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I read somewhere that 77 per cent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I'm more intrigued by the 23 per cent who are apparently doing quite well for themselves.

Jerry Garcia

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Jerry Garcia
Age: 53 †
Born: 1942
Born: August 1
Died: 1995
Died: August 9
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San Francisco County
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