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Bear

@mahtowin
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2021

I live on the country side in the south of Germany. I love to call myself a sound artist, poet and bass player. In my "real" life I work as a social worker and therapist. Music is a powerful force in my life which grows more and more in the last two years. I am a big fan of playing together. So I take any chance to do this.
My artist name is Mahtowin, which means Bear-Woman. It reflects my connection to the natural world and certain animal guides, which seem to inspire my work. The power of the icebear works inside me. And also the power of the Selkie. I think the icebear power makes me play the bass and my Selkie part makes me write some kind of very delicate lyrics sometimes. Both - the icebear and the Selkie are guides to me.
In music as in life I follow many traces. My personal goal is to be aware of what is around and inside me in the present. Now. Try not to think too much about the past or the future (which is hard sometimes, but I try). To stay in present and to recognize the beauty around me (which is a lot) and also the anger and grief, the love and the joy. To accept that all this is LIFE - and I love it!

Very interested in collabs!

Call me she/her/Andrea/Mahtowin/Bear

Constructive feedback to my bass playing is welcome - but only if you have in mind that I started learning e-bass in Feb 2022 :-)
As you can see above I am German. English is not my mother tongue and I often struggle with the translation when I comment on songs - I try to do it but it will not be very detailed.

"I'll never be like other people, but that's alright because I'm a bear!"
(Paddington Bear)

"One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz." (Lou Reed)

#bass #one_woman_band #german #bear #pagan #deutsch

Songs

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Au dela de la peur by @lennie +2 more #french #morphle_translate
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Bona Fide Legend (The Flying Dungarees) by @dragondreams +2 more #spoken_word #hang_pan
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Kisses From The Sea :: (Singender Bär And The Flying Dungaree Brothers) by @dragondreams +2 more #experimental #spoken_word #dada
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Going To Fight This &%$# (Singender Bär And The Flying Dungaree Brothers) by @fatboyjamz +2 more #fawmtronica #electronic #spokenword
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Schlange by @wearedinosaurs +1 more #ambient #poetry #dark
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SELF DESTRUCTION MOVEMENT 2: ABSENCE OF LOVE by @cts +1 more #transcendental #electronic #love
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Snöängel by @wearedinosaurs +1 more
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moon glimmers with bear by @ayais +1 more #bourgeois #peaceful_murder #mystery
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Where Am I ? What Am I ? Why Am I? by @billwhite51 +2 more #paul-pennyfeather #mahtowin

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Ich hoffe, dass ich an 50/90 teilnehmen kann. Das hängt davon ab, wie weit die Arbeiten an meinem Haus fortgeschritten sind.Aber wenn ich kann, wurde ich gern nocheinmal mit dir zusammenarbeiten. Harmonica, Ukulele, Guitare, Stime... ist egal. So bis bald, hoffe ich !
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Thanks for your comments on "I Dream of Being Flowers" and "I Wish You Wouldn’t" -- I think you're right, sometimes it's okay for lyrics to be a little less specific. Glad you felt it worked out. For me it's about the frustration of wanting to be with someone who is so pessimistic they don't want to take a chance on love. No, life isn't perfect, but that's not a reason to skip out on a good thing. :)
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Our granddaughter was born on Thursday. She's premature, but a fighter. The staff at the hospital is tickled at her feistiness. She roared at birth. Her name is Ursula Bernadette Augusta Robinson Spring.
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Thanks for all of your generous comments. In answer to your question of a few days ago, yes, I will be around during the 5090. I hope to see you there
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Wer Weisst ? Die gallische Sprache existiert noch durch den Einfluss, den sie auf das Französische hatte. Vielleicht sind wir alle Druiden, ohne uns dessen bewusst zu sein.
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matt and my listening party starts at 10 pm berlin time
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Hey du, danke dir für deinen schönen Kommentar! :) Ich hab mich auch gewundert, aber scheinbar konnte man bis heute um 13 Uhr posten... Es gab sogar noch nen last minute Skirmish.
Und da ich leider zwei Wochen krank war und den halben FAWM verpasst habe, dachte ich ich nutz noch schnell die Chance... :)
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I finally completed the druid song I couldn't put together last year ! Remember you wanted me to warn you when it's done ? https://write.fawm.org/songs/295913
Phew that's my 14th ! I'm gonna have more time to listen now. See you soon !
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Danke dir - Gedudel macht halt auch Freude
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Danke für deine lieben Kommentar! :) Und wow - Glückwunsch zu deinen 25 Liedern! Hut ab! :) Ich hoffe ich komme die Tage noch ein bisschen dazu, reinzuhören...
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Thanks for your comment. I decided that I had done enough bad singing this FAWM and songs without vocals are not really SONGwriting so I pulled a Mahtowin . See it as a tribute to your line of work :)
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Thanks for the comment on "Gesundheit!" The working title was already "Gesundheit" because of the sneeze sample and on top of that @kembole got a strong Rammstein vibe from the song when he listened to my instrumental version, so that's probably why the lyrics are in German, of which I wholeheartedly approve.
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Regarding ”Mystery Meat Man” I started the lyrics during 50/90 but my life stopped me from finishing so we might have had the same inspiration. I don’t remember anymore.
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Ok, so the next one is actually worse.
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Thanks so much for your comment on my weird song. The melody line should be way beyond my capabilities but somehow it wasn't half bad. Will definitely explore that one in the future more :) I have struggled with singing a lot and am still very new to it.This years fawm has awakened a feeling that there is hope still :)
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Just go with it, Bear!
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We are for sure going to make some amazing tunes from all sorts of genres in the future! 😎
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We made it across the country. I added a stanza - see below. I'll send a melody I have in mind.

