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New Panorama arrangements
Started this discussion. Last reply by Martin Maitland Jul 6, 2019. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Come guys. Lets try to improvise rather than criticize. If anyone has positive and novel suggestions for Beverly to make the Panorama experience better for both players and pan men lets have them.…Continue
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"Nice to know a bit of Liam's story and some of his family details. I'm sure B.C can tease more from him at a later stage. More stories like his would be welcome from other pan artistes who are making, or have made a decent living from…"
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