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Topic: LOTR Package Update
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BattleToTheEnd
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quote:
Originally posted by Doug Adams:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by Jim Ware:
[b]I wonder if there's any unused music for the 'history of Gollum' sequence that follows this?<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>There is. Back to Annotated Score now! Ever so briefly, -Doug [/B]
Thank's Doug, can't wait to hear it.
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posted 09-09-2007 11:58 AM PT (US) ip
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Christian Kühn
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Rather "can't wait to read it", no?!CK, channelling dgoldwas' spirit on correcting other people on grammatical formalities 
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posted 09-09-2007 12:16 PM PT (US) ip
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BattleToTheEnd
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Originally posted by Christian Kühn:
Rather "can't wait to read it", no?!CK, channelling dgoldwas' spirit on correcting other people on grammatical formalities
Can't wait to read it too
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posted 09-09-2007 12:20 PM PT (US) ip
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alan_manc
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I think he was referring to the unused music. Lets all get our red teacher pens out!Listening to the Fellowship and Towers CR DVDs now to wet the appetite.
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posted 09-09-2007 12:21 PM PT (US) ip
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Marian Schedenig
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Originally posted by Doug Adams:
There is.[/B]
Eeeeevil!
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posted 09-09-2007 03:45 PM PT (US) ip
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gkgyver
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There is.Back to Annotated Score now! Ever so briefly, -Doug
You do realise you have weapons of mass destruction in your arsenal, don't you? Use them wisely, or your home will be surrounded by soundtrack soldiers very soon!
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posted 09-09-2007 04:14 PM PT (US) ip
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Shire Bagginz
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Not sure if this has been posted here before, but here is a great interview with Maestro Shore where he discuss a bit about the CRs among other projects...
http://www.scorenotes.com/howard_shore.html
[Message edited by Shire Bagginz on 09-10-2007]
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posted 09-10-2007 10:07 PM PT (US) ip
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Timdalf
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Here is an interesting blog entry by Kristin Thompson the author of the recent book: "The Frodo Franchise"in which she talks about the CR's. http://www.kristinthompson.net/blog/?p=53#more-53 Timdalf
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posted 09-11-2007 06:05 AM PT (US) ip
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BattleToTheEnd
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Hello everyone, I decided to bug Doug with an email and he replied with a bit of info for you guys to read (he stated he would be back as soon as possible to vouch for it).FROM DOUG:
I mentioned over the weekend that Smeagol's transformation into Gollum was actually scored, and that that music will be on the set. That's one of the more prominent pieces of unused music, but it's by no means the only one. For example, the Orcs' attack on Osgiliath was originally one unbroken sequence in the film. You'll get to hear how that originally played out as well... nothing like a little more violent / tragic music to spice up the set, right!?
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posted 09-11-2007 12:48 PM PT (US) ip
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gkgyver
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That's fantastic news! I already feared they would go for the edited versions, since that correlates with the idea to retell the movie.And I'm really curious what the unused bit for Gollum's transformation sounds like. I always thought there was some link missing between Gollum's music in TTT and ROTK. Maybe this is it.
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posted 09-11-2007 02:36 PM PT (US) ip
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Christian Kühn
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Originally posted by gkgyver:
That's fantastic news! I already feared they would go for the edited versions, since that correlates with the idea to retell the movie.
You have been around during the past two years and have heard the CRs, no? The musical story was always told from the original point of view of Howard Shore, un-edited, so why the heck would they change that now?! Sometimes, you make no sense. Christian
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posted 09-11-2007 02:53 PM PT (US) ip
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BattleToTheEnd
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by gkgyver:
That's fantastic news! I already feared they would go for the edited versions, since that correlates with the idea to retell the movie.And I'm really curious what the unused bit for Gollum's transformation sounds like. I always thought there was some link missing between Gollum's music in TTT and ROTK. Maybe this is it.<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> Unfortunately Doug stated nothing on the smeagol transformation music, I would have loved to known how eerie I hope it will be, but look to his coming at first light on the fifth day, at dawn look to the east (Just throwing a quote in there, not trying to imply anything). I tried to get a few track titles out of him (for those who want to know what they are) and any info on a PR, but Dougs a hard one to break. But it all helps to make the wait that much longer so when the day does come that we get this information the relief will be great.
