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marble falls

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4. Honestly, I know nothing of his politics. I do remember how he treated people in public and he struck me ...

Reply to malaise (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 01:01 PM

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... as an authentically nice person. I know he was attacked on stage by a KKK member, and he helped break down racial barriers in Vegas by threatening to quit his show unless his band members got treated like everyone else.

About anything else, like what candidates he supported or Viet Nam, I know nothing.

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