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I was never afraid on stage. That's where I was the least afraid. I could just do what I do and I had the amplification and the lights.

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Christopher Bollen
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: November 26
Journalist
Novelist
Cincinnati
Ohio
Never
Amplification
Lights
Afraid
Stage
Least
Light

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