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When you're trying to pass on the best of the stuff you're culling to what should be a hungry culture but you have it diminished... that's kind of disappointing.
Joni Mitchell
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Joni Mitchell
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 7
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Roberta Joan Anderson
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