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Hobby is killing

Harmonica Says renowned

magician, musician

Ashok Bhandari

I am a Sitarist fo

life,

engineer by

professionBack from his middle-east to

Sitarist and Software engineSameep Kulkarni shares the t

for balancing job and music w

equal passion

For the ones who live for Mus

Special to this issue: Glimpses of the recent concert of

the Harmony Institute of Music

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HELLO all... It gives me tremendous

pleasure and satisfaction to present to

you, the first issue of Octave.

A picture speaks thousand words

they say. But mesmerised by the lan-

guage of the seven notes of music, I

never felt the need to resort to the 26

letters of the alphabet to express true

emotions. And in any case, one pre-

ferred getting lost in the strings of a

guitar than in hundreds of pages of a

dictionary.

The idea of a publication dedicated

to music has been lying dormant in

my mind for years. But at this junc-

ture, I believe that time has come totalk about the subject that binds us all

together- music.

With Octave, Harmony Institute of

Music (HIM) forays into yet another-

relatively unchartered territory of cre-

ating a publication dedicated to

music. A bimonthly issue, Octave

aims to inspire, educate and inform

readers about music. Besides featur-

ing the routine activities at the Har-

mony Institute of Music (HIM),Octave will introduce you to the mas-

ters in the field of music and their en-

chanting musical journeys.

Subsequent issues will update you

with the musical activities in your

neighbourhood. While I have been

regularly meeting all of you at the In-

stitute, the tips here will ensure that

your musical instincts are in their

best forms for ever. We will also try

to include a section telling you the

unknown facets of your instrument.

Last but not the least, this is your

magazine. Your participation through

ideas, suggestions, inputs will help

evolve this magazine. I dream of a

day when the journey of each one of

you will shine on the cover of

Octave.

I hope this issue inspires you to

continue your musical journey.

Yours Sincerely

Upendra Laxmeshwar Founder,

Harmony Institute of Music

(HIM)

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Octave catches up with veteran magi-

cian- musician Ashok Bhandari for an

excusive interviewPage- 3

I would advice that before taking music as a fulltime profession, start

as a hobby first. If it goes well, go into part time career. If it also goes

well then make it a fulltime profession- Sitarist

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Notes and Bolts- Upendra Laxmeshwar shares the tips to maintain guitar (P-15)

Worldview- A look at happenings in the world of music from around the globe (P-16)

Frenzy 2015- Glimpses of the annual concert of Harmony Institute of Music (P-10,11)




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Hobby is killing

harmonica feelsmagician-

musician

Ashok Bhandari

Everyone learns Harmonica as a hobby. During my college days, when the

advent of Internet was far away, Harmonica was the Facebook of our

times. The student playing Harmonica would be popular amongst girls

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It has been almost

two years that ma-

gician Ashok Bhan-

dari has given up

magic. But that

doesn't mean he has stopped mes-

merising the audiences. For the vet-eran showman has taken to

harmonica as his full time passion.

Having passed on the flagship of

his magic legacy to his son, Bhan-

dari now has set a target for him-

self- to create 300 professional

harmonica players in the country.

And well, logged in to Skype in his

studio in the congested Sahyogi

Park, in Delhi’s western suburb,

Bhandari is already off the mark.

Music can be a profession- he

firmly believes.

“We have to take Harmonica out of

hobby,” he says backing his belief

with a strong argument, “Everyone

learns Harmonica as a hobby. Dur-

ing my college days, when the ad-

vent of Internet was far away,

Harmonica was the Facebook of

our times. The student playing Har-monica would be popular amongst

girls. So much so that girls from

other colleges too would know his

name. Today, even a dholak player

earns 2000 bucks for a show,

whereas, the sad story is that a har-

monica player longs for a two

minute performance at a Durga

Pooja or Ganesh festival. We have

to break this irony. We have to

make Harmonica a professional in-strument.”

