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One of Renee's friends asked her, Does your boyfriend wear glasses? She said, No, he wears a Walkman.

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Rob Sheffield
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: February 2
Journalist
Music Critic
Writer
the United States of America
Robert James Sheffield
Glasses
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Friends
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Renee
Walkman
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