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Now let's get you to your podcast.

Okay. now let's get you to your podcast. Where is Fielder?

He's gone to the dogs.

Welcome, my friends, once again, to the Gone to the Dogs podcast.

This scratchy old voice today belongs to me.

And my name is Steve Fielder, as most of you know.

And I'm on today with one of my good buddies who just happened to fall into my trap today.

I got a little behind in getting a podcast produced for you folks today or this week. And lo and behold, my buddy from the great state of Pennsylvania,

Mr. Fred Moran, the Redbone Man, gave me a call, which left a voicemail.

And I said, ha, I've got my guests for this week.

So, Fred, how in the world are you?

Well, not doing too great.

I have a little bit of health problems here and so forth,

but I ain't not no five, six nights a week like I usually do,

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