And Bhandari has his action plan in

place. Having given up magic- the

profession that have him the iden-

tity of wonderking- Bhandari has

dedicated his focus to playing and

most importantly, teaching Har-

monica. While he is already in the

process of setting up a dedicated

studio in Delhi, he spends majority

of his time in his office teaching

Harmonica to students from across

the globe on Skype. “Ask me what

do I teach, and the answer is- I do

not know. Because I believe that

Harmonica is the most difficult in-

strument to teach and the easiest

one to learn. Imagine the plight of

the teacher who, unlike guitar or

synthesiser, cannot even explain

notes to students from amongst a

thousand holes on a tiny brick- like

instrument. So, more than the

teacher, it is the sincerity, dedica-

tion of the student that teaches one

to play Harmonica.”

His logic to go about learning process is interesting too. “Besides

Milon Gupta and Madan Kumar-

who I consider my inspirations, I

do not have a single guru. I learnt

from numerous artists. As a child, I

would sit next to a madari and

learn the way he did tricks with the

monkey. I would step out of my

house to buy vegetables and return

home after following a roadside

flute player the whole day. I ab-

sorbed whatever I could from any-

one and everyone. I believe that

guru, teacher is like a cow. If you

want milk, you will have to feed

her, take care of her. And if nothing

works, you just have to surrender

and pray. It is only then that the

flow of knowledge begins.”

An MA from Banaras Hindu Uni-

versity, Bhandari’s musical andmagical journey began as a child.

The sadhus along the Ganges be-

came his early teachers. He would

sit for hours watching them per-

form magic. And while he acquired

their skills, they were put to use for

cause, quite different from his spiri

tual gurus. “I was the first one to

come up with a serial on Doordar-

shan- Chamatkar Banam Thaggi. It

would burst the myths about blindfaiths and expose how self styled

god men would fool innocent fol-

lowers by doing simple tricks and

selling them under the name of

godly powers. I would tell people-

even I do these tricks, but I don't

promote them as otherworldly

powers. They are tricks and there is

ITToday, even a dho-

lak player earns

2000 bucks for a

show, whereas, the

sad story is that a

harmonica player

longs for a twominute

performance at a

Durga Pooja or

Ganesh festival.

We have to break this irony. We

have to make

Harmonica a

professional

instrument.




science behind them- it is as sim-

ple.” In fact, Bhandari was often

criticised for having exposed such

god men. “As a child, people would

ask me- Kya karte ho? And I would

say- magic. And then people would

say- Aur Kya Karte Ho?”

What makes Bhandari a unique per-

sonality is the inseparability of his

persona and the two most prominent

art forms that his name is synony-

mous with- magic and music. And

he does not separate them either. For

him, Harmonica is magic. And quite

literally so, he would often incorpo-

rate Harmonica in his magic shows

abroad. “I have traveled to over hun-dred countries. Russia, Jordan, Italy,

Japan… And I would often conclude

my shows with a trick involving the

Harmonica. A crew member would

walk up to me with an empty tray.

With magic, Harmonica would ap-

pear in the tray from nowhere. And

then… I would go on to play the

Harmonica for another five- six

minutes. So effective was the trick

that the audience would always feelthat the Harmonica too was being

played because of magical powers,”

he laughs.

An “orchestra” in the pocket, Har-

monica has magical powers, Bhan-

dari believes. “It is the only

instrument closest to human body.

We kiss it with our mouth. Blow it

with the lungs. Pump our hearts

into it. And finally, when we put

our soul in it, music appears from

within,” he says adding, “ That is

one of the reasons, a US based or-

ganisation has come up with a ther-

apy, wherein they put patients with

heart surgeries through Harmonica

sessions. These sessions help blow

the shrunken lungs.”

A life dedicated to entertaining the

audience, Bhandari has a collection

of about 40 odd Harmonicas- the

costliest one being a Suzuki G-48

costing 1000 USD. But ask him

which is the closest to his heart, and

he has a story to tell. “During my

childhood, my elder brother bought

a Harmonica from his tuition sav-

ings. I was fascinated by this small,

melodious instrument and one day,

when he was not at home, I stole it

from his drawer. The fact could not

remain hidden for long and my

brother gave me a tight slap. I still

remember that slap. That moment, I

decided that I will buy myself a Har-

monica,” he recalls. “And I bought

one, from the balloon seller on thestreet. That harmonica is dearest to

me,” he says adding, “And by the

way, my brother still struggles to

play the old one”—he smiles.

