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Jackie Ralston's avatar

Happy birthday!

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Dan Epstein's avatar

Thank you, Jackie!

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Lisa Ditalia's avatar

So sweet Hugo 🐈 Happy Birthday 🎁🎂

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Dan Epstein's avatar

Thank you, Lisa!

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Dan Weber's avatar

Cats are awesome. Happy birthday, Dan. Enjoy!

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Dan Epstein's avatar

Thanks, Dan!

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Steven Powell's avatar

Happy birthday and thanks for the intro to Los Shakers!

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Dan Epstein's avatar

Thank you — and happy to spread the Los Shakers gospel!

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Tony Fletcher's avatar

A lovely article about what seems to be a lively band and a shy but playful cat. Happy birthday my friend! The sun came out for you. Soon enough Hugo will be doing the same on a regular basis.

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Dan Epstein's avatar

Thank you, my friend!

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Ian Paul Sharp's avatar

Happy birthday, Dan.

“This is what I do, this is who I am.” Exactly. It took me longer - I was 64 when I began to write about music. I believe regrets are a waste of time, yet if I’d followed my interest in writing about music when I was a teenager I would have had a very different employment history and been rather more fulfilled. Never mind, here we are.

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Dan Epstein's avatar

Thanks, Ian. Yeah, we all have regrets - the trick is to not make any more of em from here!

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Marco's avatar

Great band, great post and (I'm certain) great cat! Enjoy your time off!! I came really late to Los Shakers too but was hooked right away. If I was younger I probably would have blown them off. What a treasure!

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Dan Epstein's avatar

Thanks, Marco!

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Tim Burnell's avatar

Happy birthday, Dan!

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Steve Bergstein's avatar

The cat room at the Ulster SPCA looks like a pretty decent waiting room for the kitties. It is spacious, with lots of toys and kitty condos. I M sure the cats would like to be adopted, but they seem pretty content in the meantime. We are big fans of the Ulster SPCA and they are one of our few charitable recipients.

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Dan Epstein's avatar

Yeah, it’s a good place - I’m very happy to support them!

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Mark Nash's avatar

Happy birthday! And thanks for giving Hugo a new home, sounds like he just needs someone to give him the space, love, and time to get over his time at the SPCA. And thanks for the intro to Los Shakers. I enjoyed the videos and will give them a listen.

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Dan Epstein's avatar

Right on, Mark! Thank you!

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Happy belated birthday & hello Hugo!

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Dan Epstein's avatar

Thanks, Kevin!

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