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My first show

This week's edition of My First Show features Don Cento, someone I saw play many shows with Chomsky. He talks about seeing Van Halen on the same bill with Metallica and Scorpions. Also on the bill, the still-hated Zeppelin-like Kingdom Come. Fun times.

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