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The Surviving Wilburys

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It occurs to me that a full 60% of the Traveling Wilburys are no longer with us. The two chaps on the left side of this picture are the survivors, and with Bob at 80 years old, Jeff may soon be the only one left. I guess Norm has me thinking about death more than usual. It’s sort of like the stock market. Before long, people will only be left with 40% of what they started with.

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