Off-roading means driving on rough, unpaved roads or trails instead of regular streets. People do this for fun, often using vehicles built for tough conditions.
Off-road driving means taking a vehicle on rough paths that aren't paved, like dirt roads or trails. It needs special skills and vehicles that can handle bumps and obstacles.
Ford Off Rodeo is a driving school by Ford that teaches people how to drive their vehicles on rough, off-road paths. It helps drivers learn skills for handling different types of terrain.
The Bronco off-road school is a special program where Bronco owners can learn how to drive their vehicles on rough trails. It's a fun way to get better at off-roading.
A spotter is someone who helps a driver when they're going off-road. They can see things the driver can't and tell them how to avoid obstacles or get through tricky spots safely.
A backup camera is a small camera on the back of a car that shows what’s behind you when you’re backing up. It helps you see things you might not notice otherwise.
A turbocharged engine has a special device that helps it produce more power by pushing more air into the engine. This makes the car faster and more powerful without needing a bigger engine.
Muscle cars are fast cars that usually come from America and have big engines. They are known for being powerful and looking cool, especially in races.
The Chevrolet Z28 is a special version of the Camaro sports car that was designed for performance. It was popular in the 1970s and known for its powerful engine.
A V8 engine is a type of engine that has eight cylinders arranged in a V shape. It's known for being powerful and is often used in sports cars and trucks.
The Ford Mustang II Cobra II is a version of the Mustang that was made in the 1970s. It was supposed to be a sporty car but didn't perform as well as earlier models.
The Dodge Charger Daytona is a special version of the Charger that was designed for racing. It has a unique look and is built to be faster than regular Chargers.
The Seat Cordoba is a small car that was made in Spain and is known for looking nice and having comfortable materials inside. It was popular in the 1980s and is remembered for its stylish design.
The Chrysler Cordoba is a car that was popular for its comfortable and luxurious features, often associated with a fancy type of leather called Corinthian leather.
The Dodge Road Runner is a fast car that was made in the late 1960s and 1970s. It became famous for being powerful and for having a fun cartoon character as its mascot, making it a popular choice among car enthusiasts.
The Plymouth Valiant is a smaller car that was made to be affordable and easy to drive, but it was also known for having a sporty version called the Road Runner.
The AMC Javelin is a sporty car that was made in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was built to compete with other fast cars of its time and is remembered for its cool looks and good performance.
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Javelin AMX
The Javelin AMX is a type of muscle car made by AMC in 1974. It was designed to be fast and sporty, but by its final year, it struggled with new rules that made it less powerful.
The Chevy Monza is a small car made by Chevrolet in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was designed to look sporty and was popular for being affordable.
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Chevy Vega GT
The Chevy Vega GT is a small car made by Chevrolet in the early 1970s. It was designed to be lightweight and sporty, and it had different engine choices.
The Subaru Brat is a special kind of car that looks like a small truck and was made from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. It has some fun features, like extra seats in the back that face outwards, making it a unique choice for people who like adventure.
Ceramic coating is a special liquid that is put on your car's paint to protect it and make it shine. It helps keep the car clean by making it harder for dirt and water to stick.
Paint protection film is a clear layer that you can put on your car to keep it safe from scratches and chips. It helps your car look good for a longer time.
A radar detector helps you know if a police officer is using radar to check your speed, so you can slow down if needed.
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Welcome to another in-wheel-time podcast. And welcome everybody to the in-wheel-time car talk show. Coming up, Olivia Wainer, a 21-year-old college student, who's new to off-roading in first-time buyer of a Ford Bronco, going to talk to her about her experience. Later in Jeff's car culture, muscle cars that promised power, but didn't deliver. And I had one of those. Here's his feature.
Of course it is, with my name written all over it. How do you along with Mike out of this world Mars? Who's also going to have a feature of five of the largest October festivals around? Wow. We always need more Jeb Seacon, Chief Engineer David Ainsley, who we've been on the phone with already this morning. And we're feeling a little paranoid about everything. Glad you could join us on this Saturday morning for the in-wheel-time car talk show. Jeffrey, it's good to be seen and good to be with you this morning. And we've got music and I don't know.