An “orchestra”

in the pocket,

Harmonica has

magical

powers. It is the

only instrument

closest to

human body.

We kiss it withour mouth.

Blow it with the

lungs. Pump

our heart into it.

And finally,when we put

our soul in it,

music appears

from within

R: Ashok Bhandari with

renowned filmmaker Mahesh

Bhatt



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Harmony Legend of the MonthBob Marley

July 1979 - 56 Hope Road - a few

days before Reggae Sunplash -

Kingston, JM - Photo by Adrian

Boot (Photo credit- www.bobmar-

ley.com)

NE of the 20th century’s most charismatic per-

formers, Bob Marley is regarded as the icon who

implored his people to know their history “com-

ing from the root of King David, through the line

of Solomon,” as he sang on “Blackman Redemp-

tion”; Bob urged his listeners to check out the “Real Situation”

and to rebel against the vampiric “Babylon System”.

Bob Marley was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll

Hall of Fame in 1994; in December 1999, his 1977 album “Exo-

dus” was named Album of the Century by Time Magazine and

his song “One Love” was designated Song of the Millennium by

the BBC. Since its release in 1984, Marley’s “Legend” compila-

tion has annually sold over 250,000 copies according to Nielsen

Sound Scan, and it is only the 17th album to exceed sales of 10

million copies since SoundScan began its tabulations in 1991.

Bob Marley’s music was never recognized with a Grammy

nomination but in 2001 he was bestowed The Grammy Lifetime

Achievement Award, an honor given by the Recording Acad-

emy to “performers who during their lifetimes, have made cre-

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1980 - From the European leg

of the Uprising tour - Photo

by Adrian Boot (Photo credit:

www.bobmarley.com)

ative contributions of outstanding artistic signifi-

cance to the field of recording.” That same year, a

feature length documentary about Bob Marley’s

life, Rebel Music, directed by Jeremy Marre, was

nominated for a Grammy for Best Long Form

Music Video documentary. In 2001 Bob Marley

was accorded the 2171st star on the Hollywood

Walk of Fame by the Hollywood Historic Trust and

the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, in Holly-

wood, California. As a recipient of this distinction,

Bob Marley joined musical legends including Car-

los Santana, Stevie Wonder and The Temptations.

In 2006 an eight block stretch of Brooklyn’s

bustling Church Avenue, which runs through the

heart of that city’s Caribbean community, was re-

named Bob Marley Boulevard.These triumphs are

all the more remarkable considering Bob Marley’s

humble beginnings and numerous challenges he

overcame attempting to gain a foothold in Ja-

maica’s chaotic music industry while skillfully nav-

igating the politically partisan violence that

abounded in Kingston throughout the 1970s.

--Excerpts from Bob Marley Biography section of

www.bobmarley.com)



1978 - Keskidee Arts Centre - shooting Is

This Love? music video - Kings Cross, Lon-

don, UK (Photo credit: www.bobmarley.com)



2015 Frenzy Frenzy


As always, the annual gathering of Harmony Institute of Music was filled with energy, enthusiasm and musical fer-

vour. Titled Frenzy- 2015 , the rhythm- filled musical concert

marked the culmination of the learnings of 2015. The venue-Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan came alive to the tunes of old

Bollywood classics and rock covers. And as the elderly,youngsters and yes- the youngest recreated the magic of

legacy tunes, the parting note was a standing ovation by theaudience that left the auditorium reverberating. Here are the

glimpses of Frenzy 2015




Harmony




am a fulltime engineer and lifetime

musician - this is how Sitarist andsoftware engineer Sameep Kulkarni

describes himself. Back from his

Gulf tour where he performed exten-

sively at various venues in United Arab

Emirates; the engineer-by-day and

Sitarist-by-night spoke to us about effi-

ciently carrying out the balancing act

between playing a musician and a

techie.

