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Today, waking up in the dark hours of the morning with a litter of puppies snoozing on my bed.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Jane Asher
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The early family skiing holidays – before I’d broken an ankle and Gerald had torn a ligament – were just wonderful.
August 16, 1985. My dad took me and my brothers Andre and Tony to see the Fresh Fest at the Nassau Coliseum, on Long Island. We saw Whodini, the Fat Boys, and Grandmaster Flash. Greatest day of my life. The births of my children were big days, too, but billions of people have children—only 15,000 people saw that show.
Playing catch with my son Noah at Fenway Park.
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Chekhov said, any idiot can weather a crisis, it’s the day-to-day living that wears you out. I think the same is true for great achievements. It’s not a big thing, but one ought to feel proud about the small moments in which you might have helped, cared for, or done something good for others.
We don’t play songs at funerals where I’m from, but if they had to – Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean.
I don’t know. I prefer it that way.
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