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Up, Up and Away With the Jefferson Airplane

Pete Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 25 February 1968

How old are the people in the group?
Grace: Oldest group in the country.
Spencer: Between 25 and 30.
Manager: Between 23 and 29.

Spencer: Oh God! Management, cover yourself with two black cloths and a gag.
Manager: That's the truth. Why lie?
Spencer: Because it's easier to say between 25 and 30. People don't identify with the numbers 23 and 29 as easily as they do with 25 and 30.
Paul: Make them learn to identify with them. They have as much right to be identified.
Spencer: I'm tired of trying to make people learn things. I would rather show them. I would rather bend a little bit to get the guy on my side, then put the big hook in.

Total word count of piece: 1419

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