. "A mystery," is how Woodstock's Happy Traum, another musician whom Hudson has often played with, describes him. Or the way Dylan's electric guitar was "a musical revolution that expanded horizons." Thinking about your songwriting, you discuss the freedom to write without constraints. My mother was born and raised on the Six Nations Indian reserve. 5:50 am. "My firm would be glad to assist Mr. Hudson in claiming the funds, pro bono, if he needed assistance," said Karlewicz. Responsible. Mr. Hudson and Mr.. Robbie Robertson with his '54 Strat and Rick Danko with his Gibson Ripper bass As for amps, Robbie is playing a Tweed-era Fender Twin. Was that a one-time thing or did you pursue hypnosis? You talk early in the film about the creative process is best when you are "caught off guard." Hes an enthusiastic guitarist, but hes nowhere near the likes of the people he interviews. Tyrell William Lisson, creator of The Band: A History, has committed years to researching the groups music at length. Garth Hudson heeft nooit een rol gespeeld in de onderlinge animositeit die in later jaren het succes van The Band begon te overvleugelen. During his lifetime, Helm would cite this as a source of the financial strain incurred by other members of the group following the dissolution of its original lineup in 1977. BA1 1UA. Indians taught me how to play it. SALON is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. I last saw you at Infinity hall with Jimmy and at the barn some years ago . Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Born on August 2nd, 1937 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, he was the last to join the classic five-piece line-up along with fellow Canadians Robbie Robertson, the late Rick Danko, the late Richard Manuel, and one American, the late Levon Helm. Nobody comes close to Garths musicality ..Nobody .. He later created a reboot of the Flying Burrito Brothers with pedal steel player Sneaky Pete Kleinow called Burrito Deluxe, and worked as an in-demand session musician for many years. It's a remarkable, wonderful relationship. Just hoping you are doing well and if you want to reach out, I would love to hear from you. Written-By - Robbie Robertson. Copyright 2023 Salon.com, LLC. Photo by Elliott Landy courtesy Magnolia . [When they didn't] I thought they were being lazy. (The last, who is still alive, is not interviewed in the film, perhaps deliberately because of past songwriting disputes.) [+] in ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND, a Magnolia Pictures release . We always enjoy your playing and musical masterworks . The only other surviving member, Garth Hudson, gets little screen time, despite a myriad of enthralling archival footage, is described once as "shy," and clearly had little interest in . In any case, Robertson has maintained the bulk of the groups publishing over the years. The Band was in no way unique in this area. Associated Press articles: Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. Steve Vai recorded a full album with Ozzy Osbourne that never saw release: Im sitting on a whole Ozzy record, Rolands SH-4d is a unique instrument that packs 50 years of the companys history into a portable future retro synth, Brian Eno kept a backup, backup laptop in a fridge for his Acropolis gig with brother Roger, Fender unveils jaw-dropping 5,000+ Custom Shop signature Pinky Stratocaster for Tyler Bryant. March 3, 2022 @ February 4, 2023 @ He thinks there should be some way for the country and institutions like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which counts Sebastian and Hudson as members to find a way to help brilliant musicians like Garth Hudson. They wrote big, big hit songs for people who went out to the world. Helm went on to cement the members Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson into a group, aptly naming themselves The Band. Some of the most notable recorded instances of Hudsons impeccable musical instinct include his funky, wah-laden clavinet contribution (which predated Stevie Wonders own on Superstition by a number of years) to Up On Cripple Creek, his emotive saxophone solo for the outro of The Unfaithful Servant, and of course, the epic, fiery organ introduction of Chest Fever from The Bands landmark debut album, Music from Big Pink. The Band generated mythic status from the start . The Band keyboardist has always maintained a very low public profile, and he received very few songwriting credits on Band albums, but his piano, organ, sax, trumpet accordion and clavinet were crucial components of the groups signature sound. He holds a B.A. Thank you as I have been escaping to your rock since the 60s. The other guys said they wanted to sell their part of the publishing. I know that's been said, but David is still one of my best friends. Dobro - Richard Manuel. I was not Mr. In that process, I said you should meet Bob who