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"The guitar was beautiful can't wait to see more" Cris Portillo Jr. replied Dec 12, 2012 to Paul McCartney Plays 4 String Resonator CBG during Nirvana renunion!!!!	10	Dec 16, 2012 Reply by Habanera Hal
"At first I thought maybe it was just a square guitar but then when the camera zooms…" Cris Portillo Jr. replied Dec 12, 2012 to Paul McCartney Plays 4 String Resonator CBG during Nirvana renunion!!!!	10	Dec 16, 2012 Reply by Habanera Hal
"My Song is written and I recorded a little demo for myself so I'll record the finish…" Cris Portillo Jr. replied Dec 5, 2012 to 2012 Cigar Box Nation Christmas Album Submissions Page	218	Dec 18, 2012 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
"Hey Merle sorry about the lagging but I will have my track submitted by tomorrow!" Cris Portillo Jr. replied Oct 30, 2012 to CBN 7Sins Collaborative Album DOWNLOAD HERE	139	Aug 10, 2013 Reply by c# merle
"LOL!!" Cris Portillo Jr. replied Sep 14, 2012 to The CBN Revolution Beatles Tribute Album!	111	Mar 4, 2016 Reply by Michael "Doc" Written
"Listened to the entire album last night full blast in my living room. Just amazing w…" Cris Portillo Jr. replied Sep 11, 2012 to The CBN Revolution Beatles Tribute Album!	111	Mar 4, 2016 Reply by Michael "Doc" Written
"Can't wait to get home from work to Download this" Cris Portillo Jr. replied Sep 10, 2012 to The CBN Revolution Beatles Tribute Album!	111	Mar 4, 2016 Reply by Michael "Doc" Written
"OK Here is my submission for the Revolution compilation I have three recordings, one…" Cris Portillo Jr. replied Aug 25, 2012 to We Can Work It Out - The Beatles CBG Tribute Album!	354	May 26, 2020 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
"Yes sir, Ill try to get it done in the next couple days" Cris Portillo Jr. replied Aug 20, 2012 to We Can Work It Out - The Beatles CBG Tribute Album!	354	May 26, 2020 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
"If needed I can also throw some back up vocals on Elanor Rigby" Cris Portillo Jr. replied Aug 20, 2012 to We Can Work It Out - The Beatles CBG Tribute Album!	354	May 26, 2020 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T

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Cris Portillo Jr.'s Discussions (91)

"The guitar was beautiful can't wait to see more"

"At first I thought maybe it was just a square guitar but then when the camera zooms…"

"My Song is written and I recorded a little demo for myself so I'll record the finish…"

"Hey Merle sorry about the lagging but I will have my track submitted by tomorrow!"

"LOL!!"

"Listened to the entire album last night full blast in my living room. Just amazing w…"

"Can't wait to get home from work to Download this"

"OK Here is my submission for the Revolution compilation I have three recordings, one…"

"Yes sir, Ill try to get it done in the next couple days"

"If needed I can also throw some back up vocals on Elanor Rigby"

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