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Neal Bascomb |

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Neal Bascomb: Hi. My name is Neal Bascomb. Most people spell Neal, N-E-I-L, but my first name is actually spelled, N-E-A-L. And my last name, Bascomb, is actually a Basque name from the edge of Spain. Basque, Bascomb. Many people also have trouble spelling it and even pronouncing it. So I often tell them that's it's basically two words combined together. The first is, "bass," like, "Wow, you caught a two-foot long bass fish." And the other is, "Come." Like, "Come on down and get your prize for catching the fish." So it's Bascomb. Neal Bascomb.

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