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Christian Audigier Creates Snorkel-Nosed Custom Cadillac Escalade
This Cadillac Escalade-based Audigier VIF1 created by Christian Audigier of Von Dutch and Ed Hardy clothing line fame confuses the bejezus out of us. More »
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Texas Armoring Shares Secret Tech Of Automotive Protection
Tire-popping tacks, electric-shock handles, smoke screens and bullet-resistant glass are typically the realm of James Bond films, but we visited a Texas company building pedestrian-looking cars capable of withstanding snipers and IEDs. To prove it they brought out an AK-47. More » -
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GAZ-51 Custom: Russians Make A Cadillac Escalade EXT Hot!
An enterprising Russian tuner shop laid to waste the body of a Cadillac Escalade EXT, replacing it with a very custom GAZ-51-inspired pickup body. Commence "In Soviet Russia" jokes... now! More »
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Comment by Velocitré: Best looking 'Sclade I've ever seen. Sign me up! (as long as no indentured sevitude is required at the co-op)Has... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Report: Cadillac Escalade Likely Joining Enclave, Outlook, Traverse On Lambda Platform
That bastion of bling second only to the Hummer H2, the Cadillac Escalade, is being downsized, according to a new report from the folks who forecast trends in motors. The next Escalade would likely be yanked from the current body-on-frame GMT900 platform and developed instead on the Lambda crossover platform that underpins the Chevy Traverse, Buick Enclave, Saturn Outlook and GMC Acadia. More »
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the odd couples
Car & Driver Drags Odd Couple Car Combos, Shows Mom's V6 Camry Is As Good As A WRX
Well, not "as good" in every sense, or even more than one sense, of the term — but certainly just as quick in a 1/4 mile straight-line race. That's what the boys at Car & Driver found after spending the day at Milan Dragway pitting some of the strangest combinations of straight-line non-performance we've ever seen to see if Mom and Dad's daily driver can put the kibosh on performance oriented cars. Most importantly, they finally answer the question of who wins in a drag race between a Mini Cooper S and a Cadillac Escalade? The answer? The Cooper S in 0-to-60 time, the Escalade in 1/4-mile time and, oh yes, the ability to swallow the Cooper S whole. Check out all the combos via the link below. [Car & Driver] -
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We Woke Up This Morning, Found Sopranos Cars To Be Auctioned Off
Barrett-Jackson will be auctioning off eight vehicles from The Sopranos March 26 through March 30 in West Palm Beach, Fla. These are the same cars that Tony and his gang of mobsters regularly did their dirty deeds. The highlighted car is Tony Soprano's 2003 Cadillac Escalade that was driven in the final three seasons of the series. It has only 11,000 miles and the driver-side seat is likely well-broken in. Check out the rest of the cars after the jump. More »
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Comment by Maymar is breaking in the commenting system like a new pair of socks: I hope the CD player in the Escalade comes preloaded with Journey. more » | Other threads
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jalopnik reviews
2008 Smart Fortwo: First U.S. Drive
The 2008 Smart Fortwo is burdened with preconceived notions like no car before it. It's not safe. You can't drive it on the highway. It's too small for super sized Americans. It's Green. It's gay. The car was launched in Europe in 1998, so Americans have had a decade to develop these assumptions. Until now, few have driven it, and never on American soil. Yesterday, we did. More » -
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The Anti-Bling Mobile: MTX Audio Cadillac Escalade EXT
While roaming the endless halls of the Consumer Electronics Show, our Gizmodo brethren caught some pics of a Cadillac Escalade EXT that does not follow the crowd. The MTX Audio demo vehicle is bare of that essential element of the modern balla ride - bling. It's finish is so flat it makes Nebraska jealous. Even the headlights are gloss free. Sure the point is probably to accentuate the massive audio system taking up the entire back seat, but that doesn't stop us from admiring a truck that goes against the grain. More »
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la auto show
LA Auto Show Preview: 2008 Cadillac Escalade Platinum
We're going to attempt the impossible by writing about the 2009 Cadillac Escalade Platinum without using the B-word. Let's just say that with its 22-inch wheels, humongo-LED headlights, magnetic ride control, and three LCD screens it makes the base Escalade look like a Saturn Vue. The premium guzzler comes in either regular or extra large (ESV) and includes the pedestrian 6.2L V8, which is still good for the 403 horsepower you're going to need to haul that massive, CTS-inspired grille. As if that isn't enough, first- and second-row passengers are treated to aniline leather with contrasting-color stitching for that private Gulfstream Jet feel. Those in the back-row will have to suffer through some sort of horrible non-analine leather hell. The price hasn't been announced, but if you have to ask... you're clearly not one of the tacky rich people that GM hopes will buy one. Full press release after the jump.
