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Vivian Florian plays the piano at a Valentine's Day party at the Las Palmas Senior Citizens Center February 13, 2006 in Hollywood, California.
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Senior citizens
Vivian Florian plays the piano at a Valentine's Day party at the Las Palmas Senior Citizens Center February 13, 2006 in Hollywood, California.
Photo by David McNew/Getty Images