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Subject:Re: Personalized License Plates
Date:Mon, 18 Mar 1996 17:39:41 -0600

>> >OK, what does NFA 4295 stand for?   <hanging head in shame>
>>
>>         Wait wait! I know I know!! "Not Fade Away", April 2 1995. NFA is
>> the song, 4/2/95 is the date the Grateful Dead performed it.
>>
>Close indeed. The NFA is the song "Not Fade Away", as performed originally by
>Buddy Holly. The 4295 however might be better written as '42-'95, or a memorial
>to the dates that Mr. Garcia graced us with his inspirational presence...

        Tricky!! I am duly impressed! Did anyone else catch this elusive
detail? I didn't bother to check setlists, being so used to seeing the date
formats as such. VERY stealth indeed!

Peace,
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