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Hello, all you magnificent exiles and good after no good morning. Okay. Okay. Let me try again.

Hello, all you magnificent, exiles, and good morning, you are listening to the shockwave and I am Mike Madness, your host.

For anyone new to the show, it's your lucky day

because you just hit the jackpot of jazz, soul, big band, and little band. Here we play all of your favorite songs,

the only songs in this teeny tiny MD world. Don't believe me? Well just call in if you know what you want to

hear. Here's your chance to speak your mind. Speetless, huh? I understand. You want to jive and thrive to tunes we drive.

Well, I don't want to hold you hostage, but before we swing back to the show you love,

Mikey's got to drop some news and this is important. Okay? You listening? Good. Before

you heard it from someone else I wanted to tell you all in person that I'm

retiring. Believe me this was a tough decision but I know it's the right one and here's why I'm gonna die

No, this isn't a bit, although it is a bit frightening.

I'm not being dramatic either. In fact, I'm as practical as a toilet seat.

The truth of the matter is I am going to die, plain and simple.

Now I'm not dying. Let's be clear. I'm still kicking like authentic tie, but I've run the numbers and no matter what weight loss program I choose to follow in two years or less. I won't have a lick of spam to

assault my air. But Mikey, I hear you say, two years is a lot of time sure is that's time enough to write a book time

enough to write a song enough time to write my eulogy but see I don't want to do any of that.

Because what would be the point?

What I want to do is ride out my copper years, Mike in hand with you. Through thick and thicker steel walls,

you have been there for me.

listening, caring, and like a friend, I feel I owe you the truth.

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