I was raised in rural south Jersey, and there was no culture there. Th…

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I was raised in rural south Jersey, and there was no culture there. There was a small library, and that was it. There was nothing else. ✨ Patti Smith on Art. Interview with Anthony DeCurtis, www.pbs.org.
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I was raised in rural south Jersey, and there was no culture there. There was a small library, and that was it. There was nothing else. ✨ Patti Smith on Art. Interview with Anthony DeCurtis, www.pbs.org.

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