How we've made it on the air again because of our fumbling around my fumbling around the outdoors. It's in the air. Yeah, it's in the air. So tell you what's happened. We got here at 8.30 this morning, Central Time. And we got all set up to do the show. We did a little task. Talk to everybody. Everything is beautiful. We sat on the couch, watched some stupid Wild West repeat from 1969. And then we go over here.
And then we start to look at. Fire it all back up. And Mars can't hear us. We're going, what? That didn't matter. Less than 30 minutes ago. Yeah. So then the panic sets in, which we're really good at at this point in our lives. Yeah, we've had a lot of practice with it. We don't even take medication anymore for it. No, we just live with it. But at any rate on with the show, we got two hours of a great program for this Saturday, October the 4th, 2025. And let's just get right to it. Shall we? Olivia Weiner, off-road and
there's yes, she's with Sue Mead, an auto journalist, a friend of ours from way back when. Sue, it's always good to meet you, but you're not the subject of our show this morning. Right now we're going to talk to Olivia. Olivia, good morning. Good morning. That's great to be with you. And we were looking forward to talking to you once I learned that Mr. Mars had this set up with Sue. And so 21 year old college student, where are you going to college? I go to Berkshire Community College. It is.
A really small school in Berkshire County, and I'm studying nursing. Berkshire County. Good. And where is that county located? Western Massachusetts. Western mass. Okay, well, I've got a granddaughter that's going to be studying nursing. Yeah, about that. Yeah, exactly. So you're going for your undergrad degree. And then you're going to go to nursing school or you're already in nursing school? So I'm finishing my prerex right now. And then I'll have two years out from.
RN. And then hopefully BSM. So very good. Well, best of luck to you. That's that's quite a career. And it's greatly appreciated by all of us. Old people. Yeah, exactly. So we give you a career. Something to look forward to. Okay. So let's get into it. So have you always been an auto enthusiast? I have it. I actually waited till I was 18 to get my driver's license.
And I failed the first time. So I haven't always been the most confident driver. I always avoid highway. And I put for back roads. But I grew up off roading on four wheelers. And I've been really engaged in that.
So how did you meet me to Sue Mead? Who we've known as an auto journalist for many, many years now? How did you meet her? She's my aunt. So there you go. I've always known Sue Mead.
Okay. At least 21 years. So you obviously have been influenced a lot by Sue. If you didn't get your driver's license till you were 18 years old. So did she grab you and say, come on, let's go off roading.
She taught me how to drive when I finally felt like I was ready. She took me off roading and places we probably shouldn't have been off roading really. She took us to like churches and stuff. And
Now wait a minute. I have a question. You said you failed your first time, but yet Sue taught you how to drive. What?
This was after I failed.
Well, how fun. So how long has this off roading thing going on since you were 18?
Um, not in a vehicle like I've been in ATVs, but this was my first time ever going off roading with Sue in Texas this past.
In a real, in a real vehicle. What, what was your first experience in what kind of car vehicle?
Oh, we were so lucky. We got the Ford Bronco. We got one of the bad lands.
Oh my God. So in other words, you were indoctrinated in one of the best off road vehicles. There is we were picked up in a bill strobe edition.
Don't tell your parents that don't tell your parents that.
But see, you're you were picked up where?
At the airport in Austin, Ford left us the special edition and we drove back to the heel country, spent the night at
the resort that is partnered with the driving school and then we went at it the next morning at 8 a.m.
and stayed through dinner. It was a long and fruitful day.
So I just want to add that Olivia often works until two or three in the morning and drives home over roads that become dirt at the end of her drive in the darkness.
And we're going into winter weather and I really wanted her to have confidence in her big bend, Bronco, her first vehicle.
I want to have confidence just driving it on the road, but also we all know that off road in hands, who's the handling off road enhances your driving comfort and confidence on road.
So that was the motive behind calling Ford and saying, would you put the two of us through the school?
Talking about the Ford off road, off rodeo is what they call it.
That's correct.
And they have it in like five locations around the country and Austin happens to be one of those.
I did not know that.
Yeah, and it's for Bronco owners, but currently if I'm wrong, Sue, but a public person, anybody can talk to Ford and make a reservation and go through the school.
Of course, it costs money, but anybody could if they wanted to learn something.
