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Growing Up to be More Than One Thing

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English: A "Golden False Acacia" in the Swiss Garden at Old Warden. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Is this something like the same tree that adapts to the changing season? Far out? Ahh... just read on... ----- DEBORAH STRANGE As the pursuit of multiple professions and passions has become the norm, people juggle multiple identities. Kevin Gleeson, for instance, is a graphic artist for the New York Police Department , where he designs banners and materials for news conferences. He usually wears a jacket, tie and his long hair pulled into a ponytail. But one day, when he was called to the commissioner’s office unexpectedly, he wore pink pants and his hair undone. Mr. Gleeson was dressed as his alter-ego, a Keith Richards impersonator. “They call me the Keith-iest Keith,” Mr. Gleeson told The New York Times while preparing to play with the Stony Rollers, a Rolling Stones tribute band. Mr. Gleeson has been performing Keith Richards’s music for more than 40 years....