The text of our Charlie Chan Family Chat for November 7, 2022
Feature:
Docks of New Orleans
Extras:
Old New Orleans – a James A FitzPatrick Traveltalk (1940); Port of New Orleans Drone Video Tour; Time-lapse – down the Mississippi from New Orleans to Gulf of Mexico [4K]
Participants:
Dona
Godwinshelley2
hounder
Louise
Matt1
mda19083
Niothere/Nothere
Rich Maine
Rush
sarabell2
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Matt1 has joined this room18:30
Rush: Good evening, matt!
Matt1: Hello Rush!
Rush: How are you tonight?
Matt1: Pretty good, thnx….yourself?
Rush: Doing better! I had a brief but potent cold over the weekend, but much better today!
Matt1: Glad your are doing better. Weekends are never fun with a cold!
Rush: That’s true!
Rush: I found a few interesting extras for tonight.
Matt1: We’re watching a Tropical Storm in our area on Thursday
Rush: The first one is one of the color “Traveltalks” that TCM shows on occasion.
Matt1: They looked interesting
Rush: Yes, I heard about that approaching storm.
Rush: mainly rain, right?
Rush: If we have time we can share the time-lapse of a ship leaving New Orleans and heads to the Gulf.
Matt1: Yes, with winds in the 40mph range. Nuisance event
Rush: It illustrates the distance that NO is from the ocean.
Matt1: Interesting
Rush: Better than a hurricane!
Matt1: Yes!
Rush: 🙂
Matt1: The east coast of FL may see a Cat 1
Rush: One of the problems of paradise!
Matt1: That’s true, but Tampa Bay hasn’t had a direct hit in 100 years
Rush: That’s good.
Matt1: Which is surprising
Rush: I guess that the east coast is the problem area.
Rush: It might be just you and me for the first extra!
Matt1: Not so much. Summer time creates warm water temps in the Gulf and they are most unpredictable
Rush: I see.
Matt1: Water can be warmer than air temps!
Matt1: I’m cued up here
Rush: Now that we live a lot closer, I can see that we will someday make a trip down to your state.
Rush: We can wait till :45.
Matt1: Ok
Rush: I have mine ready, too.
Dona has joined this room
Dona: Hillo Matt and Rush
Matt1: Hello Dona!
Rush: Hellooooo….DONA!
Rush: WELCOME!
Dona: How is everyone.
Rush: Thee makes THREE.
Dona: It’s trying to rain here Rush
Dona: kind of a drizzle
Rush: Really!
Rush: Almost cause for celebration!
Dona: tomorrow and wednesday
Dona: so they say now it will change
Rush: SoCal can use it.
Rush: How are you tonight?
Dona: Yes
Rush: Got home pretty fast?
Rush: Our first extra for tonight….
Rush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bm-iPi5x6g
Dona: I’m home and have a fire in the fireplace and it’s my favorite night of the week
Rush: Sounds GREAT!
Dona: I left early to beat the rain
Rush: Great that you were able to do that!
Rush: Well…
Rush: Let’s watch the first one, Shall we?
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Rush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bm-iPi5x6g
Dona: Hi mds
mda19083: just in time
Dona: mda
Matt1: Hello MDA!
mda19083: hello all
Rush: This is one of the “Traveltalks” from 1940.
Rush: Showing New Orleans.
Rush: Hello!
Rush: WELCOME, MDA!
Rush: Here is the first extra, MDA!
Rush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bm-iPi5x6g
Rush: I’ll let you get it cued up past the ad…
hounder has joined this room
Dona: I’m cued
Matt1: Hello Hounder!
hounder: hi everyone.
Rush: Hounder!
Rush: Good evening!
mda19083: ready here
Rush: WELCOME!!
Rush: Our extra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bm-iPi5x6g
Rush: We will wait till you are ready!
Dona: Hi Hounder
hounder: not sure how much i’ll get to participate tonight. mom’s been up since 3 and needy all day.
Rush: Okay…sorry to hear, but we understand.
hounder: am.
Rush: Everyone ready?
