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now he has a beer,I just spent a hour trying to find afforadable tickets to see his concert in NC ,I am from Mi and used to be in the same circle of friends durin the “danceopolis”days,then i married a Marine ,i always said to my husband if he comes we are going to the concert,he is so down to earth stiill,well after trying to get a decent seat,all of the tickets are bout then resold for 3 times the price which we cant afford,you have to pay to leave a comment on his web site,when my husband comes home from leave we are better off sitting in the yard and we deff will not be drinking his beer geese did i ever think wrong,all this time i thought he supported the millitary and a Maine can not even buy a concert ticket or see his my space page with out paying a fan fare! thank you for listining,Jamey smith,Jacksonville NC Camp Lejeune