New York, NY.

Astor Place Hair Designers

User Reviews of Astor Place Hair Designers

Yelp.com Review - by Owen Y.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'm going to make this quick, a pretty good hair cut place if you can get someone to cut your hair the way you want it. The first time I went there I got a decent haircut, the second time it was with...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Artemis M.

4.0 of 5 stars. For my first haircut in New York, I wandered down to Astor Hair. I'd read the reviews and was a little nervous, but I figured any place I can actually afford to get my hair done is bound to be a crap...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by unhappy c.

5.0 of 5 stars. I highly recommend of Regina as a very professional hairdresser for both female and male cuts. Great attitude and superb results.
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Nefi K.

4.0 of 5 stars. You'll get a decent haircut here for cheap ($15 for a men's cut). You need to try a few barbers before you find one that's right for you. My guy is Edward, an ex-Soviet who works in the far right-hand...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Brian D.

3.0 of 5 stars. I decided to start treating my hair better and stopped going here a while ago. Nothing against AP, still a good deal but I found the only safe cut to get was "short". Stylists they are not. And when...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Lucy M.

2.0 of 5 stars. This place is quite the experience. I didn't intend to get a haircut here, but came along for moral support with a friend. When I heard how cheap it was, I figured I may as well get a cut also, since...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Peter H.

4.0 of 5 stars. I hit this place up last night because my regular barber was closed. I used to go to the fancy salons in Midtown - however, with the recession I decided to save a few bucks and go to this traditional...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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Jose at Astor Place

Jose Foronda at Astor Place has been coloring my hair for over 20 years. I am very happy with him taking care of my hair. As long as I can continue to see him (he gets busy) he will be my hairdresser.
citysearch.com - user review - 03/30/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by sara n.

3.0 of 5 stars. This place has Good hair cuts for really cheap prices, but only decent by any other standard. When I'm short on cash i'll go here, but 'if I'm not I'll go somewhere else.
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael S.

5.0 of 5 stars. In the 10 years I have been going to Astor Place, I have never been disappointed. While this is by no means the fanciest of barber shops or hair salons, in fact, it is a basement with 40 someodd...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Polina F.

4.0 of 5 stars. Allen is the best if you want to get Brazilian keratin - streinghten your hair even if it is colored. The prices are the lowest you can imagine yet you are treated like in an upscale salon -...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Drew T.

5.0 of 5 stars. I, Drew "can you please go get me a Diet Lemon Snapple?" Tinnin, solemnly swear never to step foot in SUPERCUTS ever again.It's nothing personal and I havent suddenly decided as my new years...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason W.

4.0 of 5 stars. Funny place. They have a fake Picasso. They will sell it to you for 10,400. Yeah that is a good new york joke. They do a good job. They even trimmed up my goat tee. They got it real straight which I...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark M.

4.0 of 5 stars. So, I'm a bit of a metrosexual snob when it comes down to it, and I was struggling with figuring out where I should actually get my haircut. I went to Slope Suds in Brooklyn, but didn't love it. I...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mikey K.

3.0 of 5 stars. So Astor Place is what it is. Now while I think cleaning the trimmers in front of the client is a bit tacky...and should of been done after your last client, I can't really complain. The pice is...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Todd N.

4.0 of 5 stars. i think every new yorker should get their hair buzzed here. i used to make the pilgrimage here from brooklyn back in the day. the secret to astor is to find the guy that you like and stick with him....
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by aaron k.

4.0 of 5 stars. I walked in at 5:30 on a weekday without an appointment, and someone was there to cut my hair. I told her what I wanted, she rinsed my hair, and cut it exactly as I requested. It took less than half...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Regina J.

4.0 of 5 stars. 3.5 starsI have to agree with Fati - Astor Place Hairstylists is the Russian Roulette of hair joints.I have to clear up one myth though - YES, you CAN request a hairstylist. If one of those dudes...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Gingit H.

1.0 of 5 stars. $35 for a wash and sub-par blowdry (no cut) is NOT a good deal!That's what I was charged today to get my hair blown out at Astor Place Hairstylist. When I complained to Suzy, the stylist, that I had...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Carl C.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place is the place to go. They know the trade. The shrines built up around the mirrors are the best. Got in, got my hair cut in about 30min (I think her name was Robin?) she was eastern european...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael T.

4.0 of 5 stars. I go to Morales for the best 'white boy cut' in town. I have been to almost every barber in Astor Place and Diamond Cuts throughout my years, but have committed to Morales as he does it exactly how I...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt A.

4.0 of 5 stars. Walk down two flights of stairs and through the door, make two lefts, a right (past "Don Fifi") and look for "Giovanni". He's been at this locale since '83. Ask him about Pompeii, Italian women or...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Fáti S.

