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Rolling Stone, as part of its 1000th issue, published high school yearbook pictures of many people who became stars, mostly rock stars. An eye opener. Most looked average (and that's kind!) I always thought, "well, if I looked like THAT, I could have been..."

Guess not.

I once met Paul Simon's brother, who looked a lot like Paul. One was a star, one not.

I still think better looking people have an easier time in life, all else being equal. But life is still a mystery to me.