moved out to Malibu. And sometimes it's what I learned from Bob Dylan that someone may be saying something that is fun to hear, or they have a cool way of putting it, but it is something that needs to be said. They use words like "scholar" and "savant" to describe the one Band member Helm once called "a master among us.". You state in the film that you are left with memories. This was curious because they were a five-pieceRick Danko, Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertsonand there's very little left of them now. by that time, and the Hawks began writing their own songs at Big Pink. Around that time, Rolling Stone took Hudson back to West Saugerties, New York to visit Big Pink for the first time since the late Sixties. " I think Levon's book hits the nail With it, they launched their new Films at the Farm series. More precisely, four Ontarians and a stray Arkansan jumped the gun on country rock. Id say he doesnt want his private address out there and to be flooded by letters and cards that he then might feel obligated to respond to, and may not want to be doted on. The Bands lead guitarist and chief songwriter, Robbie Robertson, sold the rights to his likeness and publishing to the Iconoclast firm in a deal worth over $20 million, earlier this year. You can reach Cameron at @CamGZA on both Twitter and Instagram. 9:14 pm. ------------------------------------------. So, for me, when I was 13 years old, rock 'n' roll certainly rang my bell. Then finally everybody would go down the pink stairs.. Now it's just great entertainment. Born to a Mohawk mother and a Hebrew gangster, as she described the man who died prior to his birth, the future Robbie Robertson took his last name from his (abusive) adoptive dad and the first from that robot in Forbidden Planet, drawing influences from his unusually diverse relatives. I hope we can do what we came here to do: to play music. Organ [Pipe Organ], Synthesizer - Garth Hudson. He played on muddy waters at Woodstock album. The guys called Garth Honey Boy because he sweetened up the music after they had left for the day. 1:11 pm, D**m skippy,Country Knight,though Im also partial to The Weight and Up On Cripple Creek., Willie strandberg On Thanksgiving Day, 1976, The Band (Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel) descended upon the Winterland Ballroom in Northern San Francisco to play their. We were past this. It was incredible, but after that, I thought, hand me that guitar please! Or so four out of five members claimed, Clint Speers Low near 65F. In the opening minutes of Once Were Brothers, Robertson plays a bit of a new song of the same name, in which he sings, "Once were brothers, brothers no more." But in a film that purports to be. The deal included Robertsons work with The Band, as well as his solo and film soundtrack work. Now unity is an absurdity. These questions come to mind watching Once Were Brothers, the new documentary from director Daniel Roher about singer/guitarist/songwriter Robbie Robertson and the group he was a vital part of, The Band. The Band in London, June 1971. Sadly, it was the closest thing possible to a Band reunion these days since they are the only two left. March 6, 2022 @ It appears the campaign started with a post on Facebook on January 27th by an individual concerned about Garth Hudson who had visited him recently. 3:53 pm. But some artists are better at selling themselves and their legacies than others, and some tend to blend into the background, even if their contributions are foisted to the forefront. They sang country music. Rick and Garth [Hudson], would say, "I don't know what's happening with Levon. Thu 19 Apr 2012 06.24 EDT. James Teasdale Their interconnectivity was one of the things that was so cool about them. Andrew Goetz/Corbis. That would be history! Gary M. Kramer is a writer and film critic based in Philadelphia. Naturally, weve no idea what young director Daniel Roher left out. Robbie Robertson is a born storyteller: . A very nice man. Dylan wrote all the words, and I thought: Doesn't the music come first? New documentary on The Band gets lost in Robbie Robertsons recollections. Classic interview: Skrillex - "When I did the More Monsters and Sprites EP, I did it all so quickly that I actually did the whole thing with the right speaker blown! I think the last time they got together was 2013. Using archival footage and an extended interview with Robertson, Roher traces The Bands evolution from the early-60s onward, detailing how the nucleus of Levon Helm and Robertson came together, their time backing rockabilly wildman Ronnie Hawkins, their infamous stint with Bob Dylan as he went from acoustic folkie to electric rocker, and how they finally stepped out on their own with their 1968 debut album, Music From Big Pink. It was connected to cowboys. This is why The Band's former producer, John Simon, said it was "not