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Your support makes all the difference.After Amy Lauer answered an ad in The `Sunday Times' Lonely Hearts column to meet "a successful, good-looking, musician/composer 43" she found herself dating Tubular Bells maestro, Mike Oldfield. Many other veteran rock stars have recently come on to the market.
The Rock Star Dating Kit
Since months of hell with:
a) Boyhood genius
b) Wildman
c) Millionaire
I have decided that I'd have:
a) To leave
b) Largactyl
c) Tony Blair
His problem is he's:
a) Mad on football
b) Not Keith Richards
c) Static
And can't stop playing with:
a) Models
b) Sting
c) The trainset in his attic
Another major drawback is he's:
a) Moody
b) Bankrupt
c) Barking mad
But old enough to:
a) Dress himself
b) Buy firearms
d) Be my dad
The periodic tantrums:
a) Terrified me
b) Are hilarious
c) Not on vid
My only souvenir's his:
a) Bank book
b) Secret diary
c) Kid
As soon as I get:
a) Well
b) Remedial surgery
c) A good lawyer
I'm going to:
a) Marry Mick
b) Rebuild my life
c) Sell GM soya
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