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in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
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04-03-2025, 09:44 PM
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I remember those days very well, the beehive hairdo, the men in tapered trousers, thin ties.
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Sixty years? I envy them.
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She's also written some marvelous songs, like her hit songs, but there is one about being up towards the north pole, I can't remember the name that is exceptional.
I like her quote which is "it's expensive to look this cheap".
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