surprising" that the musician who took the group to another level allegedly owed the money to Piazza. Robbie Robertson Don Dixon. All of it. If you need a drummer for your Beatles tribute band, look him up. In "Once Were Brothers," co-founder Robbie Robertson recounts how as a teenager he was recruited to join the rockabilly act Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks, where he befriended drummer Levon Helm. I couldn't imagine at a very young age that there was a place for songwriters to go and do this somewhere. Surprisingly, his skills are more suited to the drums. To look back and think, "That's a waste" is awful. Phil Kennelty Who doesn't want peace? A lot of the Indians played instruments, and that's what got me to play music. We didn't know anything about addiction. On his Facebook page, Robertson writes the following: "Last week I was shocked and so saddened to hear that my old band mate, Levon, was in the final stages of his battle with cancer. I thought this was going to be an obituary so glad to hear he is still kicking. I had done the Woodstock thing. Dan Morris Garth Hudson,like this handsome ol boy,was born in Windsor,Ont.,Can.,but unlike Yours Truly,he left as an infant. As Levon Helm proceeds through the "final stages" of cancer, Robbie Robertson, his former colleague in the Band, has described setting aside years of . His father was killed in an accident when he was an infant. "I got a present for you . I am so grateful I got to see him one last time and will miss him and love him forever. Sneaky Pete was great, he played that pedal steel as good as he always had. Humble-braggingly called the Band, this earthy quintet centred on the songwriting and guitar-slinging skills of Robbie Robertson. You have permission to edit this article. I found a clue and that led to another. Youll see my f shirts znd loads of band music plus animal rescue. I'll do whatever you want me to do.". Wed be around, cleaning up, and doing whatever we did, Hudson says of a typical day back in the Basement Tapes era. He has curated a catalog of sonic textures unlike any other musician before or since. You have some wonderful descriptions of music that the music of the Delta region is "as heavy as the air." Using archival footage and an extended interview with Robertson, Roher traces The Bands evolution from the early-60s onward, detailing how the nucleus of Levon Helm and Robertson came together, their time backing rockabilly wildman Ronnie Hawkins, their infamous stint with Bob Dylan as he went from acoustic folkie to electric rocker, and how they finally stepped out on their own with their 1968 debut album, The focus on Robertson tips the film off balance, especially when it covers the years after The Bands star-studded, career-capping, Allen University renovating historic Columbia movie theater, Luminal Theater leader and partner launch Saloma Acres, home to more offerings, Nickelodeon Theatre launches podcast on big topics, with a Columbia lens, Co-star of cult classic "The Room" screening new film at Nickelodeon Theatre on Oct. 8, The Berkeley Independent - Moncks Corner, SC, Post Malone is the lazy embodiment of our selfish times, Invisible Man reboot channels the terror of the unseen, With one of Harrison Fords best performances, Call of the Wild tames classic novel, Ben Afflecks powerful performance elevates familiar sports redemption in The Way Back, Americans can't wait to kill each other in moderately entertaining, almost obscene Hunt, Greenville biscuit restaurant adding a new location in the Upstate, Alex Murdaugh's prosecutors push back on 2-shooter theory in final day of testimony, Feb. 28: Prosecutors in Alex Murdaugh double murder trial question additional witnesses, Understand Murdaugh: Questions surrounding the Alex Murdaugh trial (Reader Mailbag), Aiken City Council approves agreement moving Silver Bluff Road grocery store forward, Aiken will not provide water to Hampton Avenue car lot, Understand Murdaugh: Alex Murdaugh's brother doesn't think investigators have found killer, Alex Murdaugh had badge and blue lights in his car, but says distrust of police fueled lie, International African American Museum sets new opening date, JetBlue Airways to add new flight from Charleston to NYC area, Charleston moves to create new board to help homeowners restore dilapidated houses, Live: Jurors in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial travel to Moselle, site of the slayings. 