It's an option to give the Ford buyer, whether they want to do that, right?
That's correct.
A new Bronco owner, I believe, has one year to go to the street, five locations, New Hampshire, Moab, Utah, Texas, Las Vegas, and Tennessee now.
But I wanted to go to the heel country because I love that location.
I went there when it opened and Olivia hadn't been to Texas.
Also, as Mike said, you can bring your Bronco, even if it's not new and pay to have a half-day program, you can bring up the three guests.
You can also go for a half-day program and pay to use their Bronco.
So there are a lot of options.
Okay. So Olivia, so you went to the school with Sue.
So what was your impression of going through the school?
You had some background, and I'm sure Sue talked to you a lot before you got there, but still, what was experience like?
It starts off a lot of tutorial and a lot of information that I felt like wasn't super easy to grasp until I was in the vehicle, seeing it myself and doing it myself.
But the whole course is very user-friendly and I think it really helps having the guide kind of give you the confidence that, you know, the vehicles are built for the course.
And the course is kind of built for the vehicles in the way that it really shows off everything they do.
So was it somebody from Ford or some contractor from Ford that sat in the car with you guys?
We had a Ford Bronco Off-Rodio guide outside the vehicle, kind of just being our trail guide.
Yes.
Of course.
Bronco Off-Rodio has a number of experts that they hire and work at each location and this woman is super talented and has done the rebel rally.
As Olivia said, it started with tutorial and then some demonstration with drivers at the wheel.
But Olivia, I'd love for you to talk about the progression of the day.
But for me, one of the most exciting things was, part with you the afternoon, it wasn't just the instructor guiding individuals.
We're asked to get out of their vehicle and guide each other over difficult objects to show that they understood what was going on with the vehicle and to encourage the driver.
Right. And what we'd like to call as a spotter to kind of guide you through and not get you in trouble with something that you can't see, correct Sue?
Exactly.
So Olivia, it would be so fun to hear the start, the middle, and the end.
Sure. So I guess the progression for me was starting off pretty tired, really excited, but mostly a little scared, like getting in the car.
I didn't want to damage the vehicle in any way.
And you know, I always want to impress my dear Sue, who's an expert in the field that's, you know, hard-headed.
Hard to live up to that standard, yeah.
Yeah. So the beginning of the day was definitely a little rocky.
The middle of the day, I feel like I learned the most and I trusted myself for and got more confident, you know, doing the maneuvers.
And then by the end of the day, it was like doing the maneuvers on my own and laughing and having the best time ever.
So if you had it to do all over again, would there be something different that you would have done or have tried to learn before you got in the car?
I don't think so. I think that the day is so perfectly revolved around teaching you.
And I think the not knowing was a little exciting.
And even coming back home, the first thing I said to my parents, I was like, we have to go to the New Hampshire one.
Like, I want to take you guys with us so much fun.
Sure, of course.
What did you learn about off-roading as far as the vehicle is concerned and the capabilities, like the goat system, all of the things that that Bronco comes with?
Yeah. I love the goat mode, the badlands definitely have more than the big band one I have.
But there's a button for just about everything, like things I didn't even know cars could do.
And the car can basically drive itself in certain scenarios you put on, like a little speed control, like no more than three miles per hour.
And you know, you guide it, but it will eat pretty much anything you put in front of it.
Well, I mean, you grew up with computers.
And obviously that particular vehicle is loaded with them.
And as we used to say back in the day, or we were taught back in the day, as long as you don't do anything stupid,
the car will pretty much help you along and guide you in what you need to do and what you can't.
You've got flashing lights, you've got all sorts of help with the vehicle from the vehicle itself.
Yeah, the vehicle definitely does not want you to crash.
I think a lot of cars definitely, you know, you see that more in the backup cameras now, which are great.
But this car even has like a front camera.
I mean, you can pull up the full display of what's happening in front of your first two tires.
Yes. Yeah, it is pretty incredible.
And so if I could kind of pin you against the wall there and say how much was this loaded up Bronco?
Olivia, what was this sticker on ours?
I believe it was just under 50,000 wasn't in the 40s.
We had them in Rooney that I saw once.
I believe that was the price tag for it.