Matt1: Yep!
Dona: ready here
hounder: ready here
Rush: Short countdown…
Rush: 15…
Rush: 10….
Rush: 5…
Rush: GO!!!
mda19083: beignets at cafe du monde
Rush: YES!
Rush: Been there!
Matt1: lol I was about to say I was craving a beignet!
Rush: 🙂
Matt1: Looks a bit cleaner than I remember
Matt1: Court of two sisters!
mda19083: had a mint julep on the court of 2 sisters
Matt1: Great brunch
mda19083: many moons ago
Rush: Well…this was 80 years ago!
Rush: A “cleaner” era!
mda19083: looks like spam
Matt1: Yes….sadly
mda19083: or souse
Matt1: Yum
mda19083: the devil made me do it (Flip Wilson)
mda19083: engarde
Rush: 🙂
Matt1: You poked me!
hounder: the city has changed a lot since this was made
Matt1: Yes
Rush: Saw this cemetery a long time ago.
Rush: True, Hounder!
Matt1: It’s interesting to tour
mda19083: muddy ole miss
Rush: Thwe creek behind our home eventually feeds the Mississippi.
Matt1: I liked that, thnx
mda19083: NOLA – a great city to visit
Rush: (Applause…)
Rush: Yep.
mda19083: clap clap clap
Dona: <WAHOO>
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Louise-today: Hello Chan ClanQ!
Matt1: Hello Louise!
Dona: I would like to see New Orleans one day.
Rush: Next, we have a drone tour of todays’ “Docks of New Orleans.”
Dona: Hi Louise
Dona: good to see you.
Rush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wV9UwH6u74
Louise-today: Sheesh, I didn’t mean to put that Q there!!!
Rush: Hello, LOUISE!!!
mda19083: hello louise
hounder: hi louise
Rush: WELCOME!!!
Louise-today: I am actually cued up and ready to go!
Rush: Alright!
Matt1: Cued for next clip
Dona: Ready here Rush
Rush: Another short countdown…
Rush: 15…
Rush: 10…
Louise-today: I’ll finish eating dinner first
Rush: 5…
Rush: GO!!!
mda19083: short and sweet
Rush: Yes!
Matt1: Very nice, thnx
Rush: at gave a look at the port today!
Dona: that was interesting
hounder: neat overview
mda19083: enjoyed the tour
Rush: If you like there is sort of a “bonus” extra that runs about 6 minutes.
Matt1: Go for it!
Dona: ok
Rush: it is a time-lapse film showing a freiter’s journey from the port of NO to the gulf.
mda19083: a bonus!
Rush: Ok?
Rush: Let’s do it!
mda19083: ready here
Rush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdKXqJAXj2s
Dona: ready here
Rush: A short countdown when ready…?
Rush: Okay….
Rush: 15…
Rush: 10…
Rush: 5…
Rush: GO!!!
Rush: This shows just how FAR these ships must travel JUST to reach the GULF!
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Matt1: Hello NT!
Rush: HELLO, NT!
mda19083: nt is in thr house
Rush: Just began the final extra!
Rush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdKXqJAXj2s
mda19083: the
hounder: hi nt
Niothere: Oh the go was for an extra?
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Niothere: Hi Rich
hounder: hi rich
Matt1: Hello Rich!
Rich Maine: LaFontaine chemical…how Jay I assist?
Rich Maine: Evening all
mda19083: greetings
Niothere: Ah it was. Better stop the movie then:)
Rush: Hello, RICH!
Rush: are watching the final extra!
Rich Maine: Hello Rush!
Rush: Hello, NT!
Niothere: Don’t panic just fixing my name.
Rush: 🙂
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Nothere: There thats better.
Dona: Hi Rich and NT
Rich Maine: Greetings Dona
hounder: hi dona
mda19083: quite a long haul from NOLA to the gulf
Rush: YES!
Dona: That was cool.
Matt1: Thanks for the extras, Rush!
Dona: I didn’t realize it was that far
Rush: This last one was sort of “hypnotic,” huh!
