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Thank you!

Man! Thank you. Thank you. Man, I'm really happy to be here.

Ah.

I am grateful to be in Fort Worth, Texas. I am not, I guess no matter where I was I would say I was grateful to be here but I

actually am really grateful to be here this is our 13th city that we've hit this

month and you know there comes a point in a month long

jaunts around the country which has just been wonderful and affirming and

beautiful in every way but where you're just sick of staying in hotel rooms needing room service.

It's just it's not great for you. I have so many family and friends in Texas that this

is my after 13 hotel rooms in a row I'm staying in a

familiar bed here tonight and I'm with familiar people and I'm just grateful.

It's like a spot treatment standing here.

So thank you very much for having me.

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