Words like achievement make me want to puke.
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Learning to surf - a 6ft frame is a real hindrance for the sport.
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Other than being a decent father, Pollock.
Having three great daughters, having been on the radio for nearly 50 years and not being dead.
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That I’m still here.
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Too many things to mention.
Townes Van Zandt’s To Live Is To Fly.
Worrying about my kids.
Now. It would be corny if I say why.
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