2:25 pm. Redferns By Bonnie Stiernberg @aahrealbonsters In fact he died a year later I recall. That was Garths work too. He is also a former editor ofGuitar World, contributing writer forGuitar Aficionadoand VP of A&R for Island Records. Robbie Robertson, erstwhile member of The Band,recounted his musical experiences with the legendary group in his 2016 memoir, "Testimony." What do you think about the current music industry versus back in the day? Im not sure I would want to characterize that he doesnt want to deal with fan mail. Then you think we're here for a reason. The now 76-year-old Robertson tells the history from his no-nonsense perspective, and the Grammy-winning songwriter-guitarist doesn't hold back in revealing how drugs and other demons led to the. Today, Hudson, now 84, supposedly resides in an assisted care facility. He gathered inspirations from all genres to create a sound so distinct it still hasnt been duplicated, and it never will.. First, foremost, and sadly, Garth Hudsons wife, Sister Maud Hudsonwho was a singer herself as well as an actresspassed away on February 27th in a sad development in The Bands sphere of influence. March 3, 2022 @ 3:05 pm. He was also the guardian of the master tapes for decades, though he eventually sold them to Canadian music archivist/producer Jan Haust. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Robbie Robertson takes a load off his mind in a documentary about the Band. The death of Sister Maud Hudson comes at a time when some friends and fans of The Band were circulating an effort via social media for people to send personal letters to Garth Hudson. He was looking old though. They appeared together in 2014 when the Band was inducted into Canadas Walk of Fame. Can HoRNets affordable VHS plugin help you to create better mixes while wearing headphones? Do you care to comment further about waiting until it was too late to reconnect with Helm? Garth Hudson, the mad scientist keyboard, saxophone and accordion player in The Band, turns 85 today. Read moreNickelodeon Theatre launches podcast on big topics, with a Columbia lens, How does an Read moreCo-star of cult classic "The Room" screening new film at Nickelodeon Theatre on Oct. 8. MusicRadar is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. But along with Robertson, there is another surviving member of The Band, and one who is commonly and criminally overlooked when it comes to the Canadian groups legacy. 41 on Rolling Stone ' s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time published in 2004. Robertson is famous for his role as the guitarist, occasional vocalist, and primary songwriter for the Band, the group he cofounded with Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, and Richard Manuel in . He doesn't know "soul"s address. By Mark Feeney Globe Staff,Updated February 27, 2020, 1:23 p.m. Ive seen The Last Waltz several times. I walked into Starbucks laughing like a goofball around 9:40 am, you were sitting by the door Facebook comments not loading? "Once Were Brothers" chronicles The Band's success and its tragedies car accidents and addictions all of which made "something so beautiful go up in flames," as Robertson eloquently describes it. Read moreLuminal Theater leader and partner launch Saloma Acres, home to more offerings, On Sept. 25, the theater launched The Grain a podcast about big issues on a local level. I know he was more shy than the others in the Band. The core of the group that changed American rock featured four Canadians Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson united with Levon Helm, a country boy from Arkansas, to. Sammy, ART FEIN CountryKnight But according to multiple sources, Garth Hudson is currently being well cared for, and receives regular visitation. "Last week I was shocked and so saddened to hear that my old band mate, Levon, was in the final stages of his battle with cancer. His two tracks were recorded by Hawkins, Someone Like You and . Well we got to hear him play The Weight that night. It has been returned today (10/12/2022) with a return to sender, unable to forward. "Maybe they have to find the time to help one of our premier scholars - who changed what a rock 'n' roll band meant - while they're spending all that time trying to help stars like (the late Jimi) Hendrix," said Sebastian. Through the week campers spoke with reverence about Garth, along with deceased Band members Rick Danko and Richard Manuel. Garth just wanted to play, and play he did! Only after decades not talking does he sees his old 'best friend', Levon Helm, when he's unconscious on his deathbed. A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band. Garth Hudson later had a solo career, though it started off somewhat unfortunately as he released his first solo album called The Sea to The North on September 11th, 2001. That initial post then led to another unattributed screenshot of another Facebook comment that gives Garth Hudsons current location and address, which others then transcribed directlyincluding some members of the media and high profile music personalitiessharing this private information without Garths permission, or the permission of his representatives. The songs like The Weight, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and Up on Cripple Creek came from Levon Helm. I've worked on 10 or