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At 9:07am on October 24, 2011, HOLLOWBELLY said…: Hi dude long time no hear- hows it hangin?

At 1:39pm on August 9, 2011, Kevin M. Kraft said…: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blogs/the-spread-of-the-cigar-box-guitar-revolution

At 1:09pm on August 9, 2011, Kevin M. Kraft said…: Hi!!!!! Check out my latest blog post, if you can. it's all about the festival. It went great!

At 1:30am on July 11, 2011, HOLLOWBELLY said…: nice to see you again-I'm guessing any footage you captured was wrecked by the enthusiastic gatecrashing didjeridoo player-Jeyzus! lol

At 12:21am on July 11, 2011, Brian Tin-Pot Pearse said…: Hi Lesley, Great to meet you and yours too! Had a memorable, 'grand day out' at the 'Shindig' and hope you get some of those vid clips spun together ... no pressure! B-)

At 4:50pm on November 16, 2010, Steve said…: so will you be doing any filming in the U.S? Really like how you captured the essence of the moment in the film!

At 11:31pm on November 13, 2010, leonardo blues said…: thanks for add lesamilano......!!

At 10:37am on November 7, 2010, Nigel McTrustry said…: Love the Uk fest footage. Really well done.

At 2:07am on October 20, 2010, Kevin M. Kraft said…: How'd the festival turn out????

At 1:08pm on October 17, 2010, dogfinger steve said…: great to meet you on saturday. the whole thing was a blast... take care, steve :0)

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