"A man and a woman share the same desire. Separated their entire lives by more than 2,000 miles, the two never even knew each other existed until fate showed them the stars. This is not a cheap summarization of a Jane Austen novel; it is the tale of two adults who went to camp. In 1979, young Lancastrian Mark Pontz waited anxiously for the record store to open to get his hands on the newly released Def Leppard LP, “On Through the Night.” Shortly after, in Arizona, a young girl named Kristi Staab camped outside of a stadium to get tickets to a Def Leppard show. The allure of the British rock band ultimately led the two onto a stage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in 2013..."

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Mark Pontz picked up and
headed out of Lancaster
LADY STRANGE AND THE HYSTERIANS
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Kristi Staab and Mark Pontz

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The clock on the wall ticks away the hours / Come on down, you're
flyin' high / You'll never win if you never try / Stop the hate and
carry the load / Come on, get this show on the road.
- Def Leppard, On Through the Night
Mark Pontz and Joe Elliot
Kristi Staab and Phil Collen

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