more movies with him and it's been such a broad horizon of things that needed to be done and figured out. As the 80s dawned, a rift developed between Helm and Robertson, with Helm claiming he deserved songwriting credit for some of The Bands material. He had faith in my ear. I hope he got my card. He has some kind of demon thing happening. Robbie Robertson On His Creative And Symbiotic Relationship With Martin Scorsese XPN November 27, 2019 The Band's songwriter and Scorsese have been friends and collaborators since they first. March 3, 2022 @ But in a film that purports to be about all of them, it would be nice to hear more from his former siblings. In 1957, Robertson with his friend, Pete ''Thumper'' Traynor formed a band named, Robbie and the Rhythm Chords. He remains such an influential figure, a pioneer who blazed trails with the organ in rock music. We're even working on the music for the next movie. Garth was a great musician, but he couldn't write. Music archivist Eric Lallier likewise propounded Hudsons enormous influence which spanned over countless styles and genres, asserting, Garth Hudson is a musical force unlike any other. Hes the one in all the old photos of The Band with the bushy beard. He's a dear friend. Year Jaime Royal Klegerman (Robbie Robertson) was born in Toronto. And more than 50 years down the line, Robertson still seems confused that no one at the time seemed to realize how good the music that his band and Dylan were making was. Hes someone that is to this day referenced and inspires. I gave him credit on some songs because he was around. March 3, 2022 @ I thought, "Isn't that fantastic?". Or, I don't like this guitar. I produced "The Last Waltz" and "Carny." I was just better off than others, and in a position to say, "Is everyone OK?" When Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and principal songwriter for the Band, wrote for the group's three singersLevon Helm, Rick Danko, and Richard Manuelhe thought of himself as composing. and have remained life long friends. He tried to make it better than what we had and encouraged me to move out west. Attorney George T. Gilbert, who is providing legal assistance to Hudson and visited with him as recently as Sunday, Feb. 27th with other close friends said the posts were well meaning, but needed to be taken down. I was with a few friends and we kept it simple, just complimented him, I think we asked what it felt like playing onstage at Woodstock, and he smiled and I cant recall his answer unfortunately. January 28, 2023 @ They arguably became the best band in the world . Robbie Robertson knows he made the . Forgotten? 11:00 am, handsomeblackcowboybrady I'm bored. I remember Garth coming to the house for dinner in 1969. Things have changed drastically, but do you think it has improved over time? Know that although this life is fleeting , that life itself is eternal , and you and Sister Maud, will one day likely waltz together on creaky floorboards of some quiet country home once again and perhaps for all eternity. Half a century later, Robertson is rewriting history by tweaking the album's sequencing (L-R) Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson of The Band pose for a group portrait in London in June 1971. As one of two surviving members of the original band and the main songwriter, Robertson obviously deserves a lot of screen time, but certainly there have to be enough recorded interviews with Danko, Helm and Manuel to give them more than the few scant minutes of each that Roher uses. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. His astounding musical range acted as a key component in what made the music of The Band so unique. I just wanted him to know he is most certainly not forgotten here in Scotland. Hudson, notably, has struggled in recent years, experiencing multiple foreclosures and having several of his belongings sold off by a landlord in 2013. Musician friends ranging from Village of Florida polka king Jimmy Sturr to Gardiner singer/songwriter David Kraai offered to play a benefit concert. Robbie Robertson will be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame today at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. ." Robbie Robertson makes his case in Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band, a Canadian documentary directed by Daniel Roher that's available to stream now. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Ill have to let my dad know. Sometimes you find a beautiful chord progression and you think I have to write lyrics to that. Mandolin - Levon Helm. Their debut album, "Music from Big Pink," was magical, and generated a handful of subsequent albums before they filmed "The Last Waltz," Martin Scorsese's concert documentary that recorded their final public appearance. 