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Racism is ridiculous no matter where it's coming from.
Alan Ball
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Alan Ball
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 13
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Alan Erwin Ball
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A lot of times, the choice of the right song will save a scene. Or there will be a scene that's a little flat and you put in the right song and somehow it just comes alive.
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I'm from the South, so while I personally find it impossible to live there, I still have a fondness for it as a geographical region.
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I will say that the environment I grew up in was not the most progressive.
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I'm a huge freak, and always have been. I spent the first part of my life trying really desperately not to be one, and it was just a waste of time.
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