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Guitar Day + Plane Crash

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Guitar Day + Plane Crash

The conversation touches on various topics, including personal experiences with Guitar Hero and playing the guitar, with Matt Gagnon sharing his brief stint with guitar lessons before a car accident. The discussion then shifts to a plane crash involving a small business jet at Scottsdale Airport, owned by Motley Crue’s Vince Neil, which resulted in one death and several injuries. Additionally, Matt discusses a federal judge’s decision to pause the Trump administration’s plan to offer buyouts to federal workers, highlighting the legal and practical implications of the directive.

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