{"id":170,"date":"2012-05-19T22:37:07","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T04:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erickrichards.com\/?p=170"},"modified":"2017-06-16T15:01:07","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T21:01:07","slug":"edna-in-hairspray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erickrichards.com\/?p=170","title":{"rendered":"Edna in Hairspray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-170 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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