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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 19, 2011 - 05:31pm PT
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After 20+ years of climbing I ended up pulling the ultimate rookie move by falling with the rope behind my leg.I fell about twenty feet,head first,and slammed into the wall resulting in a collapsed lung,punctured spleen,chipped vertabrae,and four broken ribs.Several folks helped extricate me from the Gorge(litter and all).Apparently I lost about five quarts of blood internally and am lucky to be writing this.I just want to HUGELY thank all the folks who helped extricate me.Thank you very much.This was also a reminder about how great the climbing community is.You guys rule!!!Thanx again.Kirk Sager,Bishop,ca.
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Sep 19, 2011 - 05:32pm PT
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speedy recovery.
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Hawkeye
climber
State of Mine
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Sep 19, 2011 - 05:32pm PT
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damn man! glad to hear your ok. helmet i hope saved your head??
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Gene
climber
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Sep 19, 2011 - 05:33pm PT
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Heal up well and quickly. Props to those who saved you. Dang!!!!!
g
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 19, 2011 - 05:37pm PT
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Helmet did save the cranium.
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
-A community of hairless apes
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Sep 19, 2011 - 05:40pm PT
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Kirk, glad you're still with us!
Hang out here while you heal up, it's a good gang.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Sep 19, 2011 - 05:53pm PT
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I hope you heal completely and quickly, Capt. Kirk!
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jfailing
Trad climber
Lone Pine
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Sep 19, 2011 - 06:03pm PT
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Sh/tty news! Best wishes and a speedy recovery. Glad to know a helmet saved ya!
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Sep 19, 2011 - 06:39pm PT
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Get well quick bro.
Sorry to hear about the woes. I had a first after 33 yrs of climbing. Mangled finger, and the chunk I pulled off broke my partners arm. I ended up upside down also, but not because of the rope. I was high stepping when the hold broke and I launched out backward. Yikes.
Heal fast.
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
WA, & NC & Idaho
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Sep 19, 2011 - 06:43pm PT
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Glad you will heal ok, strong work on wearing a helmet!!!
I have made many rookie mistakes my self!!!
Best wishes to you bro!
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Sep 19, 2011 - 07:27pm PT
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Glad you will be OK. Rookie mistakes can happen to anyone.
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Mark Rodell
Trad climber
Bangkok
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Sep 19, 2011 - 07:43pm PT
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Hope you heal quickly and fully.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Sep 19, 2011 - 07:47pm PT
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As has been said by so many, and again with sincerity.
Glad you are still with us. Have a fast complete and hopefully comfortable recovery
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Sep 19, 2011 - 07:54pm PT
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Rule #1, don't f*#k up and die!
Glad to hear of the happy ending.
Heal up fast and furiously.
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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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Sep 19, 2011 - 07:57pm PT
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Dude I'm sore just reading this. Glad to hear you are stable and on the mend. I hope you recover fully and strongly (is that a word?) and without incident. Thanks for posting up. Get Well!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Sep 19, 2011 - 08:22pm PT
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Nice on you Cragman and Flanders
The only places I'd seen or heard of litters was down at Suicide and at the Needles.
A definite indicator of climbers trying to take care of themselves.
good story and follow up capt.
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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Sep 19, 2011 - 08:44pm PT
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Kirk, a speedy recovery to you!
Cragman - I didn't know the history of how the litters were put in the Gorge, thank you (a late thank you!) for orchestrating. I've helped carry someone out on one of them (they're heavy!). Hope I never need one myself but it is nice to know they're down there.
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gstock
climber
Yosemite Valley
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Sep 19, 2011 - 08:48pm PT
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Glad you're ok Kirk. When you're healed up, I still want to do the Swiss Arete!
Greg
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 19, 2011 - 08:57pm PT
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hey there say, capt. oh my.... this surely sounds awful...
glad you are getting well, and as you said: still with us! :O
god bless to you this eve, and may you get well fast as possible...
:)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 19, 2011 - 09:00pm PT
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hey there say, cragman.... very nice history note...
:) thanks for sharing..
:)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 19, 2011 - 09:06pm PT
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hey there say, capt.... check your email...
:)
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Chinchen
climber
Way out there....
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Sep 19, 2011 - 09:09pm PT
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Good to hear you are ok Kirk!
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Sep 19, 2011 - 09:15pm PT
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Wow, man.
Glad to hear you're still with us. Thoughts are with you for a fast and full recovery.
THANK YOU for wearing a HELMET!
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Crag Q
Trad climber
Louisville, Colorado
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Sep 19, 2011 - 09:18pm PT
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Glad you are OK! Sending speedy healing thoughts your way.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Sep 19, 2011 - 10:29pm PT
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Glad you're okay, Capt. And a big thanks to those that helped out!
Get better soon!
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Brian
climber
California
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Sep 19, 2011 - 10:42pm PT
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Yikes. Glad to hear you are going to be OK. Accidents like that can happen to the best of us (among whom I don't number myself), so don't worry. Good on you for wearing a brain bucket. I wear one about 90% of the time these days, but it's good to be reminded that it should be on the other 10% as well.
Heal quickly!
Brian
PS--and thanks to all the climbers who help climbers!
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Captain...or Skully
climber
Where are you bound?
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Sep 19, 2011 - 11:09pm PT
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Hope ya get to feelin' better soon, Other Captain.
