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sleroy49

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5. "spanning more than 35 years"

Reply to Tanuki (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:56 PM

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His career has lasted over 50 years. I saw him one time at a Bob Dylan concert. It was him, Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan. Mellencamp put on one hell of a show.

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