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BigMin28

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26. Bought tickets

Sun Jun 8, 2025, 01:04 PM

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For my Mom's birthday, to see Rod Stewart in 1993. They were expensive. Second row. The happiness that brought her was the best money I ever spent. She still talks about that night. I won't say her age, but I'm her youngest at 62.

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