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Did we get lucky?

December 23, 2012December 23, 2012 / Gareth

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With apologies for the long gap between posts, here’s a little music for Christmas. Mark Knopfler performs his song Get Lucky, in which the last verse is relevant. It’s not a bad song, either…

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