{"id":463,"date":"2010-03-29T16:09:23","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T15:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattwpbs.com\/?p=463"},"modified":"2010-03-29T16:09:23","modified_gmt":"2010-03-29T15:09:23","slug":"there-are-lessons-i-never-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattwpbs.com\/?p=463","title":{"rendered":"There are lessons I never learn&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of these is &#8220;Don&#8217;t put on gigs, it&#8217;s too much stress, and you always lose money. 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