"I am a Software engineer by day andSitarist by night. Or in other words, I

am a fulltime engineer and lifetime mu-

sician. I work in office the whole day

and practice Sitar at night from 10 pm

to 1 am. On weekends I do riyaaz plus

concerts," Kulkarni, a Technical Lead

Back from his middleeast tour, Pune based young techie- Sitarist Sameep

Kulkarni shares the secret of balancing between two professions- Soft-

ware engineer and Sitarist. I am a fulltime engineer

and lifetime musician he says

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says.

Sameep’s musical journey

began at the tender age of three

when his parents enrolled him for a Tabla class. But it was an unex-

pected encounter with Sitar

recital by Ustad Vilayat Khan

that changed his future forever. "I

asked my parents what (instru-

ment) is this? I want to play this.

My parents were kind to me and

at the age of six they took me to

Ustad Usman Khan. He was very

kind to accept me as his Shagird

(disciple). Thus. I started learn-

ing both, Sitar and Tabla paral-

lely. For the last thirteen years, I

have been learning from interna-

tional Sitar maestro Pamashree

Ustad Shahid Pervez," says

Sameep.

And while his parents, both

music lovers, took keen interest

in Sameep's musical upbringing,

studies and academics at school

were never a secondary option.

"Even though my parents love

music, they pursued it as a

hobby; so I did not know any-

thing about music as a profes-

sion. I also had affection towardsmathematics and engineering. I

secured 87 percent in 10th stan-

dard and 90 percent in 12th stan-

dard. So I opted for engineering

and completed Instrumentation

engineering with distinction from

Vishwakarma Institute of Tech-

nology (VIT), Pune," he says.

Playing Sitar for the past 27

years, Sameep has till date per-

formed at numerous venues

across India and abroad including

USA, Europe, Thailand, Singa-

pore, Japan. But managing a fulltime career as a software engi-

neer and a Sitarist is not an easy

task he says. "In general 90 per-

cent of the concerts are on week-

ends and I accumulate office

leaves just for these concerts and

generally never apply for leave

from office for any other reason.

So, for the remaining 10 percent

of the concerts which fall on

weekdays, I apply for leavesfrom office. I am working in Har-

man Connected Services as a

Tech Lead for last 12 years and

my office supports me for my

musical career. Harman is the

largest audio company in the

world and thus through IT also I

am more closer to music," he

shares.

The Gulf tour was one such con-

cer that fell on weekdays it

seems. "I held many concerts at

various places in different emi-

rates of UAE such as Dubai,

Abudhabi and Sharjah. I per-

formed in some top organizationsof Classical Music in Gulf like

Sur Hindol Dubai, Anubhooti

Abudhabi, SPIC MACAY Abud-

habi etc. I performed in 'Ahlan

Abudhabi' concert which was

telecasted in Gulf News all over

the world by Amrita TV. Interna-

tional media took note of my

concerts and publicised the event

all over the radio, TV and news-

papers. The biggest concert of

the gulf tour was at Abudhabi In-

ternational School where 1500

plus people attended the con-

cert. The audience included

school students, their parents,

teachers, staff, directors and

principal etc. The audience

was mixed. It included some

local Arab people, North Indi-

ans, South Indians especially people migrated from Kerala to

UAE, Maharashtrians, other mi-

grated people from Asia to Gulf.

I performed various ragas like

Ahir Bhairav, Yaman, Bihag,

Shamkalyan, Khamaj, Shudhha

Sarang in my gulf tour. In some

concerts, I also played classical

based Hindi, Marathi movie

songs, Gazals and Bhajans," he

said."I had just expected quality au-

dience (more than quantity audi-

ence) to attend the concert. I

expected the audience to be well

versed with Indian Classical

Music and my expectations got

fulfilled. The response received

was fantastic. I never imagined

that 1500+ music lovers would

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Instrumentation

engineering with

distinction fromVishwakarma Institute

of Technology (VIT),

Pune




attend my concert. Middle-east

audience was very disciplined.

Since the rules are very strict in

middle-east countries, discipline

comes with the audience too natu-

rally. No mobile phone rang while

the concert was progressing and

no one entered or left the audito-

rium when concert was in

progress. They reacted very well

to my music since Sitar is close to

their culture since ages. Many

students from middle east are

still sending me emails of appre-

ciation and asking the questions

related to Sitar and Indian Classi-

cal Music and I am answering all.

