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Apr 22Liked by Brent D. Cates

Duane, It was my great pleasure to finally meet You in person and shake Your hand , Thank you for overcoming Your fear and blessing us all with Your presence. God Bless You and Yours Brother 🙏💪♥️

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Duane, I was so happy to meet you at Gart. I have been hoping for 2 years that you would eventually attend. You belong here. You are a very big voice in this movement as is Brian. You have the admiration of all of us in the movement. I hope this weekend truly invigorated you to keep on doing what you are doing and I expect to see you at future Garts. Best damn people on Earth! God Bless you and Brian. David Becker

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Apr 22Liked by Brent D. Cates

Hi Duane, I was so happy to see that you and Brian were going to be in attendance, although it made me that much sadder to have missed the in-person event myself. One day I am going to make it to a GART event and I really hope when that happens you will be there and I can thank you in person. I pray for your good health and look forward to your expanded digital footprint! LFG!

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Just wait until November when I kidnap you **again** for GART in Myrtle Beach! [laughs in Evil Twin Brother]

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Bravo, Duane!!! Wonderful rundown on your whole GART 4 - Dallas adventure. And bless Brian for his part in your attending the weekend events. It was great to see you there (though only virtually) and now it's even more rewarding to hear exactly what was going on within you to make it happen. Your story brought tears to my eyes. Thank you!

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Apr 22Liked by Brent D. Cates

Bravo, I’m so proud of you for overcoming your fear! I went to one day of GART in January and it was really amazing. You have given me the courage to face some thing that I am going through and to keep on doing the good work no matter how frightened or grease stricken I am. Thank you.

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Apr 22Liked by Brent D. Cates

Duane great to hear you came to North Texas. I was minutes away, but had other obligations.

Duane, take the bill by the horns and get back to good health. You have so much talent. Your insight is amazing. I agree with your brother, start making a bigger digital footprint. Your angle is unique, and very inviting. Prayers to you brother.

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Apr 22Liked by Brent D. Cates

What a fantastic write up, Duane! GART is still on my bucket list and you have renewed my determination to make it happen. I am absolutely certain you and Brian were treated like the superstars you are!

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Apr 22Liked by Brent D. Cates

Bravo Duane!! You did it!!! Keep on going. Your efforts inspire me. Thank you so much.

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Apr 23Liked by Brent D. Cates

Well done for overcoming your apprehensions and inhibitions, Duane. I'm very pleased for you.

Well done also to Brian for twisting your arm!

I've had my own issues this year, following my quadruple heart bypass op. I can certainly relate to the tiredness and the feeling that even little things require so much effort that it's easier to simply put them off. Ultimately, the only way to get past these issues is to take them on, one by one, and keep going until they stop being issues at all.

Congratulations again for the progress you're making.

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