are around here. In a flashback moment I was driving to the Stew Leonard‚Äôs in Yonkers today with my 11 year old son when China Grove by the Doobies came on the radio. He loved it and said he had to download it from Itunes to his Ipod. I played it for him on an actual record when we got home. Some things change and some things transcend the ages. Looking forward to seeing lots of you in 2009.	Andy Gershon 1979 view posts Saturday, 12/27/2008 19:21:29
Hello all. Celia and I just from Bill's funeral at St. Lukes. It was one of the most loving and heartfelt services I have ever been to. Blessings to all for the new year. Xo Paula	Paula Gallo 1979 view posts Saturday, 12/27/2008 09:09:45
How devistating about Bill Ford. I have been to Trader Joes countless times but don't remember seeing Bill...perhaps I did not recognize him ? Just a lesson to pay more attention! I hope someone might have a recent photo of Bill to post. I hope that his sister Maureen and the rest of his family know and feel that Bill is at peace in a beautiful heavenly place and this helps to ease their pain.	Mindy Schwarz Smith 1979 view posts Saturday, 12/27/2008 08:12:33
Well put Craig... The last time I saw you was at a game at Boston U. I saw your parents quite a few years ago at Temple Israel and they filled me in on your life. Two sets of twins! Mozel... I am so sorry to you and your family for your loss some years back. Jeff was way too young to leave us. Happy Hanukkah and Happy New Year to your family. G-d bless Bill and his family. Warm regards, Caryn	Caryn Botwin 1979 view posts Saturday, 12/27/2008 07:19:16
It has been a long time since I commented about a reunion and I am glad to see so many interested in getting together. As we grow older and more mature we should forget about the differences we all had in the past and the prejudices against each other. Bill Ford's death is a reminder that life is short and no matter who we are or what we stand for, we all add something to this society. Bill was a kind and simple person who never hurt a soul. I have been fortunate to overcome my disabilities as I recall being in special ed reading classes with Bill in Coleytown. I was able to excel and he was not. This did not make him any better or worse than me and we both serve a purpose to society. For all you whom have had a loved one pass in recent years, I wish you peace, love and a happy New Year.May Bill Ford rest in peace and his sister Maureen and Family find comfort and recognize what a special person he was.	Craig Floch 1979 view posts Friday, 12/26/2008 18:36:22
Hi...I believe that Bill Ford's service is at St. Lukes tomorrow (Saturday 12/27) at 10am.	Celia Gerteiny 1979 view posts Friday, 12/26/2008 11:43:54
Ron! Your memory is not that bad as I did not even remember that periods had letters then numbers after them! Was there a service announcement for Bill?	Robert Nimkoff 1979 view posts Friday, 12/26/2008 10:08:41
Very sad news about Bill Ford. He was still a kind and gentle man. I saw him at Trader Joes occasionally and he was always friendly and pleasant. My condolences to his friends and family.	Michael Nuzzo 1979 view posts Friday, 12/26/2008 07:37:53
I hope everyone had a great Holiday. I have been reluctant to post here since I didn't attend either elementary or middle school in Westport so my "memories" don't start until 10th grade at Staples (and were killed off at the Nike site shortly thereafter during D1 and D2 periods). I had taken my family out to dinner on Wed. night in Fairfield and coming home, we passed the accident about a half hour after it happened - we live a quarter mile away from that intersection. It's extremely sad. My son, who is 6, was very shaken by the clothes in the road. Please, everyone have a safe and happy New Year.	Ron Zobel 1979 view posts Friday, 12/26/2008 04:49:46
Prayers to Bill and his family. I can remember his vibrant smile. He was a gentle soul.	Sarina Prelee 1979 view posts Thursday, 12/25/2008 06:43:59
I'm pretty sure Bill was working over at Trader Joe's and I'd see him there often. Such an innocent guy and this really sucks. Coming back from a service at Westport Unitarian and then hearing this news really depressed me last night. Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday.	Robert Nimkoff 1979 view posts Thursday, 12/25/2008 05:35:05
oh my god. i remember him and often see him right over there, near the peppermill. i'm so, so sorry. god bless him!	Celia Gerteiny 1979 view posts Wednesday, 12/24/2008 21:41:33
I'm sorry to report that Bill Ford was killed last night crossing the Post Road near the Peppermill Restaurant. See -link- for the story.	Daniel Gelman 1979 view posts Wednesday, 12/24/2008 14:49:22
Merry Christmas and/or Happy Hanukkha to all my fellow 79ers. Looking forward to seeing many of you in 2009!	Christine Terrell 1979 view posts Wednesday, 12/24/2008 07:17:59
Please, all of you that can please forward a helpful message to selectman@westportct.gov. The town has some new folks that do not want the Red Barn to tie into the town's sewer system. Please help with sending a message to the selectmen. Merry Christmas- Happy Holidays to you all, SG I am in favor of The Red Barn and their sewer problem! The Nistico family has been in business in Westport for 75 years and has lived in town the town for 100 years. Please support their cause.	Stephen Gargiulo 1979 view posts Monday, 12/22/2008 18:56:02
Hi Brett, I don't suppose you make house calls to KY? Returned home last night to see 3 foot (diameter) 60 foot+ tree over in our back yard. Went away from the house, but what a mess! Linnie and Daniel had their tire swing in it, so you can guess how they felt last night. When you get a chance swing by 21 Evergreen. Alas, the Maple out front is near the end of its lifespan. I'll be in touch to discuss. New boiler has to go in next week. Best wishes for a joyous holiday, Dana	Dana Bradley 1979 view posts Wednesday, 12/17/2008 11:17:10
It looks like I am about 29 years late in adding a post. So many names look familiar. I graduated in 1979 and never returned. I was dating Smitty (Doug Smith '78) when I left and was so sad to hear of his death. Dana, Joanne, etc., remember you all "dating" Smitty with me. I don't remember us spending much time alone until he went to Lehigh. I am in Chicago now and would love to come to a reunion. I have a scrapbook the girls made me for my birthday. I need to get it out and trigger some memories.	Cherie Rockoff Galarnyk 1979 view posts Friday, 12/12/2008 14:25:09
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