Some people drove for over threehours one way just to attend the

concert and that was very touch-

ing for me," he adds.

According to Sameep, there are

three approaches towards pursu-

ing music as a passion. "Some

take it as a fulltime career, oth-

ers take is as a part time career.

There are those who keep it

I would advice that

before taking it as a

fulltime profession,one should start music

as a hobbyt. If all goes

well, go into part time

career. If that too

works fine, then tran-

sition it into a fulltime

profession. Doing thishas no risk I feel.

purely as a hobby. It 's a per-

sonal choice for every budding

artist to opt for any of these

three options. For all you know,

they may even find some new

4th option. But, I would advice

that before taking it as a full-time profession, one should

start it as a hobby first. If all

goes well, go into part time ca-

reer. If that too works fine, then

transition it into a fulltime pro-

fession. Doing this has no risk I

feel. I have friends who have

taken it as fulltime career and

they have excelled in it very

much. I also know those whodirectly took it as a fulltime

profession and failed totally so

made it a hobby. There are good

avenues open for budding musi-

cians as a career. All one needs

is to work hard. Thats it!"

Back to playing the dual role of

engineer and sitarist, Sameep is

now looking forward to per-

forming at a prestigious concert

in Goa. “I will be performing atGoa Kala Academy, Panaji at 9

am on 26th May. Last year I

was honoured with ‘India's Star

Icon Award 2015' in

Islampur,Maharashtra and this

year the same ceremony with

different awardees will be held

in Goa. I will be opening the

function with my Solo Sitar

Concert. The Chief Minister of

Goa - Mr. Laxmikant Parsekar

will be the Chief Guest and

Award will be given to

Dr.Prakash Amte and Dr.Man-

dakini Amte for the social work

My music has given me the ho-

nour to perform next to them,”

he smiles.

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The road to becoming a performer, starts with

respecting your musical instrument. Ancient In-dian gurus would begin their music lessons by

worshipping the musical instruments. And while

the traditions have faded away in history, the im-

portance of the musical instrument has remained

unchanged- just like the timeless seven notes.

Keep the dirt off the instrument. Cleanyour guitar once a week, first with a damp cloth

and then with a dry cloth. The sweat of your fin-

gers makes the strings moist and attracts dust.

Ensure that the strings are wiped once a week.

This will ensure that the strings of your guitar lst

longer and produce better tone.

Wax polish your guitar- Once in three tofour months, you should wax polish your guitar.

Wipe the guitar with a cloth between fretboard

and the strings.

Change the strings once in three to four

months.

Keep the keys/ machine heads clean andin excellent working condition. Put a drop of

light machine oil on the keys so that the threadsremin well lubricated and function well. This

should be done once in four months if you are a

regular player (an hour a day).

Most important, when not in use, keepyour guitr in a case. This will protect it from di-

rect sunlight, humidity in the air and ensure

longer life. Among my collection of guitars, the

oldest is one I purchased in 1967. Remember, a

guitar, if taken care of, can last you for a lifetime.

Director: R.Balki

Music: Mithoon, Meet Bros Anjjan, Illaiyaraja

Lyrics: Sayeed Quadri, Kumar & Amitabh Bhat-

tacharya

R. Balki's ' Ki & Ka starring Kareena Kapoor Khan as theworking wife & Arjun Kapoor as the house husband is one the

most awaited films of 2016. Not only is the pairing refreshing ,

but so is the plot. R.Balki's films usually don't boast about chart-

busters but one does feel that his Ki and Kacarries a few chart-

busters. The first track itself is chartbusting. 'High Heels De

Nacche' by Yo Yo Honey Singh and Jazz Dhami is a typical

feet-tapping party song. Meet Bros Anjjan and Aditi Singh

Sharma have done a great job by creatively refurbishing this su-

perhit number!

Kumar chips in with apt lyrics that fit in with the spirit of the song.

