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Big birthday

Tracy '60

A sister reaching sixty, from Michigan to Arizona and still not slowing down.

A drummer mid-beat at a glitter-finish kit, lit deep blue against a darkened stage
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Big birthday

The story

Birthday song for a sister turning the big six-oh.

From the lyrics

From Lansing nights to Phoenix sun,You don't slow down — you just drum on

What they said

“You must have worked hard going thru photos to make that. That was very sweet.”
Tracy L · On hearing Tracy '60, written for her sixtieth birthday

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