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2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Revealed
That's right, the largest and most luxurious of all domestic SUV's has gone green-ish, for those whose consumption isn't conspicuous or self-gratifying enough. This big green monster comes with GM's 2-Mode Hybrid system, consisting of a 300-volt battery with motors tied to the standard 6.0L V-8 through an electrically variable transmission (good for 18MPG!). This embargo was destroyed by the scary men at TTAC, who care not for your media regulations. One would expect to see the GMT-900's hybrid cousin from Chrysler at the L.A. Auto Show next week &ndash considering they were developed together (Ray drove it here). Full press release below: More »
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SEMA 2007: Cadillac Escalade Sport Revealed, Shows Off 550 HP V8 Under Hood
Aye, just what the Cadillac Escalade needed — more power and lower fuel economy. But hey, isn't that what "pimping" is all about? Well, other than being "not easy." And look, there's "special aero rockers" to provide this new and more sporty 'sclade "a distinctive look." You know, it kinda still looks like an Escalade to us — albeit an Escalade with a smiling grille. What say you? To find out what the General says, just hit the jump. More » -
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Cadillac Escalade Camera Car
While it pales in comparison to the Ford GT40 camera car used to film race scenes in the classic Formula One joint, "Grand Prix," this Cadillac Escalade is nonetheless a well-turned specimen in the style of the Shelly Ward Porsche Cayenne. It features gigantic brake rotors and aggressive tires, as well as an industrial-strength boom and a custom, open kammback that's perfect for loading equipment, capturing rearward-facing shots and tossing cans of diet Red Bull to starlets' stunt doubles. Our tipster and shooter, Chris, says it may have been used to film a Dodge/Chrysler ad. Mr. Irony, call for you on line one. More »
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dui for dummies
Who knew Lindsay Lohan's DUI could be good for GM SUV's? [Detroit News]
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custom cars
It's Like A Cadillac Escalade ESV, Only Supercharged!
We knew it was coming and we're surprised it took this long to happen. The folks at Big 3 Performance have released a supercharger system for the 2007 Cadillac Escalade ESV to mark "yet another leap forward in the never ending quest for more power." For serious — that line's pulled directly from the press release. And why shouldn't they be tooting their own horn? For a mere three drachmas$6,895 you can toss them your plain-Jane standard 6.2-liter 2007 Cadillac Escalade ESV, and in short order you'll get back an E-XL-V packing a high output supercharger system that adds an extra 147 horses and 122 lb-ft of torque to the not-normally-meek engine, bumping the final numbers up to a scorching 550 HP and 539 lb-ft o' tire-squealing and race-winning torque. No word yet on whether the next "leap forward" involves strapping a jet engine to the back of the 2008 model. Hit the jump for the rest of the details on the purple-people-eating monster getting the first 'charger. Oh, and yes — it's got scissor doors. More »
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broncosclade!
For Sale: Ford Bronco, Cadillac Escalade Mashup
Mashups can be loads of fun, or they can send aftershocks through your psyche for days. But is this Ford Bronco with a Cadillac Escalade nose the good kind or the contemplating-the-abyss kind? Are you a downtown baller on the make or are you headed to the Michigan Militia compound for their annual pot-luck possum supper and blindfolded RPG teardown/buildup contest? [Thanks to Ed for the tip.] More »
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my escalade is smaller than yours
The 1996 2-Door FakEscalade
This is the type of custom car that just shouldn't exist. I mean, I understand the love of the bling — but unless you're turning a Fiat cinquecento, Mini Cooper or other similarly sized car into an Escalade look-a-like, you're just selling yourself short. Especially when the target of your Escaladization is a 2-Door 1996 Yukon. Still, if mid-90's 2-Door GMC's are your cup o' tea and you're looking to be rocking it more fabu than the rest — all this can be yours for the price of a mere $20,000. Have at it suburban studs. More »
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rollin' greeny
Spy Photos: Cadillac Escalade Hybrid?
