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Eleven on a scale of ten, honey, let me introduce you to my redneck friend.

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Jackson Browne
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 9
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Clyde Jackson Browne
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Somewhere between the time you arrive and the time you go may lie a reason you were alive, but you'll never know.
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