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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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Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Bloomington
Indiana
Vegetarian
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Iowa
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