Way back in early '06 — following a year during which ten billion samoleans took flight from GM's balance sheet — the company's capo Rick Wagoner said a hybrid version of the Cadillac Escalade was on the way for 2008. Heavy snickering ensued, followed by cries the company was pandering to a shallow, Hollywoodland vision of environmental correctness. Nonetheless, according to Automotive News, said duplicitous 'sclade will go on sale in the fall of 2007, sporting a hybrid transmission built by Allison that's similar to the two-mode hookup set for the soon-to-be Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon hybrids. The system, AN says, which uses nickel metal-hydride (NiMH) battery packs from Panasonic EV, could give the Escalade a mileage boost of 25 percent. Now, one Jalopnik reader says he's captured what may be a prototypical Hy-Sclade on a Michigan test outing.I spotted this out near Milford, MI @ Island Lake State Park this afternoon. I guess it's proximal to the GM proving grounds. Black gaffer tape covered the hybrid badges on either side of the vehicle. It looked like a 2007 Escalade to me, but I may have missed subtle styling cues.
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The Bullrun Is Here! The Bullrun Is Here!
Yup, we're in Boston now. Team Twins have been reunited — everything is all peachy keen. While we decompress a bit after an exciting and exhausting day, we've put together some of the sights and livery of the first day of the Bullrun — or at least the morning of the first day. We'll have the full story up soon to explain things like why there's a #23 Budget Rent-A-Truck, or how the Team Twins Z06 ended up in the pole position of the "starting grid." But for the time being, feast your eyes on the appetizer that is the raw and uncensored galleries below. More » -
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Bullrun 2007: The Bullrun Is Coming! The Bullrun Is Coming!
We've got two Frankls coming by land, none by sea — one Frankls gotten to the checkpoint, while another's just trying to avoid a coronary from my inability to capture a picture of a "moose crossing" sign. But fear not, all is now well — as evidenced above, I finally did get the picture. It'll serve as proof that we've now passed into the lovely, picturesque and granitasmic state of New Hampshire on our way to Boston. We've also picked up a team of two Japanese gentlemen behind us in their Porsche 911 who seem to have blown out their passenger side front tire, and are now following, spare on the wheel, as we meander through the scenic byways of the great Northeast on our way to reunite the disparate halves of "Team Twins." More »
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i am the bullrun god
Bullrun 2007: We're In Vermont, Meow!
We've picked up Annabelle in the Escalade — and she's taking the wheel as we head through Vermont to Conway, New Hampshire to meet up with her big (by 20 minutes) brother. We'll have pictures up from earlier at the start of the race shortly. So sit back for a while, meow, and be entertained. More » -
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Bullrun 2007: What Will Wert Drive?
Ok, we saw what Nicholas and Annabelle's whip'll be — but that's only two seats. How am I going to provide the full width and breadth of pageantry and lifestyle coverage you're expecting? Well — as I'veneveralways said — if you're gonna ride, you've got to ride in playa' style. Because with this bad boy, I'll be covering the Bullrun from one helluva odd place — last place. But whatevs, I'll do it as ostentatiously as humanely possible, because that's what I'll be rolling in, and be the team driver for — the #70 Cadillac Escalade ESV. Riding shotgun for me will be Nathalie Ramirez of Player magazine — you know, to expand upon the ostentatiousness. More » -
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Camino Lust: Cadillac Escalade EXT is Nation's Most Stolen Vehicle
Another day, another Dan Lienert list in my inbox. Only this time he didn't write it. Wait, that's not fair. Dan wrote the article, but he based it on the findings of the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI). They study all sorts of stuff, including who steals what sort of car and how often. Turns out the the Escalade EXT — perfectly described by PJ O'Rourke as "how my El Camino would dress if it had to marry Liza Minnelli" — is the car that gets pilfered most frequently. Not just most frequently, but much more frequently than the next most stolen vehicle. See, your average car (let's just assume a Camry) gets a theft rating from the HLDI of 100. The second most commonly jacked car is the BMW 7-Series with an HLDI score of 431. That means the big-butted Bimmer gets thieved just over four times more than your average ride. David Gest's pickup's score? 1,728. Our advice to you? Don't take your Escalade EXT to Las Vegas. Nice to see Cadillac back on top. More »
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custom cars
German TV Network To Get Oscar Winners To Name-Drop In A GeigerCars Escalade
ProSieben, Germany's second-biggest television network, is all about American star-humping. With a motto of "we love to entertain you," the network is largely dependent on US-copyrighted shows and movies. It's a network well-known for running promos and lead-ins for the shows featuring the 'merican stars and cast parroting the network motto like a Matt Lauer recorded reach-around for a local NBC affiliate. These promos are called the "ProSieben Star Force" and to facilitate the network's addiction to the videotaped American star leg-hump, the Deutschland auto-tuning shop of GeigerCars has taken the already blingasmic Cadillac Escalade ESV a step further. For this year's Academy Awards they've gone and created a special ProSieben STAR FORCE VIP shuttle pimped harder than Huggy Bear (in either Antonio Fargas or Snoop Dogg form). The modded Extra-SV gets a set of up-sizzled 24" Pirelli Scorpion tires, a "special ProSieben STAR FORCE color scheme, LED lights and "an even more commanding chrome grille." The car only has one real performance upgrade, a big pipe on the back end, which should garner an extra 20 hp or so from the 403 hp 6.2-liter V8. But the real story's the interior, with red and black leather seats, a rear partition wall, Toshiba LCD projector and a 1,000 watt stereo. Seriously though, words can't do this thing justice, so despite the full press release below the jump, you'll have to see the gallery below to truly understand what these madmen have done. More »
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Daniel Craig Can't Park His Escalade?
