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LuckyCharms

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36. Around 1972 or so...

Fri May 22, 2026, 10:40 PM

12 hrs ago

they played on my high school football field.

I snuck onto the field without a ticket and got thrown out.

I walked the two blocks home and sat in my bedroom with the window opened. I could hear the concert perfectly!

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