[Message edited by BattleToTheEnd on 09-11-2007]
[Message edited by BattleToTheEnd on 09-11-2007]
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posted 09-11-2007 03:09 PM PT (US) ip
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Jim Ware
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If the Osgiliath battle plays continuously, does the CR represent the original cut of the film with Gandalf and Pippn arriving at Minas Tirith during the retreat?I'm intrigued as to how 'The Lighting of the Beacons' fits into this assembly. [Message edited by Jim Ware on 09-11-2007]
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posted 09-11-2007 03:10 PM PT (US) ip
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Timdalf
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??? Does anyone (as in Doug himself) know beyond the general relative statement "They sold well!..." just how many (approximately, of course) FotR and TTT CR's have been sold so far? A friend asked me and I do not remember anyone here actually providing some quantitative answer...? Thanks...
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posted 09-11-2007 03:22 PM PT (US) ip
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gkgyver
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You have been around during the past two years and have heard the CRs, no? The musical story was always told from the original point of view of Howard Shore, un-edited, so why the heck would they change that now?!
Well, FOTR had a few intact film edits, and Doug himself said that it wasn't decided yet how to deal with music that was written for a different cut of the picture, and edited in the final film.
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posted 09-11-2007 03:38 PM PT (US) ip
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ilovehobbits
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I remember reading something Doug said a while back (I can't remember what it was) that gave me the suspicion/feeling that Bilbo's Song would be on the CR. We'll have to wait and see I suppose, but it would be fitting since that piece is the concluding variation for the Hobbits.
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posted 09-11-2007 05:09 PM PT (US) ip
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BattleToTheEnd
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Originally posted by ilovehobbits:
I remember reading something Doug said a while back (I can't remember what it was) that gave me the suspicion/feeling that Bilbo's Song would be on the CR. We'll have to wait and see I suppose, but it would be fitting since that piece is the concluding variation for the Hobbits.
If it doesn't end up on the CR it should surely end up on the rarities disc(s). I just know that it will have a home at some point
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posted 09-11-2007 05:13 PM PT (US) ip
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NeoVoyager
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I just read Doug's marvelous review from 2003 of the original "Return of the King" score album, and I really appreciate it a lot more now that I've become so familiar with the score. It has also, for better or worse, prompted much more excitement about the imminent release of the CR.Hopefully some of you will enjoy it as much as I did:
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/articles/2003/20_Nov---CD_Review_The_Return_of_the_King.asp
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posted 09-11-2007 08:17 PM PT (US) ip
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vdemona
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Originally posted by Timdalf:
Here is an interesting blog entry by Kristin Thompson the author of the recent book: "The Frodo Franchise"in which she talks about the CR's. http://www.kristinthompson.net/blog/?p=53#more-53 Timdalf
Thank you Timdalf! I haven't yet run across this site so far and usually around September I begin scouring the web for CR news!
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posted 09-11-2007 10:14 PM PT (US) ip
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Doug Adams
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 [Message edited by Doug Adams on 09-12-2007]
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posted 09-12-2007 07:42 AM PT (US) ip
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NeoVoyager
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YAY! We have a shiny new press release, on a WEDNESDAY no less.Anyway, without further ado (though deserved it may be)...
http://www.howardshore.com/news/pressreleases/lotr-rotk.html Edit: Some juicy tidbits: In stores November 6th!
5 discs - 4 CDs and one DVD
3 hours and 50 minutes of music total [Message edited by NeoVoyager on 09-12-2007]
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posted 09-12-2007 07:48 AM PT (US) ip
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Christian Kühn
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I don't think that Doug intended it to go that way, Michael...
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.One piece of nagging, since it actually and truly irritates me: 230 minutes of music would have fitted on three discs. They would have full to the rim, yes, but if this is a reason to increase the eventual price of this set, I will not be a happy camper. And you know what happens when Germans aren't happy campers... Christian
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posted 09-12-2007 07:56 AM PT (US) ip
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NeoVoyager
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What do you mean? From how he put it, I was thinking, "Ah! So we'll have a press release next Tuesday." Only on an off chance did I decide to check HowardShore.com.... Or do you mean my lack of MANIACAL excitement? I'm a fairly sedate person. Also I just noticed, we will have Liv Tyler's House of Healing song as well. (This of course only makes sense, since it was, after all, in the film.)
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posted 09-12-2007 08:00 AM PT (US) ip
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Christian Kühn
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(Diploma-thesis-induced stress makes me a bit cantankerous these days, so apologies in advance for every irrtated-sounding post)Well, I guess if Doug had wanted to be more specific or make us aware of the announcement over at howardshore.com, he would have done so. Of course, on the other side, any of us would have seen that annoucement before the day got much older, so...I guess no harm's been done. Christian, back to forcing that f*****g Adobe Photoshop to do what *I* want it to do! Grrrrrr.....
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posted 09-12-2007 08:06 AM PT (US) ip
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Christian Kühn
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By the way...... ...[u]YEEHAWWWWW![/u] Excellent news!
