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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
Composer
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Bloomington
Indiana
Nostalgic
Vegetarian
Lived
Fun
Though
Even
Iowa

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