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I love coffee in a cup, little fuzzy pups, bourbon in a glass, and grass.

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Tom T. Hall
Age: 85 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 25
Died: 2021
Died: August 20
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Writer
Olive Hill
Kentucky
Thomas Hall
Love
Glass
Alcohol
Glasses
Grass
Coffee
Pups
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Bourbon
Littles
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I had the notion that I wanted to write the great dirty American novel, so I went to Roanoke College on the GI Bill.
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Whiskey's to tough, Champagne costs too much, Vodka puts my mouth in gear. I hope this refrain, Will help me explain, As a matter of fact, I like beer.
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If Barbara Walters was interviewing me, I'd figure her career was as dead as mine!
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Nobody knows a hit before it's a hit.
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If they want to come out and watch me paint or dig potatoes or mend fences, I don't care. I don't do interviews not because I have anything to hide, but when you retire, the word has a meaning to me. It's a place in life, a part of the journey. You just don't quit work. You develop an attitude where you can do what you please.
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Young kids are doing the same thing I did, but they're doing it differently. They don't do brain surgery the way they used to do it either.
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The first time with artistic endeavors is, if it's working, it was your idea, and if it's not, it's somebody else's idea.
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