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    Too Much in Common

    Rob learns the difference between new, old, and really old. It’s okay to be new and to be really old. In the middle, not so much.

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    By Rob Long • Oct 22, 2014 • 3m Listen

    A friend of mine and I broke into the entertainment industry at the same time and the same month – roughly twenty-five years ago, and I suppose I’m breaking some show business rule by actually admitting the number of years, but in my defense, I was young when I started. So when that month rolls around we go out to dinner together to celebrate the “Hollywood birthday” that we share...

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