Well, I mean, that's reasonable compared to the competition because of all of the things that this particular vehicle will do.
What kind of motor did it have in it?
That turbocharged horse owner?
Exactly.
Yeah.
And so it had enough horsepower to be able to get yourself in low gear and up across any kind of problems that you may have encountered on the trail.
It's got spunk.
One of my favorite moments with Olivia was when the instructor toward the end of the day said,
come up to this spot in the trail.
I want you to use your speed control.
And I believe we had Olivia had a hill to stand control.
You're not going to be able to see where you're going.
Trust me, trust the vehicle and go off the edge.
An Olivia said, are you kidding?
I can't see.
Well, you know what?
I'm trusting the vehicle.
And she just went off the edge of something called roller coaster and was laughing.
Well, she is 21.
And we expect that from a 21 year old.
I know that you know that we are all would have loved to have had that experience at 21 years of age.
Well, you all can go talk with some of our friends at Ford.
They love putting people through the program.
And it's really fun.
I had been, as I said, when it opened, but it was fun.
So much fun, obviously, to go with Olivia.
And I feel so much more confident in her driving home through snowstorms and in the dark at night.
But also, I enjoyed seeing some of the other participants who were very quiet and not aggressive drivers by the end of the day to see their accomplishment and their comfort grow.
So how much does this course cost if you're a Bronco owner and you want to take this course?
If you're a new Bronco owner, there's no fee.
If you're a Bronco owner and you want to go to the half day, I believe it's $465.
And then you pay if you want to bring some guests along.
You can bring guests that are over 12 years of age, but drivers have to be 18 years of age and over.
Well, I'll tell you what, next time you, Olivia, next time you do that, take Mike with you, because he needs someone.
He does. He needs all the help that he has.
And of course, we're down the road from him a piece, as we do this show.
So we're not worried about him hitting back and hurting anybody here.
Well, this has been a great experience and a great conversation.
Sue, thank you very much for introducing your daughter to the in-wheel time show.
I'm sorry, your knees.
Yeah, sorry.
But what a great adventure for both of you.
I can't even imagine such a thing.
I know that there was a program many, many years ago.
My youngest daughter had just turned 18.
And we did basically a rally course that was taught by, I don't remember, I think it was BMW or something.
And she won a little trophy and met the world tour.
So I would imagine that Olivia, that your trophy is having the experience with your aunt
and having the experience of learning something that you didn't know before.
And I'm hoping that they can hear us.
And then they'll ask them.
There was supposed to be a comment there, but apparently there was no comment.
Just nod your heads.
Yes.
Absolutely.
I think the audio went.
Okay.
Well, at any rate Sue, again, thank you both Sue Meade and Olivia Weiner.
Both of you guys.
Thank you very much for joining us on this Saturday.
We appreciate it.
Thank you, ladies.
Thank you.
And so are the rest of the day guys.
Bye-bye.
You do the same.
Just ahead.
Jeff's car culture.
Car culture.
That too.
Muscle cars that didn't have to deliver.
Plus, Mars has five October festivals.
Festivals.
He's only got two of those.
You see what I wrote there?
Yes, you did.
I did write that.
Certainly.
Any capital letters in red?
In red.
Aha.
Festivals.
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You ready, Michael?
Muscle cars that didn't deliver.
Yeah.
You bet.
Muscle car badges implies that asphalt melting torques stop light showdowns
and even engine roar that rattles windows.
But not every muscle car lived up to the height.
Emission regulations, heavy bodies, marketing misfires,
meant these machines take a big game but don't walk the walk.
This one Mike is a 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28.
The Z28 struck fear into the hearts of other cars at red lights.
And by 1980 it's 190 horsepower V8.
It was all barking no bite.
3500 pounds.
It had the looks but couldn't outrun a well fed minivan.
To a disco era disappointment wrapped in racing stripes.
So there you go.
The next one we have is a Ford Mustang 2 Cobra 2.
That nameplate promised venom.
Yet in 1976 it was defanged.
All it delivered was a wheezy.
140 horsepower 302 V8.
The Cal Glores.
It looked like a race car but performed like a budget commuter.
Carol Shell be probably winced with emotional pain every time one drove by.
The next one Mike is a Dodge Charger Daytona.
