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It's a very big day for LAist -- and for you. Let's start it off right with a song or so.
Here's Dolly, Joan, Shirley, Leon, and Warren doing the heavy lift of emotional explanation.
This reunion's got us feeling like...
With a bit of seeking.
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Plus a whole lot of balancing.
But also obviously this.
Until we inevitably wind up here.
It's day one. Good morning. I hope you slept well.
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