From our very first show until the end in around 1975, we never did a show that wasn't frantic, standing ovations, and drove the audience nuts.

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Although it doesn't seem all that less frantic.

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Trading in Bear shares was so frantic that many didn't settle properly, and so Bear Stearns starting showing up on the New York Stock Exchange's daily list of stocks with high incidences of persistent trade settlement failures.

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