Barrowing the iconic Daytona name.
Could have come with horsepower.
But instead this bloated bee body weight down is obviously cut at V8 engine.
It handled like a yacht in the parking lot.
It looks like a Chrysler Cordoba with rich Corinthian leather.
It was more of a show boat than a muscle car.
The next one Mike is a Plymouth Vilari road runner.
This road runner name once meant speed and simplicity.
By 1980 it was a sticker packaged on a Vilari.
By an Asmatic 318 V8 it beeped and probably weased right after.
A sad final lap once a great nameplate.
Next one Michael is a Ford Thunderbird.
1980 a Thunderbird had evolved into a personal luxury coupe rather than a performance machine.
The base 255 cubic inch V8 struggled to produce 115 horsepower.
There's your hands on.
Leaving this heavy cruiser with all the thunder of a polite cough.
Despite his name it was flying.
It wasn't flying past anything.
Buick century free spirit.
This bicentennial addition looked the part with his red, white and blue paint and gold graphics.
Yet the 455 V8 couldn't overcome its age, the emissions, the constraints of that and the extra weight.
It was a patriotic parade float with a drag strip demon.
Nasty.
The next one is an El Camino SS.
It had a sporty aesthetics, stripes and badging.
Unfortunately the performance it gave was lukewarm.
Even with an optional V8 it drove more like a parts hauler than a powerhouse.
Sure it was cool to head street cred.
It wasn't really quick enough to justify the muscle car name.
That's sad.
One more here is the javelin AMX 1974.
Once battled on equal ground with the big 3 Ford GM and Chrysler.
But in his final year his performance was stifled by emission rules and weight gain.
The styling was aggressive but it was like a washed up body builder with muscles fading.
Don arm strong rebadge.
And the last one my favorite is the Ford LTD 2 Sport.
The sporty trim was a lumbering LTD 2 and the blackout trim and a big bravado.
But it's performance numbers were anything but athletic.
The 302 3351 V8 moved it all with the urgency of a jogger in sand.
There you go.
You know I'm proud to say that I completely forgot about those cars and they were very forgettable.
I had one.
It was the Chevy Monza.
Do you remember that?
Yeah I had a Monza.
From 1975 I traded in my 74 Vega GT 4 of V8.
I had a V677 Chevy Monza spider and I told him if it came with any spider stuff on it wasn't bought it.
Mine had a V8 in it.
I did V6.
Yeah.
But it probably...
Your V6 probably had more horsepower than my V.
It could have been.
I remember having my very first trip in it.
The road trip to Dallas in a bowling tournament I was in.
And the heater didn't work and it was ice cold.
Oh you told me that story.
Yeah.
Always those.
All right Mr. Morris has driving destinations.
I got to find it.
It's going to be five October fest that he has deemed worthy Mr. Morris.
There's a surprising number of October fest out there across the United States.
And it was kind of how do you weasel them down into something that the bigger ones.
But some of them that I thought were particularly interesting was October fest.
USA is in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
I thought that would be good for you Don, bring back some pleasant memories.
Since 1961, the La Crosse October fest has become a Midwest tradition.
It settled along the Mississippi River.
They have lots of pageantry.
They praise.
They tap the golden keg as part of the deal.
And they have a vibrant poker halls.
They play lots of music where visitors don their leaderhosen and dirt dolls.
I'm not sure what that is.
None of us do if you pronounce it like that.
I think somebody slipped a word in there that you got to play on a broadcast.
Is that one of the two where leaderhosen and dirt dolls are exposed?
Dirt dolls.
Dirt dolls is what I think the way you say it.
Anyway.
So it's kind of a big carnival ride to contest for all the family.
So then you go to Denver of all places where the mile house city has become a tradition
where they bring in this German chair with Denver's energetic beer culture.
They have a lot of beer there among other things.
So they turn six blocks the downtown area into this festival area
and they have keg bowling.
They have Stein hosting contest and they have live poker bands.
Lots of breweries, you know, of course it's Colorado and they have lots of things to go along there.
Then moving on to something a little closer to home, Fredericksburg, October Fest.
Now this is the, as they've designated it, the Polka capital of Texas.
And it's set to the heart of the hill country.
