The Thirty Something Snap
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Last published Mon, Mar 10, 2014
Thirty-nine year old Howard Perkins is a public relations agent living on Long Island and working in New York City. As a divorced man nearing forty years old he makes an observation about himself, and other 'thirty-somethings', that the end of the thirties brings panic that manifests in uncharacteristic behaviors. For Howard, his friends, and his old band mates, those behaviors run the gamut of everything from the reunion of a rock band, a visit to a nudist resort, a visit to a peep show, and even falling in love.
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