3.0 of 5 stars. The Russian Roulette of Hair joints.My homie is Mohammud, the Moroccan smoothster- expert in the curly locks. There's been times he's left my hair fan-fuckin-tabulous. There's been times that I've...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Philip W.

2.0 of 5 stars. Come here if you want to roll the dice.This salon sweatshop is just reliably unreliable. I've received my BEST and WORST 'cuts from this assembly-line shop, and there's no telling what you will get...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Yvette C.

5.0 of 5 stars. When I was a broke grad student - I wandered into Astor Place Hair seeking a new 'do. I sat in Regina's chair and she worked her magic w/ razor scissors, giving me a nice girly short hair cut. I saw...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Suzy C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Irma gave me a great trim and a fabulous blow out all for $35, what a deal. I will definitely be going back to her.
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Benjamin H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Having recently relocated to New York after many years, I wanted to check out what was once a trendy landmark...and more practically speaking, get a haircut quickly enough to travel to and from lower...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike P.

2.0 of 5 stars. Having recently moved to the city, I am still getting my bearings on the best restaurants, bars and, of course, barber shops/salons. My first haircut was with the John Allan's Man Salon (where...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Flippnyc F.

2.0 of 5 stars. Good, decent cuts at a good price. I have to say, though that this place is a little too assembly-line for my tastes. Maybe if you want to do a fun cut like a buzz cut or a mohawk, this would be the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Moriah R.

4.0 of 5 stars. I've been traveling out of state for 3 years now to get a haircut just b/c I have a fear of trying someone new. Finally I gave in and decided to try Astor after a friend recommended Rita. I couldn't...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by marias s.

5.0 of 5 stars. After a long trip involving the dry, hot California sun, my hair was destroyed...frizzy, orange, and thirsty. In desperation, I called all my usual hair stylist joints in NYC...Carsten, Laccomme. They...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by John D.

3.0 of 5 stars. It is hard to believe that Astor is still around what with all the changes in NYC. We went to Astor in the 80's for our now vintage punk rock hair styles. Back then, we were the poseurs since the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Pepper W.

2.0 of 5 stars. After reading a lot of good reviews for Astor Place, and getting a recommendation from a buddy of mine who has terminally great hair, I was really ready for this place to work out. But it didn't.I...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tushar T.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is a great place to get a simple haircut. For the past 10 years, only Riccardo at Astor Place has ever cut my hair. I've had to plan haircuts around his vacation schedule. While I use a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Eugene B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've been coming here since 2000. For a couple of years, I initially used to go to Barber Jay, but he had so many Asian dudes as clients that he could never remember my name or face, I don't blame...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ryan Matthew P.

5.0 of 5 stars. I may look like a million dollars, but I only spent $13.I was weary of coming here truth be told. Up until four years ago, I never went to a place that didn't charge at least $45 for a haircut. Some...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Natalie L.

3.0 of 5 stars. I come here when I want a simple no-frills trim. Irma is my girl and she treats me right. She is usually very busy on Saturdays so I recommend making an appointment. She will squeeze you in even...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Benjamin R.

5.0 of 5 stars. I grew up in a small town outside of Pittsburgh and got my hair cut at a no-frills barbershop for most of my life. Astor Place is the closest thing I can find in Manhattan, judged by the fact that I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Courtney H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Hair Sluts Unite! I seem to have inherited the hairstylist slut gene from my mother, who has maintained on-again, off-again relationships with several hairstylists for as long as I can remember....
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by miss kitty ..

3.0 of 5 stars. I've been going to Suzy to get my hair cut for years. She does a good job and it's inexpensive. However, I generally only go to her when I need a quick trim or a re-shape because I don't think she's...
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Justin R.

2.0 of 5 stars. My mother used to take me here for my first haircuts as a child, and I had been going back ever since. That is, however until they renovated so they only use the bottom floor (it used to be two more...
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Peter K.

4.0 of 5 stars. I am not a barbershop whore, really! By nature, I am serially monogamous person. *yawn* I do not ride the wave and jump ship on a whim. I prefer to establish good, long term relationships. *double...
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Asia W.

5.0 of 5 stars. First time I ever went here was after a break up-like any typical girl I wanted a chantge.So they sat me in Irmas' chair. I gave her a picture of my American Hair Idol Kelly Clarkson and Irma made it...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Eliza B.

2.0 of 5 stars. If you're looking for a cheap haircut, this place will give you one...but please note that it will be a CHEAP-LOOKING haircut too. If you're a guy and/or you're just getting a simple cut, maybe...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jared R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Jose.
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by lauren c.