Dona: yes, thank you Rush
mda19083: very interesting – thanks
Dona: those were great
Rush: Well!
mda19083: enjoyed them all
Matt1: Cued to Opening Title here!
Rush: Let’s ready our copies of “Docks of New Orleans”?
Dona: I’m cued Rush.
Nothere: Has anyone read the venmo description? Brillant detective chauffeur and his young wife chase fake asian guy :fp:
Rush: getting mine there…
Rich Maine: All ready here!
hounder: ready
mda19083: cued
Rush: Okay…I am nor re-cued!
Nothere: And ex cued Rush
Rush: Everyone ready?
Louise-today: ready
Rush: NT: 🙂
Rich Maine: Is this the FIRST BB?
Matt1: Yes
Rush: “Secret Service” was his first appearance.
Rich Maine: Aha!
Nothere: But keep that a secret.
Dona: I’m glad he is back
Rush: This is the second Roland winters Chan movie.
Rush: Yes, NT!
Rush: And, the second one where Jimmy is now called “Tommy.”
Rich Maine: Is it time?
Rush: Let’s countdown…
Nothere: Almost Rich don’t Rush it.
Rush: 30 seconds…
Rush: 20 seconds…
Rush: 🙂
Rush: 15…
Rush: 10…
Rush: 5…
Rush: GO!!!
Matt1: <GONG>
Rush: Title…
Rush: Music….
Rush: Credits…
Louise-today: MM is in the house!
Rush: A panning shot of the ships at the docks…
Rush: Actually…anchored.
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Rush: GS!
Matt1: Hello GS!
Rush: WELCOME!!!
Dona: Hello GS
Godwinshelley2: I started with you – just hadn’t logged in yet
Louise-today: Hi GS
Rich Maine: Ole Miss is running dry now…
Rush: Just started the film!
Godwinshelley2: I’m a minute in
Rush: “Docks of New Orleans.”
Rush: yes.
Rush: 1:25
Matt1: Familar set
Rush: Yes, Matt!
Louise-today: That dock scene again
Rich Maine: Yes matt
Rush: Used in “The Chinese Ring.”
mda19083: ominous music
Rush: Notice, none of the extras had any lines.
Rush: Saved money.
Nothere: Thats it dude act casually. Don’t look suspicious.
Rush: yes, MDA.
Rush: Louise…I have been saving all pages at the WP site as “Drafts.” Is that okay?
Nothere: Anyone noticing the white fur is a memeber of the female in our group.
Matt1: BB!
Louise-today: Yes Rush, you can publish them when you are ready
Rush: I figure that as the “unveiling” is reached, Wall pagers can be published.
Rush: Okay…TYSM!
Rush: I am presently working on the Sunday Comics.
Louise-today: inadvertant talking over each other!!!
Rush: A page for each FULL_SIZE comic.
mda19083: yes NT – WFF
Louise-today: The comics will be fun to see in a new form
Nothere: Enter Chan
Rush: I think thaey will be an improvement.
Rich Maine: I have a secret enemy!
mda19083: man without enemies …
Nothere: Nothere says Not me Rich
Rush: Working with a shady group invites “secret enemies”!
Nothere: But if their so secret how do you know about them?
Rush: “Small assistant, second son.”
Dona: lol
Louise-today: second son, third son…you lose track after 13 of them
Rush: True!
Nothere: Ah ah. 13 kids. Come to think of it what is the spilt between sons and daughters?
Rush: The team of Tommy and BB!
Nothere: Move over Laurel and Hardy.
Rush: How are things going with your mother, Hounder?
Rush: I know she had a difficult night.
hounder: tonight she wants to hitch hike to pittsburgh
Rush: I guess he had to call a cab after the car was stolen!
Nothere: Sorry to hear that Hounder.
Rush: I see….
Rush: Is that a possible episode from her youth?
Matt1: Sure, sign here
Godwinshelley2: Did she hitchhike alot when she was younger, Hounder?
Rush: Forget the niece! Call your attorney!
hounder: no. but she’s trying to get back home. except home up there isn’t hers anymore. and hasn’t been for several years.