Do you hear your voice for the first stanza then my voice for the second stanza, or harmonies throughout?

Only Moon and me
for a clear silver moment
a starry silence

Moon winked that she would
send down more of her shimmer
done in a heartbeat
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I like all your ideas. I'm on our west coast now and not in my studio but have a little recording rig. Both our vocals sounds lovely.
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Would you be ok if I put some music to moon?
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Thank you for your very nice comment on "Saved by the tail of a whale" and thanks for listening. Maloo is no doubt swimming around the Pacific and leaping as we speak :)
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Hey, Schlage is finished. Turned out minimal and dark I like it very much like this, hope you do too!
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Danke für deine Kommentare. Wenn du ein Ukulele-Solo in einem deiner Lieder haben möchtest, würde ich das gerne ausprobieren. Ich befürchte, dass es auf dem Planeten der verlorenen Dinge einen Kontinent mit meinen Angelegenheiten gibt.
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Items now sent via WeTransfer. :)
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Thanks Bear! You've got mail.
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Different styles indeed, but I really do love how this turned out. I'm going to mix this a little more after FAWM and then send a copy to you. Thank you so much for collaborating with me and here's hoping that we can have more opportunities to do so.
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Sure does! 😄
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I have an idea, but if you can provide a reference that will make that part easier to assemble/produce, then yes - please pass that along to me.
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More than "like", it's definitely LOVE! Stay tuned! 😀
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You've got some more email!
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😀
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Thanks for the nice comments about "Parallel Lives" and "Girls with Black Hearts"! I appreciate them!
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Congrats on the win!!!
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed “Love Beyond a cappella”. It was such fun to sing with those lovely people.
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Thank you for the kind words on "Wellbeing" - really glad you enjoyed it!
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The conversation when I said I was "chuffed" to hear that someone compared my voice to Bill White's!
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Done!
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You've got mail!
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Congratulations on surpassing 14! Huzzah! So - about that collaboration...are you still game?
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Thanks for your biased (?) comments on "The Edge of Breakup". I'll try to steal some time for the poem asap (although the "remix" also is tempting).
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Thank you for the kind comments on "Squirrels"!
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Thank you for you comment on Den Bedste Medicin. Amd happy Fawming
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It’s up! I didn’t want to wait any longer :) Hope you like it
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Thanks for your comment about Feel the groove. Much appreciated.
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Thank you so much for your beautiful comments on my “Solace in Solitude” and “Restless”. So glad you enjoyed them.
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Thanks for your comment on ‘slow dreams’ I say rap away if you want :) I’m almost done mixing ‘Snöängel’ I’m really happy with how it turned out!
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How fantastic! Gonna post it now.
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Danke für Deinen Kommentar zu meinem Hoffnungslied. Das Lied hätte nicht ohne Dein "Jenseits der Angst" entstehen können, das ich bis jetzt noch nicht zu kommentieren geschafft habe.
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Zu deinem Kommentar für meine Version der Orakel challenge, ja, ich hab die Karte gesehen und sofort kamen Worte und die auf englisch... musste nur noch sortieren. War das bei dir auch so? Hattest du letztes Jahr auch eine Karte?
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Oh yes! Please work on moon glimmers! If you can't download it I'll send it.
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I always appreciate your supportive comments. Thank you Andrea.
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Thank you for your nice comment on my song lyrics. Job is the oldest book in the Old Testament of the Bible. I think some refer to it as an Epic poem.

Ich spreche ein Bibßchen Deutsch also du etwa Kommentar auf Deutsch es mir ein Prüfung geben werden!
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Thanks for the stems! I will work on it tomorrow. And thanks again for a wonderful collab!
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Thanks for your AHH on snow on the sill!
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We're live!
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No worries, it sounded great :) you should check out her album ‘fetch the bolt cutters’ - it’s one of my favourites of all time!
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Vielen Dank für deinen Kommentar! Er bedeutet mir viel weil du in deutschen Texten so versiert bist. Für mich ist es eine fremde Welt, auch wenn man einen viel größeren Wortschatz hat ist es schwierig die richtigen Worte zu finden. Ich freu mich so dass du einen guten Songwriting Partner gefunden hast :)
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Thanks so much for all the positive feedback you've had on my songs. Much appreciated 😍
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Hugs and Kisses!
Or in the vein of anti-love, maybe X as in ex-partner or ex-ing someone out of your life, or O as in 'oh hell no'.
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Thanks for the help on "Maybe!" It was fun to be pushed to make interesting noises, etc. ;)
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Did you get the funk song via WeTransfer?
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No problem! Thanks for the listen!
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I have an idea for a track that is inspired by the comments left on that "Comments First" challenge song placeholder I posted. You mentioned "I am so glad to hear a German spoken word track from you!"