8:33 pm, Michelle Zenz The thing about music that is gratifying is the solitary part of it. Of course, you collaborate with others, but that experience in film, there are so many cooks in a kitchen! "Once Were Brothers" chronicles The Band's success and its tragedies car accidents and addictions all of which made "something so beautiful go up in flames," as Robertson eloquently describes. for "The Weight." Hello: I am in a card group that sends card to folks -and we sent to Garth at the assisted living home. How does your ear attune? Performing with her husband as a duo, Maud was raised in Los Angeles where she met Garth. He was also arguably the most skilled and versatile musician of the lot of great musicians, and contributed greatly to the unique sounds and approach of the group. 6:13 pm. Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel of the roots rock group The Band pose for a portrait in 1969 in Saugerties,. 11:00 am, I always thought that Garth and Levon were the rocks that kept the roll going for The Band. The Band: A History can be followed on Twitter at @TheBandPodcast, Eric Lallier can be followed on Twitter at @kingharvest_. The only other surviving member, Garth Hudson, gets little screen time, despite a myriad of enthralling archival footage, is described once as "shy," and clearly had little interest in . However, as Saving Country Music worked to verify the addresses of the social media posts and the current status of Garth Hudson, representatives for the 84-year-old say the effort isnt warranted, and sharing his address publicly is against Garths wishes. Garth is an incredibly private person, and the last thing he wants is that kind of attention, and he doesnt want to be flooded with cards and letters says Gilbert. Bob hadn't been on the road in eight years. Roher spends about ten minutes at the tail end of the movie on the messy aftermath of The Bands late-70s breakup, which was originally just supposed to be a hiatus so that the group could recharge, and so that Helm, Danko and Manuel could deal with their debilitating drug problems. Levon didn't write songs. He's a Canadian with native and Jewish ancestry. But over the last few days, folks have been taking to social media to remember one of the last living members of The Band, and for multiple reasons. Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. Further, Robertson did not "walk away" with royalties, whatever that means. All the brass and woodwinds you hear on the iconic Ophelia? Arranged By [Horns & Strings] - John Simon. It was genuine and came from thd heart. It hit me. March 3, 2022 @ But Robertson also gets the last word on the drug use of Richard Manuel (died 1986) and the goings and comings of Levon Helm (died 2012), who maintained to the end that he'd been cheated out of his share of . Theres a startling moment during that section of the film when a harried-looking Dylan asks one fan to tell people to stop booing him. As appealing as the interviews with luminaries like Bruce Springsteen, George Harrison and Eric Clapton are (Bob Dylan is oddly absent, save for one brief sound bite), it would be nice to hear more from the other men who crafted The Bands sound. 2:57 am. All rights reserved. But some people can write songs, and some can't. No. Of course from there what became known as The Band reconfigured the future of music in North America, backing Bob Dylan in the Blonde on Blonde era, including the notorious electric tour in 1966 when Dylan eschewed his acoustic folk past, and into 1968 when The Band recorded their first album Music From Big Pink. March 3, 2022 @ Not unlike The Beatles, we knew the names of each player, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, and Levon Helm, who arguably became the best known of the group for his lead vocals on some of their biggest songs. December 24, 2022 @ Rock of Ages is my go to album when I feel like I am on unsteady ground. The mournful sax moans on Tears of Rage? Now I feel duped and hurt that Garth would not want it. "The Weight" has significantly influenced American popular music, having been listed as No. Around the same time, one of their friends from Toronto, Mary Martin, was working as secretary to Dylan's manager, . That includes piano player and singer Richard Manuel who died in 1986, and bassist Rick Danko who died in 1999. Here he is on Garth Hudson . The drummer was candid about his disapproval of the way writing credit was ultimately distributed, contending that the bands music was composed by the group as a whole, and citing lack of financial understanding of the industry as the reason for not demanding shared credit upon the initial release of the work. "Garth is right on top of the list (of great musicians).". There were also strong collaborators who crafted and polished most Robertson concepts into works of art. Being in the moment at the time, it was, on a good day, frightening to think, "I hope somebody doesn't die." 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