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I took a month long vacation in the stratosphere, and you know it's very hard to hold your breath.

Bruce Springsteen

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Bruce Springsteen
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: September 23
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New Jersey
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen
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