How would you like to be my collab partner on this one? I can't speak German... but I know a bass playing bear-selkie that does. 😉

It opens with a didgeridoo! 😆
But that's about all I've got so far. Are you interested? x
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Thank you for the kind comments on my track! I'm off to listen to yours!!
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Have you got an email address so I can send the file or can you just download as an mp3. My email is nigpat32@hotmail.com
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Whoah - you're moving right along I see. I need to get to catchin' up...and believe me, I will. What I'm working on the BPM is 95. Details are forthcoming. Should I use that email link in your bio?
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Hi Mahtowin

Would love it if you could send a vocal for the funk song. This is only 2 sections so would probably add some kind of solo or brass riff in the middle. Let me know what you think, might be interesting to have a verse in each language Nigel
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Thanks for the nice comments about Ueck's Groove! Looking forward to us both having a successful FAWM!
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When my mind wanders during meetings it travels far and wide. The topic of the original meeting plays very little part in where it goes. 😀
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Thank you so much, Andrea. You're great. 😄
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Thanks for the great comment on The Database! Sorry I went all circa 1991 nerdy on you with my technical jargon regarding my Tracker (DAW). Glad you enjoyed the song despite the hexidecimal blithering 😆

See You In The Shadows…
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Oh I dunno...I'm wondering if you'd be interested in creating some jelly.
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Thank you for the comment. I really appreciate it. MAGA is "make America great again"...ugh!
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Knock. Knock. Question for you. Do you use a DAW to record? If so, stop by my page, please. An idea is forming.
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I can relate. Fortunately, music doesn't need words, otherwise I would be in big trouble. :)
Thank you so much for recommending my song in the forums. You really are too sweet. <3
I'll be back to listen.
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Hi Mahtowin, schön auch dich wiederzuhören. ...du warst ja schon fleißig, wow, respect.
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🙏🤗
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Happy FAWM to you, too! I hope to have something posted this evening. I'm looking forward to this month!
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Thank you, Andrea, you're too kind. 😊
I can see that you're off to a great start! Keep it up!
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Thanks for your kind words, Andrea!
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Thank you so much for your comment on "The Day That You Dropped Me," and I am MORE than honored that you remember "Like Beavers, Seldom Seen." <3
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Willkommen zurück! Du warst heute echt fleißig :)
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Thank you so much, Andrea. :)
Yes, that's my voice -- coming from deep down this time, but still mine, I suppose, haha.
Hello from @sirius : I'll see if I can get him to make some music this month, but right now, he's not interested at all...
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Happy FAWMing Andrea!
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Hey Andrea! We got paired for the postcard challenge. I'll send you an email with my address if you'll respond with yours :)
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Hi Andrea! Thanks for the kind words, hope you have a wonderful FAWM!
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Thank you so much for your lovely comments. x
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Hi
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I am excited for your art!
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Re a collab... Yes I will happily write a spoken word piece for you about selkies etc :) Sounds like wonderful fun !
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Hallo in den Südwesten! Schön Dich wieder zu sehen. Es gibt auf alle Fälle wieder einen #Germish =)
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PS: Hab grad tatsächlich mal beim Kochen dein Soundcloud halb durchgehört. :) Klingt sehr schön atmosphärisch- magisch. Mag ich. :) Bei Mondnacht bin ich grad stehengeblieben - denn es gibt jetzt Essen. ;) Das hatte sogar so Hildegart Knef Vibes vom Gesang. Ich mag deine Stimme. :) Liebe Grüße!
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Danke für deine liebe Nachricht! Wünsch dir auch ganz viel Spaß! Und freu mich auf deine Lieder! :)
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Good to see you back....happy FAWMing!
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Happy FAWM Andrea! Looking forward to hearing your songs too!
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Well, FAWM hasn't officially started yet, but I thought that you might have something you would like to share? If not I can cook something up.
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Hi again! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
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BTW, let's do something this FAWM!
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Hi Andrea, Wishing you a great FAWM!
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Saw your message in the Filker forum. Hope you do try filk! There's a very active filk community in Germany, with two conventions a year most years. This is one of them www.dfdf.rocks Lots of filk is written in German.Suggest you follow cjk and she'll connect you to others.
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Have a great Fawm!
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good to see you here again - have a wonderful FAWM!
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Hi Bear! It is me, opossum! Happy FAWM!
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Good to see you back! Happy FAWMing!
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Good evening, Europe!
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Haaaay!!!
Awesome, so glad you're back this FAWM!!
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Looking forward so some of your tasty basslines!
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Greetings, my sister in bass. ❤
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