They're trying to push the envelope and they're trying to do some different things, and Herbie seemed to be the only person that came to mind who could guide us through the process of getting all of this stuff down on tape.

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Now he can play tour guide--a mordant commentator who wants us to know he finds this ritual, like so many other campaign rituals, faintly ridiculous.

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"And we always get lots of people who want to help us pack the lorries - scout and guide groups, schoolchildren and a loyal army of local people, " she said.

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We asked Day, who has a few DIY recipes of her own in her book, "Forget the Facelift, " to guide us through the "dos and don'ts" of homemade beauty treatments.

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