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Where's fielder?

He's gone to the dogs. dogs welcome my friends once again to the gone to the dogs podcast your host steve fielder with you coming at you from the sauna here in central florida on the

west coast actually about two miles from the Gulf of America.

And I've got a great guest today that I'm really looking forward to.

I don't get to visit with this guy as much as I'd like.

I think the last time I talked to him was at Autumn Oaks.

But, man, we go back away ways and uh i'm just really excited to have darren all

good from bedford indiana with us today darren how you feeling brother oh pretty good how are you

steve oh i'm good i'm i'm'm still fighting this little bit of virus off.

But, you know, when you get old and slow, everything attacks you, you know.

I know the feeling.

Well, Darren, it's good to hear from you.

You just recently returned from plot days, something that I never missed for

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