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A Geordie James Dean (1990s)
"You saved up, didn't you, for the James Dean jeans ... and you put them on, and you sat in the bath ... So I gans to this dance, I've got my Marlon Brando jacket ... James Dean jeans ... and wellies ..." [Full Story]
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