Tim Rice
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Possibly the fact that some of the stuff I’ve written will still be around after I’ve snuffed it.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Learning to surf - a 6ft frame is a real hindrance for the sport.
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My PE With Joe work, over the last weeks.
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My relationship.
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Still being married to Annabel.
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An emergency landing in a snow storm in Philadelphia.
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