Daniel Craig recently bought a 2 1/2 ton Caddy Escalade, and due to the luxe-UV's long length (16 1/2 feet), the Brit Bond star's been having a bit of a problem parking the vehicle. According to his Hollywood next-door-neighbors,"the star has been leaving his wheels jutting out at crazy angles or bumped up on the pavement...I've driven past it three times recently parked awkwardly, hanging off the pavement. It's become a real talking point in Hollywood."
It just goes to show you, whether you're a secret super double-0-agent, it's not always the size of your car that matters, sometimes it's also how you park it. Also, Hollywood driveways are really tiny. More »
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SUPER PRESTIGE AMUSEMENT: Cadillac PR Squad Namechecks Web Site
The news trumpeted from high upon Mt. Cadillac: More »
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Comment by Rabbi Dave: you forgot the big punchline Spinelli, the headline itself: "Cadillac Escalade Wins Prestigious Online Acclaim" more » | Other threads
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Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, What've I Done? Kid Runs Off in Granny's Escalade
An enterprising five-year-old who got into an argument with his grandmother hopped into her Escalade and took off in search of his mother, driving while standing on the seat (it's unclear how he operated the pedals). After nearly running down a presumably less-monolithic vehicle, a motorist called the boy in to the fuzz, but an off-duty deputy managed to get the kid to stop before they arrived on the scene. Ah, Ypsilanti. First you give us Iggy Pop, and now you give us child-behind-the-wheel gold. Hold out your hand — you're gettin' a happy-face stamp. More »
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jalopnik reviews
Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Cadillac Escalade (AWD), Part 1
I don't pretend to "get" African American automotive culture. Replacing wheels and tires engineered for ride comfort and dynamic performance with double dubs wearing communion wafers makes about much sense to me as wearing shorts big enough for Siamese twins. By the same token, stunting and flossing strikes me something Joey Chitwood's agent should have sorted out with the American Dental Association. But hey, if the brothers love the artist formerly known as 'Sclade (currently known as "Slade"), I'm down with that. Love is a beautiful thing, even when it's completely misplaced. More » -
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Between the Lines: The Car Connection on the Cadillac Escalade
As country singer and professional Burt Reynolds pal Jerry Reed sang, when you're hot, you're hot; when you're not, you're not. Of course, back when The Guitar Man recorded his career-topping paean to the joys and sorrows of shooting craps, the second gen Chevrolet Camaro was minting money for The General and Burt's struggling film career was about to receive some divine deliverance. These days, Reed's just released a live album to prove he is, Burt's had so many face lifts he looks like a distant cousin and GM's rolled the dice on its newish SUVs: the GMT900 series. So, is GM's range topper, the GMT-based Cadillac Escalade, hot or not? 'Cause if it ain't, the company's going down. I know! Let's ask The Car Connection! More »
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GM Planning Escalade Hybrid
It's a bit like spiking a flute of Cristal with lemon-ginger tea. GM boss Rick Wagoner said today the company is building a mild hybrid version of the new Cadillac Escalade — not a surprise as much as a culture-shock moment accompanied by visions of environmentally conscious Crips waving their gats in the air outside the office of some villainous chemical company. Wagoner made the announcement on site at the Baltimore transmission plant that will build hybrid-drive systems for the Caddy, which will be ready by 2008, as well as for the company's other full-sized trucks. An expected 25 percent boost in fuel economy, according to Automotive News indicates the hybrid could get 30mpg, a number that rivals a hat full of clowns for sheer laughability. More »
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Cadillac's Newest Escalade ESV: Bigger, Better, Faster, More!
