rip?


How did he come up with the stage name "Rip"?

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Could have something to do with "Torn", though i thought stage names were supposed to sound cooler

Either youre part of the problem or youre part of the solution or youre just part of the landscape

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Maybe he just wanted something different.

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Well he definetely succeeded there then, didn't hr? lol

Either youre part of the problem or youre part of the solution or youre just part of the landscape

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he*

Either youre part of the problem or youre part of the solution or youre just part of the landscape

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lol.

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Rip Torn was born Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. on February 6, 1931 in Temple, Texas. "Rip" is a family name, taken by generations of Torn men and bestowed on Elmore by his father, who was also called "Rip."

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Well that makes sense.

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