Nothere: It’s a tontine run run away fast.
Rush: Ah.
Godwinshelley2: Yes, that is difficult, Hounder. I had to drive my father up to his brother’s old house to meet the new home owners.
Rush: Do you have any photos of that home?
hounder: 18 hours at least to drive there with her, 2 dogs and a cat…. ummmm no.
Rush: yes.
hounder: ans she isn’t physically able to handle the rids.
Rush: Yes.
Godwinshelley2: Peplum alter on her jacket
Godwinshelley2: alert
Rush: He’s not dangerous…he only pulled a gun on him!
Louise-today: music to die by
Louise-today: yed, peplum
mda19083: taking a nap?
Rush: Definitely so, Louise!
Godwinshelley2: The lighting seems a bit elementary. Lots of shadows on the walls
Rich Maine: Struck down oh no!
Matt1: <tin can>
Rush: I recall “peplum” being mentioned last year!
Rich Maine: Just too late….
Rush: Open in full size 474×474
Nothere: Wonder if it’s a solution of tetragine.
hounder: matt are you going to be in the path of the new tropical storm?
Rush: I could not save the chat record last week. It disappeared right away.
Matt1: Yes, Thursday
Godwinshelley2: Last week was unusual – didn’t display until logged in
Rush: “Looks sometimes are frightful liar.”
hounder: be safe. i think we’re only going to get all the wind and surge from being n the dirty side wed or thurs.
Godwinshelley2: Yes – that flounce at the bottom of her jacket – peplum
Rush: Open in full size 474×355
Rush: “Patience very lovely virtue.”
Louise-today: We have this peplum discussion every time there is a peplum!
Rush: 🙂
mda19083: never heard of it – anything like pablum?
Rush: 🙂
mda19083: the verdict is he’s dead
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Matt1: Hello SB!
Dona: Hello Sarahbell
Rush: Sarabell!!!
Rush: WELCOME BACK!!!
Nothere: Hi Sara
Rush: How have you been?
hounder: hi sara
Nothere: I’m so horribly depressed that his death made me so much richer. I’m crying into my hndreds.
Rush: We can catch you up to where we are in the movie, SB>
sarabell2: Hey Ya’ll, I have not forgotten you, you are too funny. Hope you all are well, I just got very busy, got a grandson needs help with school at night, but you are very nice and enjoyable people, I did not get tired of this, so sorry I have not been participating.
Godwinshelley2: 22:15
Rich Maine: That count Dracula accent!
Nothere: Yes Sarah my face is funny.
Rush: Not to be sorry! We are so happy that you are here with us!
sarabell2: Ok got to find the movie first.
Godwinshelley2: 23:00
Rush: Nice rear projection used here.
hounder: no worries sara, life happens. we just missed you.
Godwinshelley2: I like the jostling of the car as it drives
mda19083: bourbon street!
Nothere: So you can park at the garage. Somehow that makes sense.
Rush: A N.O. main street, at least!
Rush: ourbon Street is really narrow!
Rich Maine: The maestro from Malibu?
Rush: (Bourbon)
Nothere: And the famous routine
Rush: YES!
Matt1: Mobile Jones!
Rush: Some of the “incomplete talk” coming.
Rush: AKA: “indefinite talk.”
mda19083: oh i thought he said mobile homes
Rush: 🙂
Godwinshelley2: Tommy drives the chauffer
Rush: Yes!
Rush: Equal standing!
Nothere: Or Tommy can’t pay BB’s salary.
Rush: Open in full size 1473×674
Rush: Actual Louisiana plate then…
Nothere: Oh no. The badly drawn bird has eaten a number off the license plate.
Rush: 🙂
Rush: Pelican!
Rush: They are also seen in our part of the river in Iowa.
Rush: “Chop Suey Boogie.”
Dona: lol
Rush: The “accidentally” assist Pop here….with that “POP”!
sarabell2: My best friend is from Slidell, she would love that license plate
Nothere: What Wong does with a bird Chan does with cat intestine. I think the bird got the better of the bargin.