And it's kind of replaced some of the other areas that seem to have like
lots of polka stuff, but it really doesn't.
They've, this has grown bigger and better.
They get together at Kinderpark and they have lots of wine here as well as 50 varieties of beer.
Arts, crafts, exhibits, all this stuff goes around into the areas proud German heritage.
Again, with the leader hosin for travelers and parades and contests sing along.
It's Fredericksburg October Fest offers a family-friendly celebration with Texas hospitality.
Now this is one that I thought was very interesting.
Helen, Georgia.
Now this is in Blue Ridge Mountains.
And it's a story-brook, brook, brook, probarium.
I can't talk today.
The town's built much very much the architecture along the Bavarian mountains, houses and homes.
And they have a lot of brass bands playing polkas.
They have a traditional German attire because this is kind of what the town looks like.
A big German festival.
Yeah, yeah, it's on the Chattahoochi River, so that makes it even better.
Oh, yeah.
Hoochi.
Now, this one is the big one.
October Fest Zincenati.
Zincenati with Z's is a way it's pronounced.
It happens and becomes the largest October Fest celebration in the country.
They got a lot of polka, bratwursts and eight bratwursts.
Uncontrollable brats.
Yeah.
800,000 people show up for this event.
They have, of course, they've got all the lives to do there.
I guess not.
So they have lots of my bands, costume people, and they have the world's largest chicken dance, Don.
I look for you in this picture, but I could not find you in that crowd, but I looked.
Where's Waldo?
Yeah, where's Waldo?
And they have Dashhound races, which I thought several of the places have Dashhound races.
Dashhounds.
Yeah.
I think it's a Dashhound is a Doxon, but they have far be it from me to correct anybody on the air.
That's right.
And Ashhounds.
Or some of them actually they have it called the Running of the Wieners instead of Dashhound races.
Well, for me, they're not Dashhounds.
I think that they're called Doxons, but again, Dash Dox, whatever.
Yeah.
Yeah, model.
It's like sourcrout balls, you know, in strudal and networks.
It's all kind of sourcrout balls.
It's what it said.
They serve plates of sourcrout balls.
You know what?
I think we're going to leave this segment right here.
How do I get off the screen, Michael?
Oh, yeah.
Let's see.
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About this episode
Olivia Wainer, a 21-year-old college student and new Ford Bronco owner, shares her journey from a nervous driver to an off-road enthusiast after attending the Ford Bronco Off-Rodeo school in Texas. Guided by her aunt, auto journalist Sue Mead, Olivia recounts her experience learning off-road techniques and gaining confidence behind the wheel. The episode also features discussions on muscle cars that failed to deliver on their promises and highlights various October festivals across the U.S.
Ever felt your stomach drop at the top of a blind hill? We handed the wheel to Olivia, a 21-year-old nursing student and brand-new Bronco owner, and watched a long day in the Texas Hill Country turn nerves into mastery. With guidance from veteran auto journalist Sue Mead, Olivia moves from classroom theory to real trail work—learning why GOAT Modes matter, how hill descent control actually feels, and where a forward-facing camera turns guessing into precision. The payoff arrives on a feature aptly nicknamed “roller coaster,” when faith in the process replaces fear of the unknown.
We dig into what the Bronco Off-Roadeo delivers for drivers at every level: structured coaching, expert spotters, and a terrain course designed to show how lockers, low range, and smart calibration create grip when the world tilts. New Bronco owners get a complimentary pass within a year, but anyone can book a half-day program and bring guests along. Beyond the dust, the skills transfer directly to night drives on unlit back roads and winter commutes—scan wider, place tires deliberately, and keep momentum measured. Olivia’s biggest takeaway is simple and powerful: the vehicle doesn’t want you to crash, but it’s your steady hands and clear head that make the difference.
Then we pivot from trail to tarmac nostalgia with a frank look at muscle cars that wore the jacket but didn’t have the jab—emissions-era legends that taught us the cost of letting marketing outrun engineering.
To close, we map five Oktoberfests worth your miles—from La Crosse’s riverside tradition and Denver’s keg bowling to Fredericksburg’s Hill Country polka, Helen’s Bavarian lean-in, and Cincinnati’s colossal Zinzinnati celebration.
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