Injuries suck.
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bergbryce
Mountain climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Sep 20, 2011 - 12:28am PT
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Dang man, heal up!
Thanks for keepin' it real and admitting what happened. It's a good reminder for sure.
Strong work to those who helped out on the rescue.
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Sep 20, 2011 - 02:24am PT
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Good Grief Kirk what a horrendous episode.
Heal well, Heal quick.
Cragman thank you for the great background stories and your efforts to obtain and place the liters.
That is the kind of 'littering' we can all appreciate.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Sep 20, 2011 - 02:59am PT
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After 20+ years of climbing I ended up pulling the ultimate rookie move by falling with the rope behind my leg.I fell about twenty feet,head first,and slammed into the wall
Sadly this is one of the most dangerous issues that is very rarely mentioned in the books or taught in the clinics,
Glad you're ok and hope this note will help folks think about this human nunchuck problem
peace
karl
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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Sep 20, 2011 - 10:16am PT
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Hey Kirk,
Bummer, just saw this.
I'll swing by today.
Let me know if you need anything!
Best,Gregg
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Tony Puppo
climber
Bishop
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Sep 20, 2011 - 10:23am PT
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Holy cr*p Kirk! Glad to hear you're ok. Take care, you're running out of original parts.
Tony
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Sep 20, 2011 - 12:21pm PT
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heal up! You must be hurting.
Great stories cragman.
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 20, 2011 - 05:14pm PT
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Thanks everyone for the good thoughts and vibes.They really do help.I think I may have a climbing problem though-I already can't wait to get back out.Helmet-always!Tony you are spot on.Scully,yeah I was always hesitant to use this as a handle as you beat me to it,but I do believe we have several mutual friends.One of which was even belaying me at the time.Thanks again everyone.Be safe out there.
Cragman-great stories,thanks alot to you and Flanders.
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Anastasia
climber
I'm simply missing my mama.
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Sep 20, 2011 - 09:08pm PT
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Holy Smoke! So happy you are alright. Dang it, I hate hearing that you got hurt so badly. Heal up good and fast!
Anastasia
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treeman
climber
mule city
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Sep 20, 2011 - 11:27pm PT
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yikeys! glad yer ok, i'll try to stop by and check in with you soon!
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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Sep 21, 2011 - 10:19am PT
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Stopped to see Kirk yesterday.
He is doing amazingly well for the ordeal. Lots of staples
Its hard for me to figure out if climbers are really tough or just plain dumb.
After the accident he insisted on stumbling out of the Gorge on his own, even though he knew he was bleeding internally a lot.
He finally accepted help when the climbers who approached him were in the medical field and told him "your gonna die"
He is very lucky and grateful for the help he received at the Gorge.
Party on Kirk
Side note: I went over intending to blaze him out.. to which he replied............. " are you crazy - I have 2 holes in my lung!"
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, bump for the "other capt" ....
hope you are still mending well...
god bless...
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Holy frig, Kirk - you're darn lucky to be alive! Sorry I missed this first time round, was up on the wall.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery, eh?
"It's hard for me to figure out if climbers are really tough or just plain dumb."
Well, um, speaking as one who fell once and blew it .... both!
Cheers, beers, and a few litres of blood,
Pete aka Frankenankle - who is still oot and aboot climbing
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say.... wowwwww, pass the pitons pete.. good timing for a bump, then, :)
:)
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Complete and speedy recovery.
Sorry to hear of this valuable lesson learned
Fish Finder - Dude.. blaze him out?
Yeah, "Hey, hole in the lung guy... You wanna cough for a half an hour?"
Good call!!!
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Ditto on the congrats, heal up. Not a rookie move, I see old trad guys who've been climbing for years do this more than the kids. I'm as guilty as the next person too.
Good on you Dean for being proactive. I was at our local crag Saturday, and noted that the litter was gone. Anyone know where I can get a replacement or where one can be had for a reasonable price?
Thanks
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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Hay Kirk,
How are you ?
just finally gettin caught up after a week in the valley.
I'll stop by and share some good stories with ya soon
Best,Gregg
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2011 - 04:48pm PT
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Feelin' better every day but still ain't right(obviously).Finally gonna get the docs ok to go to some altitude.Stoked about that though,been pretty much stuck on the valley floor for the last month.Probably just head to Mammoth for a couple days and do some real small hikes.Gotta get this lung back to normal.Thanks again everyone.
Kirk
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dugillian
Trad climber
Vancouver
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Best wishes on healing up fast.....
I once saw someone fall with his rope behind the leg and crack his head open. Ever since that day I always wear a helmet....shit happens
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KabalaArch
Trad climber
Starlite, California
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There is a litter in The Needles. It's in the Col which abuts.., "Witches Hat" or whatever it's called.
Basic First Aid kit, but know analgesics.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 10, 2011 - 09:41pm PT
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hey there say, kirk....
did you leave for that small trip you were talking about???
i finally sent that bit of get well cheer.... (had no money, to mail, 'til now) hope it won't be setting outside by its lonesome, :(
*not much, very small box... should be there in about 4-5 days???
god bless, keep getting well...
from ol' neebee, who loves to cheer you climbers on to tip-top-shape, in the ol' "get well" department...
:)
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MBrown
Big Wall climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Oct 10, 2011 - 09:47pm PT
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Get well soon brother!
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