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Sincerely, John Hughes
bignosemousie
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8-7-2009 10:28 AM
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I highly recommend reading the whole thing at the source. It is really nice.
Goodbye Mr. Hughes.
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8-7-2009
12:00 PM
Lexica
What a beautiful piece.
Rest in peace, Mr. Hughes. Thank you for being one of the voices of my adolescence.
8-7-2009
10:34 PM
bignosemousie
I really like the part where he called Alison and talked about why he left Hollywood.
8-24-2009
4:12 PM
lollipop10
Wow, great clip mousie. Thanks for sharing!
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