2.0 of 5 stars. although cheap, this has got to be one of the worst cuts i have ever recieved (of course i usually say that after every haircut i get) -seriously although i have notoriously bad hair (i m the first to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by James G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Awesome ! Ask for Giovanni - he's excellent! An Italian Edward Scissorhands. He did everything I asked for. He's in the other room - make a left as you enter walking past the front desk and left...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by William C.

1.0 of 5 stars. This used to be the place to go for the top styles from the pros!I remember that my cheap dad would cut our hair, so we couldn't the newest styles from places like this. I would tag along with my...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Bryan H.

4.0 of 5 stars. In and out in 15 minutes and its always an experience. Everyone in this place is a character and almost all of them do a pretty good job of cutting hair! Do it once for the experience and you will...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Phil M.

5.0 of 5 stars. What can I say about this fantastic establishment? One word.. Alberto!!Always in tune with the latest hairstyle trends for anybody. Always willing to give and try new ideas that always seem to work....
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Victor L.

3.0 of 5 stars. Only had one or two trims that were slightly off from what I wanted, but its fine. Their prices inch up (probably because of inflation) but its a huge, huge barbershop so you'll never have to wait....
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by roderick A.

5.0 of 5 stars. been going here for almost 20 years now, since grammar school in fact. and can you believe that i've pretty much had the same barber for all that time: Giovanni. Hector i had a few times, and he's...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Andrew C.

3.0 of 5 stars. Reading all the rave reviews of this place made me check it out. When I first got there, I noticed it really is a large shop. They seated me right away and "Speedy" had the honor of cutting my hair....
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sam F.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have a hard time finding an average place to get my hair cut. I really don't like going to a fancy place but I also don't want really horrible cut. This pace has the perfect balance. It's not too...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I have that straight hair that doesn't want to do anything no matter how much I try, and I'd trim the stuff myself if I could cut in a straight line (I can't). Anyway, I've found two options for a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Biffley H.

5.0 of 5 stars. You cannot beat a place where you walk in and out in under 20 min, even when they are busy. You walk in, get referred to some guy who waves you over and somehow they KNOW what you wanted done even if...
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Shane L.

3.0 of 5 stars. Grand Central Station of haircuts - seriously. When you enter this underground bazaar of barbers you are just stunned by the sheer number of people cutting hair here. Crazy!I went in, said I needed...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by dan s.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm not that picky about a lot of things. Dentists, certainly.Barbers, less so, but yeah, I care.Astor can be hit or miss, depending on who you get. But, once you find someone you like, you walk in...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Scott C.

3.0 of 5 stars. Not bad for haircuts. The first couple of times I went there I got my hair done exactly as I asked. The third time was not a charm however! They pointed me to an old guy in the back and it was the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Prech C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Bottom line: good cut, great prices. Doesn't matter which barber you choose.
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Ryan C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Astor does not receive the grand 5-Star rating from me simply because it can be (though none too often) a hit or miss experience. Don't let the receptionist corral you towards the first available...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by ben -.

2.0 of 5 stars. This place is a sight to behold, a huge underground warren of hairstylists milling about. When you get there some guy in the crowd says "haircut?" and you say "uh, yeah" and he points you to another...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Bob F.

4.0 of 5 stars. Not the greatest haircut in the city, but the best value for sure. When they are slow, I can be in and out of there in fifteen minutes for only $13 and tip...longer if I get talking soccer with one...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2006
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Great Men's Cut

My husband (he has "difficult" hair) has been getting his hair cut here for the past few years and I...
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Yelp.com Review - by Joshua G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Great haircuts at a good price. There are many good barbers to choose from. Ask for Luis. They have some great pictures in the window of the many celebrities that have gitten their hair cut at...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Ross I.

5.0 of 5 stars. A very good haircut for not much money (guys cuts are $13). The place looks like it's a Hollywood set trying to be a gritty New York barbershop, and the barbers are the real life characters. Don't...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Krissy M.

4.0 of 5 stars. I was referred here by a friend in Brooklyn, she advised me to head to "Shorty the Barber". As I walked down into the basement barber shop I realized that this is place is more of a guy place than...
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Vincent L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Hands down the best place for a guy to get a cut in the city. Stroll down the stairs to a room filled with barbers as far as the eye can see, never a wait. Cuts are fashionable, yet cheap (~...
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2005
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Astor Place -- cheap cut

My husband has been getting his hair cut here for years. He loves it mostly for the price -- you ca...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/03/2005
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The Cheapest Haircut in NYC!

Look no further for the cheapest haircut in New York. Astor Place Hair has fifty stylists waiting f...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/21/2005
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