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Lord loves a workin' man don't trust whitey
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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
Actor
Art Collector
Banjoist
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Film Actor
Film Producer
Musician
Performing Artist
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Street Artist
Waco
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Steve Glenn Martin
Stephen Glenn Martin
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The Matisse seemed to respond to the decreasing light by increasing its own wattage. Every object in the room was drained of color, but the Matisse stood firm in the de-escalating illumination, its beauty turning functionality inside out, making itself a more practical and useful presence than anything else in sight.
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I didn't worry if a bit got no response, as long as I believed it had enough response to linger.
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