Lest we forget to mention, Cadillac's largest Blingwagen, the Escalade ESV, got itself a right upgrade along with the other large-sized suuvies in the GM corral. Now part of the GM's GMT900 platform fold, the Escalade-writ-larger is longer than its sibling and gets an extra DVD system (with a separate 8" flip-down screen) to delight those Ritalin-fueled affluenza cases confined to the third-row seats. More » -
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Dub Edition Cadillac Escalade to Debut in Detroit
Dub magazine, media juggernaut and urban-ride tastemaker, released images of its newest DUB Edition vehicle, based on the redesigned 2007 Cadillac Escalade. The GM-bred icon of ghetto fabulosity was built for the extra-urban Travis Barker, drummer of Blink-182 and star of MTV's reality show "Meet the Barkers." No other details were released, but Barker will appear at the Detroit show next week to unveil the trick truck. More »
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GM Reveals 2007 Cadillac Escalade
Cadillac has at last revealed the royal card in its hand of redesigned GMT-900 SUVs — the Cadillac Escalade. Here in the high-margin upper reaches of the market is where GM hopes the new models' refinement will pay off. The Escalade is easily the most appealing of the new trucks, sporting a post-bling understatement that's striking, considering the last-generation Circus-Circus wagon had as much sophistication as the all-you-can-eat buffet at Trump Taj Mahal. The standard 6.2-liter aluminum V8 offers 403hp of fuck-you power and 417 ft.-lbs of fuck-me torque. It'll be available in early 2006. More pics and specs after the jump. [Update: More photos] More »
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spy photos
Spy Photos: 2007 Cadillac Escalade
With the jewel in the crown of GM's new full-size SUVs — the Cadillac Escalade — making its fashionably late entrance this Friday, Edmunds Inside Line has revealed some recent shots of a nearly undisguised model caught during testing. As the shots indicate, most of the branding will take place fore of the windshield, with Cadillac's signature grill, crest and headlight clusters set to evoke other products in the Caddy line, like the SRX crossover. Edmunds reports a choice of 355hp, 6.0-liter — with displacement on demand — or 380hp, 6.2-liter V8s, linked to a six-speed autobox. The unveiling will take place at the South Florida Auto Show in Miami on November 11. [Update: Jim Taylor, Cadillac general manager, now says the Escalade will be revealed this week in Beverly Hills, Calif.] More » -
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Don't Tease Me, Escalade
Far from laying it on us with a straight shot, these teaser images of Cadillac's new GMT-900 Escalade for 2007 could be just about any slab-sided SUV this side of a Land Rover Explorer H3 (but for the barely visible "DE" of the door badge). Still, the Escalade is definitely the most anticipated of GM's new trucks so we can forgive a bit of pre-market tweaking. But only a little. More » -
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GM Goes After Cameraphone Shooter, After Tahoe-Escalade Photos Leaked
GM is scrambling its fleet of black helicopters, and deploying corporate security commandos wielding electronic mind-scrambling devices, in an effort to wrangle-up a cameraphone jockey who snapped recent spy photos of GM's redesigned large SUVs. The shots, published on several Web sites, may have been taken on company grounds, making them untouchable by more scrupulous spy photogs. Get a knock on the door? Send accounts to tips@jalopnik.com. More » -
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Spy Photos: 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, Cadillac Escalade
Those stealthy souls at Auto Spies got their hands on a few, hastily snapped but revealing cameraphone shots of the new Chevrolet Tahoe and Cadillac Escalade, apparently as they were being prepped for a photo shoot. The new design looks a bit blockier, with a cleaner facia, a la Trailblazer, than the current bruisers. They also look a tad shorter in height — though the cameraphone lens tends to distort — indicating a lower center of gravity to improve anti-rollover performance. [Update: Hey, the Avalanche Fan Club seems to have been first to publish them. Yikes, turf war.] More »
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