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I get nostalgic about having lived in Ames, Iowa, even though being a vegetarian in Iowa is not fun.
John Darnielle
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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
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Singer-Songwriter
Bloomington
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The process of touring is always so weird to me. Once you've made the album, that's over, you move along.
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Gender relations are a sad story of men talking trash about women all over the world.
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