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Vinnie Colaiuta!

It's been a while folks. Things have been crazy (but good) lately. I just wrote a review of one of my favorite records of all time and wanted to post a link here. It's in the "fusion" genre and written by drummer extraordinaire; Vinnie Colaiuta.
Here is the link at Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/review/R29IK2NLDQTEL6/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B000003OZJ&nodeID=&tag=&linkCode=

In case I don't post you soon, Happy Holidays to everyone!
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