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posted 09-12-2007 08:10 AM PT (US) ip
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NeoVoyager
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Originally posted by Christian Kühn:
Well, I guess if Doug had wanted to be more specific or make us aware of the announcement over at howardshore.com, he would have done so.
Well, it's pretty much exactly what happened last year... Doug: "Tomorrow." Then Marian S. broke the news of the press release. No one was too upset. 
http://www.moviemusic.com/mb/Forum1/HTML/013609-26.html No offense taken, though.
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posted 09-12-2007 08:52 AM PT (US) ip
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Earl
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Woohoo...great news. I was so worried this would be 2 DVDs and a really steep price.And does this mean we get Sissle's piece as well??
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posted 09-12-2007 09:11 AM PT (US) ip
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BattleToTheEnd
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NOVEMBER 6th The Return of the king The Complete Recording will be released on November 6th. Howardshore.com
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posted 09-12-2007 09:39 AM PT (US) ip
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Beren
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<:-P Ypiiiieee!!!Finally.Well,only 55 days to wait.I just hope the price won't be too high,but i imagine it will.Anyway,looking forward to more updates regarding this release.
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posted 09-12-2007 09:41 AM PT (US) ip
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BattleToTheEnd
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Sorry, I got a little excited, but who wouldn't
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posted 09-12-2007 09:45 AM PT (US) ip
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Earl
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Hey Beren, where've u been?? Nice to see u back.
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posted 09-12-2007 10:02 AM PT (US) ip
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tomandshell
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November 6th is sooner than I expected--this is great news! I am also kind of glad that they didn't dilute the excitement of the official announcement by including the MSRP, so we can all be purely enthusiastic for now and then freak out in a few weeks when we find out how much it's all going to cost. (Although I should add that for me it will be worth it at just about any price. I am personally ready to pay about $100.) [Message edited by tomandshell on 09-12-2007] [Message edited by tomandshell on 09-12-2007]
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posted 09-12-2007 10:09 AM PT (US) ip
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Jim Ware
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The press release has been updated with the cover art!
http://www.howardshore.com/images/news/rotk_box_set_091207-300.jpg [Message edited by Jim Ware on 09-12-2007]
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posted 09-12-2007 11:28 AM PT (US) ip
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Christian Kühn
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I like Michael's version better. Christmas is a looong way down the road...but what a Christmas it'll be: thesis handed in, a new Tolkien to read, a new LotR-set to listen to, a new B5 score to listen to and two new Doyle's to listen. Ohowhoowoowowhwwhwoooowhoowoohwohwohooooo!! CK
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posted 09-12-2007 11:43 AM PT (US) ip
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Crono/Kyp
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Finally.--Brian
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posted 09-12-2007 12:06 PM PT (US) ip
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Timdalf
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Originally posted by NeoVoyager:
>>>We have a shiny new press release, on a WEDNESDAY no less.Anyway, without further ado (though deserved it may be)...
http://www.howardshore.com/news/pressreleases/lotr-rotk.html Edit: Some juicy tidbits: In stores November 6th!
5 discs - 4 CDs and one DVD
3 hours and 50 minutes of music total<<< First, congratulations to Maestro Shore, to Doug Adams and to all involved!! This is a milestone indeed! "Sing now, ye people of the Tower of Anor... Sing and rejoice, ye people of the Tower of Guard... Sing and be glad, all ye children of the West... Sing all ye people!"
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posted 09-12-2007 12:38 PM PT (US) ip
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Beren
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[Hey Beren, where've u been?? Nice to see u back.]Heya.Just around.Nice to see you all here too. [...a new Tolkien to read...] Wait.What new Tolkien book.You mean that one with the Hobbit? Anyway...hmm...green;well, i was expecting it even though i would've perfered blue(just to keep the tradition) but nevermind.Looks nice,hope i'll get used to it. P.S.:How do you quote? [Message edited by Beren on 09-12-2007] [Message edited by Beren on 09-12-2007]
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posted 09-12-2007 01:00 PM PT (US) ip
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BattleToTheEnd
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Shouldn't the cover on ROTK be of Minas Tirith and Mordor since it is the ending of sauron and as the title states the return of the king.[Message edited by BattleToTheEnd on 09-12-2007]
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posted 09-12-2007 01:30 PM PT (US) ip
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PeterK
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I am excited about this, and that the "press release" didn't mention a price, even if it did I think we'd all still be excited.Who wants to guess and theorize on the price?
http://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/lordoftherings3-complete
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posted 09-12-2007 01:41 PM PT (US) ip
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PeterK
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This guy's ready for an updated photo soon!
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1248/1338271286_a51452fb52.jpg?v=0 lol
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posted 09-12-2007 01:50 PM PT (US) ip
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