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Congrats, Jake! If only Freddie did live on. If only.

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What Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” could have been...

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Maybe, It wouldn't exist. Instead, we get a Tarantino James Bond R-Rated movie.

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This butterfly effect is most magnificent! Congratulations Jake!

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Every day, I dream of a world where Freddie lived 😢

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Congratulations. I'm still a ROCKSTAR!!!!!!!! And a winner!!!

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I'd love a post soon Chuck about first sentences and how important they are. Didn't Hempel say something like, "You have thirty seconds to show me the spark and then I'm gone."(???)

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Geez that's a big topic. In newspaper work we called them "leads" and they were just as important.

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It's one of things in your teachings that has stuck with me most.

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Never assume Reader is going to stick around for 300 pages waiting for you to make your point.

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I fully endorse this choice.

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What an amazing take. Congrats! Lenon not dying. Hair and Grunge metal gone, which means Nu-Metal gone too. Freddie lives on. But, the thing with Manson though, if killers of his kind are born, not made or shaped by circumstance, he then gets to be way worse than a serial killer... a politician with a lust for notoriety, and an impulse for control. Deadly combination.

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Congrats, Jake! Nicely done.

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Congrats, Jake! Well done 😁

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That is a fantastic answer. Congratulations to Jake!

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Been on the road all day and I just saw this. Best ending to a long drive I could have. Thanks, Chuck! And thanks to this amazing group constantly being awesome!

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Noice.

Opposable ups thumb skyward.

Many fun super soaker runners up too.

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Congrats Jake! Nice work!

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I like the new histories that spin from this one. Nice!

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Jake, your prize package will go out this morning via UPS.

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