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Liberal In Texas

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8. Sad sad news.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 08:22 AM

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I first became aware of her when I went to see Slaughterhouse Five in the theater.

I didn't know about her Parkinson's suffering. It's very scary to see what it did to her. The last 10 or 15 years I would not have recognized her.

RIP Ms Perrine

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