Rush: Set of golf clubs against he wall!
sarabell2: I want that license plate
Godwinshelley2: My car broke down in Slidell and I had to spend a couple weeks there getting it fixed.
Nothere: No promises Sarah but there are vanity plates.
Nothere: Now thats a fur
Dona: Is it fox?
Rush: SB, I see a couple at eBay…about $300.
Rich Maine: The hat!
Nothere: So do I start part 2 now?
Rush: Chips and dip, anyone?
Nothere: Chips yes dip no
Rush: As soon at the first one ends.
sarabell2: That was fast for Slidell
hounder: yes please rush
mda19083: the bark is worse than the bite
Rush: I forgot…the online copy comes in two parts.
sarabell2: Ouch, I do not want it that badly
Rush: The pickings are often sparse with thes last Monograms.
Rich Maine: Cocaine cigarette!
Nothere: But they aren’t Mono pickings at least.
Rush: So far, I have not found a copy of “The Shanghai Chest” online…
Rush: Our November 21 film.
Rush: Yes, NT.
Nothere: Alas even if my chan vhs still worked, I didn’t have chest on it.
Rush: Questionable, but not quite THAT questionable, rich!
Nothere: I know you want to but no one put your cigarette out in that hat.
Rush: 🙂
mda19083: beat i – the cops
mda19083: it
Rush: The small-talk in funny here if you use headphones.
Rush: They were ad-libbing.
sarabell2: Can I please get the time I finally pulled up the movie, thanks
mda19083: as a doornail
Nothere: Do you have part 2 Sarah?
Rush: Siren.
Rush: Recall the Wong version of this movie.
Matt1: <tin can>
sarabell2: Yes I found it
Rush: Open in full size 2000×2000
Nothere: Well I think I’m behind but I’m at 440
Rush: Yes, SB…the license plate?
Nothere: Yep if someone died I’m behind. Sorry Sara.
Rush: SECOND victim.
sarabell2: Thank you NT it is OK I keep getting distracted here
hounder: i’ll be away for a bit. mom’s finally ready to eat dinner
Rush: The suspect is being interviewed.
Nothere: Ah real life interupt fantasy life. So annoying.
Rush: Okay, hounder.
sarabell2: You are so good, Hounder.
Rush: Yes.
Nothere: Night Hound
Rush: Her mother raised a wonderful daughter.
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Nothere: Hey Rich
Nothere: Give it up shadows and suspence music. I recognize Chan’s hat.
Rich Maine: Sorry I fell down 🙂
Nothere: You o.k.?
Rich Maine: Meant fell out of the chat room
Nothere: Ah your in pain then 🙂
Rush: 🙂
Louise-today: I’m back. Once again family can’t remeber this is Chan nighht…
Nothere: As I said real life interupting fantasy life. So annoying.
sarabell2: My family keeps interfering in my personal life.
Nothere: Family like fleas. Hard to scratch.
Louise-today: I want to escape into the fantasy world all the time…
Rush: Open in full size 220×327
Rush: Louise, the line for that is REALLY long!
mda19083: life is what happens while you’re making other plans – John Lennon
sarabell2: Me too, Louise
Nothere: Once upon a time…
Rush: MDA, the truest words he ever penned!
Rush: “Can fallen fruit return to branch?”
Nothere: THe bookcase you fools. It’as always the bookcase.
Rush: 🙂
Louise-today: Extremely dead person: is there any other kind?
Rush: Not really!
mda19083: caught Biggers’ 7 Keys to Baldpate (1947 version) on Inernet Archive the other night – a great movie
sarabell2: Yes Louise, you have to watch the Princess Bride
Rush: ANYTHING?
Louise-today: Have seen Princess Bride: was just thinking I needed to watch it again
Rich Maine: Another body!
Rush: Matt…?
Matt1: Not letting me post the CAN
Rush: Open in full size 2000×2000
Rush: My “assist.”
Matt1: TYSM
Rush: 🙂
Rush: “Visitors.”
Rush: They will.
Rush: It’s a rough home, though.
