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It seems like the original 'Star Trek' could have gone on longer.
Jonathan Ames
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Jonathan Ames
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 23
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The reason it's hard for me to tweet is I don't want to pronounce anything, and Twitter is for pronouncing.
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