Once again Mithoon impresses us with his vocal prowess in Ji Huzzori-a

soothing, soft , heart-warming track that strikes you the most because of

its soft, flowing rhythm, ecstatic background arrangements and soft

chorals. Sayeed Quadri's lyrics are excellent. Meet Bros Anjjan come up

with a creative , entertaining introduction for the lead Arjun Kapoor with

Most Wanted Munda.The rock n roll rhythm, lovely background female

chorals & the superb rap by Earl Edger add a charm to the track. It's fun ,

cool & hilarious.

Balki's veteran composer Illaiyaraaja's Foolishq is totally league se

hatke romantic duet impressive in all fronts. Lovely singing by Armaan

Malik & Shreya Ghoshal, good arrangements & soft chorals, fresh tune,all combine to conjure up a good number. The Workout song Pump It is

quite energetic, rhythmic, integrated & playful with lovely electronic &

metallic beats. Yash Narvekar has done a fine job behind the mike.

In a nutshell, the audio of Ki & Kafulfills expectations and is loaded

with quite a few chartbusters, tracks that can stay for a long while.

Expectations Met! B o l

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By Richa Chopda

Upendra

Laxmeshwar shares

a f ew maintenance

tips that will k eep

your guitar in great

f orm and ensure

that she remains

your best on-stage

companion




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by Ninebuzz could be your great com-

panion. The devel-

oper's second app,

and another smash

hit, the developers

claim that "musi-

cians and teachers

everywhere are

using it for all dif-

ferent reasons, but mainly as a replacement

for their boring old metronome". It's so sim-

ple and jam-packed with value. With great

reviews about audio quality, all you need to

do is download the app on your Android or

Apple (IOS) devide, plug this thing into

nice speakers and get ready to be im-

pressed - all these beats are professionally

produced. There is no MIDI or auto-tun-

ing going on. You could even perform

live with this if you want to -some cus-

tomers do- the company claims. "Wemade this app with one goal in

mind: give every musician

instant, reliable access

to a great drum-

mer. Period.

You shouldn't

have to program

beats yourself, or

settle for the tire-

some click of a regu-

lar metronome, or wait

for a real drummer to

show up. We put real hear

and soul into this product

and we know that as a musi-

cian, you'll recognize that," the

developers say. Here's a link-

http://ninebuzz.com/drum-beats-

metronome-app/.

T H E yea r ma r k s co m p

le t io n o f 1 2 0 yea rs o

f Ma r i ne Ba nd- t he

mos t po p u la r a nd mos t so ld H

a r mo n ica i n t he wo r ld. R eg is-

te red o n Ja n ua r y 3 0

, 1 8 96 i n Ge r ma n y, Ma r i ne Ba n

d is t he

o r ig i na l b l ues ha r m

o n ica a nd ca n be he

a rd o n v i r t ua l l y e ve

r y

reco rd i ng b y b l ues

lege nds s uc h as L i t t

le Wa l te r Jaco bs, So n n y

Bo y W i l l ia mso n I & I I, B ig W

a l te r Ho r to n, So n n y Te r r y,

J i m m y

R eed a nd B ig Ma ma T ho r n to

n. Ho h no r c la i ms t ha t " t he

b l ues

wo u ld no t be

w ha t i t is toda y w i

t ho u t t he Ma r i ne Ba n

d Ha r-

mo n ica ", b u t i t was no t e xc l us i ve l y

a b l ues i ns t r u me n t. T h is

mode l was a lso t he f i rs t c ho

ice o f a r t is ts s uc h as Jo h n n y C

as h,

Jo h n Le n no n o r Bo b D y la n.

Toda y i t is s t i l l ma n u f ac t u red i n

T ross i nge n, Ge r ma n y i n m u

c h t he sa me wa y as w he

n i t was

f i rs t i n t rod uced i n 1

8 96. I ts u n iq ue l y a

u t he n t ic so u nd has

de-

f i ned t he ro le o f t he

ha r mo n ica i n t he b l ues t

rad i t io n a nd

made i t t he be nc h ma r k b y w h

ic h a l l o t he rs a re j ud

ged.

Bir thda y Blues

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