Nothere: Time for the old hit the lamp into the gun hand trick.
Rush: Her facial expression showed the intensity of the hit to Tommy’s head!
Nothere: Forget the parables? But I’ve used them for 35 movies.
Rush: CC walks into the den of theives…
Rush: A red fox fur?
Nothere: wait have I gone from behind to ahead? Jokes no work that way. Time check
Rush: A bit ahead…
Rich Maine: Another hat
Rush: CC just sat behind his desk.
Nothere: Shoot overcorrected. No wait put down that gun.
Rush: BB awakens…
Rush: Tommy comes to…
Rush: Cab arrives…
Louise-today: Aguirre the Wrath of God…sorry, that popped in my head
Rush: CC ordered to answer front door…
Rush: Gives CC 3 minutes….
Rich Maine: 3 minutes…..
Rush: Takes a box from the desk
Rush: Holds tube.
Rush: (Is this helping you find where we are?)
Nothere: Yes thanks
Rush: AH! Very good!
Nothere: Posion going to strike heart.
Rush: Chan uses a ploy soon that he will use in an episode of “The New Adventures of Charlie Chan”….”Blind Man’s Bluff.”
Rush: Here comes that ploy…
Rush: power of suggestion.
mda19083: too bad LaFontanne didn’t use the Spotify app
Nothere: He was only 90 years aweay from using it.
Rush: Tommy and BB to the “rescue”!
mda19083: it would have saved his life
Rush: Yes.
Nothere: What ounching in a fourties film. This must be r rated.
Rush: Yes…such “violence”!
Louise-today: The tomatoe!
Rush: “Yes.
Rich Maine: The tomato
Rush: As also heard in “The Shanghai Cobra.”
Rush: ’40s slang.
mda19083: tou say tomatoe… i say
Rush: A good-looking lady!
mda19083: you
Nothere: Whats wrong with dame?
Rush: 🙂
hounder: back in time for the ending.
mda19083: broad?
Rush: maybe notTHAT one.
Rush: That one’s a little less than a compliment.
mda19083: same sapde used that one
mda19083: sam spade
Rush: Just ask Alphie.
mda19083: adventuress?
Rush: For that one…
Nothere: Doll, dish, hot mama
Rush: see…””Charlie Chan in City in Darkness”
mda19083: NT is on a roll
Rush: Or…”Charlie Chan at the Olympics.”
Rush: Next week…
Rush: “Mr. Wong, Detective.”
Rush: Starring Boris Karloff.
Rich Maine: Have a great week
hounder: thanks everyone. see you next week
Rush: In the original version of this films story!
Godwinshelley2: YeaH! Boris
Matt1: <yee-haw>
Rush: Also…celebrating his birthday!
Nothere: Pulp heros 30’s slang list comes in handy at times:)
Rush: TEH END
Louise-today: Yay!!!
Godwinshelley2: Yes indeed
Dona: <WAHOO>
mda19083: be well all until next week – another fun outing in the chat room
Rush: THE END
Nothere: Yeah!
Rush: (Applause…)
sarabell2: Thanks everybody, see you next week I hope.
Matt1: Good night everyone and have a great week ahead
Rush: 🙂
Dona: another good one!
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Rush: I do like this film.
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Nothere: WEll folks time to set sail. Hope you all had a good Halloween
Rush: Well…TYSM…EVERYONE!!!
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Rush: You are GREAT as always!
Godwinshelley2: Everyone have a safe week
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Godwinshelley2: Night
Rush: Prayers with Hounder and her mom….
Godwinshelley2: Yes indeed
Rush: Good night….
Louise-today: Bye all.And VOTE!
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Rush: have a great week.
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Rush: see you here for the Karloff version next Monday.
Dona: Looking forward to it.
Dona: See you next week. Thank you Rush!
Rush: Louise, take a peek at how things are going with WP when you can.
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Dona: Good to see you Louise.
Rush: Will do, Dona!
Rush: Enjoy the cozy weather!
Rush: See you next week!
Rush: be happy, and safe!
Rush: Good night!
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